So what is VDI?
VDI, or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure represents the future in changes to companies or institution’s networks, that reflect the need for the IT department to control, manage and reduce the operating expenses of running the data networks. Simply put, it replaces the standard desktop PC model, a physical PC on every desk [...]
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I give up… what is VDI?
May 18, 2013
~ Written by allan
So what is VDI?
VDI, or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure represents the future in changes to companies or institution’s networks, that reflect the need for the IT department to control, manage and reduce the operating expenses of running the data networks. Simply put, it replaces the standard desktop PC model, a physical PC on every desk [...]
The gateway appliance, why you and li...
Libraries with Internet accessible computer networks are in an awkward position – they have to provide Internet access but must make sure that certain sites are blocked. The problem is that blocking them takes time and effort, and slip-ups occur. One of the remarkable fringe benefits of VDI and the required server running in the [...]
The laptop dilemma
Laptops are becoming more and more popular for office use. They are very fast, self-contained and can be taken with to clients or to work at home. And that’s the dilemma. How does the IT department stop laptop theft, data theft, hacking and the many other computer attacks once the laptop has left the building? You can, of course, encryp [...]
Who’s the king of the castle?
The quick answer is VMware,
vStorage Motion
followed by Citrix followed by a very distant third, Microsoft. Why, because VMware has persuaded about 190,000 companies to install ESX virtualization technology. Why? Because they have a solid product, or series of products all geared to the enterprise, because they have an ecosystem of smaller s [...]
Just imagine… 100 XP and Win7 users r...
Yes its true… the wonders of deduplication now makes it possible for a hundred users to have a hundred full instances of Windows XP or Windows 7 running from a single 128GB SSD drive… and be blindingly fast as well.
So how’s it done… it’s easy to visualize but needs sophisticated hardware and software to make it [...]