[THIN] Re: XenServer vs VMWare vSphere
- From: Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 May 2012 08:27:18 -0700
Go for it. Or at the very least try xenserver in your pilot. If it doesn't
work you can alway switch back.
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On May 9, 2012, at 8:09 AM, "Armstrong, Robert" <rarmstrong4@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Greetings
>
> We have a fairly sizeable XenDesktop project on the horizon (very near
> horizon) where we will be deploying 20 physical servers (running either the
> VMWare or XenServer hypervisor supporting ) which will be hosting an initial
> 1000 Win7 virtual desktops that will be delivered using Citrix Provisioning
> services. I’m writing today to solicit feedback on the pros and cons and
> personal experiences of using XenServer over VMWare. We are currently a
> VMWare shop and have experience. We currently have no one on staff with
> experience in XenServer, but the cost savings (hard dollars) of using
> XenServer on a deployment of this scale is significant and worth considering.
> One initial thought was that we could take some of the $$ savings by using
> XenServer and purchase support through Citrix or a Citrix partner. Thoughts?
>
> Thank you,
> Rob
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