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It appears that Desktone is reinventing themselves again, or at least going back to their roots. Just about a year ago, Brian wrote an article about how they'd re-tooled and are now going to sell DaaS solutions direct to businesses instead of trying to...
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May 02, 2012
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On today's special edition of Brian & Gabe LIVE, we welcomed representatives from Intel and Wanova into our San Francisco studio to participate in a special discussion on desktop virtualization and desktop management from two companies that are leaders...
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April 25, 2012
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We already know that Microsoft is working on Office 15 for use with Windows 8 . We know that Office will be largely a desktop application, but will also have some modifications to make it more touch-friendly for use with Metro. We have to assume that...
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March 16, 2012
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Last week I went down to MokaFive to catch up on their recent product developments. Their client virtualization offering has received another significant boost recently, but we are still left wonder when a major VDI player is going to take advantage of...
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February 27, 2012
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We briefly touched on the subject of "very small business" VDI during Brian & Gabe Live this past Tuesday with guest Cláudio Rodrigues. The topic came about based on an email that Cláudio sent my way that outlined a recent VDI deployment...
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February 24, 2012
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A few weeks ago, Quest released vWorkspace 7.5, which is a pretty massive update for only being a half-release. In the release, they rewrote the Web Interface while adding support for Citrix farms (since they see mixed environments and those users wanted...
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February 17, 2012
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Last month when we visited HP, we got a chance to check out some thin client technology that we couldn't write about until this week. We managed to shoot a few video demos, but here's a quick overview. On February 13, HP announced two new product lines...
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February 16, 2012
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I had a chance to have a chat with Calgary-based desktopsites (DTS) earlier this week. DTS makes a desktop virtualization product called Konect Elite, which came across my inbox described as being "like small business version of Quest vWorkspace." I have...
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February 10, 2012
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I've been trying to get together with OnLive for well over a year now, ever since seeing their cloud-based gaming platform. I'm not much of a gamer, though. For me it was the protocol that they use that generated the most interest. For a while my requests...
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January 25, 2012
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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) takes place this week in Las Vegas, and it's expected that the biggest news for IT pros will be Microsoft announcing be details around Windows 8 touch-based interfaces for tablets. (Jack Madden will be at the Microsoft...
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January 09, 2012
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One of my biggest themes of 2012 is going to be that desktop virtualization is more about "desktops" and less about "virtualization." Those who are (or who are to be) successful with desktop virtualization will be those who are successful with Windows...
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December 21, 2011
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We've all heard of the Apple TV. Some love it, some hate it, and the reasons for that are pretty well documented . The thing is, most of those opinions all pertain to its ability as a home theater device and not much else. Still, it's hard to look at...
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December 14, 2011
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A few weeks ago, we struck a nerve with two back-to-back articles dealing with Microsoft Licensing ( here and here ), so this week we decided to ask Nathan Coutinho to join us as a guest. Nathan's official title is Enterprise Server, Storage & Virtualization...
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November 22, 2011
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I'll start at the end - Regardless of what Citrix tells you, don't let the size of your organization dictate whether or not you use VDI in a Box instead of XenDesktop. The real reason for using one or the other should have absolutely nothing to do with...
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November 16, 2011
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Last week I had a conversation with Leostream CEO Michael Palin about their new cloud-based desktop service called “ Leostream Mobile Desktops .” This service gives you a virtual machine hosted in Amazon’s EC2 cloud delivered by RDP...
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November 10, 2011
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Somehow, both Brian and I were on a licensing kick this week, and I was surprised to see his article yesterday about Windows Server 2008 as a way of skirting the SA/VDA requirement at the same time I was knee-deep in Microsoft licensing fun. For me, it...
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November 08, 2011
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One of the worst things about desktop virtualization is that Microsoft's licensing rules around it are complex and draconian. (Behold the power of a monopoly!) Even if you have a fully licensed copy of Windows 7, you need to have an additional license...
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November 07, 2011
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Good Morning! While you may just be getting to the office, I've been awake for a few hours, spoke in a session, and attended the Citrix Synergy Barcelona Keynote. This year, there we announcements aplenty. So many, in fact, that not all of them made it...
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October 26, 2011
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Citrix has announced the acquisition of AppDNA , in what has been one of the worst kept secrets of synergy this week. The acquisition itself is interesting, because AppDNA's AppTitude technology was considered to have a limited lifespan. Since their core...
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October 26, 2011
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Some people suggest that I don't like desktop virtualization because of some recent articles I've written like Desktop Virtualization is NOT about saving money , Why Microsoft is not getting serious with desktop virtualization in Windows 8 , and The myth...
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October 18, 2011
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