Microsoft have a VDI offering, as to VMWare and others.
http://www.microsoft.com/virtualizat...p/default.mspx
"raseron" <raseron@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> i'm looking for information/guidance to set up the following scenario. as
> i've tried to explain this to others, i've found that it causes confusion,
> even though i think the concepts are pretty basic or vanilla. i'm sure the
> fault lies with me and my inability to convey the idea clearly. so... i
> welcome your input.
>
> we have a DR site. specifically, a few 2k3 R2 servers and network
> appiances
> (vpn concentrator, firewall) sitting in a rack with a DR provider. all
> working fine.
>
> we used to have office space at the DR site where i kept 10 pcs that could
> access the data on the DR network. used to. not any more. cost cutting in
> the
> new economy.
>
> so since we've lost the actual DR office space, i've been looking to
> create
> those desktops virtually. that is, so that a remote user could connect to
> the
> vpn concentrator at the DR site, then get handed a virtual xp desktop. i
> assume that that virtual desktop would be hosted by some sort of server
> designed specifically for that purpose.
>
> i don't need to perform server consolidation. i'm just looking for an
> application to give remote users virtual desktops when the connect.
>
> if i've posted in the wrong group, please forgive me and just point me in
> the right direction.
>
> thanks for your help.
>
> ross
>
>