Desktop virtualization is encapsulating and delivering either access to an entire information system environment or the environment itself to a remote device.

Exposed RDP ports are an open door for attackers. TruGrid SecureRDP enforces Zero Trust and MFA, blocks lateral movement, and ...

Desktop virtualization and VDI mean pretty much the same thing. VMware was first to promote the VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) terminology, but Microsoft and Citrix have followed suit, ...

Most desktop virtualization approaches require some changes to operation of desktop systems, applications and the like. The second golden rule of IT is "don't touch it, you'll break it." ...

Virtual Desktop for a Small Business Environment. A virtual desktop means that a user’s desktop environment (the icons, wallpaper, windows, folders, toolbars, widgets, etc.) is stored remotely on a ...

Take desktop virtualization. As 2011 kicks into gear, many in the vendor and investment communities are wondering (again) if this will be the year DV takes off. Of course, for many vendors, DV in one ...

Desktop virtualization in general, and VMware’s approach in particular, contains more challenges than just market acceptance to grow significantly, however, Rose says.

As with virtual desktop infrastructure, reducing costs is a major benefit. Virtual machines limit the need for new hardware deployments and can be more cost-effective than bare-metal servers.

"Virtualization is a how, not a what," says Jerry Chen, VMware's senior director, enterprise desktop. The truth of this statement-and the extent to which some people in the virtualization ...

For companies deploying desktop virtualization, the main criteria for evaluating the success of the project is the end-user experience, according to a recent survey of 1,500 IT executives.

AppSense: What user virtualization really does is enable desktop virtualization. The point of desktop virtualization is to centralize the desktop environment to enable simpler, more cost-effective ...

Other vendors also leaped into the desktop virtualization market in the past two weeks, some unexpectedly: • The Virtual Computing Environment — a vendor group formed by Cisco, ...