If data is the new oil, AIOps is IT’s refinery. Short for artificial intelligence for IT operations, AIOps refers to software that combines big data and AI or machine learning to help IT manage data and find insights faster. But what does comparing data to oil mean in practical terms? And what aspects of IT operations can…
Re-watching the 1999 film Office Space last week, one scene stuck with me—the one where Peter, the protagonist and software programmer, defeatedly whines to his hypnotherapist, “Ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it.” Ouch! But I hear you, Peter, if I were back in the…
The topic of Terminal Server/Citrix XenApp workloads has been at the forefront of our attention since Meltdown and Spectre patches were released. The potential for slowdowns after applying Meltdown and Spectre patches prompted us to investigate the matter for ourselves, and we released some initial findings for VDI that showed a noticeable CPU impact (with the caveat of impact being workload-dependent). Now…
This year at EUC Disrupt, IGEL made it clear that it is pushing to disrupt the tech field for the VDI community. With IGEL shifting their focus to software, the company is holding a brand-new conference, IGEL Disrupt: End-User Computing Forum, with the theme of changing the way people view end-user computing. Disrupt is a…
With over 3,500 attendees, Citrix Summit was quite a hike! Lakeside had the opportunity this week to share with Citrix Service Provider (CSP) partners how to utilize digital workspace analytics to improve end-user experience with VDI. In addition, Lakeside participated in IGEL Partner Review sessions to discuss details around our upcoming product integration for simplified…
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With the OS and hypervisor patches for Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) having been released and the OS, hypervisor, and firmware patches for Spectre (CVE-2017-5715 and CVE-2017-5753) in some partial state of release depending on vendor, there have been many questions about the performance implications of updating. Because there’s low-level interaction at play for Meltdown and Spectre patches, the net result will depend significantly on factors like workload (e.g. what is it that users are…
AI, IoT, big data, and cybersecurity threats are already dominating technology headlines and predictions for 2018. At the enterprise level, addressing these challenges will have implications for end-user computing (EUC) as the landscape of where and how we work continues to evolve. The key will be solutions that can deliver secure, flexible workspaces that provide great…
The Intel chip flaw in AMD, ARM and Intel processors is the latest security concern throwing Silicon Valley into a frenzy. But what is the flaw and what are Meltdown and Spectre, exactly? Here’s the quick and dirty: The Intel chip flaw consists of a couple of security vulnerabilities giving way to two methods that can expose sensitive information to…
According to Gartner estimates, “by 2025, 55 percent of large enterprises will successfully implement an all-in cloud SaaS strategy.” Synthetic transaction monitoring is one method IT teams and vendors alike are using to ensure that service level agreement (SLA) targets are being met as business-critical applications move to software as a service (SaaS) models. Synthetic…
How is digitalization allowing us to change the way we work? Someone who grapples with that question for a living is Ryan Purvis, a digital workplace strategist at a global bank, who sat down with us to discuss the current state of enterprise user experience on the latest episode of the Lifeguard IT podcast. Throughout…
Smart watches, Fitbits, and sleep trackers—oh my! These are just some of the many ways people are joining the quantified self-movement, where ordinary aspects of everyday life are analyzed and quantified to be improved. But as IT professionals specializing in end-user computing, how are we supporting users in this quantified age? What can we learn…
Ease of endpoint management vs. end-user satisfaction is a classic IT tradeoff. Modern users demand flexible workspaces but meeting those expectations can be a real challenge given the complexity of managing an environment rich with a variety of devices and software. How can you pivot your management strategy to create a win-win situation for users…