Cloud computing is not a solution that all web hosting companies could provide. Some simply do not have the size to be able to offer these solutions because of the fact that they have their own data centers and thus have higher costs than to other companies. For those who are thinking of creating a cloud computing service, such platforms are used.

Cloud Ubuntu: Ubuntu is the solution designed to create a cluster of machines based on Ubuntu Server, which can be used in a public or private cloud hosting services.

eNlight Cloud Computing Services: One of the latest solutions launched by ESDS Software Solution Pvt. Ltd. Functions substantially as the virtualization platform and integrates with the billing system for managing the entire infrastructure.

VMware and XenServer: Two known suppliers who can provide the technology needed to launch a cloud computing solution, cost is often quite high. These solutions still require the development of solutions for billing and service activation.

Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V: Microsoft does not offer a real platform exclusively dedicated to the creation of the cloud for hosting providers. The product is intended for this purpose, especially for private clouds.

What are the other solutions that you know?

VMware has released an interesting document “VMware View Resolution Paths“, which is an associative map (Mind Map), that allows you to solve problems arising in theVMware View 4.5 virtual desktop infrastructure.

An interesting initiative from VMware is going to be very useful for users and VMware vSphere, if the vendor’s tech support decides to publish such maps and more for other products.

As you know, by means of VMware ThinApp, which is part of the solution for desktop virtualization VMware View 4.5, you can make the delivery of virtualized applications to users.

That is, the application is packaged into a single exe-file and deployed on user workstations using msi-installer (see here how it’s done with the VMware View 4.5). It is very convenient for mass deployment and maintenance applications. Remember this product Thinstall, through which made pre-installed applications? So ThinApp – this is it is only now under the name VMware.

But there is another way to deliver applications with VMware ThinApp – an opportunity to launch their users with a shared network folder (SMB Share):

In this case, unlike the first method of deployment of virtualized applications (on the local drives of workstations), this method can deliver the application on the workstation in blocks – as demand application of the data. Approximately as follows:

However, when we annex VMware ThinApp runs constantly, and many users use it – then how do we update it (eg a web browser, packed in a file firefox.exe)?

In fact, there is an interesting mechanism: you can put in a folder with the application of its updated version, but with the extension is not *. exe, and *. 1 – and all new connections will use it!

That is:

1. You pack application firefox.exe using VMware ThinApp and put it on the SMB Share.

2. Create desktop users a shortcut pointing to \ \ <server> \ <share> \ Firefox.exe.

3. Users begin to use it – the file is locked firefox.exe.

4. You create a new package with the help of VMware ThinApp, call it firefox.1

5. All users connect to the old firefox, but the new treatment to firefox.exe – redirected to a file firefox.1 – and users use the updated application.

6. If you need another update – make a package called firefox.2 etc.

7. If you want to revert to previous version – make package firefox.3, which is assembled from a previous version of the application.

If users stop using firefox.1, started using firefox.2, firefox.1 can be removed. But! Never delete firefox.exe, since it indicates an application shortcut on the desktop user.