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Virtual desktop infrastructure and architecture

• Where does OS streaming make sense?

  Desktop virtualization is more than virtual desktop infrastructure. OS streaming -- which doesn't involve a hypervisor -- may work in your IT environment. Continue Reading

• Why virtualization is harder for desktops than servers

  Although IT pros think their own slices of the industry are the hardest to deal with, virtual desktops may be more challenging than virtual servers. Continue Reading

• Is your vendor a virtual desktop NIMBY?

  Virtual desktop infrastructure vendors say their products can help manage user machines, but how many of them actually use their own products? Continue Reading

• Host-based vs. client-based 'remoting' protocols

  Microsoft RDP and Citrix ICA were once remote display protocols, but client software isn't dumb anymore, and RPP and HDX allow for partial "remoting" with some redirection. Continue Reading

• Pair your Win 7 and virtual desktop migrations

  Windows 7 migrations and virtual desktop rollouts are big, disruptive projects that are best done together. Continue Reading

• HDX versus PC-over-IP: The protocol war is not over yet

  Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol, VMware's PC-over-IP and Citrix's ICA, renamed HDX, are all good enough, but the struggle for the title of best remote protocol isn't over yet.Continue Reading

• What are 'zero clients,' and how are they different from thin clients?

  At Citrix Synergy 2010, Wyse unveiled the Wyse Xenith, a "zero client" device. Find out how this stateless technology works and how can help with device management.Continue Reading

• Looking ahead to Citrix Synergy 2010

  Brian Madden has attended Citrix's annual user conference since it began in 1998. In this week's column, he gives a sneak peek into the sessions at the 2010 show.Continue Reading

• How VDI can make your desktop security worse

  Although virtual desktop infrastructure supposedly tightens security, it can in fact let unpredictable users harm data center security.Continue Reading

• How Apple's iPad could fit into desktop virtualization

  Citrix's screenshot of an iPad with Windows 7 could be a sign of things to come. See how the new device could change desktop virtualization.Continue Reading

• Selling desktop virtualization to 'traditional' desktop admins

  Traditional administrators may feel desktop virtualization is not worth exploring. But these easily integrated desktop virtualization technologies can help you change their minds.Continue Reading

• Thin clients aren't as 'dumb' as they used to be

  IT vendors have heard customer complaints about the limitations of thin-client computing. A variety of processing options have emerged -- balancing "thick" and thin-client devices.Continue Reading

• Do you need VECD, or can you use the Windows retail license for VDI?

  If you buy a retail version of Windows, you don't need Microsoft's Virtual Enterprise Centralized Desktop license -- but VECD provides advantages for virtualized environments.Continue Reading

• The pros and cons of small virtual desktop vendors

  Your choice of desktop virtualization product should depend on your environment. Two IT pros discuss how they decided on virtual desktop productsContinue Reading

• 2010: The year desktop virtualization happens

  Brian Madden predicts 2010 will be a calm year for desktop virtualization since technical challenges have been overcome, and all we need to do is implement it. But is he right?Continue Reading