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Wow... we've written a lot about the future. Spooky!

It's fun to scroll down through this list and see if we've ever gotten anything right! (Or to see how wrong we've been on everything.)

Will desktops ever move to the cloud? Newsflash: Mine is *already* is a cloud desktop. And so is yours.

When thinking of the term "cloud desktop," most people immediately think of either (1) a Desktop-as-a-Service remote protocol-based VDI-like solution (Desktone, dinCloud etc.), or (2) one of the pure browser-based desktop environments like the Google...

by Brian Madden on January 18, 2012 : 7 comments , 4,954 views
Who cares if you can't run "normal" Windows apps on an ARM-based Windows 8 tablet? It's all about future, not the present.

At the Consumer Electronics Show this week, there’s been a lot of buzz created by Microsoft. Most of the activity surrounds consumer technology like Kinect, phones, and tablets, though, and not Windows 8 like I’d hoped. I have seen stories...

by Gabe Knuth on January 11, 2012 : 5 comments , 2,611 views
Saying "the PC is dead" does not mean "the keyboard and mouse are dead"

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...

by Brian Madden on January 09, 2012 : 3 comments , 3,848 views
5 reasons it will be hard for Microsoft "win" the future desktop/tablet/Win8 race

We had three great articles this week on BrianMadden.com and ConsumerizeIT.com talking about Microsoft, tablets, and applications: If you think delivering Windows apps to iPads will keep users happy, you’re in trouble! Is Microsoft really building...

by Brian Madden on January 06, 2012 : 15 comments , 6,792 views
Google launches "Chrome Remote Desktop," full desktop sharing via Chrome. What does this mean?

On Friday Google launched the public beta of the "Google Remote Desktop" extension for the Chrome browser. This extension allows one computer to remote control another, all done via Chrome extensions on both ends. We first learned that Google was working...

by Brian Madden on October 10, 2011 : 5 comments , 9,119 views
Simon Crosby and Ian Pratt move on from Citrix, create Bromium, Inc.

Yesterday we learned that Simon Crosby and Ian Pratt are leaving Citrix to start a new company called Bromium . I've only met them in passing, and even though Simon and Brian have some sort of thing going on, I have a ton of respect for both Simon and...

by Gabe Knuth on June 23, 2011 : 2 comments , 5,402 views
Why Apple doesn't need to worry about virtualization of Mac OS X

There have been many ( many !) articles, blogs, podcasts, and tweets over the past several years discussing whether Apple should allow Mac OS X to be virtualized. There have even been rumors that this was going to be allowed (or even that Apple might...

by Brian Madden on June 09, 2011 : 9 comments , 9,856 views
The consumerization of IT: Why most vendors get it wrong, and why it's a real challenge today. (Part 1)

A lot of people are talking about the " consumerization of IT " these days. Citrix made it one of the core themes of their Synergy 2011 conference last week, and Gartner predicted that consumerization of IT is going to be one of the hottest trends of...

by Brian Madden on June 02, 2011 : 34 comments , 17,412 views
Citrix Synergy 2011 Video: The future of the desktop, from Brian Madden, Shawn Bass, Harry Labana, Rick Dehlinger, & Brad Pedersen

Citrix Synergy 2011 San Francisco is taking place this week. On the opening night, I hosted a panel discussion at part of the "Geek Speak Tonight!" series (hence the beers). Citrix TV recorded (and live streamed) it, which is the video that's embedded...

by Brian Madden on May 26, 2011 : 2 comments , 3,319 views
VMware releases Horizon App Manager. Here's our full analysis

Last week VMware officially launched VMware Horizon App Manager, the first phase of their "Horizon" project which extends on-premise user identities and app provisioning into cloud and SaaS apps. This is definitely a "v1" launch (well actually the stuff...

by Brian Madden on May 23, 2011 : 5 comments , 8,517 views
Why "Identity" will be the next big thing in desktop virtualization

Most of us have probably heard of phrases like " identity management " and "identity" in the context of IT. And if you're like me, you probably heard those things and thought something along the lines of "I'm glad that's not anything I have to deal with...

by Brian Madden on May 17, 2011 : 9 comments , 7,088 views
Desktops in the cloud? Not yet. Watch the Brian Madden interview from Cloud Cover TV

Two of my TechTarget colleagues, Jo Maitland & Carl Brooks, recently launched a weekly video show called Cloud Cover TV . A few weeks ago I was Jo's guest , focusing on the concept of the desktop in the cloud. The show's geared towards people...

by Brian Madden on March 18, 2011 : 1 comments , 4,369 views
A message from AppDetective to Mark Templeton: Can we count on Citrix to be enterprise class?

Before jumping to the conclusion this is one of my standard knee-jerk rants full of bad language and poor grammar, it's not meant to be. Although I don't expect the CEO of Citrix to know anything about my alias or to read this, I do feel this...

by appdetective on October 04, 2010 : 24 comments , 6,670 views
VMware's application vision is ahead of its time...which might be perfect

Brian's article on VMware's Project Horizon got turned over quite a bit in the comments. Some people, Brian included, think it's awesome. Others just yawn. For me, right now in September 2010, I think that Horizon is more of a necessity than...

by Gabe Knuth on September 17, 2010 : 4 comments , 4,630 views
Why VMware “Project Horizon” (formerly “Origami”) is super awesome

We've talked a bit about VMware's "Project Horizon" over the past few weeks, but it's worth having a full and dedicated conversation. Why? Because Project Horizon has the potential to answer the fundamental "What will IT be in ten years"? question, and...

by Brian Madden on September 09, 2010 : 17 comments , 15,166 views
Is Microsoft Windows in danger of becoming the "XP Mode" of the future app world?

As many of you know, Microsoft made a lot of changes in Windows Vista (and by extension Windows 7) that can break older applications. Since breaking applications is not a good thing for a new OS, Microsoft is addressing legacy Windows application compatibility...

by Brian Madden on June 24, 2010 : 11 comments , 6,049 views
My June 2010 VDI prediction deadline is here. Did it come true?

On this day two years ago, I wrote an article titled " Prediction: VDI will be ready for wholesale desktop replacement in 2010. Here's how we'll solve the problems to get there ." That original article now has 19,000 page views and 48...

by Brian Madden on June 23, 2010 : 12 comments , 6,363 views
What the Windows desktop will look like in 2015: Brian's vision of the future

In this article I look at what a corporate Windows desktop will look like in five years. (Hint: it's still Windows-based and the "cloud" doesn't impact it in the way you might think it would.) Our future includes Windows and Windows...

by Brian Madden on April 29, 2010 : 11 comments , 10,811 views
G.ho.st is shutting down. Is this the beginning of the end for browser desktops?

Just a quick post regarding G.ho.st (now moved to Ghost.cc and simply called "Ghost"), a company we took a brief look at last year when looking into the upstart browser-desktop movement. According to their website , "the public Ghost service...

by Gabe Knuth on March 10, 2010 : 6 comments , 3,679 views
Prediction: 90% of the future "VDI" will be client-based

In our " Trends for 2010 " episode of Brian Madden TV, a few of the trends we focused on included a "renewed client-based VM focus" (thanks to the release of client hypervisors from VMware and Citrix this year) and a "smarter replication" that will replicate...

by Brian Madden on February 12, 2010 : 16 comments , 8,801 views

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Will desktops ever move to the cloud? Newsflash: Mine is already is a cloud desktop. And so is yours.

Who cares if you can't run "normal" Windows apps on an ARM-based Windows 8 tablet? It's all about future, not the present.

Saying "the PC is dead" does not mean "the keyboard and mouse are dead"

5 reasons it will be hard for Microsoft "win" the future desktop/tablet/Win8 race

Google launches "Chrome Remote Desktop," full desktop sharing via Chrome. What does this mean?

Simon Crosby and Ian Pratt move on from Citrix, create Bromium, Inc.

Why Apple doesn't need to worry about virtualization of Mac OS X

The consumerization of IT: Why most vendors get it wrong, and why it's a real challenge today. (Part 1)

Citrix Synergy 2011 Video: The future of the desktop, from Brian Madden, Shawn Bass, Harry Labana, Rick Dehlinger, & Brad Pedersen

VMware releases Horizon App Manager. Here's our full analysis

Why "Identity" will be the next big thing in desktop virtualization

Desktops in the cloud? Not yet. Watch the Brian Madden interview from Cloud Cover TV

A message from AppDetective to Mark Templeton: Can we count on Citrix to be enterprise class?

VMware's application vision is ahead of its time...which might be perfect

Why VMware “Project Horizon” (formerly “Origami”) is super awesome

Is Microsoft Windows in danger of becoming the "XP Mode" of the future app world?

My June 2010 VDI prediction deadline is here. Did it come true?

What the Windows desktop will look like in 2015: Brian's vision of the future

G.ho.st is shutting down. Is this the beginning of the end for browser desktops?

Prediction: 90% of the future "VDI" will be client-based