Table Of ContentMastering VMware Horizon 6
Unlock the advanced features and full power of VMware
Horizon 6 to deliver the industry's most comprehensive
end-to-end user experience
Peter von Oven
Barry Coombs
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
Mastering VMware Horizon 6
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Peter von Oven Shambhavi Pai
Barry Coombs Vikrant Phadke
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Reviewers Sameen Siddiqui
Biswapati Bhattacharjee
Bruce Bookman
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Craig Kilborn Stephen Copestake
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About the Author
Peter von Oven is an experienced technical consultant and has spent the last
20 years of his IT career working with customers and partners, designing technology
solutions aimed at delivering true business value. During his career, Peter was
involved in numerous large-scale enterprise projects and deployments. He has
presented at key IT events and has worked in senior presales roles for some of the
giants of IT. Over the last 9 years, Peter has used his skills and experience within
the desktop virtualization market. Today, he is a subject matter expert in end user
computing at VMware in the UK, and is also the systems engineering manager for
the partner and general business SE team.
Peter got his first taste of writing when assisting with some of the chapters in the
book Building End-User Computing Solutions with VMware View. This led him to
author three Packt Publishing titles: VMware Horizon Mirage Essentials, VMware
Horizon View Essentials, and VMware Horizon Workspace Essentials, coauthored by
Peter Bjork and Joel Lindberg.
Acknowledgments
There are a couple of people I want to thank for the support they have given me
during the writing of this book. Firstly, and most importantly, I would like to thank
my wife and two daughters for their continued support when I spent evenings and
weekends slaving over the keyboard. Secondly, thanks to the Packt Publishing team
for giving me the opportunity to write this book and for their support, which has yet
again been outstanding. Finally, I'd also like to say a big thank you to my coauthor,
Barry, for his support and time in getting this title published.
About the Author
Barry Coombs is the presales director for Computerworld Systems, a UK-based,
virtualization-focused value-added reseller. He has been focusing on virtualization,
storage, and end-user computing technologies as a customer, consultant, and
architect for the last 8 years. Previously, Barry was a member of a team supporting
internal and customer solutions and projects for a software house. This role
brought with it a variety of experiences, particularly with Microsoft, Citrix,
and VMware technologies.
In his current role, Barry manages a team of technical architects and is actively
involved in engaging with customers and designing solutions to meet their needs.
He also works with his technical director to set implementation standards and act as
a point of technical escalation. Barry is responsible for identifying new technologies
and speaking at and hosting customer-focused events surrounding virtualization,
storage, and end-user computing.
Barry has been awarded VMware's vExpert award for contributions to the VMware
community every year since 2010. He is also part of the VMUG leadership team for
South West UK and has a VMware-focused blog, http://virtualisedreality.
com/. He is active on Twitter (@virtualisedreal), particularly reporting live from
many industry-related events.
This is Barry's second book on end-user computing technologies. He was a coauthor
of Building End-User Computing Solutions with VMware View published in 2012.
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank my wife, Laura, for all the support she has given me during the
process of writing this book, particularly through a very busy and challenging year.
I would also like to thank the team at Packt Publishing, without whom this book
wouldn't have been possible.
Special thanks should also be given to Nimble Storage for the loan of a Nimble CS200
array and Computerworld Systems LTD for the loan of the virtual infrastructure
utilized while I was working on and writing this book. Nimble Storage is a proven
storage partner for Horizon View through VMware's Fast Track 2.0 program. Nimble
Storage is unique in the way it is designed, utilizing Intel processors instead of
spindles to drive performance, alongside SSDs for read cache and high-capacity
disks for storage, making it an ideal choice for your VDI solution.
About the Reviewers
Biswapati Bhattacharjee is a seasoned professional in the field of information technology.
So far, he has played many roles in various domains in his professional life, ranging from quality
engineering, performance benchmarking, presales technical, and project management to customer
interaction, ISV partner management, and technical consultancy. He is a speaker at VMworld.
He can be found on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/biswapatibhattacharjee/.
I would like to thank my wife, Chandrima, for her continuous encouragement
and support and our lovely daughter, Bidushi, who never fails to inspire me.
I also want to thank my parents, Gauri and Nishithendu, for always believing in
me and my brothers, Basudeb and Vivekananda, for their guidance.
I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all the people who have been
instrumental in the successful completion of this book review. This work would
not have been possible without my extended family: my sisters-in-law, Pompa
and Nivedita; my niece, Satakshi; my nephew, Vishok; my brother-in-law,
Chitrarath; and my parents-in-law, Ratna and Chinmoy.
Bruce Bookman is a software and hardware veteran from Silicon Valley, who has held roles
ranging from frontline technical support to director of software quality assurance. He is currently
with Oracle as a QA architect on the Exalogic private cloud team. He is the author of technical
articles covering virtualization on developer.com and has created and delivered extensive technical
training on virtualization and other topics. Bruce has received a number of recognitions for his
customer advocacy and dedication to customer success.
Joe Jessen is a veteran of the IT industry and has held roles in private organizations, vendors,
and consulting organizations. He has been involved in application and desktop virtualization since
1996, setting the strategic direction for global organizations with their infrastructure and end user
computing initiatives.
Joe recently spent 5 years as an industry analyst, focusing on virtualization. He is currently
working for a large hardware and software manufacturer, focusing on desktop virtualization
solutions. His analysis and papers can be found at http://dabcc.com/ and http://www.
virtualizationpractice.com/.
Joe was also the technical reviewer for VMware Horizon View 5.3 Design Patterns and Best Practices,
Packt Publishing and VMware Horizon View 6 Desktop Virtualization Cookbook, Packt Publishing.
You can follow him on Twitter at @JoeJessen. You can view his LinkedIn profile at http://
linkedin.com/in/joejessen, and his website is at http://www.solutions101.us. He
currently resides at Fairfield, Connecticut, with his wife, Rosanne, and their two children.
Craig Kilborn is a solutions architect with SCC, who enjoys helping customers achieve
success with virtualization and VDI. His experience has spanned a number of roles, including
first-, second-, and third-line support for his current focus, which is the design, installation, and
configuration of multisite vSphere and Horizon View infrastructures.
Craig holds various active industry certifications, including VMware Certified Advanced
Professional, and is recognized as a VMware vExpert. In his spare time, he shares his insights on
VMware-related technologies on his independent blog (vmfocus.com) and through Twitter at
@Craig_Kilborn.
