The pandemic has underscored the business productivity and resilience benefits of virtual desktops. However, as we have often pointed out,… Read more
February 26, 2021
February 19, 2021
To Infinity & Beyond (Why I Joined Workspot)
February 11, 2021
How to Maximize Business Resilience with Cloud Desktops
February 4, 2021
What's the Best Virtual Desktop Model: DIY or SaaS?
January 28, 2021
Don't Lift & Shift Your VDI! Simplify with Cloud-Native DaaS
To Infinity & Beyond (Why I Joined Workspot)
My favorite part about working in the tech industry is collaborating on super-cool, cutting-edge innovations—with the people who make and… Read more
How to Maximize Business Resilience with Cloud Desktops
End-user downtime is a serious issue that can have a significant impact on your business. One Workspot customer told us… Read more
What’s the Best Virtual Desktop Model: DIY or SaaS?
The migration to the public cloud has been growing steadily for many years. The momentum really accelerated over the last… Read more
Don’t Lift & Shift Your VDI! Simplify with Cloud-Native DaaS
Remote working has always been controversial. Because of technology limitations and workplace cultural preferences, only 20% of all employees worked… Read more
The 3 Continents of End User Computing – What Are the Forces Shaping Them?
In 2005, the end user computing world could be thought of as a Microsoft Pangaea. Then in 2010, the conventional… Read more
The Soft Side of SaaS Cloud Desktops Can Be the Most Powerful
In the early days of deploying Windows 10 virtual desktops in the public cloud (Workspot was first to market in… Read more
More than Just a Cloud Desktop: Customer Success is Workspot’s Culture
Some companies are well-known for their customer-centricity. A neighbor just shared a story about losing her beloved cat recently. She… Read more
Remote Working a Silver Lining in 2020
To say 2020 was a tough year is one of the great understatements. Amid so much loss, it’s tough to… Read more
Siemens NX on Workspot and Microsoft Azure: A Whole New World for Power Users
Global manufacturers leverage Siemens NX to give them the most advanced design and simulation capabilities to create amazing products and… Read more
With Remote Work, BYOD Gets Riskier for Enterprises
We’ve been talking about bring-your-own-device (BYOD) for a long time. For me, the first iPhone, which I purchased for personal… Read more
Why Workspot? My Thoughts On the Enterprise Desktop Cloud
Workspot is a Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) software company founded by my good friend and former Citrix colleague, Amitabh Sinha. The company… Read more
Workspot Cloud Workstation Customers Will Share Their Stories at Autodesk University 2020
We’re looking forward to participating in the upcoming Autodesk University Digital Event beginning November 17. Hopefully your Autodesk users have… Read more
Make It or Break It? Cloud Desktop Flexibility Is Key for Business Growth
Many large companies have already announced permanent work-from-home options for their employees and others are discovering the strategic benefits of… Read more
Making the Case for Persistent Cloud Desktops
Remember the acronym KISS? The phrase “keep it simple stupid” is thought to have been coined by the late Kelly… Read more
IT Kryptonite or Low-Latency Cloud PCs?
If we think about the many known problems with on-premises VDI as well as its latest incarnation as a cloud-hosted… Read more
Don’t Choose Workspot Cloud Desktops! Here’s 4 Reasons Why.
A 30+ page “Quick Start Guide” for deploying virtual desktops “as-a-service” recently landed in my inbox.I took a look around… Read more
The Secret to Your Cloud Desktop Success
The Workspot reviews are coming in, and we could not be happier that on G2, 100% of our customers say… Read more
Create Your Virtual Desktop Checklist: A Guide for Asking Tough Questions
Gartner analysts see Desktop as a Service (DaaS) market growth accelerating, predicting growth of 95.4% by the end of 2020…. Read more
The Trouble with VPNs & VDI for Remote Work
For Remote Working, VPNs & VDI Present Serious Challenges The COVID-19 pandemic forced organizations to take immediate action to support… Read more
Why Financial Services Firms Are Choosing Workspot Cloud PCs
Like any other enterprise, financial services institutions need IT solutions that prepare them to respond to business dynamics more quickly… Read more
Two Critical Conversations You Must Have About VDI
The pandemic forced a massive shift to remote work, and it is clear that going forward a much larger percentage… Read more
Conversations with Customers: “We’re Switching to Workspot Cloud Workstations? No We’re Not.” (!)
Workspot is laser-focused on customer success. When we re-invented VDI technology to suit the massive scale of the public cloud,… Read more
Forget Everything You Know About VDI! Operational Simplicity is Here.
Welcome to the the fifth post in our blog series “Forget Everything You know about VDI.” The previous four topics… Read more
Workspot Announces Windows 10 Cloud PCs in Any Azure or Google Cloud Region
Last week we announced that Workspot cloud PCs are now available for Google Cloud. After years of transforming our customers’… Read more
Forget Everything You Know About VDI! Easily Scale Cloud PCs.
Welcome back to our blog series: Forget Everything You Know About VDI! Be sure to catch our previous blogs in… Read more
Forget Everything You Know About VDI! Workspot Makes it Simple to Deploy
I hope you’re finding this blog series, “Forget Everything You Know About VDI”, helpful as you explore the options for… Read more
Forget Everything You Know About VDI! Move to the Cloud.
Here’s the second blog in our “Forget What You Know About VDI” series. Workspot is different! Be sure to read… Read more
Forget Everything You Know About VDI! Workspot Users Love The Performance.
This is the first blog in a series we’ll publish over the next few weeks. The goal is to illuminate… Read more
How Much Can You Save? Use the Workspot Cloud VDI Savings Calculator!
Over the last couple of years, virtually every CIO we’ve talked with has been committed to lowering, if not stopping,… Read more
The Public Cloud Drive to Lowest-Latency Infrastructure
We are in the midst of a massive transformation for how computing is going to be delivered. We’re moving on… Read more
It’s Time to Rethink Work-From-Anywhere Solutions
In the past, “work from anywhere” was a 5/100 scenario for IT decision makers: 100% of the workforce could work… Read more
Cloud PCs Are In, The Office Is Out. Here’s Your Guide to Enable Anywhere-Productivity.
Momentum for remote working has grown steadily over the years, and it really began accelerating as Millennials entered the workforce… Read more
Remote Work Surprises: Is Working from Home Too Easy?
If you’ve worked from home with any regularity you’re lucky! Plus, making the transition from office to home due to… Read more
Workspot & Microsoft Webinar Roundup: Cloud Desktops for Remote Work
The Workspot and Microsoft webinar series has evolved into “can’t miss it” content. It’s IT people helping IT people in… Read more
Cloud VDI or More Real Estate? Your Next Office Should Be in the Cloud.
Workspot is growing – fast – you can really feel it when you enter our office (back in the good… Read more
Ready for Anything: Workspot Customers Speak Out On Remote Working
I’m finishing up week 5 of extreme social distancing, including avoiding breathing the “slipstream” of my fellow humans while walking/running… Read more
Why Cloud Desktop Multi-Region Resiliency is Important for Enterprises
Everyone is talking about business continuity right now – for obvious reasons. As we navigate these uncharted waters together, I… Read more
Cloud Desktop Backup and Restore is Easy with Workspot
Saying that business continuity is top-of-mind right now is probably the understatement of the year. There are plenty of reasons… Read more
Tough Times: What COVID-19 Can Teach Us About Business Continuity
In the San Francisco Bay Area, six counties have been instructed to shelter-in-place in an aggressive attempt to slow down… Read more
Why Cloud Desktops? Why Now?
Why consider cloud desktops? It’s simple. Cloud desktops transform companies. Transformations are not small. A transformation is “a thorough or… Read more
COVID-19 Business Resilience: Cloud Desktops Are A Simple Solution for a Complex Challenge
Business continuity (BC) crises are inevitable and having a BC plan in place is the key to ensuring resilience when… Read more
Forget Everything You Know About Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
It’s actually pretty shocking how fast the state of end-user computing is changing. Workspot was early to market with our… Read more
Can Enabling Remote Work Save Lives?
Mother Nature is both miraculous and cruel. Over the past few years, we have sustained devastating fires, hurricanes and other… Read more
The Best Way to Manage Microsoft Windows? The Perfect “PC.”
You’ve heard this story and if you’re involved in IT you’ve probably lived it. Today, either you’re managing hordes of… Read more
The Public Cloud Drives New Use Cases for Virtual Desktops
“This is the year of VDI” – Really? During the last decade, year in and year out, various industry insiders… Read more
With the Right Architecture, Cloud VDI Benefits Surpass Legacy VDI
It’s Time to Move On From Legacy VDI Over the years we’ve heard the same complaints from IT leaders in… Read more
Top 5 Surprises About Cloud VDI in Azure
Most of the Workspot team has a decade of experience with legacy VDI – building it, implementing it, and running… Read more
What Does VDI Reimagined for the Public Cloud Look Like?
The last decade was marked by tremendous changes in technology, placing end-users squarely in charge of their work experience. Today… Read more
The Secret Sauce for Cloud Desktop Success
Enterprises have several options for deploying virtual desktops, and that’s good news. However, IT strategists and cloud architects face tradeoffs… Read more
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