I participated in VMware conference just after VMworld 2012. I appreciate VMware Vision & direction towards End user computing area.
As we know major transformation is happening in End user computing space but somehow i believe it is still limited with PC based end user devices. By virtue of VDI , we are able to consolidate consumer (employee's) desktops and saving cost on management/Maintenance & hardware refresh. Acceptance of VDI is still very low because of introduced latency/user experience and all above ROI. some % of customer are already running VDI instances for contractors/partners and to some extent for FTE's but large % of customers are still evaluating benefits of VDI.
As we know , Modern users rather i would say "consumers" have come out of PC world and have gone into phone/tablet era and therefore they want to extend availability of corp or non corp application on their mobile devices. I read a case study published by large automobile company using iPhone for their sales/Marketing department. They developed an application on top of iPhone to effectively distribute vehicle & part information.some organizations are promoting BYOD (Bring your own Device) Model to reduce investment on end user devices.
Having said all above, we can visualize the end state of end user computing in coming years. so lets assume what if your company allow you to bring your own laptop/Phone/Tablet and use that for your routine work. well it sounds excellent for you as you do not have to follow corporate IT policy/rules/ you can install any kind of application that you want even though its not licensed to your company. if we look at it from the organization perspective you are introducing following risks.
As we know major transformation is happening in End user computing space but somehow i believe it is still limited with PC based end user devices. By virtue of VDI , we are able to consolidate consumer (employee's) desktops and saving cost on management/Maintenance & hardware refresh. Acceptance of VDI is still very low because of introduced latency/user experience and all above ROI. some % of customer are already running VDI instances for contractors/partners and to some extent for FTE's but large % of customers are still evaluating benefits of VDI.
As we know , Modern users rather i would say "consumers" have come out of PC world and have gone into phone/tablet era and therefore they want to extend availability of corp or non corp application on their mobile devices. I read a case study published by large automobile company using iPhone for their sales/Marketing department. They developed an application on top of iPhone to effectively distribute vehicle & part information.some organizations are promoting BYOD (Bring your own Device) Model to reduce investment on end user devices.
Having said all above, we can visualize the end state of end user computing in coming years. so lets assume what if your company allow you to bring your own laptop/Phone/Tablet and use that for your routine work. well it sounds excellent for you as you do not have to follow corporate IT policy/rules/ you can install any kind of application that you want even though its not licensed to your company. if we look at it from the organization perspective you are introducing following risks.
- Breech of IT Policy
- Data security
- unmanned devices - IT dept has no control or idea what you are running on that device.
- Bring unknown risks to corp network
and many more. i know some of you would say, well, its my device and if company is willing to use it why should i give them control ? I also agree , but lets also understand that its you who wants mobility correct ? How many of you are using corp laptop/tablet and following guidelines? :). Having said that , we need a middle way which allows you to have full control on your device and then at the same time your organization can control and manage it. Windows guys answer.. lets have dual boot systems... Ha Ha.. :) not a bad idea.
No need for dual boot, that's where VMware can help you. I like VMware approach when it comes to neutralize underlying Hardware. As we know different OEM have different IOS/OS and applications are also tied up with platforms. VMware opens the door and gives you a platform to run on any IOS/OEM and access your application. so what is that VMware offers , there you go
http://www.vmware.com/products/desktop_virtualization/horizon-application-manager/overview.html
http://www.vmware.com/products/desktop_virtualization/horizon-application-manager/overview.html
VMware goes further and allows you have multiple profiles on single device which means, one for yourself where you install what you like and then another for your corporate. one big question is how do you manage these Sprawling devices ? Well answer is VMware only.
Having said all above , it does not mean that other vendors are not evolving their products however I think VMware is putting efforts into right direction and they really understand what will be the application delivery model of future.
HTML 5 is going to change lot of things the reason i am saying this is because VMware Horizon is leveraging the same.
Cheers,
Pankaj!!
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