Technology Resources

• Spiceworks Whitepaper: Trends around Desktop Virtualization for Small and Mid-sized Organizations
• The Business Case for Desktop Virtualization
• VMware View Datasheet
• VMware View Evaluator's Guide
• Top Five Considerations for Choosing a Zero Client Environment
• TCO Calculator
• IDC White Paper — Quantifying the Business Value of VMware View
• Total Economic Impact of VMware VDI — Financial Services
• Total Economic Impact of VMware VDI — Healthcare Industry
• Principled Technologies Report Comparing View 5 with View 4.6 Network Performance
• VMware View Videos on YouTube

VMware View vs. Citrix XenDesktop

• Principled Technologies Report -- View 5 Compared to Citrix XenDesktop 5.5
• Tolly report — VMware View 4.6 vs. Citrix XenDesktop 5
• VMware View vs. Citrix XenDesktop: EMA Cost of Acquisition Study
• VMware View vs. Citrix XenDesktop: Preparing an Image for Deployment
• VMware View vs. Citrix XenDesktop: Creating a Storage-Reduced Pool and Entitling Users
• VMware View vs. Citrix XenDesktop: Adding and Removing a Virtual Desktop from a Desktop Pool
• VMware View vs. Citrix XenDesktop: Deleting a Desktop Pool

Reference Architectures & Guidelines

• The VMware® Reference Architecture for Stateless Virtual Desktops on Local Solid-State Storage with VMware View™ 5
• VMware View 5.0 Architecture Planning
• VMware View 5.0 Performance and Best Practices
• Security Solution Architecture for VDI
• Secure Printing with VMware View
• On-Demand Call Center with VMware View
• AlwaysOn Point of Care Solution
• Reference Architecture Brief: Stateless Virtual Desktops with VMware View 4.5
• The VMware Reference Architecture for Stateless Virtual Desktops on Local Solid-State Storage with VMware View 4.5
• The VMware View 4.5 Floating Reference Architecture
• VMware ThinApp Reference Architecture
• Workload Considerations for Virtual Desktop Reference Architectures Info Guide
• Certified Thin Clients for VMware View (Hardware Compatibility Guide)
• Storage Considerations for VMware View
• Server and Storage Sizing Guide for Windows 7
• Using Local Disks in VMware View Deployment
• VMware View 4 & VMware ThinApp Integration Guide

Technology Partner Resources

• Principled Technologies Report -- 175 VMware View 5 Windows 7 Virtual Desktops on One Cisco UCS B230 Blade Server
• Nutanix Complete Cluster Reference Architecture for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
• Dell Technical Whitepaper: Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying VMware View 4.5 on VMware vSphere 4.1 with Dell EqualLogic Storage
• Cisco, EMC and VMware — Vblock Powered Solutions for VMware View
• HP Reference Architecture for VMware View 4
• NetApp, VMware, Cisco, Fujitsu and Wyse — 50,000-seat VMware View 4.5 Deployment
• Pivot3 Reference Architecture for VMware View
• EMC Infrastructure for VMware View 5.0 Reference Architecture
• VMware View and Juniper Networks SA Series SSL VPN Solution
• VMware View and F5 BIG-IP SSL VPN Solution
• VMware View and OpenVPN Access Server Solution
• EMC Infrastructure for VMware View 5.0 Proven Solutions Guide
•  NetApp and VMware View 5,000-Seat Performance Report

• Integrating VMware View and VMware ThinApp with Citrix XenApp
• Enhancing a Citrix XenApp Implementation with VMware View and ThinApp: 2-Page Summary
• Documentation & Release Notes
• VMware View Optimization Guide for Windows 7
• Windows XP Deployment Guide
• VMware View Persona Management Deployment Guide
• Antivirus Practices with VMware View 5
• Kiosk Mode with VMware View 4.5 and Above
• ThinPrint GPO Configuration for Location Based Printing with VMware View
• Location Awareness in VMware View 4.5 and Above
• Smart Card Certificate Authentication with VMware View 4.5 and Above
• Certificate Revocation Checking Using OCSP and CRL in VMware View 4.5/4.6
• PowerShell Integration with VMware View 5.0
• Validating Adobe Connect Client on VMware® View Desktops