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On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 10:34 AM, Uros Nedic<urosn at live.com> wrote:
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> Microsoft Enterprise Engineering Center Chooses Sun Ray Thin Clients
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> ? ?Microsoft White Paper Describes Virtualizing Windows on Sun Ray Thin
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> Microsoft Enterprise Engineering Center (EEC) reproduces customer
> environments and conducts product validation. To accommodate the
> constant demand for the EEC, Microsoft has expanded the facility's
> capabilities and increased the size of the data center. Part of this
> expansion focused on the integration of two core technologies:
> virtualization technology from Microsoft and Sun Ray thin client
> technology from Sun.
> Wanting a testing environment that displayed agility and responsiveness
> to customer requirements were just a couple of the reasons Microsoft's
> EEC chose Sun Ray thin clients to combine with its virtualization
> technology. Other key features of Sun's thin client devices that
> appealed to the testing facility:
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> Simplified Administrative Workload, Strong Protection
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> Since both Sun Ray thin clients and virtualization centralize
> data on back-end servers, they help to simplify the administrative
> workload and increase server utilization while protecting valuable data
> and application assets.
> Stateless Means Mobility, Protection, No Maintenance
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> Sun Ray thin client devices themselves have no local disk storage and
> are totally stateless, which brings distinct advantages in the EEC: Sun
> Ray thin clients require no maintenance, promote user mobility, and
> help to protect both Microsoft and customer intellectual property.
> Users can move to any Sun Ray thin client in the EEC and resume their
> exact desktop state, which encourages collaboration while safely
> enabling access to data and applications on centralized, protected
> servers.
> Program Managers can Create Versus Maintain
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> Since no desktop maintenance is needed, program managers can focus
> their time and energy towards the provisioning process, quickly
> creating and customizing new virtual machines.
> Presents Familiar Windows Desktop Experience
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> Best of all, with off-the-shelf software from Sun, Sun Ray thin clients
> present a familiar Windows desktop experience to EEC users.
> Promotes Environmental Sustainability
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> Low-power Sun servers support the virtualization and Sun Ray software,
> which, when combined with low power consumption of the Sun Ray thin
> clients themselves, reduces the overall energy footprint. Since both
> companies seek to reduce data center energy consumption, they are
> focused on the common goal of a cost-effective and eco-friendly
> solution.
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> MICROSOFT WHITE PAPER
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> Microsoft has produced a white paper describing the combination
> of virtualization and Sun Ray thin client technology, and how the two
> companies are working closely together to make the EEC initiative a
> success. Specific topics covered in the 18-page PDF:
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> The Microsoft Enterprise Engineering Center (EEC)
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> Redesigning the EEC Testing Infrastructure
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> Meeting the Challenges of the EEC Redesign
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> Combining the Power of Virtualization and Sun Ray Thin Client Technology
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> The "New" User Experience
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> Solution Architecture
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> High-Level Overview
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> Deployed Solution
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> Virtualization Platforms
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> Virtualization Operating System and Virtualization Engine: Windows Server
> 2008, Hyper-V Technology
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> Virtual Machines
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> Display Management: Sun Ray Server Software, Sun Ray Connector for Windows
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> Sun Ray Thin Clients
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> EEC Deployment Plan
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