The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has announced that they will stop using Microsoft software due to the high increase in the cost of licenses. In fact, they have a project called Microsoft Alternatives (MAlt) to find the most appropriate Open Source alternatives to the different Microsoft programs they currently use.
The National Security Agency of the United States (NSA) warns in an advisory to all administrators and users of Windows to check that their system is updated and patched against the latest threats. They refer to BlueKeep, a vulnerability of the remote desktop protocol of Microsoft OS (RDP) affecting Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008.
Like every month, in this article we’re collecting the publications in our blog that have aroused most interest among the UDS Enterprise community, so that you can keep an eye on the most outstanding news on Open Source, virtualization and VDI according to our own followers.
The Huawei Case and Trump policies are having consequences that directly affect Microsoft. Distrust has been established in two of the largest governments in the world. China no longer trusts Windows. They said this operating system could have back doors that would allow espionage by the US. A few days ago they announced that the army will stop using this OS. As a replacement, they will develop their own from scratch, designed especially for military uses.
Given the great acceptance of the 100% Open Source VDI solution that we launched together with our technology partner Vates, composed of the XCP-ng hypervisor, the Xen Orchestra management interface and the UDS Enterprise connection broker, and the multiple benefits that an open infrastructure provides to the Education Sector, we have decided to facilitate the adoption to all educational organizations with a special promotion aimed at this sector.
