Comments on: Offline Access Idea 2003 http://citrixblogger.org/2008/08/12/offline-access-idea-2003/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:10:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: jeffreymuir http://citrixblogger.org/2008/08/12/offline-access-idea-2003/#comment-1425 jeffreymuir Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:55:00 +0000 http://citrixblogger.wordpress.com/?p=307#comment-1425 Tomahawk, I've thought about what you said and the answer seems to be that bringing down just the applications is not enough. There would be a need to track a whole environment that the user is used to using in the data center. It is not just about the individual applications but rather additional user files and whatever else baggage is necessary to get things working. The key message is that application streaming and virtualization can only carry you so far. Sometimes you just need to punt and keep the whole environment with you. This would be especially true for the potential to run on non-Windows platforms like Linux and Mac. I can see this debate going on and on if it weren't for the fact that I was a bit slack for answering this. Yes, I was at the Future of Client Computing session. I'm not quite sure why you mentioned it as a basis for streaming. Offline VDI was actually pointed to as a solution that will be coming in just a few years. Sorry about not getting back sooner. Tomahawk,

I’ve thought about what you said and the answer seems to be that bringing down just the applications is not enough. There would be a need to track a whole environment that the user is used to using in the data center. It is not just about the individual applications but rather additional user files and whatever else baggage is necessary to get things working.

The key message is that application streaming and virtualization can only carry you so far. Sometimes you just need to punt and keep the whole environment with you. This would be especially true for the potential to run on non-Windows platforms like Linux and Mac.

I can see this debate going on and on if it weren’t for the fact that I was a bit slack for answering this.

Yes, I was at the Future of Client Computing session. I’m not quite sure why you mentioned it as a basis for streaming. Offline VDI was actually pointed to as a solution that will be coming in just a few years.

Sorry about not getting back sooner.

]]> By: Tomahawk! http://citrixblogger.org/2008/08/12/offline-access-idea-2003/#comment-1369 Tomahawk! Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:59:27 +0000 http://citrixblogger.wordpress.com/?p=307#comment-1369 I'm confused why you would implement a VDI as a solution to their problem. Why not just Stream the applications down to the system with XenApp, and call it a day. Then the have access to their application when they are offline, and then when they get back online everything resynchs. That is unless your talking about a web application, but that is where Google Gears or Adobe Air comes into play. And all of this technology my friend is available today. See here for more info: http://www.adobeairtutorials.com/2007/08/26/google-gears/ and http://blogs.zdnet.com/Stewart/?p=688 Also since you were at BriForum I recommend that you take a look at the video for the Future of Client Computing session here: http://www.briforum.com/BriForum-2008-Chicago/session.asp?id=371 I’m confused why you would implement a VDI as a solution to their problem. Why not just Stream the applications down to the system with XenApp, and call it a day. Then the have access to their application when they are offline, and then when they get back online everything resynchs. That is unless your talking about a web application, but that is where Google Gears or Adobe Air comes into play. And all of this technology my friend is available today. See here for more info: http://www.adobeairtutorials.com/2007/08/26/google-gears/ and http://blogs.zdnet.com/Stewart/?p=688 Also since you were at BriForum I recommend that you take a look at the video for the Future of Client Computing session here: http://www.briforum.com/BriForum-2008-Chicago/session.asp?id=371

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