A private cloud is hosted on your own infrastructure while a public cloud is hosted on a third-party provider’s infrastructure. While there are benefits and drawbacks to each type of cloud, when choosing between public and private...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the leading and most comprehensive cloud computing platform offered by Amazon. It provides cloud-based services such as software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and...
Migrating from on-premises to cloud-based services is an important strategic decision for organizations because it offers many benefits such as reduced IT costs, mobility, scalability, and collaboration efficiency. However,...
Containers vs virtual machines — what is the difference between these two virtualization solutions? On one side, you have containerization, which virtualizes an operating system (OS) and allows multiple...
Remote desktop protocol (RDP) is a secure network protocol developed by Microsoft that facilitates remote access. The protocol provides three kinds of secure communications for remote desktop connections: RDP security layer,...
Which will win in a XenApp vs XenServer showdown? Neither, as these two perform different functions. Citrix XenApp (now known as Citrix Virtual Apps) is an application virtualization platform, but Citrix XenServer (now known as Citrix...
Remote desktop is the term applied to an operating system feature or software program that makes it possible for users to access remote devices from another location. Virtual Network Computing (VNC) and Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) are two of...
Citrix Receiver (now renamed Citrix Workspace app) is an essential component of Citrix’s virtualization infrastructure. Like any software, users can install and uninstall it many times. Citrix Receiver...