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• Ten Citrix Synergy 2018 sessions to attend

  Get a jump start on your Citrix Synergy planning with this rundown of 10 interesting sessions that explore Linux-based virtual desktops, scalability and planning, and more. Continue Reading

• user environment management (UEM)

  User environment management is a technology designed to allow IT to oversee a user's complete desktop experience, including the profile, any policies IT applies and customizations the user makes. Continue Reading

• How to use GPU for rendering graphics in VDI deployments

  Graphics processing needs in VDI deployments are greater than ever. IT must know how to use GPUs to deliver the graphics quality users need in their desktops and apps. Continue Reading

• VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon

  VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon is a monitoring tool that tracks the health and performance of Horizon, Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp, and Remote Desktop Session Host deployments. Continue Reading

• Three VDI capacity planning steps IT must follow

  When planning its VDI deployment, IT must account for the resources users will need to avoid over or under provisioning the virtual desktops and anticipate potential growth. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • user environment management (UEM)
  • VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon
  • Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)
  • Login VSI (Login Virtual Session Indexer)

  • Liquidware
  • Desktop as a Service (DaaS)
  • Citrix App Layering (formerly Citrix AppDisk)
  • VMware UEM (User Environment Manager)

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• Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)

  Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) is an application-level network communication system that transfers real-time data from multimedia to an endpoint device by communicating directly with the server streaming the data.Continue Reading

• Best of Citrix Synergy 2018 Awards criteria and nomination form

  Get to know the rules and criteria for this year's Best of Citrix Synergy 2018 Awards below. The deadline to enter has passed.Continue Reading

• Login VSI (Login Virtual Session Indexer)

  Login VSI (Login Virtual Session Indexer) is a software company that specializes in products IT can use to monitor and test loads for server-based computing, VDI and desktop as a service.Continue Reading

• Liquidware

  Liquidware is a company that provides monitoring and management software for physical, virtual and cloud desktop deployments.Continue Reading

• Journey to the center of a successful VDI project plan

  Not all VDI projects turn out to be winners. Stay on the good side of a VDI deployment by creating a strong plan and using a pilot for testing, with a focus on user experience.Continue Reading

• Desktop as a Service (DaaS)

  Desktop as a service (DaaS) is a cloud computing offering in which a third party hosts the back end of a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployment.Continue Reading

• How to gain VDI support from users and decision-makers

  VDI can help IT with mobile workers, contract workers and data control, but to get a project off the ground, it needs to communicate the benefits to users and decision-makers.Continue Reading

• Citrix App Layering (formerly Citrix AppDisk)

  Citrix App Layering, formerly Citrix AppDisk, is a tool that delivers applications in layers independently from the virtual desktop operating system.Continue Reading

• Solve the mystery of VDI licenses

  A VDI deployment is tricky enough without worrying about having the right VDI licensing. Stay one step ahead of the problems by knowing which license to use.Continue Reading

• VMware UEM (User Environment Manager)

  VMware User Environment Manager is software that IT professionals can use to configure and deploy employees' desktop computer settings.Continue Reading