Tips

Tips

• How does VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon work?

  VMware's built-in VDI monitoring tool, vRealize Operations for Horizon, can help IT pros gather performance and usage data in VMware and Citrix VDI deployments.  Continue Reading

• Why IT should consider turning to VDI in the cloud

  IT pros should not be afraid of taking their VDI deployment to cloud. As long as they keep their users in mind and work with business stakeholders, it can be a success.  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

• Six considerations for IT before moving to a DaaS provider

  To truly evaluate whether DaaS can help their organizations, IT pros must account for the total cost of ownership and understand what management tasks providers do not do.  Continue Reading

• Compare types of virtual desktop user experience monitoring

  When it comes to user experience monitoring for VDI, IT has a choice between an agent-based or a virtual user-based approach. Each one has its pros and cons.  Continue Reading

• The definitive application virtualization capacity plan

  Application virtualization capacity planning comes down to four main points of emphasis, including knowing user needs and understanding hardware requirements.  Continue Reading

• Five tasks your desktop-as-a-service provider won't do

  Even if IT pros turn to a DaaS provider to deliver virtual desktops to users and take some management tasks off their plates, there are still some jobs they have to do.  Continue Reading

• Don't let network latency issues slow your VDI or DaaS roll

  Data can get to users faster if it is closer to them. As a result IT must keep that distance in mind when setting up a VDI or DaaS deployment.  Continue Reading

• How to configure Microsoft RDS Personal Session Desktops

  Microsoft has found a balance for virtual desktops in Windows Server 2016. Personal Session Desktops give IT the option to deploy VDI in Microsoft Azure.  Continue Reading

• Take a walk down the VDI image management tightrope

  It's easy for the number of VDI images to spiral out of control in an organization. IT can turn to app virtualization and app layering to avoid image bloat.  Continue Reading

• Why should IT virtualize Windows 10?

  There are several key benefits to virtualizing Windows 10, including making the entire deployment process easier and simplifying patch management.  Continue Reading

• Rise of the graphics-intensive mainstream apps

  VDI shops can no longer assume mainstream apps, such as Microsoft Office, do not require GPUs. This type of app, as well as websites and more, are increasingly graphics-intensive.  Continue Reading

• A look into the VDI capacity planning crystal ball

  Planning for VDI capacity is daunting. There are certain measures IT can take to better prepare, such as estimating resources and determining workflows.  Continue Reading

• When workspace tools can stand in as VDI brokers and when they can't

  For smaller companies, workspace tools, which bring users' resources into one access point, can work as VDI brokers. VMware and Citrix offer options, as well as some other vendors.  Continue Reading

• How a third-party RDP client can help VDI shops

  VDI shops can use Microsoft's built-in RDP client to connect users to remote desktops and apps, but some third-party options provide extra features that can really help.  Continue Reading