MCITP Certifications Following the Administrative Structure
Anyway, this long-winded explanation is my way of pointing out that many environ- ments have a lot of technical limitations. 3D graphic artists Don’t grow on trees, and anyone who has worked with a good artist will tell you they Don’t exactly like the idea of a certification limitations. So, what do you do? Install multiple servers? Well, let’s take a look at what that would be like if you installed multiple servers. Check out Figure 10.1. Say, in that ?g- ure, you have twelve different graphic artists, four of which use 3DS Max, four of which use Alias Maya, and four of which use Blender. And, for the sake of argument, say that one piece of software requires Windows 2000 Server, one requires Windows Server 2003, and one requires Windows Server 2008. We?re already up to three servers for twelve users. That?s not exactly ef?cient.
And so we think, ?Well, what a waste. If only there were another way, we could run all the clients on the same server.?Well, there is. And that process is called consolidation, which I will talk about in a moment after I talk a little bit more about the different types of virtualization and what they really are.
Windows Server 2008 presents a ton of different possibilities for virtualization, and with all the different types of virtualization that are available with Windows Server 2008, it’s pretty easy to feel a little lost. It’s sometimes dif?cult to keep track of what each of the dif- ferent types of virtualization actually does. Accordingly, I’ll give a brief summary of some of the principal types of virtualization in the following sections.
Whenever you hear the words presentation virtualization and 70-680 in the same breath, you should instantly think of one concept: Terminal Services. The idea of pre- sentation virtualization is that programs should appear to be running on a client?s desktop computer but actually be operating behind the scenes on a computer separate from the main server that is doing the real work. The advantage of this is that it creates a central focus point for all users to operate and allows that point to be heavily monitored.
Just like presentation virtualization should make you think of Terminal Services, applica- tion virtualization should instantly make you think of SoftGrid. The idea behind SoftGrid, and behind application virtualization, is that users should be able to log on to a server and have that server provide for them a semblance of a desktop where they can use programs and applications in a safe, predetermined environment. It’s designed as a method of control and application delivery to facilitate a steady business ?ow.
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