Features

Features

• How VDI admins can earn 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.  Continue Reading

• Learn how to best deploy VDI on HCI

  IT pros considering using HCI to power their VDI deployments should listen to this advice from three IT pros on how to get buy-in throughout the organization and more.  Continue Reading

• How to plan a VDI test before a full deployment

  Whether IT is running VDI for the first time or simply tweaking the back-end hardware, testing VDI is a complex but necessary part of deploying virtual desktops.  Continue Reading

• Windows Virtual Desktop poised to shake up the DaaS market

  Microsoft is finally throwing its hat into the desktop-as-a-service ring with Windows Virtual Desktop. The DaaS offering could shake up the competition significantly.  Continue Reading

• Get to know virtual desktop image optimization tools

  Desktop image optimization tools can help IT run a more efficient VDI deployment by overriding certain native OS functions and utilities.  Continue Reading

• 3 VDI implementation best practices for IT to follow

  When IT plans for VDI, it must factor in VDI implementation best practices, such as user habits and the applications users require, to ensure that they don't run into performance problems.  Continue Reading

• How VDI provisioning can help IT effectively manage resources

  VDI management requires more than simply monitoring desktops. IT must understand users' resource needs and provision its back-end infrastructure to reflect them.  Continue Reading

• Top tips for virtual desktop delivery success

  Successfully deploying virtual desktops is no easy feat. IT pros shared their stories of adopting virtual desktops in a customer panel at VMworld 2018.  Continue Reading

• Get to know the latest VMware Horizon 7 features

  Recent updates to VMware Horizon include features that focus on troubleshooting UX issues and making it simpler for IT to manage the tool.  Continue Reading

• It's time to embrace mobile VDI access

  Mobile devices have not taken the thin client market by storm, but they could become more popular as virtual app and desktop vendors gear their products toward smartphones and tablets.  Continue Reading

• Evaluate each side in the VDI vs. RDS debate

  The difference between a VDI and an RDS desktop may be small for users, but for IT, the decision of how to host its virtual desktops is extremely important.  Continue Reading

• Best practices for managing user profiles

  When IT establishes user profiles for virtual desktops, it has several profile options. If users work from multiple endpoints, for example, IT should use roaming user profiles.  Continue Reading

• VDI shops mull XenDesktop vs. Horizon as competition continues

  Citrix still holds a large advantage in the desktop virtualization market, but several factors could allow VMware's market share to grow.  Continue Reading

• Four questions for virtual app and desktop deployment

  Choosing a virtual desktop delivery method and determining how to host desktops and applications are just two enterprise workstation decisions IT must make.  Continue Reading

• Picking the right VDI use cases means understanding users

  When deciding whether or not to use VDI, IT pros should consider the user above all else, including how users will adjust, as well as what they do and where they work.  Continue Reading