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Articles

• Friday Notebook, October 19: ManageEngine EUC news; Cloudhouse growth

  Also: Login VSI on Win10 1809; Desktop App Assure; Google Play licensing; WVD and Citrix; having two phones; public cloud billing; and more.  Continue Reading

• Navigating the cost mechanisms of running VMs on public clouds

  Running desktop virtualization on IaaS in the public cloud means dealing with complicated billing mechanisms. Today, Marius lays everything out to make it easier to understand.  Continue Reading

• What do mobile security statistics really mean? Here’s how to break them down

  There’s a lot of news about mobile malware and other attacks—but how big is the actual impact?  Continue Reading

• Sometimes it’s okay to say no to BYOD and have two phones (for users or IT!)

  For all the progress in EMM software and mobile operating systems, sometimes combining the conflicting worlds of work and personal on one device just doesn’t make sense.  Continue Reading

• What does Windows Virtual Desktop mean to Citrix? Citrix might look more like a systems integrator.

  Citrix is going to be a Microsoft Cloud Solutions Provider and resell Microsoft 365 and Azure compute. Being a combination software vendor/systems integrator can be a great position.  Continue Reading

• Friday Notebook, October 12: Apple DEP security issues aren’t a huge problem

  Also: TIghter Android data permissions; Centrify; Windows 10 1809; Citrix Workspace Hub; Google Cloud Next London; and more.  Continue Reading

• Google Next London: Google Cloud continues to show how it gets the enterprise

  Google Cloud Identity introduces support for LDAP apps, GCP has some smart admin-related features, and more.  Continue Reading

• Infographic: When to use MDM, MAM, and other EMM techniques (Updated October 2018)

  A visual guide to how Android Enterprise, iOS MDM/DEP, Samsung Knox, and mobile threat defense apply to BYOD, COPE, embedded devices, and the extended enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Citrix Workspace Hub: Labor of love; not a full-fledged thin client option

  Not designed to be an actual competitor, but remains a good, low-cost option.  Continue Reading

• Friday Notebook, October 5: Intune Win32 app deployment preview; Windows 10 update

  Also: iPhone Xs Max and Apple Watch 4; more Microsoft Ignite coverage; Win10 October update; Parallels and Thinprint collaboration; and plenty of security news.  Continue Reading

• Remote Desktop Services fireworks at Microsoft Ignite 2018

  Benny provides more info that Microsoft revealed about RDS and WVD at the show.  Continue Reading

• Even basics like email & Wi-Fi make mobile device management worth doing

  Some companies may not have a do-or-die security or workflow use case for MDM, but a good reason to use it might still be right under their nose!  Continue Reading

• Modern vs legacy: On desktops and apps at Microsoft Ignite 2018

  Microsoft moves to meet customers where they currently are, rather than only pushing them to modernize.  Continue Reading

• A lighthearted iPhone Xs Max & Apple Watch 4 review

  Are they both all that they’re cracked up to be?  Continue Reading

• Microsoft’s responses to my questions about Windows Virtual Desktop

  Officially, the use cases are still quite narrow.  Continue Reading