May 08 - How We Watch Movies: Then & Now

I can still recall that Friday morning in March of 1995 when I was given one simple task from my kids before I left for work, “Can you pick up a copy of Lion King on your way home”??

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Today, if my family made a similar request, I would not put too much thought into what I needed to do. As I could simply order the movie at home. In 1994 I had to have a strategy, or I would be coming back home with “Ernest Scared Stupid”. Know what I mean, Vern?

At IGEL’s Disrupt 2024 event last week, Microsoft announced that Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365 collectively generated over $1 billion in revenue last year, with projections indicating that this fiscal year will exceed that milestone. Citrix and VMware also shared similarly positive reports.

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More organizations are looking to IGEL to accelerate the time-to-value of your digital workspace investments. IGEL provides an endpoint operating system (OS) designed for cloud workspaces, Desktop as a Service (DaaS), and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Some benefits include:

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Security: IGEL Read-Only OS reduces the risk of successful phishing, ransomware, and other cyber-attacks. No customer, patient or financial data is stored at the endpoint eliminating possible data breaches from lost or stolen endpoints.

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Performance: IGEL OS can provide significant performance gains over Windows OS when accessing VDI, DaaS, and other cloud-based services.

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Cost: IGEL OS requires minimal device processing and memory resources, postponing or avoiding the costs of new hardware results in significant CAPEX savings.

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Carbon footprint: Reusing existing Windows PCs and laptops as IGEL OS-powered endpoints can reduce carbon footprint by 60%.

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Energy efficiency: IGEL OS can improve energy efficiency by between 22-49%.

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Flexibility: The IGEL App Portal delivers a full range of validated applications for use on IGEL OS-powered devices from IGEL’s vast IGEL Ready technology partner community of more than 130 partners.

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Onboarding: The IGEL Onboarding Service allows end-users to onboard to their company workspace in a few steps.

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Conclusion

By running IGEL OS on your endpoints and shifting Windows to the data center or cloud, you're not just simplifying endpoint management; you're revolutionizing it. Say goodbye to the tedious task of individually patching Windows on each endpoint and hello to centralized security and updates. It's time to leave the era of fat clients behind – just as rewinding your movie seems archaic today.

Ready to make the switch? Let's chat about how IGEL can transform your endpoint management. When can we connect?

Resources

Website: IGEL Home Page

Website: IGEL Ready Showcase

YouTube: Sleep Well With IGEL