Back in April I wrote about Real Desktop Virtualization. I laid out what I wanted in a hypervisor that would run directly on a laptop or desktop system. After attending VMworld 2008 I can say we are getting closer to reality with this type of solution. In the keynote on the second day of the conference, VMware demoed a pre-alpha version of a client hypervisor. They inserted a USB key that contained the hypervisor and a VM and booted directly into the VM. The challenges I can see are mostly going to be on hardware support since they can’t have as closed an HCL as they do with ESX, but it’s a start to see them developing this type of technology. I’m trying to connect with the Client Hypervisor Product Manager to get more infor about where they are headed. I’m hopeful!
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