Hi everyone, we wanted to make you aware of an upcoming Webcast, the RES team are jointly delivering with Forrester about the journey to the Hybrid Desktop.  This mix of analyst research and in-market technology promises to be an interesting discussion.  Here is what we plan to cover.

Consumerization of IT has brought organizations an immense challenge.  User preferences are shaping IT strategy, not only for devices they choose to work on, but where they want to work, and the applications they prefer.  Today’s workforce is

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By Jeff Fisher, VP, Business Development

The one-size-does-not-fit-all-story for VDI and the cloud seems to be echoing across the industry. Desktop administrators are the first to tell you that in most cases, a wholesale move to these technologies will leave many of their users without the kind of desktop experience needed to successfully perform their jobs. Sure, VDI and cloud-hosted desktops can give users access to basic applications and data … but increasingly that’s not enough. A rich user experience is more important than ever, and users expect to access their IT services through multiple devices from multiple locations without compromising that experience. Part of ... READ MORE>>

By Thomas Kurz, Channel Manager Central Europe, RES Software

The tides have been changing quickly for user virtualization, and with all the complexity that IT must overcome, it’s no surprise that this space is picking up speed. Whether it be to manage “hybrid” desktop environments that combine delivery platforms to accommodate an increasingly mobile user-base, or to preserve the user experience and personalization as organizations look to standardize with desktop virtualization, user virtualization is rapidly transforming from a nice-to-have-technology to a must-have.

But don’t just take my word for it. In Germany, we recently engaged with IDC to study the market. Check ... READ MORE>>

By Bill Corrigan, CMO

At RES, we’re just getting settled back in from a great week at Citrix Synergy in San Francisco. The excitement on the Synergy expo floor and the RES booth was palpable. So many attendees were streaming through the expo looking for the best solutions to enhance their existing Citrix deployments or to jumpstart their latest Citrix projects. Of course, there was tons of buzz following some awesome keynotes from Mark Templeton and other Citrix executives. Not surprisingly, top of mind for a lot of people this year was the transformation from the traditional physical desktop to the user-centric “hybrid desktop.” More ... READ MORE>>

Jeff Fisher, VP, Business Development

Whether you look at it from a device perspective, or at the delivery platform level, it’s become abundantly clear that there is no longer such thing as a homogenous IT environment. Today’s users are too dynamic and require too much flexibility for the traditional approach to IT. RES has spent a lot of time defining this newly emerging “hybrid desktop” trend, and helping customers adapt to the quickly changing needs of users. Part of our commitment to the hybrid desktop movement is collaborating with other technology providers to really define what this change means, and how we can help customers get ahead of it. One of the most important things to consider is ... READ MORE>>