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Virtual desktop software and vendors News

January 25, 2018 25 Jan'18
Meltdown and Spectre patches hit XenApp performance especially hard

Organizations with VDI and RDSH will likely take a performance hit after patching Meltdown and Spectre, according to test results from Lakeside Software.
January 11, 2018 11 Jan'18
Citrix enables Nvidia vGPU live migration

Virtual desktop users are averse to downtime. A new capability from Citrix and Nvidia allows for live migration of vGPUs so VDI shops can keep graphics processing up and running.
November 21, 2017 21 Nov'17
Cloud-hosted apps catching on to meet user demand

With the ever-increasing popularity of cloud computing, organizations are also considering streaming their applications. Several cloud-hosted app services can help.
July 20, 2017 20 Jul'17
Android apps on Chromebooks hurt appeal as thin clients

All future Chromebook releases will support Android apps, which brings concerns regarding their security, management and overall usefulness as thin clients.

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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
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

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Buy the right desktop and application virtualization product

Virtualizing both desktops and applications can increase productivity, agility and mobility within a company. Discover the products that can deliver both services to your workers. Continue Reading
Understand the benefits of user profile management software

Profile management tools can be valuable assets to address failure recovery, migration support, KPI improvement, as well as profile corruption, so long as they fit your environment. Continue Reading
Survey the desktop and application virtualization market

Organizations want the flexibility to deliver virtual desktops and applications from the same platform. Learn about the products that can do both for your enterprise. Continue Reading

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IT gains a secret weapon with VDI monitoring

IT admins can use VDI monitoring to gain X-ray vision into their VDI deployments. These tools help strengthen the user experience and pinpoint problem areas. Continue Reading
What makes VMware Horizon Air Hybrid-Mode tick?

With VMware Horizon Air Hybrid-Mode, you get the control of on-premises virtual desktops with the simplified management of desktop as a service. Continue Reading
NComputing vSpace in focus after company ditches DaaS

NComputing has been a solid, budget VDI and app virtualization vendor for a while, but it nearly wandered off a cliff while pursuing desktop as a service. Now the company is back to concentrating on what it does best. Continue Reading

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Get to know root cause analysis tools for VDI

Not all VDI monitoring tools provide the same features. IT admins in search of a root cause analysis tool may want to turn to third-party vendors. Continue Reading
How does Citrix XenDesktop licensing work?

Licensing is a key component to virtual desktop infrastructure. Citrix XenDesktop provides businesses with the option of user or device specific models. Continue Reading
IT shop uses VMware Fusion software to unite Windows and macOS

When a manufacturer needed to run Windows-only applications on Macs for a specific project, the IT department turned to desktop virtualization software. Continue Reading