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Reading Time: 2 minutes Horizon allows you to configure one or more replica Connection Server instances in a single Connection Server group to provide both more performance and more resiliency. This configuration use the Microsoft Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), formerly known as Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM). AD LDS has some similar aspects of the traditional Active Directory, for example the LDAP schema and the replication across servers.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Before the decision of  Broadcom to sell the VMware’s EUC Division, the compatibility between (VMware) Horizon and VMware vSphere was simply included in the Product Interoperability Matrix. But now, of course this VMware site is no more updated because does not include recent versions of both products:

Reading Time: 3 minutes If you are are planning to upgrade your Horizon Connection Server’s OS, there are two different paths. One is using an in-place upgrade of Windows Server that can work (in theory). The second one is decommisioning your connection server and replace with a new one (and repeat if you have more). The strategy really depends of the size of your environment and how much is production critical. With a dev or lab environment single server, the in-place OS upgrade could make sense.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Horizon allows you to configure one or more replica Connection Server instances in a single Connection Server group to provide both more performance and more resiliency. This configuration use the Microsoft Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), formerly known as Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM). AD LDS has some similar aspects of the traditional Active Directory, for example the LDAP schema, the replication across servers, and the master node concept.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Omnissa is the company for the the digital work platform, trusted by thousands of organizations worldwide as the former VMware EUC business. Some months ago, there were some rumors about the idea of Broadcom to sell the VMware’s EUC Division. This division in now Omnissa and its website it’s finally live.

Reading Time: 2 minutes There were some rumors about the future of the End-User Computing Division (the “EUC Division”) in VMware. This division includes several producs like Horizon and Workspace ONE, along with common platform services of data, identity and workflows.  Today, KKR announced the signing of a definitive agreement with Broadcom to acquire its “EUC Division” in a transaction valued at approximately $4 billion. Upon closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur later this year subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals, the EUC Division will become a standalone company, with greater access to growth capital and a dedicated […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes Nutanix has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mainframe2, Inc. (“Frame”), a leader in cloud-based Windows desktop and application delivery. The closing of the acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions. Frame is a true pay-as-you-go EUC cloud platform — you are charged for infrastructure that you actually used. Compare this to a traditional fixed-cost VDI model, where resources are provisioned for peak capacity even though you don’t need them 99% of the time.

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