Back to the future: Microsoft moves to push Windows 10 users to the cloud
As the months and years go by, Microsoft keeps steadily moving away from its old model of PC operating systems, which started with buying Seattle...
Tag : Desktop Virtualization
Microsoft pushes ‘in cloud’ settings collection to simplify PC management
Microsoft this week offered corporate customers a new set of configuration settings that it said would create easier-to-manage PCs suitable for wide swaths of users,...
Apple takes the Mac to the cloud
I’ve been talking about the future of the “desktop” on the cloud for years now. Starting around 2012, I predicted Chromebooks would become a big...
Pandemic gives VDI a new lease on life
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shift to working from home have brought about numerous technological disruptions, many centered around how organizations deliver IT services to...
The new Surface Duo could be the perfect workstation
Editor’s note: Microsoft is a client of the author. Last week, I had an interesting chat with Israel Sumano, senior director of infrastruture services at...
The new Lenovo connected PC and Workspot: Closing in on a cloud desktop future
Editor’s note: Most of the vendors mentioned are clients of the author. If you’ve been following me, you know I believe we’re quickly moving to...
The New Normal: Lenovo study offers insights into worker productivity
Disclosure: Lenovo is a client of the author. One of the reasons vendors do surveys is to get a sense of what is going on...
Cameyo – the new alternative to Citrix
Citrix was way ahead of the curve when it came to virtualizing the desktop. But, as is often the case with early movers, it never...
Why AMD’s energy efficiency milestone is important to the emerging cloud desktop
AMD this week announced it had exceeded its goal to increase energy efficiency 25-fold by 2020. Called the 25×20 goal, it has been a driving...
Odds are we’ll all soon move to Desktop-as-a-Service
I know how to secure my PCs. I’ve never fallen victim to a phishing attack; gotten infected by a worm; been maligned by malware. But...