Virtual Desktop and Cloud Computing, and Security aspects, via selected videos

I list here some selected videos of the subject, for learning and for sharing/generating ideas.

Again, these videos are perhaps not the best set, but good videos which I have come across.

Cloud Computing

Short Videos to get the idea:

• Cloud Computing
  • less serious way to explain, nice short video 🙂
• Cloud Computing Explained
• Cloud Computing Best Animation
• by Microsoft
  • Cloud Computing and Microsoft Offerings Introduction
  • Cloud Computing: What is Cloud Computing?
    • – IaaS, PaaS, SaaS
  • Cloud Computing: Microsoft Cloud Computing Strategy and its Relevance to IT Professionals
  • Cloud Computing: Advantages of Moving from On-Premises Model to Cloud Model
  • Cloud Computing: Microsoft Cloud Service Offerings
• What is cloud computing? according to Oracle – Larry Ellison

Longer Videos, more deep explanations and thoughts:

• UC Berkeley CS10 Fall 2010 Lecture 20, Cloud Computing with Prof. Armando Fox (1080p HD)
• Computer Science 61C – Lecture 17: Datacenters and Cloud Computing
• Strategic Management of IT – Live Lecture 7 on 3-16-2011
  • 0:13:30-1:05:15 Cloud Computing
• Cloud 101 Webinar
  • Introduction to Cloud Computing by Stratus Innovations Group
  • Cloud Computing Security Overview by Stratus Innovations Group
  • The Business Value of Cloud Computing by Stratus Innovations Group
  • The Economies of Scale of Cloud Computing by Stratus Innovations Group
• Introduction to Cloud Computing

Cloud Security

Videos:

• Cloud Computing Security
  • powerpoint presentation
• O’Reilly Webcast: Cloud Security and Privacy
• O’Reilly Webcast: Cloud Security Deep Dive
• CIO Cloud Computing 101: Problems With Clouds
• Securing Your Virtual Desktop Environment
• Virtual Desktop, Forrester Research
• Alphabet Soup: Cloud Security Certifications for Government and Contractors
  • Salesforce has many other related videos as well

Virtual Desktop

Short videos:

• Microsoft Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
  • – in overall a nice video from microsoft
• Introduction to Desktop Virtualization
  • nice
• Oracle Desktop Virtualization at BriForum UK 2011
  • Demo: Thin Client with smart card connecting to virtual desktop at remote data center
• Interesting short discussion
  • What is VDI? (Part 1)
  • VDI benefits to the end users (Part 2)
  • VDI – Top 2 or 3 things customers ask for (Part 3)
  • VDI – How Green is VDI? (Part 4)
• VMware View 4.5 | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VDI – Part 1
  • example of login into virtual desktop from thin client and from old windows XP computer
• Cloud-Hosted Virtual Desktops: Making VDI Easy and Affordable
  • DaaS Desktop as a Service
• Understanding the Desktop Virtualization TCO
  • Citrix XenDesktop
• VDI Client Comparison – Part 1
  • VMware View and Citrix XenDesktop
  • Zero Client and Thin Client
• 7 Steps to a Successful Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Implementation

Longer Videos, more deep explanations and thoughts:

• Desktop Virtualization: Challenges and Opportunities in IT
  • Virtualization 101
  • Desktop Virtualization 101
• What is desktop virtualization and why hasn’t it taken over the world?
• VDI: Are You Ready?
• Desktop Virtualization Strategy: Seven Traps To Avoid

More Information

There is some good literature, for example books like

• Implementing and Developing Cloud Computing Applications
• Cloud Computing For Dummies
• Cloud Computing: A Practical Approach
• Cloud Security and Privacy
• Cloud Computing: Implementation, Management, and Security