Desktop Virtualization

Desktop Virtualization covers VDI (centrally hosted desktops), Desktops as a Service (DaaS), and desktop virtualization via client side hypervisors.

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Transforming Desktop Computing

October 22, 2010
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While at VMworld 2010 in San Francisco this year, I got to meet up and talk with Robert from Atlantis Computing. Our conversation was about VDI and he was quite proud of the capabilities that Atlantis ILIO brings to the table in the VDI space. The conversation went well and got me interested in investigating…

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RES Virtual Desktop Extender – the missing piece in the VDI puzzle?

October 21, 2010
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RES Virtual Desktop Extender – the missing piece in the VDI puzzle?

On the heels of receiving United States patent approval for its RES Virtual Desktop Extender (VDX) technology, RES Software have announced that it will also be offering VDX as a standalone product. A feature within RES Workspace Manager (formerly RES PowerFuse), VDX serves as a fundamental component in the successful deployment of virtual desktops. It…

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VMware rethinks it plans for a mobile hypervisor

October 19, 2010
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VMware rethinks it plans for a mobile hypervisor

In a surprising about-face VMware has stepped back from its previously announced plans to release a type I hypervisor in support of its bid to address the mobile hypervisor market. Instead at VMworld 2010 in San Francisco during Session DV7701 "Embracing Employee-Owned Mobile Phones - The Why and How", Stephen Deasy (Director, R&D, VMware) and…

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Citrix to release XenDesktop 5

October 13, 2010
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Last week during Citrix’s Synergy event in Berlin Germany, the company announced the up and coming release of the next edition of their virtual desktop platform, XenDesktop 5. Focusing on greater management and end user experience, XenDesktop 5 comes right on the heels of the latest feature release of the XenDesktop 4 line, which was…

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Pano Logic delivers Hyper-V support in Pano System 3.5

October 6, 2010
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Pano Logic announced today the release of Pano System 3.5, which adds support for Microsoft Hyper-V the alongside VMware vSphere.

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The Effects of Virtualization on Data Center Power and Cooling

October 4, 2010
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Although virtualization technologies have been a great help to data center managers looking to reclaim power in an overburdened environment, virtualization can also create problems. As IT organizations complete their server virtualization initiatives and as their virtualization management skills mature, use of the physical server power management features and dynamic workload shifting capabilities will increase.…

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Welcome To The VMware Citrix Partnership

October 1, 2010
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VMware and Citrix are partners - they have just not announced it. Both companies have realized that customers want the market leading application delivery suite (Citrix) to work on the market leading data center virtualization platform (vSphere) and with the cooperation of the partners who implement both solutions have made it happen.

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Citrix and VMware face-off over client hypervisors

September 30, 2010
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Last month at VMworld, VMware took a major step forward in its desktop virtualization vision with the introduction of View 4.5. On hand for the launch was Gartner Research Vice President Chris Wolf who confirmed that View 4.5's improved scalability coupled with the addition of role-based delegated administration change auditing features and the ability to…

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Quest and Virtual Computer to take on Citrix XenDesktop and VMware View

September 24, 2010
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Desktop virtualization often focuses on solutions provided by Citrix and VMware. Quest's vWorkspace is an enterprise ready solution and its partnering with the likes of Virtual Computer offer customers looking to reduce the cost and simplify their desktop service implementation.

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