Are Thin Clients a Thing of the Past? The concept of the thin client grew up alongside the growth of Terminal Services and Citrix Server based computing in the 2000’s, but the concept dates back decades when people accessed centralized application mainframes…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Last week I attended the Convenzis Healthcare Digital Technology event in London. Attended by 100+ professionals from NHS England, NHS Improvement, NHS Digital and The Department of Health, the event focused on several digital advancements taking place across the UK…
In the 21st century, our life and work will be largely determined by digitization. This is not a trend, but rather an irreversible upheaval in all areas of life and work. More than ever, what can be digitized will be…
The New Uber of VDI. The following is a guest blog post from Jaymes Davis, Founder & Director of Product Strategy at Tehama. With the announcement of Tehama spinning out of Pythian, we can talk about some of the technology collaborations…
When will DaaS have its day? Right now, DaaS adoption remains at the bottom of the hockey stick curve but many dynamic changes are afoot that eventually should move things forward. First and center is Microsoft’s Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD),…
Anyone familiar with end user computing (EUC) knows that building a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) or Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) solution in the cloud can be complex. From budgeting and planning to selecting your cloud, platform and solution stack – be it…
IDC estimates that 60% of infrastructure spending will be on public or private cloud by 2022 as organizations continue to seek ways to lower hardware costs and increase productivity by leveraging cloud-native applications. Gartner sees DaaS reaching “essential” feature parity…
