VMware talks virtual desktop

VMware is going for a bigger slice of the virtualized desktop pie by offering a hands-on training service that is done onsite. Named the VMware Desktop Infrastructure Jumpstart service, the idea is to lower the barriers for companies who are amenable to the idea of virtual desktops, yet are stumped or intimidated by complexities relating to OS licensing and implementations etcetera. What happens is that certified VMware personnel will train existing staff in setting up the said environment for between 10 and 25 desktops over two days.

Bigger setups can go for the Plan and Design for VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and Application Virtualization, which is more of a consultation service in which a blueprint is drawn up for initial implementation and maintenance. In addition, VMware also has teamed up with Sun to make VMware's own VDI work with Sun's Sun Ray solution.

For more on VMware's push for the virtual desktop:
- check out this article at The Register