{"id":471,"date":"2006-04-25T03:37:20","date_gmt":"2006-04-25T10:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"tag:www.computerworld.com:\/\/224f4c833fecb62c9183c301e69f28ec"},"modified":"2006-04-25T03:37:20","modified_gmt":"2006-04-25T10:37:20","slug":"virtualizing-the-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planet.mcb.guru\/?p=471","title":{"rendered":"Virtualizing the desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.computerworld.com\/Computerworld\/TopNews?m=2748\">Desktop virtualization<\/a> is a similar approach to using terminal services, except that you provide a desktop virtual machine which you access through a suitable client (VMware's, or another solution like VNC).<\/p>\n<p>You get centralized management of your desktops, because the desktops are located on your virtual desktop server, and you can closely control the resources allocated to each machine. <\/p>\n<p>There are also security aspects; have a problem with the machine? Re-image it from a backup of the desktop that you made that you know was safe. Viri and trojan houses can be kept under control by using a virtual hard disk that can be deleted or re-generated. 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