A couple of years ago, I looked at Virtuozzo's Container's product for a VDI implementation. It was an interesting product, but I will admit that I passed it over. While kind of cool, it was very "terminal servery", if that makes any sense. Consolidation ratios were very good, but the product didn't seem to do a great job supporting newer versions of Windows.
Parallels recently released their Parallels Virtuozzo Containers 4.6 for Windows Server product that finally supports Windows Server 2008 R2.
When I heard the announcement, I was curious as to how many out there use Virtuozzo for VDI - or for server virtualization in general.
Are any of you using this product? If so, are you happy with it? Would you make the same decision again?
I'm replying to my own post, but there might be a huge upside to using Parallels Containers: avoiding the need for VDA licenses. Since Containers presents to users what amounts to a server-side desktop, only a Terminal Server/Remote Desktop Services CAL is necessary. The huge benefit is this: TS/RDS CALs are one-time purchases whereas VDA licenses are annual, ongoing and expensive.
If you've opted for Containers for this reason, share your experience here.
Hi Scott, I've also looked at Parallel's as a possible VDI solution for my company (about 50 desktops), as it seemed to have a number of advantages over a hypervisor solution for various reasons, licensing being one of them. The thing that's made me a little nervous about them as a company is simply that their VDI product doesn't seem to get a lot of attention from them, meaning they don't market it very strongly. As hot as VDI is in the virtualization world right now, it strikes me as odd that Parallels focuses more on their desktop solutions, which makes me wonder about their long-term commitment to their VDI platform.
That said, I really like what I've seen of the technology, the desktop/server ratio, cluster support, application management, etc.
I'd be interested to hear if you've decided to go with them or not, and why. Thanks.
For similar reasons that you describe, we're planning to work with VMware view instead. I really liked what I saw from a business perspective - density, management, etc. - with the exception of one partner I ran across, no one was pushing the product. It looks like the company is continuing their development, but I'm not sure how much they're pushing VDI right now.
If someone from the company reads this, we'd love to know!
I'd be interested to hear if you've decided to go with them or not, and why. Thanks. When I heard the announcement, I was curious as to how many out there use Virtuozzo for VDI - or for server virtualization in general.
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When I heard the announcement, I was curious as to how many out there use Virtuozzo for VDI - or for server virtualization in general.
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Where I felt that Parallels had something with regard to VDI was in the "single instance" nature of the product. It's a bit like a mash up between Terminal Services and VMware View. It's a single OS with multiple partitions. Of course, that can be both a strength and a weakness.
Like you, I feel that Parallels doesn't do much to push this solution. It's a nice add on to what they already do but isn't their core business. Parallels does a LOT of ISP/hosting business with their Containers, so it's probably true that VDI really IS just an afterthought. It's too bad, too... if they were really aggressive with it, they'd have a killer app!
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