RES Software, the recognized leader in dynamic desktop solutions, today launched RES Baseline Desktop Analyzer (BDA), a free, Windows Azure-based service that provides organizations with critical data to make informed decisions about desktop deployment related initiatives.

RES BDA is an online, Microsoft Windows Azure-based service that allows desktop administrators to quickly gain visibility into their client infrastructure through a rich analysis of their user environment. User context aware, Baseline Desktop Analyzer is agentless, easy to deploy and requires no backend configuration. The reports from Baseline Desktop Analyzer are analyzed through scalable Windows Azure services, and empower organizations with the necessary data to make critical decisions about their desktop transformation initiatives, like application virtualization (App-V), Windows 7 migrations, Citrix XenApp rollouts and even VDI.

“As organizations embark on the journey of desktop transformation to the Hybrid Desktop, the Baseline Desktop Analyzer provides critical capabilities to aid in the planning and deployment of client virtualization technology regardless of user environment management and personalization platforms.“

Bill Corrigan
Chief Marketing Officer
RES Software

Using the free RES Baseline Desktop Analyzer, organizations are able to collect rich data based on live usage of their environment. The analysis offers organizations data often not captured by static assessment tools. Reports provided include:

• Hardware Inventory
• Application Landscape
• User Population
• Location Layout
• Printing Topology

With this information, IT departments will be better equipped to make decisions on how to roll out new hardware, plan for virtualization adoption and the deployment of operating systems and applications with minimal end user disruption. They can also quickly assess ways to improve IT efficiency, such as determining if they are over spending on unused licenses.

RES Baseline Desktop Analyzer fully integrates with RES Workspace Manager, so organizations looking to move forward with desktop transformation projects can stream the data captured by the analysis into Workspace Manager. Workspace Manager will then construct the ideal user workspace for the organization. Once in place, RES Workspace Manager helps organizations separate users’ applications, settings and data from the underlying hardware, OS and delivery platforms. This helps simplify changes to the client environment and reduce complexity in hybrid desktop environments because a user’s personalization and configuration persists across all delivery methods, devices and operating systems. The result is a consistent client experience across a user’s Windows desktop, virtual desktop or Apple iPad experiences.

“The reporting and level of detail provided by RES Baseline Desktop Analyzer is exactly what many of our customers need to make the most informed decisions about VDI, OS migrations and other critical projects. The results gained by leveraging RES Baseline Analyzer enable us to deliver extremely comprehensive and cost effective solutions for our clients.”

Mike Burke
Chief Technology Officer
Virtual Dynamix

“RES Baseline Desktop Analyzer gives me a great service that I can offer customers as we look to map out the best plan for their desktop projects, understanding the current environment is crucial to making the best decisions, and RES provides a free and secure way for organizations to get all the information they need to plan a successful deployment of new technology. The data collected from Baseline Desktop Analyzer can be integrated into RES Workspace Manager to help organizations start benefiting from workspace management quickly.”

Edgar van Hoeijen
Freelance IT Consultant and CTO
Corporate Desktop

“A long time Microsoft partner, RES Software offers a prime example of how Microsoft Windows Azure can deliver secure, cloud-based solutions for customers with Baseline Desktop Analyzer. During our 10 year partnership, RES has consistently demonstrated its foresight through the early adoption and development of key technologies. While RES has already demonstrated support for Azure through compatibilities in RES Dynamic Desktop Studio, the cloud-based Baseline Desktop Analyzer validates the company’s commitment to remain at the forefront of technology.”

Erik Jan van Vuuren
Product Solution Manager Azure
Microsoft