VDI done Right! with NexentaConnect
In this blog post, VDI Done Right! with NexentaConnect, I will dive deeper into VDI as a solution and how you can use NexentaConnect with local storage to achieve a great user experience. The most important part of a VDI project, in my opinion, is…
VMware Horizon 6.1.1
At the end of last week VMware released the latest version of VMware Horizon 6.1.1. The version number would suggest that this update contains only minor changes or bugfixes, but in fact has some very nice new features. Client Drive Redirection Users can share folders and…
VMware Horizon View 6.1 Released
VMware released version 6.1 of Horizon View. With this latest release VMware adds six new key advancements. These new capabilities will help you deliver unlimited access to desktops and applications at lower costs with better performance (think 3D performance) and at unprecedented scale. These enhancements will help…
Installing VMware vGPU on vSphere 6.0
vGPU is a concept where an user of a virtual desktop can utilise the power of a GPU for running rich 3D applications, such as AutoCAD or other drawing applications, rendering or just watching full HD youtube. In this concept, the virtual desktop gets a…
Put that USB Scanner in VMware Horizon View
Putting a USB Scanner to work in a VMware Horizon View environment always was a pain in the butt. Either images came into the session sooooooo slooooooow you had a caffeine shock by the time the scan was finished, or images were garbled and looked…
PCoIP Zero Client by Philips
Recently a product came to my attention from a vendor I did not expect. Philips introduced an integrated PCoIP zero client they call the Philips Cloud Monitor Base, model SB4B1927VB . It comes in the form factor of a monitor stand, where the zero client…
VMware Fling – VMware OS Optimization Tool
The VMware OS Optimization Tool helps optimize Windows 7/8/2008/2012 systems for use with VMware Horizon View. The optimization tool includes customizable templates to enable or disable Windows system services and features, per VMware recommendations and best practices, across multiple systems. Since most Windows system services…
VMware Horizon 6 available for download NOW
While browsing the VMware site today, we discovered that VMware released the Horizon 6 suite. Horizon 6, as you might already know, not only contains VMware’s VDI solution View. Mirage and Workspace are also part of the product range. VMware wants to offer a complete…
VMware Horizon View graphics – vSGA vs vDGA
As VDI solutions become more and more mainstream for standard office environments, a new challenge appears. We can swap the bulky desktop and replace it with a small thin client, delivering Windows desktops from the datacenter. Enabling a more flexible way of working with free…
How to delete an orphaned desktop pool
Time for a new problem in the VMware Horizon View series. After running into problems which forced me to ‘Manually delete protected Horizon View replicas‘ and ‘Link a VMware View desktop to its replica‘, now I encountered an orphaned desktop pool which could not be…
Windows applications on Chromebook with BLAST
In September 2011 VMware gave us a sneak peek at Project AppBlast and with VMware Horizon View we can use AppBlast technology to access desktops using a HTML5 compatible browse. But as of today we can experience the true power of AppBlast. Today VMware and…
VMware Fling – Real-time audio/video test
VMware Labs has released a great new fling, an application with which you can verify and test the real-time audio/video performance. The application includes a player that displays the ‘virtual webcam’ feed, and also loops back the audio if required. This allows for testing without a…
VMware Horizon View 5.3 is available
At VMworld 2013 in Barcelona VMware announced the new version of their EUC product Horizon View 5.3. Now it is finally available for download! VMware Horizon View 5.3 includes a significant number of new or improved features. Direct Pass-through Graphics Virtual Dedicated Graphics Acceleration (vDGA)…
What’s new in VMware Horizon View 5.3
VMware just announced VMware Horizon View 5.3 and it includes a significant number of new or improved features. So what’s new in VMware Horizon View 5.3. vSAN for VMware Horizon View As of version 5.3 VMware includes vSAN for Horizon View desktops in the…
VMware vSAN & vCOPS included in Horizon Suite
Today at VMworld Europe 2013 VMware announced that VMware Virtual SAN (vSAN) and VMware vCenter Operations Manager (vCOPS) for View will be included in the Horizon Suite. VMware Virtual SAN for Horizon View beta will deliver significantly lower CAPEX and TCO for VDI environments. The bundling…