Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is a Microsoft Azure-based service for delivering virtual desktops to users from the cloud. WVD is fast emerging as one of the popular means of supporting digital workspaces. In this blog, we explain what is WVD, how is it architected and its benefits.
Without a doubt, the pandemic made the biggest impact on IT since the rollout of the World Wide Web. While the early months of lockdown were characterized by IT teams rushing to procure hardware, spinning up additional cloud services, and pushing through software contracts, we’re now in a place...
Monitoring for Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop and VMWare Horizon Infrastructures A Graphical Processing Unit (GPU) is a specialized integrated chip designed to handle graphics processing for applications like 3-D gaming, scientific, analytics, engineering, consumer, and industrial applications like...
Desktop virtualization is a hot topic. In fact, a recent IDC study showed that 45 percent of CIOs polled indicated that virtualization of the desktop is their number one concern and interest in 2012. But despite the interest and many attempts at deployment, many VDI rollouts fail due to...
Fulfilling the Promise of Cloud Computing and Virtualization Technologies 2011 is almost here and it promises to be an exciting and challenging year! Here are my top 10 predictions in the monitoring and management space for 2011. Virtualization and cloud computing have garnered a lot of...
The virtualization market has seen a dramatic growth in the last few years. Many recent industry surveys have pointed that a majority of enterprises are over 30% virtualized. Monitoring and management has become crucial as virtualization further penetrates the enterprise. In this article, we...
Lots of announcements from Citrix at Citrix Synergy in Berlin yesterday. One of the most significant ones is Citrix’s announcement of XenDesktop 5 – the latest and greatest in VDI connection broker technology. XenDesktop 5 features a simpler and more powerful user interface, enhanced...
Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD) or Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployments are starting to emerge. At eG Innovations, we have been involved in some of the largest VDI deployments in the world over the last year. VDI plays to our strengths. For several years, we have had one of the best...