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Gil
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 | | 03/14/2010 7:29 AM |
| Thanks all, this has been useful input. I'll see what I can do to "tune" the proposal to focus on the AD aspects of VDI.
-g
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From: activedir-owner@mail.activedir.org [mailto:activedir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Laura E. Hunter
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 1:24 AM
To: activedir@mail.activedir.org
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Quick poll for TEC 2010 session re: VDI
Good point.
I think if a VDI session stayed thematically "true" to the spirit of the conference, it might be an interesting addition.
Heck, I'm starting to do more and more Identity sessions at
SharePoint- and dev-centered events, because it's got relevance beyond just "a roomful of AD guys"...but it works because the sessions are tailored. IOW, I don't stand up at a .NET Code Camp and do "RODC 101", because eyes would glaze over.
I'm sure the same principle applies here.
On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Freeman, John <john.freeman@medtronic.com> wrote:
> At our company the biggest AD hurdle relating to VDI is computer
> object life cycle management and filtering out inappropriate GPO's
> (i.e. folder redirection). To me, a conversation that addressed these
> type of issues would be spot on.
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> ...John
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> From: activedir-owner@mail.activedir.org
> [mailto:activedir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Gil
> Kirkpatrick
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:18 PM
> To: activedir@mail.activedir.org
> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick poll for TEC 2010 session re: VDI
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> Shame on me thinking this would be an easy decision... :/
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> -g
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> From: activedir-owner@mail.activedir.org
> [mailto:activedir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Brian Arkills
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:16 AM
> To: activedir@mail.activedir.org
> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Quick poll for TEC 2010 session re: VDI
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> I'd find a VDI session interesting, although the focus might affect
> whether I attended it or not. I think there is definite value to
> having a couple sessions which are not part of your core focus (in
> this case, AD or IdM) both from a session attendee perspective, as
> well as from a conference organizer perspective. By allowing a couple
> off-topics, you test the waters for interest in something else, you
> allow attendees to attend something interesting if the core sessions
> aren't interesting to them, and you also allow your core focus to shift and adjust.
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> And I think this last point is particularly important, because as we
> all know, technology changes constantly, and we don't always see that
> our idea of what is core has been superceded by events. With the rise
> of federation and the cloud, it's possible that in 10 years none of us will be running AD.
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> With respect to the VDI session itself, I'd wonder which technologies
> would be addressed. VDI is a broad topical area, with a lot of
> possible vendors, and a lot of ground to cover. For example, you could
> consume an hour just talking about the various Microsoft licensing details.
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> From: activedir-owner@mail.activedir.org
> [mailto:activedir-owner@mail.activedir.org] On Behalf Of Gil
> Kirkpatrick
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:27 PM
> To: activedir@mail.activedir.org
> Subject: [ActiveDir] Quick poll for TEC 2010 session re: VDI
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> Greetings all,
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> I was hoping you could provide me with your opinions regarding a
> debate we've been having internally about a proposed virtual desktop
> infrastructure
> (VDI) session for TEC in LA. The debate centers around whether VDI is
> a relevant or interesting topic for the TEC directory and identity audience.
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> One side of the debate: The session isn't relevant because AD and
> identity engineers/architects aren't generally tasked with
> virtualization projects, and if they are, they are generally server and DC virtualization projects.
> Desktop projects don't usually land on the AD/Identity guys lap.
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> The other side of the debate: AD and identity engineers/architects are
> becoming multi-roled in light of today's economics, and given
> virtualization's huge traction, VDI would be an interesting and
> relevant topic to the TEC directory and identity attendees.
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> My questions to you:
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> Would you be interested in attending a VDI session at TEC?
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> See you in LA.
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> -gil
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Laura E. Hunter
Principal, LHA Consulting Incorporated (http://www.lhaconsulting.com) Microsoft MVP, Directory Services
(https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/laura)
Author, Active Directory Consultant's Field Guide (http://tinyurl.com/7f8ll) Author, Active Directory Cookbook, Third Edition (http://tinyurl.com/7kp3ct)
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