There are various automated tools and manual processes to optimize the virtual desktop operating systems.
Previously, the optimization process was delivered via a set of scripts that you would manually execute on the virtual desktop machine that was being used to create the gold image. However, in this chapter, we will take a look at the GUI-based VMware Optimization Tool, as this is available to download as a fling.
A fling, in VMware terms, is a free piece of software for end users to try out and provide feedback to VMware on. Often, these products make it into production as products in their own right, or they form part of a new feature of an already existing product. The only thing to bear in mind, ...
