Quest Software has introduced Quest Workspace Desktop Virtualization 7.6 to enable corporations to ready their virtual desktop environments for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 today and have added other key technology advancements to their User Workspace Management portfolio.
Quest Workspace Desktop Virtualization 7.6 (formerly vWorkspace) incorporates features that guide corporations in building a next generation environment that delivers the user workspace on any desktop and device:
- Offers experimental support for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, giving organizations a forward view of how these latest technologies will affect desktop virtualization environments
- Addresses BYOD initiatives by providing insights into which devices (iPad, Macs, Android, etc.) users are employing to access their virtual desktops and use that information to create a context-aware workspace
- Quest Foglight for Virtual Desktops 5.6.3 a brings powerful diagnostics and rich visualization to Quest Workspace Desktop Virtualization environments:
- Advanced Resource Monitoring provides vFoglight functionality for monitoring performance and resources in desktop virtualization infrastructures
- Microsoft App-V Integration allows customers to identify exactly which App-V application is being used in Workspace Desktop Virtualization
- Advanced Load Balancing enables customers to distribute the monitoring load in very large environments
- Supports the latest Microsoft releases: System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012, SQL Server 2012
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