Dell has decided to stop developing vWorkspace VDI software, which was acquired a few years ago, in 2012.
The company explained they will continue offering support and updates to their current clients and they will also be able to expand their environments, but they will stop selling licenses to new customers and they won’t release any new vWorkspace version.
Many organizations considering desktop virtualization due to its great advantages, like cost savings and improved management of IT resources, face the challenge of how to administer virtual desktops lifecycle in a quick, easy and efficient way.
UDS Enterprise, the multiplatform connection broker for Windows and Linux, solves these issues, since it enables to fully manage VDI lifecycle.
Last week we talked about the advantages of desktop virtualization to face work from home challenges for IT departments, such as software licenses management. In this post we deal with one of the areas of greatest concern for most companies: security
When an employee works from home using a personal device, it is really difficult to guarantee that his computer adheres to the company’s security policies. IT administrators must check whether a device is 100% secure and if it has, for example, an outdated OS or if it is infested with malware.
UDS Enterprise Free Edition with ten lifetime free virtual desktops, the new features introduced in the new OpenStack release and the compatibility of our connection broker for Windows and Linux with Citrix XenServer 6.5 have been the most read topics in our blog over the last two weeks.
Just in case you dindn’t have the opportunity to read them, find below the links to our top three posts, so that you keep up to date with the most outstanding news about Open Source and virtualization according to our followers:
Over last years, more and more companies are embracing remote working and allow employees to work from home at least part time. This new trend presents new challenges, but all of them can be solved thanks to desktop virtualization, which helps IT to control work environments both inside or outside the office.
For many companies considering work from home as an option, one of the firsts issues they face is how to manage software licenses. If an employee needs a licenced application for work, it must be installed both in the computer he uses at the office and at home, therefore licensing costs double.
