Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), or the virtual workspace as it is otherwise known, sounds complicated. Virtualised anything sounds very modern and sophisticated really, but there are a whole bunch of reasons why a VDI solution makes a lot of sense,…
Once upon a time, mobile phones did - unsurprisingly - what they said on the tin. They were tools used for calling people. Then along came Palm, Nokia, and Blackberry who added email, cameras, apps, Internet access and the smartphone was born, with the…
In a recent survey conducted by Microsoft, it was found that 50 percent of IT managers in Australia are seeing a shortage of skilled staff able to help manage their cloud applications. This came up third on the list, right…
It is one of the best selling business books of all time with over eight million copies shifted and the staple diet of any business school student in late 1980s early 90s. In Search of Excellence was first published in…
Endpoints and Virtualization Answer to Mobile Worker Demands A new global market report predicts the mobile applications market sector to almost double by 2021, from $12.2 billion to nearly $24 billion. We are witnessing a permanent shift in where and…
Delivering High-Application Performance via Endpoints In the past IT looked at endpoints with little expectation beyond doing much more than the simplest graphically intensive task, perceiving that their performance fell short of the PC. Technology and the marketplace have since…
For many IT administrators the feeling of being shackled to the desktop will be familiar involving an endless round of responding to helpdesk tickets raised by users, running security patches and rolling out upgrades. But a new desktop era is…
There are many good and obvious reasons why enterprises all over the world are moving to virtual workspaces. Easier management, lower running costs, better use of resources. However, there have always been an equally valid set of reasons why the…
VMworld 2016 is an exciting event for us! Our new North America CEO Jed Ayres is now onboard to tell customers about our plans for our expanded presence in the region, and we are launching the integration of VMware® Blast…
VMworld 2016 was a big success for our IGEL team of super stars! We were booked from day to night, and were gratified to see that IGEL’s endpoint approach is the best fit for organizations needing a secure endpoint solution…
The following blog is a post developed in conjunction with the VMware End User Computing product marketing team. Optimizedvmware-blog for the modern cloud, the VMware Blast Extreme remote experience protocol supports the broadest range of client devices. It delivers an…
Think you know about endpoints? Most IT administrators think they do and many have dismissed them but the world has changed and the latest endpoint hardware and software endpoints are more than fit for purpose. Here are five endpoint myths…
We live in times characterised by the ‘new normal’. Obviously there’s Brexit. Many pundits and politicians really didn’t see that coming and the fallout of leaving the EU has only just begun as the UK navigates its exit. But forget…
IGEL is changing the game for endpoint technology. New performance, security and device compatibility are just some of the latest features that make the new IGEL Linux 10 stand out. And now, through November 30th, IGEL is making available a…
Worldwide, endpoint (thin client) use is on the rise while PC sales are slowing down. Part of that reason is the cost of supporting and managing traditional PCs, coupled with the acceptance of mobile devices in the workspace. Another large…
Trying to manage IT today, I’m reminded of the famous US Navy SEAL saying “the only easy day was yesterday.” Simply put, it means tomorrow will be harder. Heads of IT departments might nod sagely at this. They have to…
