VDI architectures

February 8, 2023

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UCS X-Series Powers FlexPod for Horizon 8

3 min read

Cisco just launched a new CVD for VDI Horizon 8 on Datacenter FlexPod with X-Series. This is an excellent design and deployment guide for customers desiring to implement FlexPod with X-Series managed by Cisco Intersight.

November 14, 2014

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Cisco and Unidesk: How to Simplify and Scale VDI with Citrix, Microsoft, or VMware

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Posted on behalf of  Ramesh Chitor, Cisco Systems and Tom Rose, Unidesk It’s no secret that desktop virtualization has taken longer than everyone expected. As most enterprises will attest and as Gartner research confirms, the two main culprits are cost and complexity. Top Issues That Limit VDI Deployments Source: Is the Hosted Virtual Desktop Market […]

September 29, 2014

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Configuring Virtual Environments for Graphics-Intensive Applications (C240+XenDesktop+NVIDIA)

6 min read

The Guild of St Luke in Florence, where Leonardo Da Vinci qualified as a master sculptor when he was only 20 years old, had in attendance both artists and doctors of medicine. While someone today might wonder what those two vocations have in common, someone from the Italian Renaissance would not. Michelangelo and Leonardo Da […]

August 11, 2014

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500-Seat Reference Architecture with Cisco UCS C-Series and Citrix XenApp 7.5

9 min read

With the World Cup games recently finished, I’m reminded of how rampantly soccer has swept across the U.S. in the last few years. Kids often start quite young — there are leagues for even five and six year olds! One element that helps younger kids enjoy their first soccer experience is that the balls are […]

May 14, 2013

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Desktop Virtualization On Your Terms – Flexibility and Choice with Architectures That Fit

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Desktop Virtualization On Your Terms – Flexibility and Choice with Architectures That Fit I recently had the opportunity to host several customers in a roundtable discussion, exploring their experiences in deploying desktop and application virtualization, the challenges encountered, and the benefits they’ve reaped.  It was an engaging dialog with organizations spanning mid-market, enterprise to large […]

May 14, 2013

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Architecture Options for Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solutions

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Today Cisco is introducing an expanded architectural portfolio and partner ecosystem in support of our successful desktop virtualization solution built on Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS).  Cisco UCS market traction has been phenomenal over the last 3 years. In fact, desktop virtualization has been one of the top workloads deployed on UCS as IT organizations […]