Intel's concept for intelligent desktop virtualization

I had an possibility to speak with Intel’s Lisa Watts, Director of Business Client Solutions, about “Intelligent Desktop Virtualization,” a concept the company was pushing.The conversation started with a review of the success of server virtualization, a use of virtual machine software. The conversation at the time flowed to a discussion of how that has been an [...]

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I had an possibility to speak with Intel’s Lisa Watts, Director of Business Client Solutions, about “Intelligent Desktop Virtualization,” a concept the company was pushing.

The conversation started with a review of the success of server virtualization, a use of virtual machine software. The conversation at the time flowed to a discussion of how that has been an important factor to the growth of cloud computing.

The conversation at the time turned to what

The conversation at the time turned to what was happening for customers.  The same research has been pressed into service to create an environment spoken of as “desktop virtualization.” I pointed out that desktop virtualization was as a matter of fact the use of one or more of the following technologies in other words than a single research: access virtualization, application virtualization and virtual machine research.

The Intel folks would sum up their concept of intelligent desktop virtualization as using virtualization innovation to create an environment that has the following characteristics:

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