Cloud-hosted virtual desktop and application strategy

How to perform a Citrix Cloud migration with CVAD

When it comes to migrating on-premises Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops to Citrix Cloud, IT administrators should learn the migration process and its prerequisites. Continue Reading

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• Marius Sandbu, Sopra Steria

Microsoft Windows 365 confuses tech buyers

Microsoft hasn't clearly defined when a company should pick Windows 365 over its other desktop as a service, Azure Virtual Desktop. The differences seem more subtle than dramatic. Continue Reading

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• Mike Gleason, News Writer

Microsoft puts its OS in the cloud with Windows 365

Microsoft said Windows 365 gives companies a simple way to use cloud-based desktops at a predictable price. The company will release two versions of the product in early August. Continue Reading

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• Mike Gleason, News Writer

A Windows Virtual Desktop overview for customers

WVD brings distinct advantages to the table, with a few caveats. Find out how WVD stacks up compared to the market. Continue Reading

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• Kevin Goodman

Guide for WVD pricing with Microsoft Azure

Organizations that want to deploy WVD and Azure should go beyond Microsoft's estimates for pricing and learn the total cost of ownership for these services and resources. Continue Reading

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• Jo Harder

Why and when to use Windows Virtual Desktop

Organizations considering Windows Virtual Desktop should take a step back and evaluate when it makes sense to use WVD, and when to consider alternative options. Continue Reading

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• Jo Harder

How to perform WVD monitoring with Azure Log Analytics

Like any DaaS offering, Windows Virtual Desktop's success depends on user experience. Learn how to set up the Azure Log Analytics tool and how it can help virtual desktop administrators. Continue Reading

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• Chris Twiest, RawWorks

Cloud VDI storage: Nasuni vs. Panzura and other competitors

Data storage for distributed VDIs can be a challenge. Find out how Nasuni, Panzura and other vendors are overcoming obstacles with new approaches to cloud virtual desktop systems. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

Nutanix launches clusters for AWS

Hyper-converged infrastructure pioneer Nutanix puts clusters on AWS, enabling common management of applications and workloads on premises and in the public cloud. Continue Reading

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• Dave Raffo

Microsoft contemplates new DaaS product, 'Cloud PC'

Unexpected consumption costs mar companies' adoption of the cloud. The reported Microsoft Cloud PC, with per-user pricing, could ease that issue. Continue Reading

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• Mike Gleason, News Writer

Citrix-Microsoft partnership aimed at Azure, Office

A new Citrix-Microsoft team-up is intended to ease the challenges of dealing with a hybrid workforce. The companies aim to improve moving to the cloud and working digitally. Continue Reading

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• Mike Gleason, News Writer

DaaS provider eases remote work issues for investment firm

The pandemic forced many organizations to quickly transition to remote work, and DaaS subscribers such as Johnson Investment Counsel had a few key advantages during this process. Continue Reading

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• John Powers, Senior Site Editor

Design firm ups productivity with Workspot

Mead & Hunt is using Workspot virtual desktops to enable remote work during the pandemic -- and it's paying off in ways the firm didn't expect. Continue Reading

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• Mike Gleason, News Writer

How Telus International addressed remote work challenges

Telus International CTO Jim Radzicki credits Google Cloud for the firm's rapid deployment of remote work technology, like virtual desktops, in the face of the pandemic. Continue Reading

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• Mike Gleason, News Writer

Compare UEM capabilities of Citrix Workspace vs. VMware Workspace One

Digital workspaces go beyond the capabilities of UEM. Compare the management features of two major digital workspace platforms from Citrix and VMware. Continue Reading

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• Brien Posey

Remote work tools go from '0 to 100' in Corona

This city has turned to technology -- like Citrix virtual desktops -- to maintain services in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. CIO Chris McMasters discusses the lessons already learned. Continue Reading

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• Mike Gleason, News Writer

Nerdio looks to simplify WVD deployment, management

While Windows Virtual Desktop has seen strong interest since it launched last year, its complexity may discourage enterprise adoption. Nerdio hopes to change that. Continue Reading

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• Mike Gleason, News Writer

Citrix's performance analytics service gets granular

Citrix says its new performance analytics service for its Virtual Apps and Desktops platform will better identify the root cause of performance issues. Continue Reading

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• Mike Gleason, News Writer

How VDI can extend Windows 7 end of life

As Microsoft stops supporting Windows 7, IT admins must plan to adapt. Run through the options, including transitioning to VDI with Windows 7 on Windows Virtual Desktop. Continue Reading

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• Jo Harder

Citrix brings Workspace and micro apps to Google Cloud

Citrix Workspace is now generally available on Google Cloud, including access to micro apps that make it easier for IT to deliver a more streamlined user experience. Continue Reading

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• Mike Gleason, News Writer

VDI in 2020 will feature cloud, workspaces

2019 brought a lot of changes to the VDI industry, and 2020 will likely do the same. Check out these expert predictions for VDI market trends in 2020. Continue Reading

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• Erica Mixon

Citrix-AWS ties bolstered to make hybrid cloud a reality

A new Citrix-AWS partnership could simplify application delivery. Analysts describe the news as sensible for the two companies. Continue Reading

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• Mike Gleason, News Writer

One year since the acquisition, how has Nutanix Xi Frame progressed?

The DaaS market is getting hot, and that means more competition for players that had an early lead. Continue Reading

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• Rachel Berry

VMware vs. Citrix: VDI security showdown

When it comes to VDI, Citrix and VMware are the two biggest players in the market. But which platform offers more security? Find out in this battle of security features: VMware vs. Citrix VDI. Continue Reading

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• Patrick Coble, VDISEC

Compare offerings from 3 major desktop-as-a-service providers

Three desktop-as-a-service providers, Citrix, VMware and Microsoft, all offer virtual desktops as a part of their cloud services. Delve into the pros and cons of their offerings. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

5 Windows Virtual Desktop management tools to consider

Deep management capabilities are important, even in a cloud desktop implementation such as Windows Virtual Desktop. Discover five third-party tools that support a Windows Virtual Desktop deployment. Continue Reading

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• Erica Mixon

4 unforeseen challenges of running VDI in the cloud

VDI in the cloud is different than an on-premises deployment, even if you take the lift-and-shift route. Here's what to expect during a transition to the cloud. Continue Reading

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• Jo Harder

Windows Virtual Desktop is generally available

Microsoft released Windows Virtual Desktop to the general public, which is likely to have significant effects on the VDI market. Learn why, and what the service offers. Continue Reading

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• Erica Mixon

Citrix Managed Desktops close to GA release

Citrix Managed Desktops, which will be released Aug. 26, is meant to make managing desktops for IT easier by having Citrix control the management aspects of virtual desktops. Continue Reading

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• Jesse Scardina, News Writer

How to save FSLogix profile containers to Azure Blob Storage

FSLogix profiles are a great way to take full advantage of Windows Virtual Desktop. IT can save time and money with this step-by-step process to save FSLogix profile containers to Azure Blob Storage. Continue Reading

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• Chris Twiest, RawWorks

Desktop as a service virtually eases deployment, hosting woes

If an organization wants to provide virtual desktops for its users without deploying and managing on-premises VDI, it can recruit desktop as a service. Continue Reading

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• John Powers, Senior Site Editor

Evaluate Citrix Cloud cost concerns and advantages

VDI in the cloud isn't always what it's cracked up to be. Here's how to weigh pros and cons, using Citrix Cloud as an example, before purchasing a cloud subscription. Continue Reading

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• Erica Mixon

Cloud hosting may be the future, but on-premises hosting is the present

Citrix has laid out a path to move to cloud-hosted desktops and applications, but many organizations have to focus on their needs today and maintain on-premises hosting. Continue Reading

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• John Powers, Senior Site Editor

What’s new with printing for Windows Virtual Desktop

Bas van Kaam looks at how it works, and how third-party vendors are addressing WVD, including Tricerat and ThinPrint. Continue Reading

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• Bas van Kaam

How Citrix Cloud Connector integrates with Cisco infrastructure

Citrix and Cisco released an integration that helps organizations transition to Citrix Cloud for a hybrid model that moves desktop management to the cloud. So, how does it work? Continue Reading

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• John Powers, Senior Site Editor

Reports of Citrix layoffs may be overblown

Citrix responded to a report of substantial layoffs that a few positions were eliminated during a marketing restructuring and that no leadership or C-level positions were affected. Continue Reading

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• Jesse Scardina, News Writer

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops gets UX, security upgrades

Citrix continues to add new capabilities to its cloud products, but getting consumers to adopt as-a-service offerings remains a hurdle. Continue Reading

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• Jesse Scardina, News Writer

Windows Virtual Desktop enters public preview

The highly anticipated release of Windows Virtual Desktop will provide a cloud-based desktop and app virtualization service, integrated with Office 365 ProPlus and built on Azure. Continue Reading

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• Jesse Scardina, News Writer

How do DaaS providers deliver cloud desktops?

Most DaaS providers offer either session- or client-based desktops. Services differ in the OSes that providers support and the configuration options at IT administrators' disposal. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

VDI trends toward DaaS, mobility in 2019

With the new year approaching, the time is right to reset the VDI table and look at the rise of desktop as a service and mobile devices as VDI endpoints. Continue Reading

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• Eddie Lockhart, Site Editor

Understand Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop and its benefits

Microsoft is bringing its virtual desktop offerings into the cloud era. Windows Virtual Desktop represents a big step forward. Continue Reading

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• Jack Madden

Understand Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop and its benefits

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Microsoft acquisition of FSLogix to help push cloud desktops

FSLogix can help Microsoft solve problems that have plagued the integration of Office 365 and virtual desktops, and it will immediately benefit the new Windows Virtual Desktop. Continue Reading

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• Eddie Lockhart, Site Editor

Understand the dangers of cloud-based VDI management

Managing VDI with a cloud-based tool can become very complicated if IT hosts different aspects of its deployment through multiple cloud vendors. Continue Reading

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• Theresa Miller

Windows Virtual Desktop poised to shake up the DaaS market

Microsoft is finally throwing its hat into the desktop-as-a-service ring with Windows Virtual Desktop. The DaaS offering could shake up the competition significantly. Continue Reading

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• Eddie Lockhart, Site Editor

Does application container technology differ from virtualization?

When delivering virtual apps to users, IT has a few options up its sleeve, including containers, which isolate the app from the OS and other applications. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

What to look for in a virtual application monitoring tool

Poor virtual app performance makes users unhappy and unproductive, which hurts an organization's bottom line. IT can fight problems by monitoring virtual app performance. Continue Reading

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• Theresa Miller

How to keep DaaS pricing stable and consistent

It's easy for DaaS subscription costs to spiral out of control unless IT takes the following five steps, including understanding how they will put the cloud-based desktops to use. Continue Reading

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• Theresa Miller

How should IT evaluate application virtualization products?

When picking an application virtualization tool, IT pros must understand the app types they are dealing with, determine their security needs and more. Continue Reading

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• Robert Sheldon

Best practices for setting up Citrix Cloud services

Citrix Cloud enables organizations to host XenDesktop, XenApp and more in the cloud, but IT should first set up administration and Cloud Connectors and ensure high availability. Continue Reading

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• Alyssa Provazza, Editorial Director

XenApp 6.5 end of life spurs IT to rethink app delivery

A few factors come into play that may make a XenApp migration not as easy as it looks for some organizations. Planning and testing will help IT handle version 6.5 end of life. Continue Reading

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• Alyssa Provazza, Editorial Director

The definitive DaaS provider criteria checklist

If IT wants to move its virtual desktops to a DaaS vendor, it's critical to know what to look for, including the disaster recovery options and monitoring capabilities. Continue Reading

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• Theresa Miller

Liquidware user experience monitoring fills gap in DaaS migration

Moving virtual desktops to the cloud is complicated. To take some of the monitoring load off, one company adopted Liquidware software, making for an award-winning initiative. Continue Reading

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• Colin Steele

Access Innovation Awards recognize desktop transformation

The Access Innovation Awards highlight two creative and successful end-user computing projects. One of these IT initiatives dove headfirst into cloud with a migration of physical and virtual desktops to desktop as a service, all while monitoring users and resources with a variety of tools. The other formulated a unique combination of products to deliver scalable, flexible and graphics-rich virtual desktops to diverse sites. Both of them enabled desktop transformation in their organizations to help end users do their work more efficiently and effectively.

The results were two strong end-user computing implementations that together represent this year's Access Innovation Awards winners. Read the stories of each of these desktop transformation initiatives in this special issue of the e-zine.

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How cloud-native application development affects VDI

As more and more applications become cloud-native, VDI shops should prepare for changes in the way users access their apps and desktops. Continue Reading

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• Alastair Cooke

Liquidware user experience monitoring fills gap in DaaS migration

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Configure a complete enterprise DaaS deployment

There is a lot more than cost that goes into planning a DaaS deployment. Know the missteps to avoid and top vendors that will best fit an organization's needs. Continue Reading

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• Kelly M. Stewart

Understand the principles of data residency

IT administrators should assess data residency on a case by case basis. That means understanding how the concept has changed and how it works in the cloud. Continue Reading

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• Tim Mangan, TMurgent Technologies, LLP

How does Office 365 VDI licensing work in nonpersistent deployments?

Setting up Office 365 generally involves multiple devices. With nonpersistent VDI, the rules of the game change for IT admins. Continue Reading

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• Brien Posey

When should IT choose desktop delivery over published apps?

IT admins have to decide between delivering full virtual desktops or virtual apps. Once they decide that, there's still the question of choosing on-premises or cloud-based. Continue Reading

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• Tim Mangan, TMurgent Technologies, LLP

Should businesses use HTML5 remote desktop clients?

HTML5 clients can serve as a widely accessible, mobile friendly way for users to access virtual desktops, but there are still a few security kinks to work out. Continue Reading

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• Jim O'Reilly

The difference between Citrix Workspace Suite and Workspace Services

Citrix's Workspace Services and the Workspace Suite aren't one in the same. The Suite is a bundle of products and Workspace Services is a delivery platform and control plane. Continue Reading

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• Matt Kosht

How can I implement cloud desktops?

There are four different ways to do desktop as a service in your organization. Each option, however, has its pros and cons. Continue Reading

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• Margaret Jones, Executive Editor

hosted virtual desktop (HVD)

A hosted virtual desktop (HVD) is a user interface that connects to applications and data that are stored on a cloud provider's servers rather than on the user's computer or the corporate network. An HVD is sometimes referred to as a cloud-hosted virtual desktop. Continue Reading

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• Ivy Wigmore

More tools for converting PCs to thin clients

You don't need to replace all your PCs to move to virtual desktops. Here are six non-Windows tools to help you convert old hardware to thin clients for desktop virtualization. Continue Reading

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• Gabe Knuth, Senior Analyst