Mobile devices could open doors for VDI, despite PC slump
If work on the desktop is in decline thanks to collapsing PC sales and an explosion of all things mobile, could virtual desktops also be doomed to follow suit?Few people would dispute VDI has a host of...
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Nutanix NX-3000 review: Virtualization cloud-style
What do you get when you combine four independent servers, lots of memory, standard SATA disks and SSD, 10Gb networking, and custom software in a single box? In this instance, the answer would be a...
View ArticleGoogle and VMware advance plans for the death of the desktop
No question about it, the PC is taking a backseat to mobile tech in both the consumer and business worlds. But some companies can't part completely with Windows because of issues like legacy apps or...
View ArticleVMware one-ups Amazon for Windows desktops as a service
If VMware teaming up with Google to deliver Windows desktops to Chromebooks via VMware Horizon View didn't hammer the final nails into conventional desktop's coffin, VMware has driven in a few more...
View ArticleAmazon's WorkSpaces becomes generally available
Amazon Web Services' hosted virtual desktops have become generally available, priced from $35, but the company and its competitors have a lot of hurdles to overcome before this sort of technology is...
View ArticleRed Hat Enterprise Virtualization promises more OpenStack integration
Red Hat just released a beta version of the latest rev of its server and desktop virtualization solution, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV). Based on KVM, which Red Hat acquired from Qumranet in...
View ArticleDealing with the application explosion
The application landscape has changed forever. With fat local apps, Web apps, SaaS apps, and mobile apps, it's becoming harder to manage and secure the unprecedented diversity of applications that...
View ArticleVMware to extend Horizon beyond virtual desktop infrastructure
VMware will release in July a new version of its Horizon VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) software that will allow administrators to manage VDI and non-VDI deployments in a unified manner, by using...
View ArticleVMware looks to AirWatch to simplify management and centralize client storage
VMware is leaning on AirWatch to let users access files from one place using virtual and physical clients and let admins manage desktops in the same way they handle mobile devices.When VMware announced...
View ArticleCitrix brings desktop management to XenMobile
Citrix Systems wants to manage desktops and mobile devices with the latest version of XenMobile, and is also working on making it easier for XenApp users to upgrade.Citrix is this week gathering...
View ArticleVMware dangles dollars for mobile, apps, and virtualization migration
VMware's newest offering isn't a product so much as an escape hatch.In a blog post this morning, VMware VP of Marketing for End User Computing Erik Frieberg detailed the company's new Safe Passage...
View ArticleHP offers trimmed-down cloud service for lighter use
Hoping to lure more enterprises to its cloud, Hewlett-Packard is offering a trimmed-down basic infrastructure service for lighter workloads.Called HP Helion Managed Virtual Private Cloud Lean, the...
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10 things you need to know about Microsoft's Surface Pro 3
Since the release of the first Surface nearly two years ago, Microsoft has been improving and revising its line of tablets. We tested a Surface Pro 3 that came with an Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB...
View ArticleAmazon protects its virtual desktops with two-factor authentication
Amazon Web Services now lets enterprises use two-factor authentication to better protect hosted WorkSpaces virtual desktops.The steady stream of incidents in which hackers have been able to access...
View ArticleTop 5 things to watch for at VMWorld 2014
A year ago everyone wanted to know about VMware's big plan.The company had just undergone a major executive shakeup, with CEO Paul Maritz leaving to pilot VMware/EMC spinout Pivotal and long-time CTO...
View ArticleCitrix refreshes XenApp and XenDesktop to address storage problem
Citrix has updated its virtual desktop and appliance software with a goal of alleviating one of the biggest problems that come with a VDI deployment: Storage.It's common for centralized storage pools...
View ArticleVMware beefs up desktop suite with help from AirWatch, Google, Nvidia
There's nothing Amazon can have that others can't try to take away, as today's VMworld event sees the introduction of the VMware Workplace Suite -- a combined platform to deploy and manage applications...
View ArticleVMware gives desktop admins more control with Mirage update
VMware has upgraded desktop management tool Mirage with bandwidth control features and also published APIs to allow sharing of the data it collects. Mirage is a key part of VMware's desktop push. Its...
View ArticleVMware lets users run virtualized desktops locally with Flex
VMware is offering a new product, Horizon Flex, that lets IT departments run containerized and secured virtual desktops locally on PC or Mac laptops and desktops.Users get a desktop that works when...
View ArticleDesktop-as-a-Service: Your BYOD assist
People are using more kinds of devices to get work done than ever before. Yet business apps aren't always available on users' devices of choice.Desktop as a service (DaaS) is turning out to be one way...
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