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• Parallels

  Parallels is an application and desktop virtualization software vendor that offers management and delivery platforms for Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows desktop deployments. Continue Reading

• Pop quiz: Desktop virtualization certifications for Citrix and VMware

  VMware and Citrix offer numerous certifications for their virtual desktop and app products. Test yourself on the different levels and types of certifications and what each one covers. Continue Reading

• Understand Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop and its benefits

  Microsoft is bringing its virtual desktop offerings into the cloud era. Windows Virtual Desktop represents a big step forward. Continue Reading

• Goliath Technologies

  Goliath Technologies is a performance monitoring software vendor that offers tools to monitor and analyze data centers, back-end servers and network performance for on-premises and cloud deployments. Continue Reading

• 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

• Definitions to Get Started

  • Parallels
  • Goliath Technologies
  • PCoIP (PC over IP)
  • eG Innovations

  • Lakeside Software
  • Microsoft UE-V (User Experience Virtualization)
  • ControlUp
  • Citrix XenDesktop

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• 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 can IT improve its virtual application capacity plan?

  When IT deploys virtual apps, it must plan for the applications' capacity needs. Two common planning methods are monitoring app performance and load simulation.Continue Reading

• PCoIP (PC over IP)

  PC over IP (PCoIP) is a remote display protocol that Teradici developed for delivering remote desktops and applications to endpoints.Continue Reading

• Can you handle application and desktop virtualization?

  Virtual app and desktop deployments offer many benefits to IT, such as ease of management and improved security. Test yourself on the benefits of desktop virtualization.Continue Reading

• Can you manage virtual desktop user profile settings?

  IT can control virtual desktops more directly with user profile management. Take this quiz to find out if you know about the different profile types and more.Continue Reading

• How desktop and app virtualization vendors handle mobile devices

  If IT pros want to provide their users with access to virtual desktops and apps on mobile devices, they should know which vendors offer which virtualization services.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

• eG Innovations

  eG Innovations is an end-user experience and infrastructure monitoring software vendor best known for its eG Enterprise product.Continue Reading

• Lakeside Software

  Lakeside Software is a desktop monitoring software company known for its SysTrack product, which provides performance data and analytics for physical and virtual desktops.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