Comments on: Desktop Virtualization: Where Thin Clients Meet the Cloud http://gigaom.com/2008/08/27/desktop-virtualization-where-thin-clients-meet-the-cloud/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:25:55 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: brad http://gigaom.com/2008/08/27/desktop-virtualization-where-thin-clients-meet-the-cloud/#comment-949487 brad Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:01:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18894#comment-949487 <p>Speaking of desktop virtualization, a really interesting green computer technology I found is Userful Multiplier. It's where multiple people can use the same computer at the same time each with their own monitor, mouse and keyboard. This saves a lot of electricity and e-waste. A company called Userful recently set a virtualization world record by delivering over 350,000 virtual desktops to schools in Brazil. They have a free 2-user version for home use too. Check it out: userful.com</p> Speaking of desktop virtualization, a really interesting green computer technology I found is Userful Multiplier. It’s where multiple people can use the same computer at the same time each with their own monitor, mouse and keyboard. This saves a lot of electricity and e-waste. A company called Userful recently set a virtualization world record by delivering over 350,000 virtual desktops to schools in Brazil. They have a free 2-user version for home use too. Check it out: userful.com

]]> By: Mark Weiner http://gigaom.com/2008/08/27/desktop-virtualization-where-thin-clients-meet-the-cloud/#comment-943641 Mark Weiner Wed, 13 May 2009 15:43:24 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18894#comment-943641 <p>Interesting post Stacey. Have linked to my post this week on Cisco Data Center blog:</p> <p>http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/comments/the_impact_of_virtualization_on_wide_area_networks_--_part_2/</p> <p>Mark</p> Interesting post Stacey. Have linked to my post this week on Cisco Data Center blog:

http://blogs.cisco.com/datacenter/comments/the_impact_of_virtualization_on_wide_area_networks_–_part_2/

Mark

]]> By: Cisco’s Chambers Sees the End of Business Machines http://gigaom.com/2008/08/27/desktop-virtualization-where-thin-clients-meet-the-cloud/#comment-942664 Cisco’s Chambers Sees the End of Business Machines Fri, 08 May 2009 00:01:23 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18894#comment-942664 <p>[...] like corporate control and security still mean most people have two sets of gadgets. Perhaps as cloud-based desktops gain favor, this will change. Readers, what do you think? [...]</p> [...] like corporate control and security still mean most people have two sets of gadgets. Perhaps as cloud-based desktops gain favor, this will change. Readers, what do you think? [...]

]]> By: Green Computing – Ideas for NUS « nussu the ridge online http://gigaom.com/2008/08/27/desktop-virtualization-where-thin-clients-meet-the-cloud/#comment-928510 Green Computing – Ideas for NUS « nussu the ridge online Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:03:47 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18894#comment-928510 <p>[...] Thin Clients Seen all those computers with a LCD and Rectangular Black Box (aka the CPU) on campus? What if I [...]</p> [...] Thin Clients Seen all those computers with a LCD and Rectangular Black Box (aka the CPU) on campus? What if I [...]

]]> By: Avinash http://gigaom.com/2008/08/27/desktop-virtualization-where-thin-clients-meet-the-cloud/#comment-905729 Avinash Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:03:00 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18894#comment-905729 <p>Computer companies should create a new computer design, that would allow multiple people to do multiple, simple things on a single computer, in a home setting. For example, on same computer, one person could be doing voice chat with someone (that only needs a headset, not computer monitor), another could be watching a movie on a TV connected to the computer (that does not need computer monitor or headset), one could be editing a spreadsheet on the computer (that needs computer monitor)</p> <p>Also, please provide EASY way to connect computers to TV, for watching those movies, etc on TV, given the growing trend of people watching movies/videos, etc</p> <p>Thanks, Avinash Published at blog: http://people20.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-computer-design-for-allowing.html</p> Computer companies should create a new computer design, that would allow multiple people to do multiple, simple things on a single computer, in a home setting. For example, on same computer, one person could be doing voice chat with someone (that only needs a headset, not computer monitor), another could be watching a movie on a TV connected to the computer (that does not need computer monitor or headset), one could be editing a spreadsheet on the computer (that needs computer monitor)

Also, please provide EASY way to connect computers to TV, for watching those movies, etc on TV, given the growing trend of people watching movies/videos, etc

Thanks, Avinash Published at blog: http://people20.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-computer-design-for-allowing.html

]]> By: Selling Geek: Tech Reviews for Sales Pros » What will salespeople use for their next computer operating system? Part 5: “The Cloud” http://gigaom.com/2008/08/27/desktop-virtualization-where-thin-clients-meet-the-cloud/#comment-897291 Selling Geek: Tech Reviews for Sales Pros » What will salespeople use for their next computer operating system? Part 5: “The Cloud” Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:02:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18894#comment-897291 <p>[...] next step in cloud computing is desktop virtualization - which essentially simulates a computer system in software, which can be based on a connected system somewhere on the &....  This gives a user a full computer experience, but it is actually happening somewhere else - the [...]</p> [...] next step in cloud computing is desktop virtualization – which essentially simulates a computer system in software, which can be based on a connected system somewhere on the &….  This gives a user a full computer experience, but it is actually happening somewhere else – the [...]

]]> By: » Comment on Desktop Virtualization: Where Thin Clients Meet the … Citrix terminal servers and thin clients - Secure Citrix Systems http://gigaom.com/2008/08/27/desktop-virtualization-where-thin-clients-meet-the-cloud/#comment-896800 » Comment on Desktop Virtualization: Where Thin Clients Meet the … Citrix terminal servers and thin clients - Secure Citrix Systems Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:12:19 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18894#comment-896800 <p>[...] news by » Desktop Virtualization: Where Thin Clients Meet the Cloud Citrix terminal servers and... This entry is filed under Citrix terminal servers. You can follow any responses to this entry [...]</p> [...] news by » Desktop Virtualization: Where Thin Clients Meet the Cloud Citrix terminal servers and… This entry is filed under Citrix terminal servers. You can follow any responses to this entry [...]

]]> By: » Desktop Virtualization: Where Thin Clients Meet the Cloud Citrix terminal servers and thin clients - Secure Citrix Systems http://gigaom.com/2008/08/27/desktop-virtualization-where-thin-clients-meet-the-cloud/#comment-896772 » Desktop Virtualization: Where Thin Clients Meet the Cloud Citrix terminal servers and thin clients - Secure Citrix Systems Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:00:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18894#comment-896772 <p>[...] news by Stacey Higginbotham This entry is filed under Citrix terminal servers. You can follow any responses to this entry [...]</p> [...] news by Stacey Higginbotham This entry is filed under Citrix terminal servers. You can follow any responses to this entry [...]

]]> By: Hello, AT&T? Can You Clean Up My Desktop Icons? - GigaOM http://gigaom.com/2008/08/27/desktop-virtualization-where-thin-clients-meet-the-cloud/#comment-896711 Hello, AT&T? Can You Clean Up My Desktop Icons? - GigaOM Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:00:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18894#comment-896711 <p>[...] mouse (KVM) to the service provider’s broadband network. (For more detail on thin clients, see Stacey’s recent post.) The thin client could be a hardware device or it could be a piece of software running on your [...]</p> [...] mouse (KVM) to the service provider’s broadband network. (For more detail on thin clients, see Stacey’s recent post.) The thin client could be a hardware device or it could be a piece of software running on your [...]

]]> By: Mark Buford http://gigaom.com/2008/08/27/desktop-virtualization-where-thin-clients-meet-the-cloud/#comment-896028 Mark Buford Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:30:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18894#comment-896028 <p>Just to clarify, Stacey, Nortel's Secure Portable Office is more than desktop virtualization. Office virtualization would be a more appropriate description. Secure Portable Office enables simple, secure access to data and applications in the corporate data center. The 'virtual desktop' feature is used to provide a secure workspace on an 'un-managed PC.' Session data is encrypted so no one else can gain access to the corporate data. And when the USB key is removed from the PC, the virtual desktop removes all session data.</p> Just to clarify, Stacey, Nortel’s Secure Portable Office is more than desktop virtualization. Office virtualization would be a more appropriate description. Secure Portable Office enables simple, secure access to data and applications in the corporate data center. The ‘virtual desktop’ feature is used to provide a secure workspace on an ‘un-managed PC.’ Session data is encrypted so no one else can gain access to the corporate data. And when the USB key is removed from the PC, the virtual desktop removes all session data.

]]> By: Orlando http://gigaom.com/2008/08/27/desktop-virtualization-where-thin-clients-meet-the-cloud/#comment-896027 Orlando Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:29:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18894#comment-896027 <p>I can't wait for crazy mobile devices that are super small but have all the power you need to do anything, high res games even.</p> I can’t wait for crazy mobile devices that are super small but have all the power you need to do anything, high res games even.

]]> By: Misha Nossik http://gigaom.com/2008/08/27/desktop-virtualization-where-thin-clients-meet-the-cloud/#comment-896007 Misha Nossik Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:34:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=18894#comment-896007 <p>Stacy,</p> <p>Interesting that most desktop virtualization solutions you mention target the enterprise desktop virtualization market. What do you think about applicability of desktop virtualization to the mass market, in the form of cloud-based utility delivered by carriers to enterprises as well as SMBs and consumers. In addition to a hypervisor it would require a delivery platform, of a kind www.SIMtone.net has developed for the emerging mass market of cloud computing. The one that scales to tens of millions of subscribers. Is this worth a separate 'virtualization beyond the enterprise' blog entry?</p> <p>Regards, Misha Nossik</p> Stacy,

Interesting that most desktop virtualization solutions you mention target the enterprise desktop virtualization market. What do you think about applicability of desktop virtualization to the mass market, in the form of cloud-based utility delivered by carriers to enterprises as well as SMBs and consumers. In addition to a hypervisor it would require a delivery platform, of a kind http://www.SIMtone.net has developed for the emerging mass market of cloud computing. The one that scales to tens of millions of subscribers. Is this worth a separate ‘virtualization beyond the enterprise’ blog entry?

Regards, Misha Nossik

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