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What Is teleworking and How Effective Is It? Teleworking (or telecommuting) involves using information technology and telecommunications to work remotely. Employees in an organization can use various applications and tools to work and...

Citrix XenDesktop (now known as Citrix Virtual Desktops) is a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) product that allows users to remotely access and operate Microsoft Windows desktops in a data center, public or...

By moving services and resources to the cloud, organizations are freed from acquiring and managing server hardware and other equipment needed in a typical on-premises datacenter. According to ZDNet, Microsoft...

Hybrid cloud computing allows businesses to keep certain workloads in private clouds—whether due to security issues, operational challenges, or data compliance issues—while leveraging the scalability and agility of public clouds for...

There are at least 800 million videos uploaded to YouTube, meaning there are millions of hours of videos available for viewing. Sometimes you might wish to have one of these videos...

Converged infrastructure is a way of structuring an IT system that combines various components into a single optimized computing unit. It minimizes hardware compatibility issues while lowering the response time between the...

What Is Awingu? Awingu is a solution that aggregates applications (even legacy applications), desktops, and files hosted on servers and then delivers them to various devices, including PCs,...

What Is Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS)? Citrix MCS is one of the many components of the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops infrastructure platform that enable IT administrators to design and deliver virtual desktops. How Citrix...

Gateway Definition A gateway is a network node that connects different networks with different transmission protocols. In other words, a gateway is an entry and exit point for a network as all data passes through it before...

Amazon Workspace is a tool for provisioning cloud-based desktops to end-users, allowing them to access applications, documents, and resources from supported devices. It runs on AWS cloud and offers a high-quality cloud desktop...