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Virtual desktop management

• Spotlight on application delivery at BriForum 2013

  What do pinball and application delivery have in common? Not much, but Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth discuss both in this BriForum 2013 recap. Continue Reading

• How Windows 8.1 changes could make Windows 8 VDI more viable

  A few changes in Windows 8.1, including a new boot option, help make Windows 8 VDI more feasible in the enterprise. Continue Reading

• Why simpler desktop management should trump VDI

  VDI isn't the only way to get better desktop management, and virtual desktops aren't easier to manage just because they're part of VDI. Continue Reading

• Top 5 causes of virtual desktop and application downtime

  If your virtual desktops experience slowness or application downtime, keep these five factors in mind to locate the problem. Continue Reading

• How virtual desktop printing works on mobile devices

  The world isn't paperless quite yet, and if you're accessing a virtual desktop from a mobile device, attempting to print can be especially awkward. Continue Reading

• How to create Citrix XenDesktop vs. VMware View virtual desktop pools

  Not all virtual desktop pools are made equal. Creating and managing them calls for different processes in VMware View and Citrix XenDesktop.Continue Reading

• Understanding nonpersistent vs. persistent VDI

  You have a big decision to make when you deploy virtual desktops: Go for nonpersistent or persistent VDI? The choice often comes down to storage.Continue Reading

• Application delivery and security cause VDI angst

  Modern Infrastructure Decisions summit speakers and attendees sound off on troubles with VDI: security, application delivery and network management.Continue Reading

• Sampling four VDI monitoring tools

  There are a lot of options for VDI monitoring tools out there. Learn about a few products that can help you keep virtual desktops in check.Continue Reading

• Are user installed applications safe? Considering four tools

  User installed application tools provide one way to control application installation by users in a VDI environment. Check out these product options.Continue Reading

• Straightening out virtual desktop snags with VDI monitoring tools

  When you run into a problem, such as connectivity or authentication, with a virtual desktop, you need VDI monitoring tools to find and solve it.Continue Reading

• Application and OS updates for virtual desktops: Not so simple

  Think virtual desktops make app and OS updates easier? Think again. Patching and updating virtual desktops can require more steps than physical ones.Continue Reading

• New departmental installed applications tool virtualizes tough apps

  Liquidware Labs' new FlexApp departmental installed applications tool gives IT another way to deliver apps to end users in VDI environments.Continue Reading

• Browsium offers simple browser management tool for desktop admins

  Virtualization is one way to deploy and manage Web browsers on users' desktops, but browser management tools offer another -- simpler -- approach.Continue Reading

• User profile management tools: 16 options to consider

  There are tons of user profile management tools out there. Check out these options to learn what they offer -- and which ones are free.Continue Reading