Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

With so much progress made virtualizing servers, many observers say it’s time to turn our attention to the desktop. But is it better to use client-side or server-side hypervisors? Hypervisors have, at ...

That said, though, there will likely be an uptick in the acceptance of desktop virtualization for a couple of reasons. First, more vendors are offering virtual desktop infrastructures, which give each ...

Bringing desktops under IT control can be a smart strategy, but hands-on experience shows that making it happen is not exactly easy Will virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) finally grant IT the ...

Last week’s tips for successfully hosting virtual desktops story mentioned an interesting alternative to VDI: Citrix’s hosted shared virtual desktop technology, based on XenApp. The technology has ...

According to Gartner, "storage is the No. 1 challenge most IT organizations face when considering virtual desktop (server-hosted virtual desktop or virtual desktop infrastructure) projects. Persistent ...

Editor's Note: This article has been updated on June 12, 2024 to include new data and information. The original content was authored by Kaya Ismail. The tech world is well-known for being a maze of ...