Cloud Computing: VMware Advances VMware View and End-User Computing Solutions for the Post-PC Era
May 2, 2012
VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today unveiled VMware View(TM) 5.1 and an updated portfolio of end-user computing solutions designed to empower a more agile, productive and connected enterprise.
"Customers are looking for solutions that break down current technology barriers and shift the focus to delivering services that can be accessed anywhere, on any device," said Boaz Chalamish, senior vice president and general manager, End-User Computing, VMware. "VMware View(TM) 5.1 and our growing portfolio of personal cloud solutions will address the needs to simplify technology, manage more efficiently and better connect employees."…
"As the reign of the personal computer as the sole corporate access device comes to a close, a new era is emerging," said Stephen Kleynhans, research vice president, Gartner. "The personal cloud era provides users with a new level of flexibility with the devices they use for daily activities, while, at the same time, leveraging the strengths of each device. This flexibility will ultimately enable new levels of user satisfaction and productivity. However, it will require enterprises to fundamentally rethink how they deliver applications and services to users." (1)
Your Personal Cloud: Enabling a New Way to Work All built upon the foundation of VMware vSphere(R), VMware is bringing to market a comprehensive portfolio of technologies that will help IT organizations empower a more agile, productive and connected enterprise:
— VMware View 5.1: Simplifying the Delivery of a Better Desktop – VMware
View 5.1 will continue to enable the industry’s best end-user
experience while simplifying IT management for large-scale deployments
and reducing the total cost of ownership (TCO) associated with a
virtual desktop infrastructure by up to 50 percent. (2)
— Reduced TCO – New storage capabilities in VMware View 5.1 enabled
by VMware View Storage Accelerator will reduce shared storage
costs by optimizing shared storage loads. A Tech Preview(3) of
VMware View Composer Array Integration (VCAI) will leverage the
native cloning abilities in the storage array to offload storage
operations to improve provisioning speeds. In addition, VMware
View Persona Management will extend to physical desktops,
preserving user settings across all Windows devices and
streamlining the migration from physical to stateless virtual
desktops.
— Simplified Management and Increased IT Control – Enhancements to
VMware View 5.1 will enable IT organizations to streamline key IT
processes such as provisioning, con?guration
management, connection brokering, policy enforcement, performance
monitoring, and application assignment from a single management
console. VMware View also enables IT organizations to increase
security and compliance by moving data into the datacenter,
centrally enforcing endpoint security and policy
con?guration and streamlining antivirus processes.
— Industry’s Best Virtual Desktop Experience – VMware View 5.1
features a new USB stack that will improve device support, while
integration of RADIUS two-factor authentication will provide users
and organizations greater security choices. VMware View with
PCoIP(R) adapts to the end user’s network connection to provide
a high-quality, customized desktop experience over the LAN and
WAN. Users can connect to their VMware View desktop from a variety
of mobile and fixed endpoints with updated clients for Mac,
Windows and Linux desktops, thin or zero clients, and Apple iPad,
Android and Amazon Kindle Fire tablets.
Additional information can be found in the VMware View 5.1 media backgrounder.
— VMware vCenter(TM) Operations for VMware View: Cloud Infrastructure
Insight – To be offered as a new add-on to VMware View, VMware vCenter
Operations for VMware View will enable administrators to have broad
insight into desktop performance, quickly pinpoint and troubleshoot
issues, optimize resource utilization, and proactively address
potential issues in real time.
— VMware Horizon Application Manager(TM): Your Personal Cloud Broker –
To be offered as an on-premise virtual appliance, VMware Horizon
Application Manager(TM) 1.5 is a centralized policy and entitlement
engine that will broker user access to applications, virtual desktops
and data resources. Integrating the application virtualization
capabilities of VMware ThinApp(R), the VMware Horizon Application
Catalog will benefit both IT and end users by consolidating diverse
application types into a single, unified catalog. In addition, the
VMware Horizon Workspace delivers a simple, seamless end-user
experience when accessing work resources across private and public
clouds on whatever device a user chooses. Additional information can
be found in the VMware Horizon Application Manager media backgrounder.
— VMware Project Octopus: Your Personal Data Cloud – Available later
this quarter as a beta for qualified customer trials, VMware Project
Octopus will enable IT organizations to provide employees with an easy
and secure way to share data and collaborate with anyone from any
device. Deployed on-premise or accessed via a VMware service provider,
VMware Project Octopus will provide the ability for IT administrators
to govern usage and set policies for data access and sharing within
their organization or with external contributors. Additional
information can be found in the VMware Project Octopus media
backgrounder.
— VMware Personal Cloud Applications: Share More, Send Less – Composed
of VMware Zimbra(R) and VMware Socialcast(R), VMware cloud
applications connect employees to the knowledge, ideas, and resources
they need to work smarter. As part of today’s announcement, VMware
Zimbra 7.2 will support Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
(S/MIME) for government deployments requiring encryption. Additional
information can be found on the VMware Zimbra 7.2 data sheet.
Empowered IT, Delighted End Users With approximately 2,100 employees, Foley & Lardner LLP is a global law firm that provides business and legal insight to clients. Looking to support its highly mobile workforce of lawyers and support staff, the company implemented VMware View as part of its Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. VMware View enables the employees of Foley and Lardner to access their virtual desktops and critical applications from their mobile device of choice, including iPads and laptops.
"VMware View(TM) is a key component of our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program with more than 1,200 virtual desktops in production today and we expect to have 2,000 deployed by the end of the year," said Linda D. Sanders, chief information officer, Foley and Lardner LLP. "Today, our lawyers and staff can access their virtual desktops at the office on thin clients, in the courtroom on their iPads or anywhere on their personal PCs. As we look beyond desktops, we see an opportunity to offer our employees a secure way to access their applications, share data and collaborate from any device based on the VMware end-user computing portfolio."
Charting the End-User Journey: Professional Services Helping customers chart their journey to a new model requires a plan. VMware Professional Services offers on-site, end-to-end consulting services to help customers who are interested in beginning the journey to a user-centric application and data delivery model as well as those who are well on the path. Visit VMware Professional Services for more information.
Availability VMware View 5.1 together with the updated VMware end-user computing portfolio is expected to be available in Q2 2012.