[THIN] Re: terminal servers vs. VMWare ACE
- From: Durf <stygmata@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:43:46 -0500
Yeah, I get that impression looking at it again.
Even so, though, with the gobs of memory available on the average
off-the-shelf PC, the user metrics are still pretty compelling. One
of the points of comparision would be whether an average, off-the
shelf PC performs well with VMWare ACE packages vs. a thin client.
1/2 of a client PC's resources stacks up fairly well in raw numbers
against 1/30 of an average DL380, given enough RAM and a certain level
of un-fscked-upness of the PC.
On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 20:34:01 -0700, Steve Greenberg
<steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I think ACE is really a pre-packaged VM workstation that actually executes
> on the client versus a shared server based computing paradigm. The server
> software for ACE is what sets the attributes of the client session, but the
> client sessions runs on a local PC.....
>
> Steve Greenberg
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> Subject: [THIN] terminal servers vs. VMWare ACE
>
> Hi folks;
>
> Is anyone out there looking at VMWare ACE as an alternative to Citrix /
> Terminal Services?
> (http://www.vmware.com/products/desktop/ace_features.html)
>
> The possiblity of being able to provide a user with a session that is, in
> essence, their own complete virtual PC is pretty irresistable.
>
> The two primary objections would seem to be scalability and cost -- while I
> can cram 30 average users onto a DL380, how many ACE desktop sessions of XP
> would I be able to get for the same dollars, licensing fees aside?
>
> Bandwidth would also be an issue, but I assume the package that is delivered
> to the client is accessed through a remote viewing app, and if it isn't, it
> could be (just install VNC on the virtual desktop, Remote Desktop...)
>
> The featureset is so complelling, I do wonder if it is worth the price
> point. Of course there are also various combinations, as you can run a
> Virtual Terminal Server, but the model I'm thinking of is specifically
> running virtual Desktop OS sessions for end-users.
>
> Would anyone be tempted to swap, right now, if the Big Boss came downstairs,
> frustrated with Terminal Services problems and waving around a copy of a
> review of VMWare ACE and a budget?
>
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