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• March 11, 2014 11 Mar'14

  VMware DaaS sited to outplay Amazon WorkSpaces -- and its own partners

  VMware DaaS now runs on vCHS at a price competitive with Amazon WorkSpaces and lower than some cloud providers, giving IT pros negotiating power.

• February 28, 2014 28 Feb'14

  CTO Chris Wolf reveals VMware VDI plans to beat Citrix, expand DaaS

  VMware's new CTO Chris Wolf takes on questions about the role of VDI in the mobile era, competition with Citrix and what's next for DaaS.

• February 14, 2014 14 Feb'14

  How consumerized hosted apps will disrupt the IT power structure

  Spoon CEO Kenji Obata sounds off on the consumerization of applications and how the desktop space will look in the future.

• February 13, 2014 13 Feb'14

  Citrix's new desktop GM reveals DaaS, XenDesktop and XenApp plans

  Citrix's new VP and GM of desktops and apps discusses the road ahead for DaaS and how Citrix will evolve XenDesktop and XenApp to meet IT needs.

• January 31, 2014 31 Jan'14

  Will end users access Dell Wyse Cloud Connect for business use?

  Dell released its Cloud Connect product for desktop access via the cloud this week, but it may have limited enterprise value due to some drawbacks.

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• January 27, 2014 27 Jan'14

  XenApp 7.5 dodges desktops with app delivery to mobile devices, cloud

  Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.5 allow admins to deliver specific Windows apps to mobile devices, plus provide a cloud delivery option.

• January 09, 2014 09 Jan'14

  New tool increases VDI performance without body-slamming IT budgets

  Software from Atlantis Computing and others use RAM to boost VDI performance. Now IT shops have one more option, and it undercuts the others on cost.

• January 08, 2014 08 Jan'14

  Citrix DesktopPlayer for Mac supports offline mobile workers

  Citrix got in on the Mac game with a new client virtualization offering that delivers Windows virtual desktops to Macs – even if they’re offline.

• January 06, 2014 06 Jan'14

  VMware EUC group replaces CTO, poaches two from Citrix

  VMware has replaced CTO Scott Davis with a promising engineer who may help the company succeed in the end-user computing space.

• January 02, 2014 02 Jan'14

  DaaS will grow when Microsoft blows up Windows licensing rules

  One DaaS supporter sounds off on unfair Microsoft Windows licensing rules for cloud service providers and the cloud desktop industry in 2014.

• December 20, 2013 20 Dec'13

  What technology trends had the biggest impact on VDI in 2013?

  Desktop as a Service and storage stood out on the list of top trends in VDI for 2013.

• December 18, 2013 18 Dec'13

  Top 10 VDI news stories of 2013

  Catch up on the top 10 VDI news stories of the year and learn how the virtual desktop and DaaS markets changed in 2013.

• December 16, 2013 16 Dec'13

  GPU virtualization is right for some VDI shops -- but not all

  Not all VDI environments need GPU virtualization technology. In fact, sometimes protocol offload will do the trick.

• December 03, 2013 03 Dec'13

  Cloud desktops finally kick the small-fry VDI label

  DaaS is no longer the red-headed stepchild of VDI; with VMware and Amazon offering cloud desktops and fostering acceptance, DaaS could gain steam in 2014.

• December 02, 2013 02 Dec'13

  Hyper-converged infrastructure lets VDI scale

  Hyper-converged infrastructure offerings give a boost to VDI through their simplicity and ability to scale easily.