SearchVirtualDesktop: Tips on virtual desktops, tools and management

Symantec and Quest's desktop virtualization suites hit the big leagues

Brian Madden, Independent Industry Analyst and Blogger — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:51:37 EST

You should consider Symantec and Quest Software's products for virtual desktop infrastructures along with those from Citrix, VMware and Microsoft.

Moving from Presentation Server 4.5 to XenApp 5.0 Feature Pack 2

Frank Ohlhorst, Contributor — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:38:50 EST

Citrix has tried to reduce confusion for IT shops moving from Presentation Server 4.5 to XenApp 5.0 Feature Pack 2. Learn how to upgrade or migrate.

A guide to Terminal Services

SearchVirtualDesktop.com Staff — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:36:45 EST

Check out our Terminal Services guide for tips on deploying, managing and securing TS as well as news on the most recent updates to the Microsoft technology.

Top tools for securing a virtual desktop infrastructure

Eric Schultze, Contributor — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:04:06 EST

Although security tools for virtual desktop infrastructure are based on traditional technologies, VDI has its own needs. Learn about the best tools to use for virtual desktops.

What is a desktop cloud?

Brian Madden, Independent Industry Analyst and Blogger — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:19:17 EST

Although there's no consensus on how to define "cloud desktop," find out how different people think of clouds and desktops and how that affects their perspective on virtualization.

The top 5 ways that VDI can help improve your enterprise's security

Eric Schultze, Contributor — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:47:50 EST

Virtual desktop infrastructure can make enterprise security easier to manage. Learn how VDI can help with tasks such as patching, setting firewalls and protecting against viruses.

Capacity planning for Windows Terminal Services

Brien M. Posey, Contributor — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:33:55 EDT

Capacity planning for the latest version of Terminal Services can be confusing, but the trick is to plan based on how TS will be used.

Taking a fresh look at Terminal Services security

Brien M. Posey, Contributor — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:15:53 EDT

Terminal Services is used to simplify application management, but many admins neglect security on the client side of client/server environments. Learn how to mitigate risk.

How to back up PCs in a virtual desktop infrastructure

Frank Ohlhorst, Contributor — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:39:09 EDT

Virtual desktop infrastructure supposedly makes backups easier, but you should set policies and use agent-based backups, local backups and synchronization to benefit from VDI.

Manage Remote Desktop Services with Windows PowerShell

Brandon Shell, Contributor — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:38:08 EDT

Learn how Remote Desktop Services can be managed with PowerShell in Windows Server 2008 R2.