The State of Desktop Virtualization

Podcast Summary:

Length: 22:27

• Introduction
• Jerry Chen, Senior Director, Enterprise Desktop Products, VMware (:10)
• His role at VMware (:24)
• With desktop virtualization gaining in popularity, what the best reasons are for virtualizing the desktop and what a company must consider when deciding whether or not to move forward on an implementation (1:00)
• What VDI looks like from an implementer’s point of view, and from an end user’s POV (6:36)
• How VMware customers are using VMware View, and the biggest benefits to implementing it (11:38)
• With budget currently top of mind for most organizations, what VMware is doing to make its solutions accessible (15:17)
• What we can look forward to seeing or experiencing at VMworld 2009 around desktop virtualization (18:51)
• What’s next for VMware (20:15)
• Close