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Gartner warns Omnissa – formerly VMware's end-user compute biz – represents new risks
Weak roadmap, tricky migration path, and Broadcom dependencies add up to uncertainty
Virtualization28 Aug 2024 |
Omnissa, VMware's old end-user biz, emerges with promise of 'AI-infused autonomous workspace'
We think this means easier-to-administer virtual desktops with extra shiny
VMware Explore26 Jul 2024 | 3
VMware’s end-user compute community told to brace for ‘Omnissa’ shift
Cloudy hosts given short license change deadlines, customers warned of support portal brownouts
Virtualization26 Apr 2024 | 7
Cloud Software Group and Microsoft pledge another eight years of co-opetition
Consortium will spend $1.65 billion on Azure, 365 – and of course some AI
Software08 Apr 2024 | 1
Claims emerge that Citrix has doubled price of month-to-month partner licenses
Reaction from channel was 'stunned silence followed by anger and disbelief'
Channel15 Mar 2024 | 31
Citrix reveals invitation-only 'Platform' license
Follows the Broadcom playbook by ending standalone sales of some products
Virtualization06 Mar 2024 | 3
BROADER TOPICS
VMware's end-user compute unit reportedly headed to private equity firm KKR
As users report Broadcom massively hikes license costs, consultant advises negotiation tactics used for Oracle or Microsoft will apply
Virtualization26 Feb 2024 | 24
Microsoft brings its cloudy virtual desktops on-prem to AzureStack HCI
Just in time to cash in on VMware and Citrix uncertainty
Virtualization06 Feb 2024 | 4
VMware's end-user compute products are for sale. Who might buy 'em?
Would you rather a cloud that not-so-gently migrates you, or a retirement home like HCL?
Virtualization19 Dec 2023 | 17
Broadcom to divest VMware's end-user computing and Carbon Black units
Updated Warns of $1.3 billion charge for cutting Virtzilla's costs, rapid shift to subs and sales of the whole vStack rather than individual pieces
Virtualization07 Dec 2023 | 30
AWS plays with Fire TV Cube, turns it into a thin client for cloudy desktops
re:Invent $195 a pop, delivered, pre-provisioned ready to stream desktops or apps
Off-Prem27 Nov 2023 | 28
$6.2B in profit wasn't enough: Nvidia hikes GeForce Now prices for Canada and Europe
Cites 'increased operational costs' but whatever they are US gamers aren't impacted
Off-Prem17 Oct 2023 | 10
VMware edges towards its multi-cloud vision, with a side quest to virtualize AI
Explore More of the same is the name of the game, across clouds and app-taming
Virtualization22 Aug 2023 |
Microsoft concession: You can run our wares in AWS virtual desktop under 'revised policy'
Interest from antitrust regulators spurred action? Still a pricey option, says analyst, and change doesn't help Google or Alibaba customers
PaaS + IaaS02 Aug 2023 | 6
Microsoft enables booting physical PCs directly into cloud PCs
Running an OS from local storage is soooo last year
Virtualization24 May 2023 | 84
Nutanix de-converges by allowing dedicated nodes for compute and storage
This could be the way to get HCI out of its ghetto
Systems09 May 2023 | 1
Benchmark a cloud PC? No way. Just trust us, they work, says Microsoft
DaaS is SaaS, so expect constant change that makes numbers moot
Virtualization06 Apr 2023 | 28
VMware nods to containerization with tweaks to virtual desktops and apps
In theory, this should reduce the number of servers needed to package apps
Virtualization09 Mar 2023 |
AWS targets desktop virtualization rigs with lift and shift to cloudy DaaS
Citrix can do this too. Hyperconverged infrastructure's salad days serving virtual PCs might be ending
Virtualization18 Oct 2022 | 3
Microsoft extends Teams into VMware and Citrix VDI
Users will now be able to blur or replace their backgrounds during video meetings or calls
Virtualization02 Sep 2022 | 6
Teradici re-emerges as 'HP Anyware' to replace ZCentral Remote Boost
Expect it to be bundled into managed desktop services from HP Inc.
Virtualization26 Jul 2022 | 2
Microsoft lures SMBs to Cloudy PCs by connecting them to Xbox accounts
Windows as a service is getting more mature and manageable
Virtualization20 Jul 2022 | 8
Cloudflare menaces virtual desktops with isolated browser access to internal networks
Gives cloudy email a kicking, too – but VDI should be safe in its bastions
Virtualization27 Jun 2022 | 3
VMware reveals a swarm of serious bugs – some critical
Meanwhile changes the name of its major customer-facing event... probably a coincidence
Virtualization07 Apr 2022 | 6
Microsoft brings Cloud PCs and local desktops together in Windows 365
'Just the beginning of our Windows and Microsoft cloud integration' says Windows boss
Software06 Apr 2022 | 44
Alibaba Cloud lets its tiny desktop-as-a-service client leave China
Singapore-only release means this is not a major move on the DaaS or VDI markets
Virtualization22 Mar 2022 |
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