Tips

Tips

Virtual desktop management

• The top 5 ways that VDI can help improve your enterprise's security

  Virtual desktop infrastructure can make enterprise security easier to manage. Learn how VDI can help with tasks such as patching, setting firewalls and protecting against viruses.  Continue Reading

• Manage Remote Desktop Services with Windows PowerShell

  Learn how Remote Desktop Services can be managed with PowerShell in Windows Server 2008 R2.  Continue Reading

• Choosing a connection broker for your virtual desktop

  Choosing the appropriate connection broker is tantamount to ensuring the proper management interface, licensing model and virtual server support for your virtual desktop infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• Configuring Active Directory GPOs in a VDI environment

  For an easy transition to virtual desktops, focus on configuring Group Policy Objects for VDI OS images.  Continue Reading

• Which virtualization licensing model matches your needs?

  Presentation virtualization and desktop virtualization differ in functionality, but have similar licensing models. Find out which licensing model is best.  Continue Reading

• Developing a proof of concept plan for virtual desktops

  Refer to these checklists as part of a proof of concept plan when deploying virtual desktops to ensure that your final objectives are organized and clear.  Continue Reading

• Understanding cloud computing architecture models

  There is no single model for cloud computing. Discover some cloud computing architectures that are in development and how they'll work in your enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Lock down systems by switching to a VDI technology

  While admins prefer to lock down systems for stability and to reduce costs, users would prefer to have more freedom. Read why implementing VDI can help find a happy medium for these two groups.  Continue Reading

• Prepare and protect user profiles before virtualizing your desktop

  User profiles are one of the most important aspects of a desktop. Before you can virtualize, though, you need to take some steps to protect those profiles. Learn how in this tip.  Continue Reading

• RemoteByMail freeware performs remote control of PCs by email

  Many administrators have the task of creating PC connections for remote desktop management. The task is straightforward, but some of the approaches are not. Now there's remote control freeware called RemoteByMail that allows admins to control PC ...  Continue Reading