Amazon WorkSpaces on IGEL is Here! On February 25th, 2021, at IGEL DISRUPT Unite, IGEL announced and released a private build (fully supported) of IGEL OS containing an integration of Amazon WorkSpaces Linux client conveying to the world that all…
When I think about my stints as a freelancer or temporary worker, I remember the frequent delays I experienced while accessing essential data. With fees booked on an hourly basis, time was of the essence for the client, but all…
Wow, what a difference a year makes! Yes, I know 2020 was a horrible year with COVID-19 and all that. But, I’m excited to say that after a year of working with the super cool folks at NComputing, IGEL is…
Inspired by our own unique founding story, which began in a small attic in Bremen, Germany, IGEL is now unveiling a new YouTube-based podcast series of expert conversations: The Attic. This exclusive video series will feature vibrant, genuine conversations with…
VDI is not new, but the circumstances of 2020 have significantly shifted the needle for its broad adoption. For many years, Citrix and VMware have provided organizations with the ability to remotely connect to virtualized desktops. They’ve given all types…
Thinking back to my college days, I enjoyed the air of expectation, and over time the warm familiarity the university campus provided. Back then, the possibilities of mobile technology were only being realized with the Nokia 3210 mobile phone. Fast…
As we return from our Thanksgiving break in the US, with year-end upon us, I look back and reflect on a very unique year. Who would ever have foreseen the overnight transition to remote selling and marketing back in March?…
I was fortunate enough to be among a group of CEOs to be recently interviewed by Bitbean, an innovative company focused on helping businesses grow. The interview centered on the impact of COVID-19 and how companies will rebound. In addition,…
Supporting energy efficiency and lowering IT’s environmental footprint is one of IGEL’s core tenets. Why is this so important to us? Because the opportunity to improve sustainability, by lowering greenhouse emissions, in IT is so great. In fact, enterprise IT…
Any IT professional involved in end-user computing or responsible for managing Windows environments and infrastructure will be more than aware of the importance of patching and very familiar with the term 'Patch Tuesday.' In fact, this week Microsoft announced a…
Microsoft sure knows how to put on a show. Ignite 2020 was no exception. I remember well my first Microsoft event as an employee back in 2006. It was called MGX back then for Microsoft Global Exchange, now it is…
The Clock Keeps Ticking and Costs are Just about to Double! We all know that Windows 7 went end of life on Jan 14th, 2020. At the time Netmarketshare reported that around 30% of desktops were still running Windows 7. For…
Tens of thousands of users shifting to work from home, overnight? That means enabling users to work from any device they have on hand – and we mean Any Device! This is the challenge IT teams everywhere have had to…
Today, the world celebrates the 29th birthday of Linux. To commemorate this milestone, IGEL is giving its 400+ employees the day off, acknowledging the advent of the operating system (OS) that has powered IGEL for over 20 years. Not only…
Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for UEM Paints a New Story for Cloud Workspaces and DaaS Gartner’s annual Magic Quadrant for Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) was just released and it reveals that the landscape for UEM is changing dramatically. See the…
Cloudy with a Chance of IGEL Cloud-first, cloud native, cloudy-cloud-cloud-cloud! The generalizing of the term 'Cloud' can be exhausting to most techies' ears; what should really matter is what one DOES to create a scalable, sustainable, and purpose-built solution for…
A new report by ESG poses a question we’ve likely all had on our minds, particularly recently with the greater demands placed on enabling and simplifying remote work: are desktops doomed? Given new trends in digital workspaces, including VDI and…
The days of tirelessly working to update a mishmash of devices running Windows are gone! With the new release of the IGEL OS Converter (OSC) for Windows you can install IGEL OS onto your existing Windows devices to enable a…
Much focus and attention in recent weeks has rightly focused on work-from-home strategies and business continuity planning. But bubbling up, underneath this topical priority, is an ever-increasing resurgence of security concerns. Initially organisations had to divert all their attention in…
It’s simple math. Implementing IGEL for desktop infrastructure lowers costs for VDI and end-user computing, without sacrificing efficiency and performance. IGEL-based endpoints offer advanced security with flexible options to connect users to a computing experience across a wide range of…
