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Virtual desktop management

• Follow the recipe for successfully deploying VDI

  When creating the recipe for a successful VDI deployment, IT needs to include automated build processes, hypervisor clusters, golden VMs and more. Continue Reading

• How to approach virtual app and VDI capacity planning

  To successfully virtualize apps or desktops, IT pros must understand how their existing systems work to predict capacity needs. They should also examine how users work with apps. Continue Reading

• How does a remote display protocol actually work?

  IT should know how remote display protocols, which transmit the desktop image from the data center to the end user, work because of the critical role they play in VDI. Continue Reading

• FAQ: Windows 10 virtual desktops

  Whether or not to virtualize Windows 10 desktops is a big choice. Built-in features, such as Microsoft User Experience Virtualization and App-V, make it easier. Continue Reading

• Compare types of virtual desktop user experience monitoring

  When it comes to user experience monitoring for VDI, IT has a choice between an agent-based or a virtual user-based approach. Each one has its pros and cons. Continue Reading

• app virtualization (application virtualization)

  App virtualization (application virtualization) is the separation of an installation of an application from the client computer that is accessing it.Continue Reading

• Nonpersistent vs. persistent VDI showdown

  Take a look at persistent and nonpersistent VDI, and see how they differ. Discover tips for the best deployment approaches and the terms behind it all.Continue Reading

• Five questions to ask as you compare VDI vs. DaaS

  IT pros must know their goals and use cases, as well as the location of their users and data, when deciding between VDI and DaaS. Cost is also an important factor.Continue Reading

• Why should IT virtualize Windows 10?

  There are several key benefits to virtualizing Windows 10, including making the entire deployment process easier and simplifying patch management.Continue Reading

• Three user profile management tools for nonpersistent VDI

  IT can have trouble managing user profiles that are separate from the desktop images in nonpersistent VDI, but they can make things easier with user profile management tools.Continue Reading

• How does app layering work with nonpersistent desktops?

  One of the big drawbacks of nonpersistent VDI is that users get no personalization. App layering can change that by keeping the apps separate from the OS itself.Continue Reading

• How to keep VDI costs to a minimum

  The cost of VDI may not be as daunting as some IT pros think, thanks in large part to new storage methods and hyper-converged infrastructure.Continue Reading

• The future of virtualization lies with Remote Desktop Session Host

  Even though VDI came and made waves in the market, RDSH's staying power is evident because it is so straightforward and should survive the fall of the traditional desktop.Continue Reading

• Consider key factors in the physical vs. virtual desktop debate

  When deciding between physical or virtual desktops, IT admins must evaluate the costs, look at their application requirements and understand their users' needs.Continue Reading

• When workspace tools can stand in as VDI brokers and when they can't

  For smaller companies, workspace tools, which bring users' resources into one access point, can work as VDI brokers. VMware and Citrix offer options, as well as some other vendors.Continue Reading