Citrix announced yesterday that Norskale will become part of the XenDesktop suite and will now be known as Workspace Environment Manager (WEM). That’s exciting news for those who have felt that the current Citrix user personalization solution, User Profile Management (UPM), is not quite sufficient for their needs.
Search results for: microsoft
Day One: VMworld
With the curse of the even year, VMworld is hitting me again. I have to unfortunately sit this one out, so it is with a little bit of sadness that I do this rundown of the day one keynote by Pat Gelsinger, VMware’s CEO. This year’s VMworld keynote started with the usual razzmatazz, but soon settled down. …
It’s Time for a Change: Vembu to the Rescue
It is time for a hypervisor change, and as a result of your previous successes, you are now the goto-person for all things infrastructure at your company. So, pants outside your trousers again, armed with Vembu, it’s back to action.
Office 365: Yay or Nay?
If your company isn’t in the process of implementing Office 365 by this point, there’s a good chance that some IT team members are at least giving it some serious thought. As with many aspects of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft is marketing Office 365 as the ultimate solution—and a good number of CIOs are drinking the Microsoft Kool-Aid …
Amazon WorkSpaces Cloud Desktop Service Now Offers Hourly Pricing
AWS has introduced a new way to consume its Amazon WorkSpaces cloud desktop service: desktops by the hour. The new service is designed to appeal to businesses with employees needing only occasional computer access and should allow many customers to reduce their costs, although buyers will need to pay close attention to how the service is …
Continue reading “Amazon WorkSpaces Cloud Desktop Service Now Offers Hourly Pricing”
Oracle Buys NetSuite with a $9.3 Billion Dip into Pocket
Oracle is acquiring NetSuite in a $9.3B all-cash purchase. After its very shaky start in cloud computing—Ellison famously stated that the computer industry and its approach to cloud computing are highly fashion driven—the purchase of NetSuite makes a statement. Oracle is now front and center where cloud is concerned, though it is true that it is playing catch-up with the likes of AWS, …
Continue reading “Oracle Buys NetSuite with a $9.3 Billion Dip into Pocket”