Desktop Virtualization Ready for Prime Time

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Jan 112012

Prime Time

Baseline magazine published a really nice article earlier this month titled, “Desktop Virtualization Ready for Prime Time,” where they throw out some interesting numbers.

For example, did you know that Gartner reports about 40 percent of all servers have already been virtualized?  And they claim that this figure will likely top 75 percent in only three years!  The analyst firm also found that the worldwide market for VDI will grow from about 500,000 units in 2009 to nearly 49 million units by 2014!!  And the percentage of virtualized desktops will rise from about 10 percent in 2008 to 60 percent in 2012.

And a 2011 study from Imprivata found that 35 percent of healthcare organizations have already adopted desktop virtualization.  At Virtual Bridges, we’re seeing similar things within the healthcare industry as well as other promising verticals that are jumping into desktop virtualization and BYOD initiatives allowing personal laptops and mobile tablets and devices into the corporate network.

Jim Curtin, Founder and CEO of Virtual Bridges, noted that 2012 represents a new playing field for VDI…saying, VDI Gen2 offers a high quality experience for all users, regardless of location.

Read the entire Baseline magazine article here.  And be sure to check out the Virtual Bridges difference and see what VDI Gen2 offers when compared to the old school VDI methods still being peddled by others in the industry.

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Virtualization Gives Colleges, Professors and Students Anywhere, Anytime Desktop Access

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Nov 092011

Virtual Bridges is changing the game of desktop virtualization with our VDI Gen2 suite of solutions.  Come by our booth at the Texas Community College Technology Forum 2011 event to find out how our solution delivers on the promise of VDI at a fraction of the cost and why other universities and school systems around the world are choosing Virtual Bridges VERDE over the competition.

The event takes place November 11, 2011 from 8:00AM-3:00PM at Collin College, Spring Creek Campus Conference Center in Plano, TX.

And while you are there, make sure to come listen to Virtual Bridges’ own Ed Hubbard, VP of Product Management and Alliances, during Session 1 at 10:30AM.  Ed will be presenting the following valuable information:

Virtualization Gives Colleges, Professors and Students Anywhere Anytime Desktop Access

In this time of ever-tightening budgets, higher education institutions are increasingly turning to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to reduce hardware costs and minimize security risks while enhancing the educational experience for students and instructors alike, allowing secure access to desktops regardless of whether they are in the classroom, the dorm or studying in the library. VDI provides greater flexibility to students for anytime, anywhere learning via mobile devices while allowing IT to track, maintain, upgrade and repair devices scattered across campus, thus reducing the operational costs of desktop management, an essential component when IT efficiency and cost reduction is key.

Click here for more information about the event or to sign up and register.

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VDI is going mainstream

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Apr 222011

When architects join a discussion on VDI, you realized it truly has become mainstream. As John Webster just wrote in CNET, “VDI is hot, not only with IT practitioners, but with professionals of many stripes.”

This was Webster’s conclusion after delivering a talk to a room that he expected to be filled with IT enthusiasts. To his surprise,  the audience wasn’t just your traditional IT administrators, it also included people from other fields, even architects eager to learn about how VDI could change the design of class rooms. While his talk has three parts, it was the section on VDI that really gained the attention of the audience and provoked further discussion throughout the Q/A, specifically around VDI in education and healthcare.

At Virtual Bridges, we firmly agree with Webster. We have been working closely with a number of education organizations, K-12 districts as well as higher ed and are proud of the results these clients are seeing. But we know this is just the beginning. With VDI Gen2, we have made it easier than ever to manage virtual desktops and deliver an experience users enjoy. The potential for this industry is tremendous. We’re excited to be leading the charge.

Enjoy John Webster’s full story, “Virtual-desktop integration touches all professions.”

 

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Green Data Centre Inc Taps Virtual Bridges for Environmentally-Responsible VDI

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Apr 202011

We all know VDI Gen2 can reduce the costs and complexity of desktop management, but did you know it can also help minimize your carbon footprint and reduce power consumption? Today we’re partnering with Green Data Centre Inc to offer environmentally-responsible VDI.

Green Data Centre Inc specializes in innovative green solutions for businesses looking to reduce their power costs and maintain IT equipment and data in an environmentally responsible way. The company offers Canadian cloud computing, dynamic data center services, high performance computing, high density blade computing, hosted desktops and hosted telecom solutions for organizations throughout the world.

“Enterprises of all sizes are increasingly looking for ways to leverage desktop virtualization to reduce costs, but there’s also a tremendous opportunity to use this technology to minimize carbon footprints and reduce power consumption. VERDE is a perfect fit for our roster of innovative, environmentally-friendly solutions.” -  Emerich R Winkler, Jr, CEO at Green Data Centre Inc

“VERDE delivers real value to customers, both in terms of cost and energy savings — a strength that truly sets us apart from the competition. We’re thrilled to partner with Green Data Centre Inc to bring this technology to a new market of environmentally-conscious organizations. The response we’ve seen for VERDE has been incredible, validating the value proposition around VDI Gen2.” - Jim Curtin, president and CEO at Virtual Bridges

For more on Green Data Center visit http://www.greendatacentre.ca.

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Stretching IT Budgets with Open Source and Virtualization

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Apr 132011

K-12 school districts are one of the many verticals that experience tremendous value from VDI. Check out this recent article from T.H.E. Journal, Stretching IT Budgets with Open Source and Virtualization, featuring Virtual Bridges customer, Jeremy Fluhmann, technology director for Winters Independent School District.

Fluhmann walks through his experience with VERDE including the multiple benefits he anticipates, including the elimination of the annual refresh cycle for computers that the district can’t afford over the long haul. “Computers are getting more powerful, but for most of our stuff, we don’t need that extra power. In a way it would feel like we were throwing away money to buy a general use computer and not really use it for even a fraction of its power. This way, we can likely go 10 years with these desktops.”

Virtual Bridges VDI helps K-12 organizations save on support costs, extend the life of aging desktops, improve security and simplify desktop management.If you’d like to hear more about how VDI Gen 2 can help your district, let us know!

 

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