In a recent post, we delved into the Global Desktop Fabric™, the architecture for delivering high-performance virtual desktops at the edge of the cloud. Where did this concept come from? (Hint: It definitely did not come out of an ivory tower!). The story begins back in the early days of VDI, and it’s rooted in… Read more
In the second blog post of this series, we talked about the dynamic nature of the Global Desktop Fabric™ – we saw how it effectively transforms Cloud VDI into a global elastic utility, connecting users to high-performance desktops anywhere in the world. Cloud VDI makes it simple to provision virtual desktops for users globally, and achieve… Read more
This blog series is exploring the evolution of the Global Desktop Fabric™, the next-generation architecture for virtual desktops at the edge of the cloud and the implications for enterprises. If you missed last week’s blog, definitely take a few minutes to have a look. This week let’s explore how to take advantage of self-service VDI… Read more
A Rough Road for Legacy VDI In the early days of VDI, the promise of its simplicity, security, and reliability benefits was alluring. Virtualize and centralize the Windows desktop in the data center. Any user can use any device to securely access their business applications from anywhere in the world. Of course, the reality… Read more
A customer recently told us “With Workspot, I don’t have to worry about infrastructure, and my team doesn’t need any Azure skills. You handed me the keys to a Ferrari and said ‘have fun!’.” Soon we’ll tell you who said this and the details behind it, but today, let’s take a look at how we… Read more
This week I want to share my conversation with a large, global enterprise. The IT team had just received a proposal for a legacy VDI solution when they heard about Workspot cloud VDI. We might be smaller than those guys, but we are mighty! On the recommendation of a CIO peer in another company, the… Read more
Microsoft keeps FSLogix independent! Microsoft just announced the release details of its acquisition of FSLogix last November. Like many others in the industry, I worried that FSLogix would disappear into some far corner of Microsoft with a niche focus. “RIP another good-technology-buried-in-a-big-organization,” I thought. Hoping things might be different, I joined the voices of support… Read more
The strong momentum for cloud adoption continues to be validated by industry analysts and in all of our conversations with CEOs and IT leaders. Gartner Research sees the cloud services industry growing exponentially through 2022. Forbes notes that 83 percent of enterprise workloads will be in the cloud by 2020. RightScale, now a part of Flexera, conducts their… Read more
When you exceed someone’s expectations it sure feels good! And when you get to do it over and over, for hundreds of people over the course of two days, it’s even better! At Autodesk University in London this week, attendees discovered that Workspot Cloud VDI exceeds expectations. We met all kinds of interesting people at… Read more
Don’t miss Workspot Cloud VDI at Autodesk University London! At Workspot we’re not shy about sharing the powerful benefits of our turnkey cloud desktop service on Microsoft Azure. Just ask, and I’ll regale you with stories about our growing roster of customers across healthcare, financial services, legal, manufacturing, architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) and more. Because we… Read more
There are few things I love more than talking with Workspot customers and prospects. In this “Conversations with Customers” blog series, I usually report to you about my conversations with prospects and their requirements. This week I’m shifting gears a bit because one of the conversations I had with an existing Workspot customer underscores how… Read more
When I spoke with this major financial services firm about cloud VDI for financial services, they were very clear about their priorities as they evaluate alternatives to physical desktops and legacy VDI. As an early adopter of legacy VDI, it’s an understatement to say that they’ve experienced their share of pain managing a complex, on-premises… Read more
by Israel Sumano We’re excited to feature guest blogger Israel Sumano, the visionary behind Southland Industries’ transition to Workspot GPU cloud workstations on Microsoft Azure. Southland is a CIO 100 award winner for the implementation, and change management was a important factor in their success. I’ve been with Southland Industries for more than 8 years,… Read more
Did you get a chance to read our blog on the G.E.T. Framework for VDI? G.E.T represents the top 3 decision criteria for VDI solutions, and it’s important for you to carefully consider each to ensure your virtual desktop requirements are met. Today I want to focus on the “G” in G.E.T., which is “Global,… Read more
My conversation with this leading financial services firm was an eye-opener. Hearing first-hand how tough the regulatory environment is for these firms is no surprise, but it reminded me why they have shunned public cloud adoption for so long. Along with the healthcare industry, financial services firms are probably more subject to data privacy and… Read more
“Fast, Good or Cheap – pick two,” is a saying many of us have heard. Less known is the CAP Theorem, which states that a distributed database system can only provide 2 of 3 guarantees: Do you want Consistency, Availability or Partition Tolerance? In either case, you can’t have all three. These triangles illustrate how… Read more
When you discover something great, you want to share it with your family, friends and colleagues, right? That’s exactly what we’re doing during our upcoming webinar series with Microsoft and two of our customers. Our webinar series reflects the cloud conversations we are having with CIOs around the world! We’re teaming up with our friends… Read more
Welcome Brian Nordmann! Our guest blogger this week is the CIO of engineering and environmental consulting firm Dudek, who is sharing his insights about how IT teams can create competitive advantages that attract new opportunities. ******************************** Working closely with our business partners, the Dudek IT team tackled a complicated technology challenge that when solved, became… Read more
These days it’s not surprising to see CIOs and COOs working more closely together than ever. The reason is that most CIOs today are deeply embedded in forming the business strategy that is driving company growth. IT solutions as simple support tools for an organization is now history; now technology choices are crucial to efficient… Read more
Flexibility and business continuity were the words-of-the-day as I explored the possibilities with a growing, highly specialized healthcare center recently. As their organization evolves, they are coming to terms with the reality of having a small IT team and what that means for focusing their resources. They know it’s not the best use of their time… Read more
Collectively, the Workspot team knows many, many VDI experts all over the world. There’s a bunch of really smart people out there who’ve implemented on-premises VDI solutions over the years; unfortunately, they’ve been limited by the technology and so have the customers using it. Many promises have been made about the simplicity, performance, scalability, and… Read more
I just spent the week at NVIDIA’s GTC 2019 event in San Jose, along with our Microsoft colleagues and some joint customers. So much has happened since GTC 2018! A year ago, we showcased our turnkey cloud PC and GPU cloud workstation service in the Microsoft booth, where we created quite a stir when attendees… Read more
Business changes so fast these days that organizations need to be ready for anything. Whether it’s hiring new employees, acquiring another company or bringing on contingent workers, IT teams need to get new people productive now, while avoiding the cost and complexity of dealing with additional infrastructure. Cloud PCs for contractors can do exactly that…. Read more
We’re seeing the mass migration to cloud computing play out across industries, from law firms and healthcare organizations to financial services and engineering/construction firms. Although the differences between industries are significant, each having it’s unique computing requirements for different types of users, they all have one thing in common: They want to grow, and business… Read more
Everyone knows that public cloud adoption is mainstream these days, and one of the most strategic moves an IT department can make toward fulfilling a cloud-first gameplan is moving their desktop workloads to the cloud. However, there are a few “flavors” of Desktop as a Service (DaaS) solutions, and the differences between them have huge… Read more
The GET Framework for VDI Solutions provides IT leaders with a structured approach to identifying requirements and evaluating the capabilities of different approaches to VDI. Read the Executive Brief now.
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