“Parallels RAS has an easy-to-use interface that delivers a high degree of sophistication. The biggest benefit of switching to Parallels RAS is the cost-effectiveness of the overall solution.” ~ Paul Nicholson, Financial Director, Martin’s Properties (Chelsea) Limited Martin’s Properties uses Parallels RAS to securely publish applications for remote access. Parallels RAS ensures a good level of future-proofing each […]
Gone are the days when employees were always stuck at their office desks. Today’s IT has embraced the mobile work-style while Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) plays an important role in this setup. VMware estimates that 121 million virtual desktops were rolled out in 2014 and the DaaS market is worth $2.9 billion for service providers. According to […]
What are the key differentiators of Parallels RAS vs. Microsoft WS 2012? Let’s do a comparison: Key Differentiators of Parallels RAS vs. Microsoft WS2012 Easy installation and implementation. Can create virtual desktops (VDI Solution) from different hypervisors. Publish resources via HTML5. Proprietary scanner redirection, Universal Scanning. Printer redirection on a wide of range of devices […]
With an aim to optimize resources and implement innovative technologies, businesses are turning towards Managed IT Services. The rapid growth of this market speaks volumes about the value it delivers to IT companies. According to a survey conducted by MSPMentor, 45% of organizations are using a managed service provider to handle corporate clouds; 39% are […]
Cost-effectiveness, easy deployment and auto-configuration of powerful virtualization features are the three important aspects that have made Parallels RAS a leading virtualization solution in recent times. The recent acquisition of 2X RAS by Parallels has significantly empowered the product in terms of brand value, market reach, and performance, transforming it into a virtualization powerhouse. Growing […]
VMware Horizon View is a desktop virtualization software offered by VMware to provide remote desktop capabilities to users. It was initially named as VMware VDM which was renamed to ‘VMware View’ and then to ‘Horizon View’. The newest version, Horizon 6 comes with innovative features; specifically, the application publishing and remote desktop session support have […]
Reduced hardware requirements, simplified desktop management, and mobility solutions are the three important aspects that make desktop virtualization inevitable for most businesses. According to CIO Insight, 15 million applications are already deployed in virtual infrastructures, and 86% of server loads are expected to be virtualized by 2016. XenDesktop and XenApp from Citrix are popular broker […]
Ever since Citrix announced the End-of-Life (EOL) of XenApp for August 2016, IT administrators have been under immense pressure to make their migration plans as soon as possible. XenApp v4.5 and v5 will be supported until the end of 2015, while v6 will be EOL in the next three years. To get support after the […]
With the recent announcement of the End of Life (EOL) of Citrix virtualization products, a debate has started on the feasibility of downloading Citrix software or moving on to a more affordable alternative. Citrix offers virtualization solutions through multiple products: XenApp virtualizes applications, allowing easy centralized publication; XenDesktop enables you to publish virtual desktops; and […]
Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, the desktop virtualization software from Citrix for small and medium-sized businesses, is coming to an end. In the Q4 2012 Citrix Systems Earnings Call, Citrix CEO Mark Templeton announced its End of Life (EOL). The end of extended support for Windows Server 2003 will be on 24 August 2016. Citrix acquired VDI-in-a-Box from […]