June 2014

• June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14

  New Citrix CEO is old Citrix CEO -- and that's a good thing

  Citrix CEO Mark Templeton was planning to step down by the end of the year, but has decided to stay on. It's a great move considering increased competition in the virtualization market that Citrix now has to deal with.  Continue Reading

• June 30, 2014 30 Jun'14

  Desktop and app virtualization terms you need to know

  Desktop and application virtualization are not the easiest concepts to understand because there are so many different types and methods. Take this quiz on virtualization terms to see how much you know.  Continue Reading

• June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14

  Features of Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012

  If you're considering deploying Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2012, you should know about its capabilities and features -- including as RemoteApp and RemoteFX -- that can help you deliver virtual desktops and applications to users.  Continue Reading

• June 27, 2014 27 Jun'14

  Components, features and use cases for XenDesktop 7.5

  XenDesktop 7.5 comes with XenApp, hybrid cloud integration and HDX enhancements, as well as an improved experience for workers who use mobile devices to access desktops and apps. But is there room for upgrades in products such as Profile Management?  Continue Reading

• June 25, 2014 25 Jun'14

  Top VDI and end-user experience monitoring tools

  Infrastructure and end-user experience monitoring are critical to the effectiveness of your VDI deployment, but it can be hard to know what to look for in a monitoring tool. Products from Liquidware Labs, Lakeside Software and others hit the mark.  Continue Reading

• June 25, 2014 25 Jun'14

  Why you need a strategy to part ways with your DaaS provider

  Part of planning to move to DaaS involves planning to move away from it. That might seem counterintuitive, but your DaaS provider can disappear without any warning. Without a contingency plan, you'd be left in the lurch.  Continue Reading

• June 24, 2014 24 Jun'14

  What you need to know about cloud desktops and DaaS providers

  DaaS has been around for a long time, but it's only just become a hot topic in the last few years. So what exactly do you need to know about cloud desktops? There's a lot to digest, from costs and licensing concerns to how to choose a DaaS provider.  Continue Reading

• June 19, 2014 19 Jun'14

  Five ways to fix a broken VDI implementation

  It's easy for your VDI implementation to start off on the wrong foot or break once it's in place. Ask yourself a few questions and find out if your VDI is broken, then take five steps to fix it.  Continue Reading

• June 18, 2014 18 Jun'14

  Choosing hardware vs. software storage optimization isn't hard

  Hardware and software storage optimization tools accomplish the same goal in different ways. With software optimization, you get a tool that works with your hardware. If you buy a hardware product, you pay someone else to design the storage backend.  Continue Reading

• June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14

  The downsides of cloud desktops

  Cloud desktops have lots of benefits, but they aren't flawless. Reliability, latency, licensing and security issues can all present problems that make DaaS a poor match for your company.  Continue Reading

• June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14

  Flexible DaaS platform runs on AWS, Azure and Google's cloud

  IT shops interested in DaaS have a number of options, from AWS to VMware. But few offer the freedom of choice and simple management that this DaaS platform provides.  Continue Reading

• June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14

  Passive vs. synthetic end-user perspective performance monitoring

  Passive and synthetic end-user perspective performance monitoring tools show you how VDI is working for workers. But passive tools don't give a comprehensive look at how VDI is working, and synthetic options can affect performance.  Continue Reading

• June 17, 2014 17 Jun'14

  VDI costs less, works better in 2014

  Vendor TCO models inflate how much money VDI can save you, but VDI costs are finally coming down -- thanks in part to Moore's Law.  Continue Reading

• June 13, 2014 13 Jun'14

  With zero clients, exceptions shouldn't be the rule

  Chapter 3 explores the post-rollout steps for an organization that has adopted zero clients. Once they are in place, IT needs to know how to manage and monitor desktops effectively from the data center. Though minimal maintenance is necessary, admin...  Continue Reading

• June 12, 2014 12 Jun'14

  Should you virtualize applications or include them in VDI images?

  Whether you should virtualize applications separately or embed them in virtual desktop images depends on how much time and money virtualization saves you -- if any -- and how well the apps perform in a virtual environment.  Continue Reading

• June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14

  How to troubleshoot remote and virtual desktop connection issues

  There are lots of reasons that remote and virtual desktop connection issues come up because there are so many components that make the technology work. Learn some of the most common reasons for connection troubles and how to fix them.  Continue Reading

• June 11, 2014 11 Jun'14

  Secure VDI desktops the same way you would physical ones

  Virtual desktops are just as vulnerable to malware, viruses and exploits as physical desktops are. That means you have to secure VDI the same way you would PCs, and definitely don't make the move to VDI solely in the interest of security.  Continue Reading

• June 09, 2014 09 Jun'14

  VDI monitoring tools for specific components and whole environments

  There are VDI monitoring tools to help you keep track of your deployment, and there are unified tools that monitor your whole environment -- not just VDI. Each one has its use case, but you'll probably want both.  Continue Reading

• June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14

  Why delivering applications from the cloud is technically DaaS

  As far as end users are concerned, hosted applications are just applications. But on the back end, those apps need desktops to run, so it's considered Desktops as a Service.  Continue Reading

• June 03, 2014 03 Jun'14

  Why zero client configuration is a snap

  If you're working with zero clients, you know that the clients themselves don't need any configuration, but the server does.  Continue Reading