Comments for TechAgility http://www.techagility.info using Technology to become more Agile at work and play - and more thoughts on VDI, Thin Clients, VMware, Citrix, etc... Fri, 16 May 2008 03:44:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 Comment on Future vision of VDI? What if the Hypervisor was cheaper and flexible enough to run on BladePC’s/BladeWS’s - could vMotion/XenMotion then switch on demand? by Michael Keen http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/28/future-vision-of-vdi-what-if-the-hypervisor-was-cheaper-and-flexible-enough-to-run-on-bladepcsbladewss-could-vmotion-then-switch-on-demand/#comment-573 Michael Keen Thu, 01 May 2008 11:10:36 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/28/future-vision-of-vdi-what-if-the-hypervisor-was-cheaper-and-flexible-enough-to-run-on-bladepcsbladewss-could-vmotion-then-switch-on-demand/#comment-573 David I put in my blog that this was something I was tossing around just from a Citrix session perspective, "migrating on the fly a user session from one XenApp server to another". Now with the introduction of vMotion/XenMotion this opens up a whole new realm of possibilities. This is a very cool concept and I'm sure someone in the deepest, darkest bowels of Citrix are thinking about this with XenServer. You pose an interesting thought and there are some challenges to deal with, but I think this might have some legs. Cheers David

I put in my blog that this was something I was tossing around just from a Citrix session perspective, “migrating on the fly a user session from one XenApp server to another”. Now with the introduction of vMotion/XenMotion this opens up a whole new realm of possibilities. This is a very cool concept and I’m sure someone in the deepest, darkest bowels of Citrix are thinking about this with XenServer.

You pose an interesting thought and there are some challenges to deal with, but I think this might have some legs.

Cheers

]]> Comment on Future vision of VDI? What if the Hypervisor was cheaper and flexible enough to run on BladePC’s/BladeWS’s - could vMotion/XenMotion then switch on demand? by dcaddick http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/28/future-vision-of-vdi-what-if-the-hypervisor-was-cheaper-and-flexible-enough-to-run-on-bladepcsbladewss-could-vmotion-then-switch-on-demand/#comment-572 dcaddick Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:25:00 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/28/future-vision-of-vdi-what-if-the-hypervisor-was-cheaper-and-flexible-enough-to-run-on-bladepcsbladewss-could-vmotion-then-switch-on-demand/#comment-572 Thanks Andrew, I know there are going to be issues and essentially I think we can safely say that this won't work today - but all I'm asking is if this is a cool concept? And I think the issues aren't too hard to overcome really (not simple to be sure) but not that hard either? Let's see what Citrix releases on the 20th? Dave Thanks Andrew,

I know there are going to be issues and essentially I think we can safely say that this won’t work today - but all I’m asking is if this is a cool concept? And I think the issues aren’t too hard to overcome really (not simple to be sure) but not that hard either?

Let’s see what Citrix releases on the 20th?

Dave

]]> Comment on What are the typical objections to Thin Clients? by michael http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/10/what-are-the-typical-objections-to-thin-clients/#comment-571 michael Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:43:17 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/10/what-are-the-typical-objections-to-thin-clients/#comment-571 Hi Dave, hope you are well. Thin Clients are great for cheap ( longer term) installations and make support easy. I am so pissed off with my Vista notebook that I would love to format it and run XP.. ( but that would mean wasting all the hours spent on configuring Vista to run as I want) I have a notebook and a thin client.. in my office I use a XPe Thin Client with Citrix for my work stuff and at home I have a notebook thin cleint. I use my Notebook to present to cleints. I think the day will come where we will have a USB type of device that the thinb client boots a full OS when offline..... really out of the office I need a powerpoint viewer and internet access.... for a web browser... Hi Dave,
hope you are well. Thin Clients are great for cheap ( longer term) installations and make support easy. I am so pissed off with my Vista notebook that I would love to format it and run XP.. ( but that would mean wasting all the hours spent on configuring Vista to run as I want) I have a notebook and a thin client.. in my office I use a XPe Thin Client with Citrix for my work stuff and at home I have a notebook thin cleint. I use my Notebook to present to cleints. I think the day will come where we will have a USB type of device that the thinb client boots a full OS when offline….. really out of the office I need a powerpoint viewer and internet access…. for a web browser…

]]> Comment on Future vision of VDI? What if the Hypervisor was cheaper and flexible enough to run on BladePC’s/BladeWS’s - could vMotion/XenMotion then switch on demand? by Andrew Storrs http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/28/future-vision-of-vdi-what-if-the-hypervisor-was-cheaper-and-flexible-enough-to-run-on-bladepcsbladewss-could-vmotion-then-switch-on-demand/#comment-570 Andrew Storrs Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:19:21 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/28/future-vision-of-vdi-what-if-the-hypervisor-was-cheaper-and-flexible-enough-to-run-on-bladepcsbladewss-could-vmotion-then-switch-on-demand/#comment-570 I could see this working if you were running the same hypervisor on the blade as on the shared system (costs aside). Then the problem with HALs and HBAs etc wouldn't be an issue, but the CPU type would need to be the same on both systems (which might be a problem as you would probably be using high-end processors on the shared ESX boxes but looking for cheaper solutions on the stand-alones... interesting idea nonetheless. I could see this working if you were running the same hypervisor on the blade as on the shared system (costs aside). Then the problem with HALs and HBAs etc wouldn’t be an issue, but the CPU type would need to be the same on both systems (which might be a problem as you would probably be using high-end processors on the shared ESX boxes but looking for cheaper solutions on the stand-alones… interesting idea nonetheless.

]]> Comment on Everex gPC Mini as a potential Media Streaming device? or mini HTPC? by New System on Chip from Sigma will offer significant improvement for Media Streaming and DVR’s, now we just have to wait for this to built in to products? | TechAgility http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/05/everex-gpc-mini-as-a-potential-media-streaming-device-or-mini-htpc/#comment-569 New System on Chip from Sigma will offer significant improvement for Media Streaming and DVR’s, now we just have to wait for this to built in to products? | TechAgility Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:55:46 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/05/everex-gpc-mini-as-a-potential-media-streaming-device-or-mini-htpc/#comment-569 [...] at what is available in the way of Media Streaming devices and other forms of DVR under this post - Everex gPC Mini as a potential Media Streaming device? or mini HTPC? - and this news from Sigma Designs certainly would appear to raise the bar as far as performance [...] […] at what is available in the way of Media Streaming devices and other forms of DVR under this post - Everex gPC Mini as a potential Media Streaming device? or mini HTPC? - and this news from Sigma Designs certainly would appear to raise the bar as far as performance […]

]]> Comment on What is Mobile 2.0? Coming now to a mobile near you! by MobileTechOnline » What is Mobile 2.0? Coming now to a mobile near you! http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/13/what-is-mobile-20-coming-now-to-a-mobile-near-you/#comment-568 MobileTechOnline » What is Mobile 2.0? Coming now to a mobile near you! Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:50:05 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/13/what-is-mobile-20-coming-now-to-a-mobile-near-you/#comment-568 [...] TechAgility wrote an interesting post today on What is Mobile 2.0? Coming now to a mobile near you!Here’s a quick excerptRudy definately appears to have a finger on the pulse of what’s going on in the rapidly changing landscape of mobile technology…. [...] […] TechAgility wrote an interesting post today on What is Mobile 2.0? Coming now to a mobile near you!Here’s a quick excerptRudy definately appears to have a finger on the pulse of what’s going on in the rapidly changing landscape of mobile technology…. […]

]]> Comment on HOW TO - Free Download of TV Shows and Movies from the Internet + screenshots by dcaddick http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/15/howto-downloading-tv-shows-and-movies-from-the-internet-screenshots/#comment-567 dcaddick Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:37:49 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/15/howto-downloading-tv-shows-and-movies-from-the-internet-screenshots/#comment-567 Thanks John, good call, I'll be looking in to adding that shortly Dave Thanks John, good call, I’ll be looking in to adding that shortly

Dave

]]> Comment on About by John http://www.techagility.info/about/#comment-566 John Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:55:24 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/about/#comment-566 If you like Newzbin, you should really get a copy of SABnbzd, it makes downloading NZBs a zillion times easier. If you like Newzbin, you should really get a copy of SABnbzd, it makes downloading NZBs a zillion times easier.

]]> Comment on HOW TO - Free Download of TV Shows and Movies from the Internet + screenshots by how to download free mp3 music http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/15/howto-downloading-tv-shows-and-movies-from-the-internet-screenshots/#comment-565 how to download free mp3 music Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:57:24 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/15/howto-downloading-tv-shows-and-movies-from-the-internet-screenshots/#comment-565 [...] TechAgility wrote an interesting post today on HOWTO - Downloading TV Shows and Movies from the Internet + screenshotsHere’s a quick excerpt … he Internet and generally watch them a week after they have aired in the UK. … Can anyone else see the similarity with the Music Industry?… [...] […] TechAgility wrote an interesting post today on HOWTO - Downloading TV Shows and Movies from the Internet + screenshotsHere’s a quick excerpt … he Internet and generally watch them a week after they have aired in the UK. … Can anyone else see the similarity with the Music Industry?… […]

]]> Comment on What are the typical objections to Thin Clients? by dcaddick http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/10/what-are-the-typical-objections-to-thin-clients/#comment-564 dcaddick Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:58:08 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/10/what-are-the-typical-objections-to-thin-clients/#comment-564 Thanks for the comments Brian, the reason I'm gathering this is to try and figure out how it might be possible to create a Thin Client that works off-line... Dave Thanks for the comments Brian, the reason I’m gathering this is to try and figure out how it might be possible to create a Thin Client that works off-line…
Dave

]]> Comment on What are the typical objections to Thin Clients? by bfitzhugh http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/10/what-are-the-typical-objections-to-thin-clients/#comment-563 bfitzhugh Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:29:12 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/10/what-are-the-typical-objections-to-thin-clients/#comment-563 Opps, sorry about the broken English. My last comment should read: “A low end PC costs as much as a thin client, and a PC is ‘more flexible’ “ Some customers have this thought embedded and struggle to see past it to see the advantages that a thin client may bring. Opps, sorry about the broken English. My last comment should read:

“A low end PC costs as much as a thin client, and a PC is ‘more flexible’ “

Some customers have this thought embedded and struggle to see past it to see the advantages that a thin client may bring.

]]> Comment on What are the typical objections to Thin Clients? by dcaddick http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/10/what-are-the-typical-objections-to-thin-clients/#comment-562 dcaddick Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:09:49 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/10/what-are-the-typical-objections-to-thin-clients/#comment-562 Thanks Shawn, that is probably a better way of putting it ;-) Thanks Shawn, that is probably a better way of putting it ;-)

]]> Comment on What are the typical objections to Thin Clients? by bfitzhugh http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/10/what-are-the-typical-objections-to-thin-clients/#comment-561 bfitzhugh Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:58:58 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/10/what-are-the-typical-objections-to-thin-clients/#comment-561 I often here, "I lowend PC costs as much as a thin client, and the PC is 'more flexible' " I often here, “I lowend PC costs as much as a thin client, and the PC is ‘more flexible’ “

]]> Comment on What are the typical objections to Thin Clients? by Shawn Bass http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/10/what-are-the-typical-objections-to-thin-clients/#comment-560 Shawn Bass Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:27:35 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/10/what-are-the-typical-objections-to-thin-clients/#comment-560 Dave, While it may be indirectly covered by your "Suitable for poor network connections" bullet. I think one of the key advantages of a fat client (particularly when we're talking about a laptop) is the ability to operate offline. Thin clients require network connectivity which makes them pretty much useless without it. Shawn Dave,

While it may be indirectly covered by your “Suitable for poor network connections” bullet. I think one of the key advantages of a fat client (particularly when we’re talking about a laptop) is the ability to operate offline. Thin clients require network connectivity which makes them pretty much useless without it.

Shawn

]]> Comment on Why is everything Free* on the Web? *(or at least pretty cheap?) by how to download free mp3 music http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/09/why-is-everything-free-on-the-web-or-at-least-pretty-cheap/#comment-559 how to download free mp3 music Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:10:28 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/09/why-is-everything-free-on-the-web-or-at-least-pretty-cheap/#comment-559 [...] TechAgility wrote an interesting post today on Why is everything Free* on the Web? *(or at least pretty cheap?)Here’s a quick excerptSo from my perspective the one shining ray of light that shouts about being free is Music via MP3. … Who cares if you can or can’t burn it on to a plastic disk?… [...] […] TechAgility wrote an interesting post today on Why is everything Free* on the Web? *(or at least pretty cheap?)Here’s a quick excerptSo from my perspective the one shining ray of light that shouts about being free is Music via MP3. … Who cares if you can or can’t burn it on to a plastic disk?… […]

]]> Comment on Why is everything Free* on the Web? *(or at least pretty cheap?) by Movies and Film Blog » Why is everything Free* on the Web? *(or at least pretty cheap?) http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/09/why-is-everything-free-on-the-web-or-at-least-pretty-cheap/#comment-558 Movies and Film Blog » Why is everything Free* on the Web? *(or at least pretty cheap?) Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:52:35 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/09/why-is-everything-free-on-the-web-or-at-least-pretty-cheap/#comment-558 [...] TechAgility placed an observative post today on Why is everything Free* on the Web? *(or at least pretty cheap?)Here’s a quick excerpt [...] […] TechAgility placed an observative post today on Why is everything Free* on the Web? *(or at least pretty cheap?)Here’s a quick excerpt […]

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]]> Comment on Supercharge Your Wireless Router With Open Firmware - Wired How-To Wiki by Is your Wireless Access Point not up to speed? Thinking about hacking it for more (or less) functionality? | TechAgility http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/04/supercharge-your-wireless-router-with-open-firmware-wired-how-to-wiki/#comment-554 Is your Wireless Access Point not up to speed? Thinking about hacking it for more (or less) functionality? | TechAgility Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:50:49 +0000 http://www.techagility.info/2008/04/04/supercharge-your-wireless-router-with-open-firmware-wired-how-to-wiki/#comment-554 [...] on from a previous post the other day regarding "Supercharge Your Wireless Router With Open Firmware - Wired How-To Wiki" I was chatting to my brother and it turns out that he has recently been having troubles with [...] […] on from a previous post the other day regarding "Supercharge Your Wireless Router With Open Firmware - Wired How-To Wiki" I was chatting to my brother and it turns out that he has recently been having troubles with […]

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