Results for: How Much Bandwidth Do I Need for My Virtual Desktop
Desktop Transformation – High-Level Project Plan
The Desktop Transformation Assessment (DTA) forms an integral part of the overall Desktop Transformation Model (DTM) by providing clear guidance on how to turn “Wow” into “How.” During this series of blog posts, I’ve been discussing the seven key phases that make up the DTA. And in the last blog post of this series, it’s time to discuss the last step of the DTA:Define Business ...
Q&A from Dec13th Solution Webinar “Enterprise Benefits of Desktop Virtualization with Google Chromebooks”
Question AnswerDo you know about availability for Chromebooks with .se local characters? Yes we do have Chromebooks available with a Swedish keyboard layout. You can purchase them from Google. - KGwill we see more chromeos options (other laptop manufacturers or desktops)? Point to event recording as this exact question was answered during event. -CMHow do you do enterprise management for the chrome os? Point to event recording as this exact question was answered during event. ...
Accelerate Google Earth with DirectX and the Google Earth Optimization Pack!
Do your users need to run Google Earth from a virtual desktop? If so, then you need to download and test the new Google Earth Optimization Pack for XenDesktop 5.5. The Google Earth Optimization Pack is available to all Enterprise and Platinum XenDesktop 5.5 users. The best part about this Optimization Pack is that it has no server and no client side GPU requirements! It ...
How to tell if Desktop Delivery (VDI) is a Relevant Option
These are a few key reasons that Desktop Virtualization or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is such an important driver currently and how to tell in the future if it is a relevant delivery option.Minimum device resources in multiple device tiers drive Virtual Desktops Low cost per device tier drive Virtual Desktops. Ubiquity of Internet connectivity drives Virtual Desktops. More base Hardware compared to operating system base requirements drive ...
XenDesktop vs The Pint Glass
Working in a lab and building those oh-so-clean systems is a nice way to work. Everything is generic, there are no GPOs we cannot change or systems we can't power off and most of all we get to control the use-cases for each and every technology in our toolbox. It's stress, and thought, free. We can demonstrate anything and always show it's the way forward ...
HDX 3D Pro takes another leap forward
With the recent introduction of XenDesktop 5.5, our HDX 3D Pro technology for delivering professional graphics has taken another giant step forward. 3D Pro led the way in remoting high-end OpenGL and DirectX applications when it was released two years ago. We focused first on building an architecture capable of efficiently rendering very large and complex 3D models (hundreds of thousands or even millions of ...
This just in! PCoIP is the cure to cancer, solution to world hunger, makes you look 20 years younger!!
Yesterday, Sumit Dhawan, the head honco of the Citrix Receiver and End Users Services Group presented at the Gartner Catalyst Conference along with Vittorio Viarengo, Vice President of End-User Computing for VMware in a session moderated by Gartner’s Chris Wolf entitled “Protocol Wars: What Matters”. Before I get to how PCoIP cured cancer and won the world cup, I wanted to reiterate the premise of ...
Analyst Discussion Q&A
Along with Wyse, we hosted a webinar last Tuesday featuring research analysts from IDC. In case you missed the event, you can watch the replay here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/797802681Thanks to those of you who attended and for your questions. We’re sorry we weren’t able to get to all of your questions during the live event. We’ve provided answers to your questions below:What’s the larger trend...repurposing PCs or ...
XenDesktop and local storage + IntelliCache
During recent events there have been a lot of requests for XenServer IntelliCache. Some of the contacs knew pretty well what IntelliCache is doing under the hood and some of them didn’t. I would like to summarize a kind of the most frequent questions to give a better understanding of the technology. I just want to point out that IntelliCache today is a technology which ...
Desktop Transformation Assessment – Business priorities
The Desktop Transformation Assessment (DTA) forms an integral part of the overall Desktop Transformation Model (DTM) by providing clear guidance on how to turn “Wow” into “How”. During this series of blog posts, I’m discussing the seven key phases that make up the DTA:Define Business priorities Application Assessment User Segmentation Capabilities Assessment High-Level Design Desktop Transformation Roadmap High-Level project planIn my last blog post, I provided a high-level overview of the ...