TechNet Magazine: March 2011

gg675932(v=msdn.10).md Editor's Note: Virtual Aid

By Lafe Low

You have many choices when you’re planning your virtual infrastructure: virtualize the servers first, deploy a few virtual desktops into your infrastructure or incorporate application virtualization. Each “flavor” of virtualization has its benefits and its challenges. Particularly with application virtualization, you’re going to encounter OS incompatibilities. That’s where Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) and the rest of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) can come in handy.

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