Tag: CloudVolumes

VMworld 2014: Re-imaging VDI for Next-Gen Desktops

Session EUC2551 VDI 1.0 challenges: Storage cost and performance; 3D Graphics; Application management; Provisioning: All adds up to a frustrating experience Broad Goals for Next Gen VDI Efficient use of infrastructure - just in time desktops w/ zero copy architecture - Building at the point of demand Improved flexibility- user...

CloudVolumes Pt 4: Testing the AppStack

CloudVolumes Pt 4: Testing the AppStack

This is the fourth installment of my CloudVolumes spin around the block. So far the installation as has been quick, encountered no product problems, and the experience seems polished even for a v1.0 product. Given my good experience thus far, I can't wait to see CloudVolumes AppStack in action. Can I really instantly...

CloudVolumes Pt. 3: Create AppStack

Welcome to Part 3 of installing and configuring CloudVolumes. In Part 1 I provided a short introduction on what CloudVolumes is and started the management console installation process. In Part 2 I configured basic settings such as Active Directory, vCenter, and datastores. Now we are ready to install the CloudVolumes agent...

CloudVolumes Pt 2: Manager Config

In Part 1 of "Installing CloudVolumes" I covered the basic concept of what CloudVolumes does, and we provisioned a Windows Server 2008 R2 VM for their management console. We are now ready to configure the CloudVolumes Manager console to interface with AD, vCenter, and setup the vSphere datastores. So far the CloudVolumes installation...

CloudVolumes Pt 1: Intro and Installation

Last weekend I was catching up on my RSS feeds with Feedly (great Google Reader replacement BTW), and stumbled on an article on Brian Madden's site about a new way to enable non-persistent VDI. In that article, and accompanying video, they demoed a stack of software that I found very interesting. They...