| Patrick Rouse From Session Computing Solutions Interviews Peter Ghostine, CTO, Provision Networks |
| Saturday, 26 August 2006 by Michel Roth | |||
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"How will Provision Networks position PMF with respect to the core TS features in Longhorn Server?" From our vast field experience, we know full well that our feature set and that of the other vendors (including Citrix and Microsoft, for that matter), is by no means complete. There’s still so much to do in the way of “last-mile” features to further firm up SBC’s viability, not just as a remote access solution, but especially as a pervasive desktop management solution. The “wish list” of features is pretty long, and I think that the strategies that the various vendors will adopt vis-à-vis tackling this wish list could very well make a substantial difference in whether they will continue to thrive or even exist in the post-Longhorn era. "Provision Networks made an announcement at VMworld 2005 concerning VDI. Is this still in the works? When can we expect a product?" Not only is it still in the works, but we’re committed to unveiling our first VDI product at VMworld 2006. It’s important to build a robust “brokering” back-end that leverages the power of virtualization to decouple the operating system from the hardware, as well as to offer on-demand access to virtual services and applications. But the success of any VDI solution will also hinge on the wealth of “last-mile” features that it offers. I keep stressing the importance of the “last-mile” features because VDI will undoubtedly face some of the same challenges that Server-Based Computing has faced in the past, and some of which it continues to face today. It’s possible that in the future, the two technologies, Server-Based Computing and VDI, will ultimately converge. This, of course, is the topic of another conversation. Read the interview here.
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