We use software to deliver the tweaks tailored to the form factor. Its fairly expensive but does the job if you can justify it. The users find it invaluable as the desktop/apps basically self-configure to the device connecting.
---Blackberried -----Original Message----- From: N Parr <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:07:09 To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> Reply-To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]>Subject: RE: Death of the Desktops? You bring up a good point. I've offered VDI access from tablets to some power users and it has it's drawbacks. But with windows 8 being more tailored to that kind of an interface it may be much more usable for a tablet user connecting up. Although the biggest complaints I've had so far is screen resolution, not general functionality. Just not enough desktop to work with. ________________________________ From: Rankin, James R [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 1:12 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Death of the Desktops? I've done some work recently where we delivered customized VDI with various tweaks based around the connecting device, with subtle differences dependent on whether its a tablet, laptop or traditional thin client device. It seemed to work pretty satisfactorily. ---Blackberried ________________________________ From: "Maglinger, Paul" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:51:03 +0000 To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> ReplyTo: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Death of the Desktops? I took notice of the term "cycle". We went through a cycle using Citrix and thin client in the corporate office. First we were going to have most everybody on thin client. Then the execs wanted everyone to move back to workstations. Then they wanted just one area on thin client. Now everyone has a workstation again. We'll probably come back to a thin client move again. I'm watching the iP* devices. I figure we'll eventually get to the point where we'll probably run Citrix or something like that on iP* (but Citrix is EXPENSIVE). But I think those devices will need to incorporate better local storage and better user interfaces before they will take over workstations in the corporate offices. From: Roger Wright [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, August 24, 2012 11:41 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Death of the Desktops? There are a number of pundits pushing the notion that desktop computing is facing certain death, and especially for desktop computers as we've known them up to now. Indeed, there are more portable offerings available than desktop machine options, but with a higher price/performance/feature ratio. I'm not sure I buy it, especially for many business environments where access to legacy apps is critical. But it does give me something to consider as we face our annual equipment refresh cycle. What are your thoughts? Roger Wright ___ If I could choose any way to destroy the world, I'd delete Google. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
