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What to consider when choosing a hypervisor for VDI
IT has several decisions to make when selecting a hypervisor for VDI, including choosing between a free hypervisor or a more feature-rich, paid option.
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Understand and evaluate the user profile management system
Profile management tools can help admins keep tabs on user profiles and information as long as they properly evaluate the prospective platforms and the capabilities they can provide.
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Find the happy medium with hardware for VDI
Overestimating or underestimating hardware needs for a VDI deployment can cause major problems for IT. With a few simple pieces of advice, IT pros can get a more accurate picture.
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Five VDI areas IT must monitor
To help maintain a good user experience, IT should turn to VDI monitoring products that look at the performance of deployment automation tools, write cache and more.
An Inside Look: Citrix Synergy 2018
Save this PDF for an exclusive look at everything that went down at Citrix Synergy this year. Gain vendor neutral insights from our editors about the company’s app and desktop delivery products, the winners of Best of Citrix Synergy 2018 Awards and news on emerging technologies.
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Cloud-hosted desktops and apps Get Started
Three ways to ensure Citrix Cloud success
Citrix Cloud enables organizations to host XenDesktop, XenApp and more in the cloud, but IT should first set up administration and Cloud Connectors and ensure high availability.
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Infrastructure & Architecture Manage
Are you ready to plan out your VDI capacity needs?
Planning VDI capacity can be challenging and confusing. See if you have what it takes to plan for factors such as remote access and future changes.
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Applications Evaluate
How to pick the right app virtualization tool
When picking an application virtualization tool, IT pros must understand the app types they are dealing with, determine their security needs and more.
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Tools & Technologies Evaluate
What to consider when choosing a hypervisor for VDI
IT has several decisions to make when selecting a hypervisor for VDI, including choosing between a free hypervisor or a more feature-rich, paid option.
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Citrix virtual desktop News
NetScaler authentication helps on-premises Citrix shops
In Citrix Synergy 2018 session, attendees learned about two ways to implement multifactor NetScaler authentication: Microsoft Azure Active Directory and Google ReCAPTCHA.
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VMware virtual desktop Evaluate
What built-in VDI monitoring tools does VMware provide?
VMware's built-in VDI monitoring tool, vRealize Operations for Horizon, can help IT pros gather performance and usage data in VMware and Citrix VDI deployments.
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Evaluate
What to consider when choosing a hypervisor for VDI
IT has several decisions to make when selecting a hypervisor for VDI, including choosing between a free hypervisor or a more feature-rich, paid option.
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Understand and evaluate the user profile management system
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A look at the leading profile management software
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How to pick the right app virtualization tool
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Problem Solve
Are you ready to plan out your VDI capacity needs?
Planning VDI capacity can be challenging and confusing. See if you have what it takes to plan for factors such as remote access and future changes.
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Find the happy medium with hardware for VDI
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How to streamline app layering
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How do VDI users affect company systems?
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Microsoft UE-V (User Experience Virtualization)
Microsoft UE-V (User Experience Virtualization) is a tool that enables users to move from one Windows device to another and maintain the same operating system (OS) and applications settings.
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Five VDI areas IT must monitor
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Make the right decisions for your VDI deployment
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Three ways to ensure Citrix Cloud success
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E-Handbook | April 2018
How to use GPU for rendering graphics in VDI deployments
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E-Handbook | February 2018
What's new with desktop virtualization management?
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E-Handbook | July 2017
Come on down! The VDI price is finally right
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E-Handbook | June 2017
An in-depth look at converged and hyper-converged technology for VDI
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E-Handbook | March 2017
Pick from three top virtual application delivery options
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Virtual Desktop Basics
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Microsoft UE-V (User Experience Virtualization)
Microsoft UE-V (User Experience Virtualization) is a tool that enables users to move from one Windows device to another and maintain the same operating system (OS) and applications settings.
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Get Started
Understand and evaluate the user profile management system
Profile management tools can help admins keep tabs on user profiles and information as long as they properly evaluate the prospective platforms and the capabilities they can provide.
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Get Started
VMware Workstation can help IT test its VDI deployment
It's a good idea for IT pros to test out their VDI deployment before they move users to virtual desktops. They can use VMware Workstation to do just that.
Vendor Resources
Blog: BrianMadden.com
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Fleetsmith (Mac management startup) adds Office 365 identity support
Fleetsmith originally focused on G Suite shops, but is now casting a wider net. It’s time for Mac management!Continue Reading
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Friday Notebook, June 15: Android enterprise progress keeps rolling along
Also: iOS 12 MDM features, a VFX/DaaS case study; Citrix Cloud licensing; MDM for Siri; Android Enterprise Recommended program expansion; Windows 10 on ARM reviews; and iOS 12 Siri Shortcuts.Continue Reading
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More BrianMadden.com Posts
Apple WWDC 2018: Here are the new iOS 12 MDM features
Friday Notebook, June 1: The VDI Like a Pro 2018 survey results are live
Apple’s iOS MDM protocol needs to get better for BYOD. Will iOS 12 finally fix it?
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Virtual desktop management
Why virtual desktop and server overprovisioning is a problem
If IT pros overprovision virtual desktops and servers, they waste money and resources. But there are other problems associated with poor resource allocation.
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Citrix virtual desktops
NetScaler authentication helps on-premises Citrix shops
In Citrix Synergy 2018 session, attendees learned about two ways to implement multifactor NetScaler authentication: Microsoft Azure Active Directory and Google ReCAPTCHA.
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Virtual desktop infrastructure and architecture
NComputing finds spot in desktop virtualization market
NComputing CTO Richard Sah discusses new opportunities for IT to take advantage of desktop virtualization, thanks to lower cost and the emergence of hyper-converged infrastructure.
SearchVirtualDesktop Definitions
- Microsoft UE-V (User Experience Virtualization)
- ControlUp
- Citrix XenDesktop
- user environment management (UEM)
- VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon
- Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)
- Login VSI (Login Virtual Session Indexer)
- Liquidware