Client virtualisation 'scares people'

Client virtualisation has long dragged behind its counterpart in the server world, but this is down to irrational fear, according to Dell.

Jerome Semichon, senior solutions architect at the company, showcased the technology to IT PRO during the Dell Tech Camp held today at the O2, reeling off the benefits of turning a desktop computer into a "tool to access data."

However, he conceded many were afraid of taking up the new model.

"It scares people,"said Semichon. "It scares people, but probably for the wrong reasons."

He claimed the the visibility of the change to the computing model is what has held back client virtualisation, whilst server virtualisation has shone through.

"Server virtualisation affected everyone but was [also] invisible to everyone," added Semichon.

"Client virtualisation is changing their modus operandi... and changing the way people work. There is an element of it still feels new... but its not."

He claimed the future was bright for the technology, with early adopters already on board and more people signing up to it all the time.

Semichon concluded: "We are starting to see the beginning of the curve. The usual suspects are there, like some of the big banks, but so are some small companies as well."