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Does your company need thin clients?
Take an in-depth look at thin clients, including the benefits, drawbacks and use cases, to determine if these endpoints can cut costs and protect data.
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The benefits of thin clients for your business
Thin clients can help many organizations, especially when it comes to storing information in one space. Learn about the different thin client designs, as well as their cost-saving benefits.
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Help mobile device users work with VDI apps
IT faces an uphill battle when deploying virtual desktops to mobile devices due to compatibility issues. Virtualization platforms help IT address these problems.
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Learn the ins and outs of Remote Desktop Services
Microsoft Remote Desktop Services is often pigeonholed as a session-based virtualization tool. IT can, however, use it for both VDI and app virtualization, as well.
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Cloud-hosted desktops and apps Evaluate
How a jumpbox can improve VM security in Microsoft Azure
A jumpbox can be a handy tool to improve security in a Microsoft Azure deployment. For starters, it blocks the public IP address automatically associated with any VMs.
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Infrastructure & Architecture Manage
Resolutions for VDI administrators in 2019
IT professionals making New Year's resolutions should take a look at their VDI management approach and find ways to improve it with technology such as AIOps.
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Applications Evaluate
Increased GPU adoption in VDI deployments explained
The ability to share GPUs among multiple virtual desktop instances has contributed to a rise in GPU use in many VDI deployments.
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Tools & Technologies Get Started
The ins and outs of VMware and Citrix certifications
Certifications from Citrix and VMware validate an IT professional's skills with respect to a certain program or tool, and they can help VDI pros improve their careers.
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Citrix virtual desktop Evaluate
How do Citrix's certifications work?
Citrix offers a slew of certifications that prove how well an IT pro knows a certain technology. To earn a certification, IT pros must pass exams that Citrix issues.
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VMware virtual desktop News
What's new in VMware Horizon
Recent updates to VMware Horizon include features that focus on troubleshooting UX issues and making it simpler for IT to manage the tool.
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Application virtualization and streaming
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Increased GPU adoption in VDI deployments explained
The ability to share GPUs among multiple virtual desktop instances has contributed to a rise in GPU use in many VDI deployments.
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Does your company need thin clients?
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The benefits of thin clients for your business
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Learn the ins and outs of Remote Desktop Services
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Problem Solve
Take a closer look at Remote Desktop Services licensing
Microsoft's Remote Desktop Services licensing policies can be confusing if you don't know the Client Access Licenses and Remote Desktop Services roles.
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How VDI shops can handle legacy apps, modern devices
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Plan for virtual business app capacity
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Track end-user experience with VDI monitoring tools
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Help mobile device users work with VDI apps
IT faces an uphill battle when deploying virtual desktops to mobile devices due to compatibility issues. Virtualization platforms help IT address these problems.
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What trends will define VDI in 2019?
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Resolutions for VDI administrators in 2019
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Use VDI testing to identify deployment issues
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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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Remote Desktop Services (RDS)
Remote Desktop Services (RDS) is an umbrella term for several specific features of Microsoft Windows Server that allow users to remotely access graphical desktops and Windows applications.
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Learn the latest in endpoint management for VDI
IT professionals must make sure they are prepared to manage different types of endpoints as a part of their VDI deployments because the modern workforce requires it.
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Parallels
Parallels is an application and desktop virtualization software vendor that offers management and delivery platforms for Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows desktop deployments.
Vendor Resources
- How HCI can Improve VDI Deployments –White Paper
- Benefits of Running VDI on a Hyperconverged Platform –White Paper
- Hyperconverged VDI Supports a National University –Case Study
Blog: BrianMadden.com
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Our mobile threat data series continues with Symantec
Symantec is the latest security vendor to provide us with some interesting mobile security data.Continue Reading
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Friday Notebook, January 18: Outlook Mobile approved for all U.S. federal users; more on migrations
Also: Windows 7 EOL; Android Enterprise Recommended for EMM; Microsoft Intelligent Security Graph; and Ericom new CEO.Continue Reading
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More BrianMadden.com Posts
Talking to Ericom’s new CEO about Ericom Shield and cloud security
What is Microsoft Intelligent Security Graph?
Google announces Android Enterprise Recommended program for EMM vendors
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Cloud-hosted virtual desktop and application strategy
Microsoft-FSLogix acquisition changes cloud desktop game
FSLogix can help Microsoft solve problems that have plagued the integration of Office 365 and virtual desktops, and it will immediately benefit the new Windows Virtual Desktop.
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Virtual desktop infrastructure and architecture
Microsoft eyes AWS with desktop-as-a-service play
Microsoft jumps onto the desktop-as-a-service bandwagon with its Azure-hosted Windows Virtual Desktop platform, but the service faces tough competition from market leader Amazon Workspaces.
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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.