With the latest announcement of Google Chrome’s remote desktop application, it’s a great time to look at when and where virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) makes sense. While there are significant benefits to leveraging VDI, there are still some security risks associated with these implementations.
Virtual Desktops
Evacuate in our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances
As part of its ongoing move towards becoming a major player in the cloud market, Dell recently slipped out an announcement with a surprising partner, Desktone. Desktone, most known for their desktop as a service (DaaS) platform which runs with both Citrix and VMware virtual machines is the newest offering available under the Dell Simplified DaaS service. For organizations looking for a solid VDI model, this might be just the trick. Continue reading
Greetings, programs!
The other day I was asked about application whitelisting as a way to deal with endpoint issues in virtual and cloud environments. I never really thought about it in this space, as usually application whitelisting was a technique used to control rogue users who like to install anything and everything on their desktops and laptops. So how does this practice affect virtual and cloud environments, and more importantly, does it make sense? Continue reading
I find your lack of faith disturbing.
I stumbled upon a post via Twitter the other day from Scott Lowe of Tech Republic on IDV (yes, I thought at first I was getting a mild case of dyslexia, but no, it is IDV) and the difference between VDI and IDV. IDV stands for Intelligent Desktop Virtualization and although it essentially delivers the same idea as Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) it’s actually not just more efficient, it’s really quite brilliant. Continue reading
Sergeant Butterman, the little hand says it’s time to rock and roll!
Desktop as a service is the topic today, and the last of our mini-expose on cloud service models (I can hear you all sighing “Awww…”). I covered DaaS previously from a user side, but I wanted to go a bit more into detail about the types of DaaS models, and the benefits of each. Oh and the security concerns around DaaS as well, but more on that fun topic later. For now, let’s dive right in on the last post of this week. Continue reading
Tinder Stratus 