The virtualization industry is growing incredibly fast, and the lack of common nomenclature and acronyms has given rise to a variety of distinct dialects. It’s no wonder that we who speak 0s and 1s don’t understand each other at times, and industry marketing often causes even more confusion.
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Cloud vs. On-Premises IT
Is “the cloud” a new solution for renting IT services, or is it just a trendy concept depicted as blue skies with some sparse cotton-like puffs?
Desktop 365: A One-Stop, Compact VDI Solution
At Citrix Synergy 2015, MaximumBit announced the release of Desktop 365, a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution based on ViewSonic (yes, ViewSonic!) Intel-based hardware. Desktop 365 is aimed at addressing the hardware and software requirements associated with virtualized apps and desktops, as well as facilitating fast and easy administration. Like most of the new HCI solutions …
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Dell Delivers Hyperconverged XenDesktop Appliance
Two weeks ago, Virtualization Practice Analyst Jo Harder mourned the passing of Citrix VDI-in-a-Box and forecasted that its target SMB market would look to hyperconverged infrastructure appliances to deliver complexity-free VDI. Dell clearly had the same thought, because just one week later, it announced the Dell Appliance for Wyse – vWorkspace (DAW vW), a self-contained …
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Ready, Set, Synergy!
The excitement is building in Orlando, Florida, as Citrix Synergy 2015 is about to begin. What are the expectations for Citrix’s largest event of the year?
Fewer Than 90 Days to Security Vulnerability
What is the significance of July 14, 2015? It is the end of extended support date for Windows Server 2003. This date is approaching faster than many administrators care to acknowledge, and the reality is that Windows Server 2003 just won’t be a viable operating system for production environments after that date.