When it comes to each VDI user, whats better: virtual machine pooling or dedicated VMs?
Virtual machine (VM) pooling refers to maintaining a pool of available VDI VMs that are always available to be “checked out” by users. A user may get any VM within the pool and will not get the same VM each time they log into their desktop environment. By contrast, with dedicated virtual machines, the user will always get the same VM each and every time they log into their desktop environment. Dedicated VM environments are typically easier to set up and do not require the services of a “connection broker” like VM pooling requires. The connection broker provides the pooling services and manages the provisioning and tear-down of VMs based on organizational policy. Most organizations will prefer to use a connection broker due to the advanced features that it provides, such as automatic provisioning and the deployment of VMs. So in most cases, VM pooling will be preferred over dedicated VMs. About the author Rick Brown is director of managed services for Alteritech Inc., an IT infrastructu
