Desktop Virtualization Technology

Desktop virtualization is the concept of isolating a logical operating system instance from the client that is used to access it.. See complete definition.

Friday Notebook, December 6: AWS re:Invent; WorkSpaces Streaming Protocol; overview of hybrid PaaS

Also: Cameyo; Microsoft Endpoint Manager; RPA; SCCM; Banyan; Windows 7 ESU promotional offer; and more. Continue Reading
Do you want to get rid of SCCM, keep it forever, or do something in between?

I thought about calling this article “SCCM is dead! Long live SCCM!” but then I wouldn’t have been able to sleep at night. Continue Reading
A closer look at Microsoft Endpoint Manager, the new combination of Intune and SCCM

Pick and choose your management styles—co-management can be a destination, and SCCM isn’t going away. Continue Reading

All about the Citrix Chrome Transformation Assessment program – Podcast #143 (Special Edition)

Citrix Consulting is working with Chrome Enterprise to help get customers on Chrome OS. We talk about Chrome Enterprise, use cases, and this program. This episode is sponsored by Chrome Enterprise. Continue Reading
The VMworld 2019 show! - BrianMadden.com Podcast #142

Jack and Kyle are joined by VMware's Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth to talk all things VMworld 2019. Continue Reading
BetterCloud is like Group Policy for your SaaS apps - BrianMadden.com Podcast #139

Now that we’ve addressed mobility and cloud identity, it’s time manage settings within SaaS apps. Continue Reading

The state of desktop virtualization in 2016: How we got here

This is a video of a presentation Brian gave at a Dell/Wyse dinner in Dallas this week.
NVIDIA GRID 2.0: Twice the resources and a new software platform (a video from VMworld 2015)

At VMworld, Nvidia announced Grid 2.0, and as Jared Cowart describes in the above video there's a lot to talk about.
Lakeside SysTrack Community & Security Visualizer almost make me want to be a full-time admin again.

It seems that Lakeside Software's production schedule is tuned for launches at VMworld, because each year I visit their booth and am blown away by whatever it is they're showing off.