Virtual desktop infrastructure (or VDI) has been an intriguing idea for a long time. We look at the pros and cons of VDI and whether the emergence of hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) will finally ...

Desktop virtualization is widely viewed as the Next Big Thing in the virtualization market, but it’s by no means an easy nut to crack. That’s because the challenges of getting virtualization working ...

At my site, we're looking at deploying a virtual desktop solution. I think I understand the concepts, but I want to make sure. I need to deliver up to a dozen Windows 7 clients to end users in the ...

With the release of Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft is now in the VDI game, although quite frankly I’ve sat through sales pitches by VMware reps talking about how VDI is the “way to go” for the ...

Recent talk regarding a potential spin-off of HP’s PC business drove a heated debate about whether other technology firms might do the same. Will the PC continue to provide value to end users or has ...

If you’re like one of the millions of organizations around the world that have jumped on the hybrid work train, you’ve probably set up some type of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) in your ...

Although VMware got its start with a desktop virtualization product aimed at developers, the company today is best known for bringing server virtualization to the mainstream. Creating multiple virtual ...

The acquisition of Kaviza, a maker of simple desktop virtualization software for small businesses, by Citrix Systems is all the buzz at this week’s Citrix Synergy event at San Francisco’s Moscone ...

Microsoft on Monday announced the worldwide "general availability" of its new Windows Virtual Desktop service. Windows Virtual Desktop is a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution, which also is ...

A term that I've been hearing more frequently in the past few months is "desktop virtualization." What does that mean anyway? It seems to me that this could be the use of any one of several different ...

Server virtualization: is well on its way in corporate data centers and desktop virtualization is following fast behind. The pace of desktop virtualization deployment is only expected to speed up now ...