Intel® vPro™ Technology

Next-Generation Streaming Clients Based on Intel® vPro™ Technology

Hormuzd Khosravi, Corporate Technology Group, Intel Corporation

Dori Eldar, Digital Enterprise Group, Intel Corporation

Venkat Gokulrangan, Mobility Group, Intel Corporation

Thomas James, Digital Enterprise Group, Intel Corporation

Nancy Sumrall, Mobility Group, Intel Corporation

Keywords: PXE, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11, OS streaming, Intel® AMT, NAC, OOB manageability, centralized compute model

Citations for this paper: Khosravi, H.; Eldar, D.; Gokulrangan, V.; James, T.; Sumrall, N. "Configuring Intel® Active Management Technology." Intel Technology Journal. http://www.intel.com/technology/itj/2008/v12i4/5-paper/1-abstract.htm (December 2008).

Abstract

Many enterprises are moving towards a centralized compute model where the operating system (OS), applications, and data are stored on a central server, or on a server farm, and streamed to remote clients for execution. Improvements in flexibility of work environments, availability of data, and business continuity are the factors that motivate enterprise IT departments to consider a central compute model. For example, having the OS and software maintained on a central server simplifies the software licensing and compliance requirements in large enterprises. Security is also a critical consideration for many of these enterprises, but it often poses deployment and interoperability challenges when it has to coexist with other technologies. One such challenge faced by IT organizations is the deployment of OS Streaming (Preboot eXecution Environment-PXE) technology in 802.1x access control networks. In this article we describe how Intel® vPro™ technology provides unique, industry-first solutions that can be used by IT organizations to build the next generation of streaming client platforms that provide the same flexibility without sacrificing security or user experience.

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