IGEL Weekly

The Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) service emerged in 2019 with the promise of ubiquitous delivery of enterprise-class virtual apps, desktops, and cloud workspaces to organizations around the world. It signalled Microsoft’s full, strategic embracement of the cloud as a viable and powerful source for organizations of any size to literally run some or all their business from the Azure cloud. Shortly after its arrival, it became clear that using AVD is not a trivial matter.
Many organizations have struggled to get up and running with the service, partly since AVD is still in its “early days” (became generally available in September of 2019), and partly because the service itself, to be fully utilized, can be complex and tedious for many IT organizations.
This is where Nerdio has stepped in, to enable organizations of any size to migrate to AVD quickly and easily, and once using the service, to take full advantage of its potential. IGEL OS is the next-gen edge OS for cloud workspaces. Simple, smart, and secure, it allows organizations’ endpoint devices to access AVD and other forms of DaaS and VDI in the most secure, cost-effective, and user-friendly way for both end-users and IT staff.
For firms looking to start taking advantage of AVD in the most timely and effective manner, combining the technologies from Nerdio and IGEL can make the journey to AVD fast and easy. Let’s look at some of the most compelling reasons to consider Nerdio and IGEL as key “table stakes” elements you must have in place if you plan to use AVD.
Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-Host: Seb Perusat
Guest: Matt Scudder
Guest: Ron Neher

Watch this IGEL Tech-Tips Tuesday video for a deep dive into the IGEL UMS filesystem and learn where critical system files are stored.

In this webinar, Sebastian Perusat will walk you through understanding the IGEL UMS’ filesystem. You will learn where key files, such as certificates and the embedded database, are stored. How to files are shared with the IGEL OS much more.
Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-Host: Chris Feeney
Co-Host: Sebastian Perusat

Multimedia Sharing and Remote Conferencing Driving Demand for Unified Communications Solutions that Support Seamless Collaboration

IGEL’s survey of end user computing concerns this year revealed the top concern of IT professionals (61%) is delivering a productive, satisfying user experience. Businesses are heeding these concerns and evolving from the concept of remote working to a ‘work is not a place’ philosophy. They are mindful that users expect, wherever they choose to work, and on whatever endpoint, to have a pleasant, productive experience. That desire certainly extends to video conferencing and collaboration, as many employees have had to learn quite quickly to conduct meetings virtually and share files and graphics without looking like a wonky school lab student!

Now that applications like Zoom and Teams are part of our everyday process – whether working remotely or joining a meeting on-prem – we’re seeing organizations wanting to up their game and deliver the absolute best, high-fidelity, immersive digital experience. To accomplish this, they’re turning to the combined power of IGEL and Citrix to provide a complete, unified communications digital workspace solution that enables seamless collaboration, almost anywhere, at any time. Users benefit by getting fast, frictionless access to virtualized and cloud workspaces from any IGEL OS-powered endpoint, from any location – realizing the flexibility that is so important to productivity.

Need for an Enhanced User Experience Drives Adoption for VDI and User Experience Management Solutions

Earlier this year, during our annual DISRUPT event, we had the opportunity to dig deeper into the issues and challenges IT faced during the onset of the global pandemic. Most specifically, we looked into how end user computing (EUC) professionals addressed the immediate need to move workers from the office to home with record speed.

Based on survey responses from 269 end user computing (EUC) professionals across North America and EMEA, 61% named user experience the most significant challenge they faced when shifting to a work-from-home model. While being the number one issue across all regions, the challenge was more prevalent in North America (66%) than EMEA (52%).
Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-Host: Chris Feeney

Recently, in the IGEL Community, Leon Beitsch, IGEL Community VIP, released a white paper detailing how to configure IGEL OS with Chromium. This is a hot topic, and Leon does a great job sharing the fine details on installing and configuring Chromium with IGEL OS.
Host: Andy Whiteside
Co-host: Chris Feeney
Co-host: Patrick Toner