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 CAD. When a GPU is present, it handles the graphics processing, leaving...
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...
Management Technologies Will Play a Central Role 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 attention recently. While...
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...