Results for: Choosing a Thin Client OS for XenDesktop
Desktop Transformation Done Right
We're excited to have an increasing number of customers who own Citrix XenDesktop. Unfortunately, we see some of them struggle at times with the implementation of the technology and it appears that some of you take more time to provide value to your end users than you anticipated in the beginning.The good news is that there are some relatively simple steps you should take in ...
Today, More Than Ever, Citrix is the Right Choice for the iPad!
Today VMware announced the availability of their very first View client for the industry leading Apple iPad™. That could be seen as a competitive shot at Citrix but I see it a different way entirely: VMware has just sent a strong message to their customers that Citrix and the XenDesktop solution is the best choice for virtual computing!For over two years Citrix has ...
Handcuffs plus Fud or HDX?
It continues to amaze me how often people have such a poor understanding of what it takes to deliver real world remote user experience for desktop use cases. Often much of this confusion is a result of thinking that all you need is a protocol for internal LAN use with lot's of bandwidth and a staged demo to impress the uninformed. Lacking understanding and ...
Osaka Gas achieves secure application availability with XenDesktop
大阪ガスOsaka Gas Osaka Gas achieves secure application availability with XenDesktopData leak is a major concern as Osaka Gas use ordinary PCs with a hard disk and external output device. Need to solve the conflict between data protection and the serving customers effectively. The introduction of XenDesktop and XenApp allows Osaka Gas to implement tight security without affecting operation. XenDesktop enables Osaka Gas to have easy management and stable load ...
Choosing a Thin Client OS for XenDesktop
Choosing a thin client OS for your desktop virtualization deployment can be tricky. Windows embedded thin clients offer the latest features, but they cost more and have additional security implications and maintenance compared to Linux based thin clients. Wyse ThinOS clients are often easier to secure and manage than Linux clients, but often lag in features. This has changed with the use of the Wyse TCX software, but ...
A Shifting Wind – The Growing Importance of Thin Clients
As the desktop virtualization space matures and as customers become increasingly more sophisticated, the consideration and use of thin clients in desktop virtualization initiatives grows in importance. This shifting wind has really become evident for me in the last few months. There is a marked contrast between the customer conversations happening now relative to those of a year ago. In mid 2008, thin clients weren't really ...
The Future of VDI and XenDesktop
Brian Madden makes some really strong points about the state of VDI today. To be honest (in my humble opinion) he is spot on when he says that VDI is a "use case" solution. He's correct that even those customers that are 100% VDI today are companies where all their users meet the right "use case".He may even be right that come June 2010 perhaps ...
Choosing a XenDesktop ICA Client
I have had several customers, and even other Systems Engineers here at Citrix, ask me about the differences between the newly released XenApp plugin, formerly known as the ICA client, and the Desktop Receiver which ships with XenDesktop. So, I figured I might as well write my inaugural blog on this topic.IntroductionBecause the XenDesktop and XenApp technologies are so closely tied, many customers, and even ...