VMware View vs. Citrix XenDesktop: Deploying a Pool and Entitling Users

[DSetekh]

XenDesktop Express is just for evaluation, they must put out a ver. with 5 and more VM's and provisioning so small companies can start using and then upgrade to paid version.

There is a "free floating" VMware View version in the net, and ESX 4.1 so you can try for yourself, my test lab was done in less ten 2 hrs.

[DSetekh]

Citrix tech. is far superior at the moment, PCoIP is not as good solution and the installation is more costly, min. 1 srv for VD's , 1 for Conection Srv., Active Dir. and the price go up and up... But i guess PCoIP will dominate because of the leading position of VMWare, they will "persuade" the big players to use their shit.

Citrix must F them - release XenDesktop in a free version :) with a lot of well documented API and dev. tools so a community can be build around it.

[amostovoy]

PCoIP is not a solution for WANs, ICA/HDX is. The overall user experience with the Citrix suite is by far superior to VMware. These videos are about as fair and balanced as Fox News.

[zw8787]

Thanks for this! Yeah it's bad enough that you have to deal with the issues of building a golden image. I rather keep things simple. As long as the streaming with ica and pcopip are comparable then view is what I go with. Deploy and go!

[the1nf1del]

ok I have to admin that PCoIP is cool....a huge step in the right direction. As good as HDX3D? I personally think Xendesktop is superior but it comes down to perception (Vmware being the virtualisation benchmark by the masses)

[the1nf1del]

This review is totally based on ease of deployment - maybe if you compare the features people would see Xendesktop wiping the floor with VMview.

Vmview works of RDP - have you ever tried watching a movie file using this?! With Xendesktop it uses ICA with speedscreen technology. Watching a video is a smooth and seamless experience.

Does VMware have HDX 3d technology?? Can you do heavy 3d applications like Autocad?? No??!

For features Citrix owns the roost by far - FACT.

[YoMarK1]

Ehm..get your FACTS strait...In Vmware view 4 you can also use Teradici PCoIP protocol(both software and hardware with teradici's zero client) instead of RDP to connect to a VM.

In addition: The same Teradici's zero client can be used(using vmware view as a connection broker) to connect to a physical machine if you want to do heavy 3d applications. So yes, and yes.