Virtualization Citrix says it's back as a mainstream server virtualization player that won't send scary bills But also claims XenServer 9 is great in the DaaS niche it retreated to a decade back
VIRTUALIZATION Citrix now lets you run virtual desktops like a cost-conscious private equityeer Soaring PC prices make alternatives to hardware refreshes interesting
PaaS + IaaS AWS lets agents drive its virtual cloudy desktops – which could cost 500,000 tokens per click if used carelessly Vendor benchmark finds APIs let you do the job faster and cheaper
PaaS + IaaS Microsoft cuts cloudy desktop prices by 20 percent, warns they’ll wake up slowly Just in time to get buyers thinking as physical PC prices rise
Off-Prem NUC, NUC! Who’s there? ASUS with a client device for Microsoft’s cloudy PCs Dell also joins the alternative to Windows 365 Link fun
Virtualization Microsoft thinks cloud PCs might be overkill, starts streaming just apps under Windows 365 As old-school virtual desktop player Omnissa distances itself further from VMware
Virtualization Desktop-as-a-service now often cheaper to run than laptops - even after thin client costs Human usage set to double, AI agents might need them too
Virtualization India's top telco plans cloud PCs for its 475 million subscribers PLUS: China bans AI leaders from visiting USA; Acer data leak suspect cuffed; and more
Virtualization Citrix goes shopping in Europe and returns with gifts for security-conscious customers Acquires two companies that help those on the nice list keep naughty list types at bay
Software Citrix gives its Platform a polish with enhanced management tools Admins promised they can get stuff done with fewer clicks this year … or maybe next
Virtualization Citrix adds remote Mac support, but some customers are grumpy License changes and product bundles aren't going down well, says Gartner's DaaS magical quadrant
Virtualization 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
Software 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
Virtualization Nutanix doesn't expect a rush of VMware refugees – maybe for years Beats guidance as renewals grow and waits for Broadcom and Cisco to bring more bucks
Virtualization Microsoft brings its cloudy virtual desktops on-prem to AzureStack HCI Just in time to cash in on VMware and Citrix uncertainty
On-Prem Microsoft kills classic Azure DaaS, because it isn't really Azure Users get three-year deprecation and migration warning
PaaS + IaaS IBM kills its Education Cloud after just two-and-a-bit years Boffins given five months to migrate, with vanilla DaaS suggested as the alternative
Virtualization Microsoft enables booting physical PCs directly into cloud PCs Running an OS from local storage is soooo last year
Virtualization Streaming apps – and maybe even Cloud PCs – coming to electric cars What else are you going to do while waiting for it to charge?
Personal Tech Microsoft suggests businesses buy fewer PCs. No, really Redmond wants you using Cloud PCs instead because they offer a better sustainability story
Virtualization Benchmark a cloud PC? No way. Just trust us, they work, says Microsoft DaaS is SaaS, so expect constant change that makes numbers moot
Virtualization VMware nods to containerization with tweaks to virtual desktops and apps In theory, this should reduce the number of servers needed to package apps
Software Meet the new Citrix, same as the old Citrix – but hybrid First public word on 'new' direction reveals focus on core technologies and 'a ton of hiring' to modernize them a bit
Off-Prem Alibaba Cloud goes even more serverless as it tries to become a utility Laptop-shaped thin client tied to DaaS also illustrates the concept, and its downsides
Virtualization Windows 11 comes to AWS EC2 as a VM import option UEFI is sorted, but BYO licenses are required
Off-Prem Amazon’s cloudy desktops creep towards cloudy workstations Adds cache-like storage currently offered for servers to speed demanding desktop workloads
Virtualization 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
