Ubuntu 12.04 LTS includes support for desktop virtualisation from Citrix and VMware, alongside Microsoft RDP 7.1.
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Desktop computers are next on the list, because virtualisation allows them to be managed centrally.
And it's not just servers in the back office that can benefit from virtualisation.
Modern desktop and even laptop computers have more than enough power these days to run virtualisation software.
If you are using virtualisation and consolidating servers from 10 to 3, know what to expect from this change.
In the case of servers, souped-up computers that dish up data, the market shift Cisco intends to ride is virtualisation.
He believes this approach will help to spread virtualisation more quickly and prevent VMware from establishing a Microsoft-like dominance of the market.
By contrast, other virtualisation efforts were too ambitious and required extensive changes.
Perhaps the best way to understand virtualisation is to view it as an electronic form of globalisation: when borders disappear, everything is up for grabs.
Server consolidation is only the most obvious merit of virtualisation, however.
Many of us already use what is called 'virtualisation' technology to run different operating systems at the same time, like the Mac users who also have Windows on their computer.
In recent months they have announced big virtualisation initiatives.
The ultimate goal of virtualisation is to make a data centre, or even several of them, look like a single pool of computing, storage and networking resources that can be allocated as needed.
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