Double-Take Software is releasing Flex version 3.1, which will provide users with new features, including support for hot desking, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 and segregated data storage.
The company said that the Double-Take Flex allows multiple desktops or servers to boot from a centralised image repository stored on SAN-based storage or NAS to increase administrator control and security, while reducing the cost of management.
According to Double-Take, Flex 3.1 features include, support for hot desking, which uses the Double-Take Flex NOMAD architecture to allow users to boot their workloads from one machine to another. This feature is independent from a machine and can be implemented on any virtual or physical machine within a single location. It includes support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, which allows users to have a disaster recovery and business continuity plan.
The new version also features support for segregated data storage, which provides significant data de-duplication by maintaining one shared boot image instead of a boot image for each user. Double-Take Flex also provides administrators the option of using RES PowerFuse User Workspace Delivery Software to keep track of user’s profile changes independent of the master boot image.
Bob Roudebush, director of solutions engineering at Double-Take Software, said: “This new version of Double-Take Flex provides our customers with enhanced features to make managing IT workloads, especially corporate desktop, easier and more streamlined. For example, using its unique shared boot image technology, Double-Take Flex now enables each user’s desktop experience to seamlessly follow them around from device to device, leveraging the existing technology investments they’ve already made.”
