There’s little doubt we’re in the midst of a change in the way we operationalize and manage our end users’ workspaces. On the one hand, IT leaders are looking to gain the same efficiencies and benefits realized with cloud and next-generation virtual-server workloads. And on the other hand, users are driving the requirements for anytime, anywhere and any device access to the applications needed to do their jobs. To provide the next-generation workspaces that users require, enterprises are adopting a variety of technologies such as virtual-desktop infrastructure (VDI), published applications and layered applications. At the same time, those technologies are creating new and challenging problems for those looking to gain the full benefits of next-generation end-user workspaces.
Before racing into any particular desktop transformation delivery approach it’s important to define appropriate goals and adopt a methodology for both near- and long-term success. One of the most common planning pitfalls we’ve seen in our history supporting the transformation of more than 6 million desktops is that organizations tend to put too much emphasis on the technical delivery and resource allocation aspects of the platform, and too little time considering the needs of users. How to meet user expectations and deliver a user experience that fosters success is often overlooked.
To prevent that problem and achieve near-term success as well as sustainable long-term value from a next-generation desktop transformation approach, planning must also include defining a methodology that should include the following three things:
• Develop a baseline of “normal” performance for current end user computing delivery• Set goals for functionality and defined measurements supporting user experience• Continually monitor the environment to ensure users are satisfied and the environment is operating efficiently
This white paper will show why the user experience is difficult to predict, why it’s essential to planning, and why factoring in the user experience—along with resource allocation—is key to creating and delivering the promise of a next-generation workspace that is scalable and will produce both near-and long-term value.
Leverage testing to ensure your change plan is successful
The importance of testing in your virtualized desktop environments
With VDI gaining greater popularity among many enterprises across multiple industries, and with growing numbers of desktops migrating to the cloud, the importance of testing your virtualized desktop environment has never been higher.
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Overcoming Digital Workspace Challenges
Software vendors are delivering changes to Operating Systems and Applications faster than ever. Agile development is driving smaller (but still significant), more frequent changes. Digital Workspace managers in the Enterprise are being bombarded with increased demand.
With this in mind, Login VSI looks at the issues and solutions to the challenges Digital Workspace management will be presented with – today and tomorrow.
The rate of changes for the OS and Applications keeps increasing. It seems like there are updates every day, and keeping up with those updates is a daunting task.
Digital workspace managers need the ways and means to keep up with all the changes AND reduce the risk that all these updates represent for the applications themselves, the infrastructure they live on, and most importantly, for the users that rely on Digital Workspaces to do their job effectively and efficiently.
Downtime is extremely damaging in VDI environments. Revenue and reputation are lost, not to mention opportunity cost.
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Remote work looks vastly different than it did just one year ago. In March 2020, tens of millions of workers around the world shifted to working from an office to working from home due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. We set off to find out how organizations were adjusting to remote work, specifically how desktop virtualization usage has contributed to or influenced that adjustment.
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With most of the world working from home for the foreseeable future due to COVID-19, we've prepared this guide to help you enable and sustain a remote workforce.
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Kaleida Health was looking to modernize the digital experience for its clinicians and back office support staff. Aging and inconsistent desktop hardware and evolving Windows OS support requirements were taxing the organization’s internal IT resources. Further, the desire to standardize on Citrix VDI for both on-site and remote workers meant the healthcare organization needed to identify a new software and hardware solution that would support simple and secure access to cloud workspaces.
The healthcare organization began the process by evaluating all of the major thin client OS vendors, and determined IGEL to be the leader for multiple reasons – it is hardware agnostic, stable and has a small footprint based on Linux OS, and it offers a great management platform, the IGEL UMS, for both on-site users and remote access.
Kaleida Health also selected LG thin client monitors early on because the All-in-One form factor supports both back office teams and more importantly, clinical areas including WoW carts, letting medical professionals securely log in and access information and resources from one, protected data center.
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