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Despite VMware View problems, VDI helps BYOD
Desktop virtualization and BYOD go hand-in-hand. But both are cultural changes and VMware View has its share of challenges, starting with the profile management feature.
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Mobile virtualization in 2012: Will it catch on?
There's no question surrounding the viability of desktop virtualization, but that isn't the case with mobile virtualization. IT pros wonder whether the technology has a place in the enterprise.
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Drive toward mobility accelerates VDI deployments
Desktop virtualization is becoming increasingly popular as employees bring tablets to work.
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Does Citrix HDX remove the need for WAN acceleration?
Citrix built WAN acceleration into HDX to improve performance and lower the cost of XenDesktop 5.5. But does this mean VDI shops can eliminate third-party WAN accelerators?
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Microsoft virtual desktop licensing guide
Microsoft licensing is convoluted, particularly for VDI. This guide navigates Windows virtual desktop licensing, how to reduce licensing costs, and what’s legal and what’s not.
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Virtual Desktop Voices
Gabe Knuth evaluates the new IGEL thin clients
IGEL thin clients support nearly every major desktop virtualization product and remote desktop protocol, providing an alternative to HP and Wyse.
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Guide
Guide to low-cost desktop virtualization
In this guide, learn to virtualize desktops without spending more than you would when deploying PCs, and what VDI vendors are doing to make virtual desktops an economical choice.
Recent Guides
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Client Hypervisor Guide
Client hypervisors provide a way to virtualize desktops without the drawbacks of VDI. Through this guide, learn about client hypervisor technologies, use cases and related news.
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A Quick Look at Windows Thin PC, a video from BriForum 2011
(this was originally posted in August, 2011) Presented by: Gabe Knuth (Please visit the site to view this media) Microsoft designed Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) to be a lightweight operating system that can be used to repurpose older hardware as thin clients while still providing access to...
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Upcoming events
Desktop Virtualization Seminar
Coming to 19 cities this year, independent industry expert Brian Madden breaks down the desktop virtualization market & provides the latest tips and best practices.
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Expert tutorial
Virtual desktop infrastructure: The big picture
VDI technologies vary from vendor to vendor, and all are quickly evolving with terms of performance and capabilities. It's important to consider all options before deciding on a VDI technology. Learn about 8 different solutions in this featured tutorial.