Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)

May 14, 2013

PARTNER

Accelerating Your Success with Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solutions

2 min read

Cisco introduces an expanded portfolio of desktop virtualization solution architectures. Learn more.

May 14, 2013

DATA CENTER

Architecture Options for Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solutions

3 min read

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 […]

May 8, 2013

DATA CENTER

#EngineersUnplugged S2|Ep14 Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

1 min read

Sure, there are many events and conferences going on this week, but stick a reminder on your calendar to watch this week’s episode of Engineers Unplugged. Ed Saipetch (@edsai) of Speaking in Tech and other fames and Andre Leibovici (@andreleibovici) of VMware talk about the evolution of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), VDI, EUC, and […]

April 26, 2013

NETWORKING

MegaTrends: The Need for Securing Data Center Traffic

4 min read

Data Centres are evolving rapidly, in response to the many industry IT Megatrends we have previously discussed. Services and applications are increasingly being delivered from very large data centres and, increasingly, from hybrid and public clouds too. Specifically, a good example of services being delivered from data centres is Hosted Desktops. I discussed in my […]

April 4, 2013

NETWORKING

Using TrustSec to simplify Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployment

3 min read

We recently discussed the perfect IT storm that is currently brewing in business. BYOD, Unified Access, Video, the Many Clouds, SDN… all happening at once, on current infrastructure, and yet demanding more. Some of the comments you made further emphasized the need to have an architectural approach. VXI/VDI deployments are no exception. Discussing VDI deployments […]

March 21, 2013

DATA CENTER

VDI “The Missing Questions” #8: How does memory density affect VDI scalability?

4 min read

Can you see it? The end is nigh! The end of this blog series, not necessarily “the end” as in AMC’s the Walking Dead sort of end. Are you Zombie stumbling across this blog from a random Google search? Here is a table of contents to help you on your journey as we once again […]

March 13, 2013

DATA CENTER

VDI “The Missing Questions” #7: How memory bus speed affects scale

4 min read

This was the test I most eagerly anticipated because of the lack of information on the web regarding running a Xeon-based system at a reduced memory speed. Here I am at Cisco, the company that produces one of the only blades in the industry capable of supporting both the top bin E5-2690 processor and 24 […]

March 11, 2013

EDUCATION

EdChat with Cisco Experts on Technology Trends and Solutions

3 min read

Education leaders and innovators around the world are transforming education today. Please join us on March 19th (Americas and EMEA) or March 20 (Asia Pacific), for the Cisco Virtual Forum for Education Leaders, to see how they are shaping the future of education. During this free global conference, which you can attend from the convenience […]

February 28, 2013

DATA CENTER

VDI “The Missing Questions” #5: How does 1vCPU scale compared to 2vCPU’s?

More and more this novel idea of user classifications and workload profiles is being used to separate VDI user allocations. I’ve worked with many customers who prefer to stack rank their users based on the importance of their role/job function and the typical applications that user needs in their role as a means to (hopefully) […]