Category Archives: RAS

Terminal Server Setup Guide: Fast-Start Environment

With Terminal Services, organizations can provide employees access to Windows applications from virtually any device no matter the geographic location. Terminal Services (known as RDS beginning with Windows 2008 R2) is a server role in Windows Server that enables the server to host multiple, simultaneous client sessions to Windows desktops and applications. This provides organizations […]

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Introducing Parallels Remote Application Server v15

New brilliant mobile end user experience, IT productivity features, and security enhancements mark the first major release of Parallels Remote Application Server since Parallels acquired the product line a year ago. Today, we launched Parallels Remote Application Server version 15, giving IT organizations the easiest and the most cost-effective solution to deliver Windows applications and desktops to […]

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Get All the Features of Every XenApp Edition with Parallels Remote Application Server

Citrix provides a range of products, including virtualization technology, and the company has been in the virtualization market for two decades. XenApp is Citrix’s flagship application delivery product with a large user base of over 100 million. XenApp allows businesses to install applications on central servers and securely publish applications and desktops to clients running […]

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What is Citrix NetScaler?

Today’s organizations face new requirements for their datacenter and application delivery architectures. The rapid adoption of BYOD policies has underscored the importance of the performance of virtual applications accessed from web or mobile devices. CIOs have to cope with the increasing traffic to ensure optimal application performance while respecting rigid budget limits, no matter how […]

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Why are Virtual Applications Still a Hot Topic?

The massive computers of yesteryear became smaller and more powerful, and then they became portable; mobile phones became smart, packing more power and more opportunities for networking—and it’s clear that the direction of the technological revolution is more portability, more mobility, and more power to the user, connecting users to who they are and to […]

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Change in Citrix XenApp Architecture Investigation

The Issue The virtualization revolution has brought BYOD networks and virtual offices into reality. Today, businesses have multiple options to create a virtual infrastructure and remotely deliver desktops and applications. One of those options is Citrix XenApp, which recently released XenApp 7.6. Because XenApp 7.6 uses a different Citrix XenApp architecture than previous versions, there […]

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The Evolution of IT: Toward Cross-Platform Solutions

Why Cross-Platform Will Be Even Bigger in 2016 2016 promises to be a year that continues in the same vein as 2015: the IT industry will continue to boom, digital media will continue to grow in importance, and the world will continue to be more digitalized and more mobile. The digital, mobile culture that people […]

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An Overview of Dell vWorkspace

An Overview of Dell vWorkspace Unified business procedures are a key offering of the cloud revolution, and virtualization plays a key role in unifying business procedures across an organization. The entrance of Dell into the virtualization space speaks volumes about this trend. The recent acquisition of virtualization solutions company Quest by Dell has brought the […]

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How W.S. Badcock Corp. Delivers Applications to 1,000 Users—Across 8 States

“High-quality cross-platform support is the #1 benefit of the switch from Citrix to Parallels Remote Application Server. Now, with the efforts of W.S. Badcock network engineers like Michael Buckley, we are able to efficiently deliver desktops and applications to Linux, Macintosh, and Windows devices with ease.” ~ Todd Zacharias, Manager, IT Network Systems Badcock chose Parallels Remote […]

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Here’s Everything You Should Know About Two-Factor Authentication

One of the notable aspects of virtualization is the presence of heterogeneous networks with diversified devices, platforms, and OSes. Desktops and laptops have been accompanied by and sometimes replaced with tablets and smartphones. In addition, a variety of devices such as Chromebooks, Raspberry Pi, and wearables came into the network. The Internet of Things has […]

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