Cloud Computing: Desktop virtualization challenges, and how they’ll change
May 27, 2013
Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Dan Brinkmann.
Desktop virtualization can be difficult to implement and does not always save money, so get to know some of the virtualization challenges you’re facing before you dive in. The fairly simple methods in place today for image-based OS deployment, patching and personalization using Windows local profiles are well-known and have been fairly static. Desktop virtualization, on the other hand, has increased the complexity of delivering Windows desktops and applications. Fortunately, some advancements in the virtualization industry, such a virtualized graphics processing units (GPUs) and workspace management, can help IT overcome some of these challenges.
Complexity
Moving to a nonpersistent delivery model to reduce total cost of ownership increases virtual desktop complexity. For desktop virtualization to perform as intended, many technology layers have to work in harmony. Plus, the use of application virtualization in an effort to simplify application delivery can create its own problems, ranging from slow performance and app crashes to communication problems between virtualized and nonvirtualized applications…
Lack of user personalization of virtual desktops can result in users refusing to switch to nonpersistent desktops because they don’t work the same way their physical desktops have worked. Additional products to properly capture personalization data can increase the complexity and cost of desktop virtualization…