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Service exceeds expectations at a Unidesk beta site. “We don’t say no. Ever.”
by Nicole Reineke on Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 7:35 AM 0 comments, 1145 views

I had the pleasure of spending the morning with one of our Beta testers at a privately held Financial Services company. It was an exceptional visit where I was able to witness a fantastic company culture - they are service driven from bottom to top, and it is evident the moment you enter the building. This company has fully committed to provide their end users exactly what they want and what they ...

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Posted in The Lay of the VDI Landscape
Tagged pc life cycle management
Unidesk Called "Demo of the Year" in New Analyst Research
by Tom Rose on Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 11:30 AM 0 comments, 1365 views

Industry analysts are continuing to track Unidesk in their desktop virtualization and PC configuration management research:

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Posted in The Lay of the VDI Landscape
Tagged gartner, the 451 group, vdi demo of the year
Unidesk an Enabler for Desktops as a Service - DaaS Good Enough for Me
by Tom Rose on Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 11:00 AM 0 comments, 1217 views

Our Beta participant list is growing exponentially, but it isn’t the numbers that are most interesting - it’s the diversity. In the beginning, we heard from the usual VDI early adopters: financial services, higher education, government, and health care. Now we’re seeing greater variety: manufacturing, electronics, human resources, consulting services, Desktop as a Service (DaaS) ...

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Posted in The Lay of the VDI Landscape
Tagged application packaging, daas, desktop as a service, image management, user personalization
How Microsoft VECD licensing impacts your VDI initiatives
by on Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 10:41 AM 11 comments, 5916 views

Update: July 22, 2010: Please visit our updated analysis including important changes to Microsoft VDI Licensing. http://blog.unidesk.com/virtual-desktop-management-blog/bid/12771/Update-Microsoft-Desktop-Virtualization-Licensing-changes-VECD-no-more-here-s-VDA

When mapping out a new VDI implementation, seasoned VARs and desktop virtualization vendors will warn you to carefully examine the cost of Microsoft...

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Posted in The Lay of the VDI Landscape
Tagged microsoft vecd licensing
Reader Challenge: What application is impossible to deliver? Stump us!
by Nicole Reineke on Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 11:15 AM 0 comments, 1462 views

A recent meeting revealed an interesting and seemingly common dilemma: how can companies achieve fast delivery of ever-changing custom applications when application virtualization just won’t work. Beyond basic packaging and delivery, it was curious to see the time vs. value equation: how much time was spent on delivering a particular application compared to how many employees used it.

This ...

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Posted in The Lay of the VDI Landscape
Tagged application delivery, application packaging, application virtualization
Improving the Desktop Experience with Virtualization: Prominent University Makes the Grade
by Nicole Reineke on Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 12:49 PM 0 comments, 1729 views

Today we demonstrated Unidesk to two of the virtualization architects at a prominent East Coast U.S. university (ok, it's in the ACC for you college sports fans). I was blown away by their genuine focus on their customers (i.e. students, faculty, and administration) and their command of the university's "business." They spent a significant amount of time explaining their customers’ needs, the many...

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Posted in The Lay of the VDI Landscape
Tagged vdi in education