Anybody not tearing their rigid IT architecture down right now, they’re dinosaurs
James Gorman, CEO of Morgan Stanley, a 60,431-employee Fortune 500 financial services firm, stated on April 16th, “We’ve proven we can operate with no footprint,” in a Bloomberg TV interview. “Can I see a future where part of every week, certainly part of every month, a lot of our employees will be at home? Absolutely.2 […] View Post
Making it Work or Making it Up: How Work-from-Home is Working in the Real World
Interviews with real people about the talent and technologies they have had to master in five areas to make work-at-home work for their business. Mary is a CFO at a Wisconsin credit union; 120 years strong, with 28,000 members in two states, $350 million in assets, and over 120 employees. Though the financial institution’s longevity, […] View Post
Bending IT with the Business: 8 Ways to Introduce IT Flexibility
In general, the more flexible the IT infrastructure is, the more successful organizations are at surviving and thriving when new ways of working, like mandated work-from-home, are introduced. Adapt or die the phrase goes. New problems create opportunities for new solutions. Having flexibility in IT infrastructure in real terms means organizations have a wider range […] View Post
How is Healthcare Working in a Work-from-Home World? – Real Stories from the Front Line
With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses nationwide have been forced to restructure their typical workday. Currently, around 316 million Americans1 are being advised to stay home. In this unique situation entire industries are making changes to facilitate this new way to work. Whitehat Virtual is one such business helping companies make this shift. […] View Post
New Licensing Options Help Citrix Customers Minimize Workforce Disruption in a COVID-19 World
COVID-19 is here, the office is a ghost town and employees are self-quarantined at home, hanging out of drive through windows, in a mask and gloves or possibly suited up like they work in a clean room somewhere. How do you manage a (hopefully) temporary surge in employees working in ways most of us never […] View Post
10 Signs You Need Some Help Managing Citrix Virtual Apps/Desktops or VMware Horizon
If the following 10 reasons describe your experience with Citrix Virtual Apps or Virtual Desktops or even VMware Horizon, you have a problem. The good news is that it all can be fixed with something as simple as a phone call. You have lost your Citrix Admin and can’t find a good replacement. Or you […] View Post
Doing the Math Before the Math Does In your VDI Environment
No less than 12 times over the last 18 months we have seen the following VDI disaster strike unsuspecting companies. One article telling others to beware won’t make a difference in the big scheme of things. But if this cautionary tale can save just one of you potential victims, that would be a worth the […] View Post
Five steps small and medium enterprises should take to build better VDI environments
There are five simple steps that small and medium enterprises can (and should!) take to get on top of VDI challenges and deliver a better user experience. 1. Assess and develop your VDI environment management talent. If the IT team is one guy, or even an extensive team with no significant practical Citrix/VMware experience (or […] View Post
