VMware Horizon Now Runs on Microsoft Azure VMware Solution!
This week, Microsoft announced the availability of Azure VMware Solution, a hosted service from Microsoft that is based on VMware Cloud Foundation and enables you to run VMware-based workloads natively on Microsoft Azure capacity. Managed by Microsoft and built together with VMware, Azure VMware Solution (AVS) offers the full VMware SDDC stack, including vSphere, vSAN, NSX-T and more in a VMware Cloud Verified platform that is...
App Volumes 4 for Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure is Available Now
Part of the challenge of maintaining an efficient desktop virtualization environment is managing applications, especially as environments scale up and, increasingly, out beyond on-premises data centers and into the cloud. App Volumes is a key product that streamlines application management in virtualized desktop environments. App Volumes allows customers to drastically reduce the number of gold images that must be maintained by moving...
Now is the Time to Optimize Your Desktop Virtualization Environments for the Next Phase of Work From Home
As we continue to acclimate to the reality of the workplace climate of today, I’ve found myself thinking about how this niche of IT where I’ve spent my career–desktop virtualization–has become so important to the work from home, remote learning and other business continuity-related efforts that are affecting nearly everyone. Of course, I wish things could go back to normal (or that this situation never happened in the first place),...
Achieve your Business Continuity Goals using Horizon Cloud on IBM Cloud
Traditionally, deploying a desktop virtualization environment is a time-consuming process that requires special skill sets and a large upfront capital expense. The current global health situation has resulted in millions of employees staying home, and increased the need to provide secure, remote access to business-critical applications as part of a business continuity plan. Because of the urgency of the situation, there’s little time...
Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure Support for Windows Virtual Desktop is Here
Today is an important day for Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure! We’re releasing the latest version (3.0), which includes support for Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop, including Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session. Customers can now use the enterprise-class features and user experience of Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure with Windows Virtual Desktop. About VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure Developed as a service on Azure, VMware...
Differences Between Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: How VMware Horizon Can Help with Both
In light of current events, many organizations are feeling the effects of life’s unpredictability. With many organizations canceling in-person events and meetings and mandating temporary work-from-home policies, companies are quickly realizing just how prepared they really are in the wake of unexpected events. In the second blog of our business continuity series, we’ll identify the differences between disaster recovery and business...
