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UEM Smackdown: Head-to-head analysis of Appsense, Citrix, Immidio, Liquidware Labs, Microsoft, Quest, PolicyPak, RES, Scense, Tricerat and others - UPDATE January 2012

[NOTE: This article (and white paper) were just updated after originally being published in June 2011.] Are you looking for an independent overview of the User Environment Management solutions and curious about the different features and functions each...

Published Jan 23 2012 by Ruben Spruijt , 24,724 views, 1 comment

The impact of Application Virtualization solutions in VDI, THE Reality Check

We ( Sven Huisman , Jeroen van de Kamp and Ruben Spruijt ) are pleased to announce the long awaited release of the Project Virtual Reality Check (VRC) Phase IV whitepaper. As promised: this one does a true deep dive on Application Virtualization in VDI...

Published Jun 15 2011 by Ruben Spruijt , 8,387 views, 4 comments

VDI Smackdown; Head-to-head analysis of Citrix XenDesktop, Microsoft RemoteFX, Quest vWorkspace and VMware View

If you're searching for an independent overview of the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) vendors and solutions or are curious about the different features and functions of each vendors, then this awesome paper is for you! In the current market...

Published Feb 20 2011 by Ruben Spruijt , 26,842 views, 9 comments

Understanding how storage design has a big impact on your VDI (updated September 2011)

Note: This article has been updated a few times since originally published back in December 2009, updated in December 2010 and September 2011; Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, or VDI, is hot. It’s cool, secure, centrally managed, flexible--it’s...

Published Nov 27 2010 by Ruben Spruijt , 58,190 views, 32 comments

Application Virtualization Smackdown: Head-to-head analysis of Citrix, Endeavors, InstallFree, Microsoft, Spoon, Symantec and VMware - Update Oct 2011

The complete and in-depth 'Application Virtualization Smackdown v3' whitepaper can be downloaded in English here Are you looking for an independent overview of the Application Streaming and Virtualization solutions and curious about the different features...

Published Sep 22 2010 by Ruben Spruijt , 22,904 views, 7 comments

VDI Smackdown: Head-to-head analysis of Citrix XenDesktop, Microsoft VDI, Quest vWorkspace, and VMware View

If you're looking for an independent overview of the Server Hosted Desktop Virtualization (VDI) solutions and you're curious about the different features and functions of each vendor's, then this paper is for you! In the current market there's...

Published Jun 24 2010 by Ruben Spruijt , 21,888 views, 14 comments

Microsoft releases App-V 4.6. Will this unlock your virtual potential?

Yesterday Microsoft released a new version of their application virtualization solution: App-V 4.6. In this article, Ruben Spruijt explains why application virtualization is the way to GO and what the new features of App-V 4.6 are (including the functionality...

Published Feb 23 2010 by Ruben Spruijt , 12,891 views, 3 comments

Desktop virtualization and the power of App-V and Windows 7

Many organizations are on the verge of revamping their existing workstation concept or even replacing them altogether. Windows 7 is therefore a logical realization for many organizations. With the most recent virtualization solutions, the ‘classic’...

Published Feb 22 2010 by Ruben Spruijt , 16,135 views, 1 comment

Think today... change tomorrow?! Your step-by-step guide to moving today's apps into tomorrow's world

The adoption of Application Virtualization, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and the availability of Windows 7 create many new and interesting possibilities for the delivery of applications and desktops. Many organizations are on the threshold of...

Published Feb 15 2010 by Ruben Spruijt , 7,207 views, 0 comments

2010: the year of choices?!

The adoption of Application Virtualization, Server-hosted Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and the availability of Microsoft Windows 7 creates a lot of interesting and useful possibilities in the area of Application and Desktop Delivery (ADD). Multiple...

Published Oct 20 2009 by Ruben Spruijt , 5,121 views, 12 comments

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