Comments on: User Installed Applications – My Take http://www.jimmoyle.com/2010/01/user-installed-applications-my-take/ An insight into the world of desktop and application delivery Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:35:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Adam http://www.jimmoyle.com/2010/01/user-installed-applications-my-take/comment-page-1/#comment-698 Adam Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:54:17 +0000 http://www.jimmoyle.com/?p=98#comment-698 The fact is that Terminal Server has advantages over VDI, while VDI also has advantages over Terminal Server. That's why most organizations are best served by adopting a hybrid approach, with an optimal mix of Terminal Server (for task-oriented users), VDI (for power users), and Blade PCs (stock traders, graphic designers, etc.) which delivers the most benefit and platform flexibility to the organization. Ericom Software's PowerTerm WebConnect facilitates this hybrid approach by managing access to Terminal Server, VDI and Blade PCs, all with one management tool, one product. Download a free white paper about this hybrid approach at: http://www.ericom.com/hybrid_VDI_SBC.asp?URL_ID=708 Adam The fact is that Terminal Server has advantages over VDI, while VDI also has advantages over Terminal Server. That’s why most organizations are best served by adopting a hybrid approach, with an optimal mix of Terminal Server (for task-oriented users), VDI (for power users), and Blade PCs (stock traders, graphic designers, etc.) which delivers the most benefit and platform flexibility to the organization.

Ericom Software’s PowerTerm WebConnect facilitates this hybrid approach by managing access to Terminal Server, VDI and Blade PCs, all with one management tool, one product.

Download a free white paper about this hybrid approach at:
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]]> By: Joe Nord http://www.jimmoyle.com/2010/01/user-installed-applications-my-take/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Joe Nord Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:38:28 +0000 http://www.jimmoyle.com/?p=98#comment-269 Portfolios to me are good - multiple portfolios. As for user installed apps, MSI ain't exactly used to the idea of running without privilege and most concepts for solving user installed apps "assume" the user has admin rights. They won't though because the machine is locked down, even for hosted desktops. If the portfolio of streamable user selectable apps is big enough, the problem of user installed apps goes away. You just have to engage application sources "outside" the standard corporate space, with the provision for restrictions of source sites where the admin can control the sources. Eventually, there becomes a balance where machine is locked at the OS layer, but users can install/stream their stuff from admin approved sources. I think it will work and will work at least as well as letting users "install" their own stuff. Portfolios to me are good – multiple portfolios. As for user installed apps, MSI ain’t exactly used to the idea of running without privilege and most concepts for solving user installed apps “assume” the user has admin rights. They won’t though because the machine is locked down, even for hosted desktops.

If the portfolio of streamable user selectable apps is big enough, the problem of user installed apps goes away. You just have to engage application sources “outside” the standard corporate space, with the provision for restrictions of source sites where the admin can control the sources. Eventually, there becomes a balance where machine is locked at the OS layer, but users can install/stream their stuff from admin approved sources. I think it will work and will work at least as well as letting users “install” their own stuff.

]]> By: Jim Moyle http://www.jimmoyle.com/2010/01/user-installed-applications-my-take/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Jim Moyle Fri, 29 Jan 2010 07:59:07 +0000 http://www.jimmoyle.com/?p=98#comment-264 @Joe I agree that a major part of getting the right tools available to the right person involves exatly what you say, but what would be your solution if the functionality wasn't there? @Joe I agree that a major part of getting the right tools available to the right person involves exatly what you say, but what would be your solution if the functionality wasn’t there?

]]> By: Joe Nord http://www.jimmoyle.com/2010/01/user-installed-applications-my-take/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Joe Nord Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:07:29 +0000 http://www.jimmoyle.com/?p=98#comment-263 Good reading Jim. To me, the key is to have a large portfolio of applications that the user can select and stream. Users don't want to install apps, they want to run them. I'll put myself in this category too. This seems to be pretty consistent with your view, which gives me a smile and if this proves "right", the need to build stuff to enable user installed apps largely goes away, even with pooled desktops. Good reading Jim. To me, the key is to have a large portfolio of applications that the user can select and stream. Users don’t want to install apps, they want to run them. I’ll put myself in this category too. This seems to be pretty consistent with your view, which gives me a smile and if this proves “right”, the need to build stuff to enable user installed apps largely goes away, even with pooled desktops.

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