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Virtualization Overview, Methods, and Models

  • Published:
  • Version: 2
  • Category: Document
  • Language: English

Describes and illustrates how to plan virtualization for your organization.

  • These three models describe and illustrate how to plan virtualization for your organization.
    • Model 1 (VirtualizationOverview) contains an architectural overview of the virtualization technology and the different models that are possible.
    • Model 2 (VirtualizationDeliveryMethods) contains the delivery methods that are available by using virtualization.
    • Model 3 (VirtualizationMobileUser) contains the stand-alone delivery method for mobile users of virtualized applications.

Files

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FileSize
1_VirtualizationOverview.pdf
SHA1: a1411f5ad6804f87f03c12d10217eaae51564988
674 KB
1_VirtualizationOverview.vsd
SHA1: 2b87269e79d40af9c48c4fa260e662a7c2e8f26c
1.02 MB
1_VirtualizationOverview.xps
SHA1: 8d4d1e3b1d0525d67deb7e1c7fa625458a7b71bc
1,004 KB
2_VirtualizationDeliveryMethods.pdf
SHA1: 22dab4c5ebdb6e6963eac5ba8a13039e4f81b43f
440 KB
2_VirtualizationDeliveryMethods.vsd
SHA1: c3904a26fbcb33197b04fc59d5158a70e3577102
922 KB
2_VirtualizationDeliveryMethods.xps
SHA1: b9b56700dc862e6be64d9382a7831db9100b8de0
600 KB
3_VirtualizationMobileUser.pdf
SHA1: ac8b454f6b45451b06cfef9c427130b67698a949
532 KB
3_VirtualizationMobileUser.vsd
SHA1: 4d4e5c6882bebe81e244ca24cef8b07587f45d80
847 KB
3_VirtualizationMobileUser.xps
SHA1: 3b6c2554672d8778d70e705635398b0ef697dc70
786 KB

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System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

      • Windows Server 2003
      • Windows Server 2008
      • Windows Vista
      • Windows XP
      • Windows 7


    • Additional Information:
      • To edit the Visio version of the model, you must have Microsoft Office Visio 2007. You can also use Microsoft Internet Explorer and the Visio 2007 Viewer to view the model.
      • To view the PDF version of the model, you must have a PDF viewer, such as Adobe Reader.
      • To view the XPS version of the model, you must have Windows Vista, Windows XP with .NET Framework 3.0, or XPS Essentials Pack.

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