7 Things You Should Know About Virtualized Desktops
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Author(s): Bruce Reeves
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Sources(s): EDUCAUSE Publications Collection(s): EDUCAUSE 7 Things You Should Know
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Abstract
A virtualized desktop is an operating system and application software that run on a remote server and can be delivered in real time to a local computing device such as a laptop anywhere an Internet connection is available. Desktop virtualization provides an experience virtually identical to that of software running locally but with the benefits of control, access, and security afforded by a centralized system. Rather than maintaining software on every user device, IT departments can focus on the servers and virtualization software. Desktop virtualization increases flexibility for providing specialized software, and wider access to sophisticated software opens opportunities and capacities of students to produce different and potentially better work.
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