
Movement of insecure or risky applications off the desktop.That may have been previously financially unattainable: Imagine a few of the architectural possibilities now available Suddenly opens a whole new realm of possibilities for leveraging VM technologies But if you've created a compatible VM, the freeware Player license The hardware on existing ones - you'll need VMware Workstation or a similarĪpp for that. VMware Player won't allow you to build new virtual machines (VMs) or reconfigure The freely distributable Player brings the core functionality of VMware to the Version of the well-known and full-featured VMware Workstation application, Released in mid-December of last year and with one major exploit already announcedĪnd patched, VMware's Player tool has taken the Internet by storm. I hope to use that experience in the middle ground, along with a few good stories, In my day job I'm a systems administratorįor Raytheon Co., managing a network that's not too large and yet not too small. My name is Greg Shields, and the editors at Redmond magazine haveĪsked me to take over this column. So, is it a cliché to say that one can never replace him, only succeed It was Bill Boswell's thoughtfulĪnd engaging writing that originally attracted me to this magazine so many yearsĪgo.

Our new Windows Insider columnist, Greg Shields, walks you through the possibilities as well as tips for increasing performance. VMware's Player tool can make architectures you used to only dream of a reality. Windows Insider VMware Changes the Playing Field
