Quest vWorkspace makes desktop virtualization affordable, flexible, easy to manage, as well as achievable, for your organization:
Blend virtual desktop and application technology for lowest cost; mix and match hosted VDI, local/offline VDI, Terminal Server/RD Session Host, and application virtualization Deploy virtual desktop environments of any size in minutes – and add capacity in seconds – with Desktop Clouds Maintain peak performance of virtual desktops with advanced load-balancing schemes Gain breakthrough scalability improvements right out of the box Eliminate the need for expensive SAN storage by seamlessly using local storage (DAS) instead Take full advantage of Hyper-V functions such as Dynamic Memory and RemoteFX Minimize the effects of network latency on end users in branch offices, home offices and offshore locations with patent-pending technology Accelerate screen updates, images and multimedia content for an amazing user experience on different connections and devices with our Experience Optimized Protocol (EOP) Choose among a variety of platforms, technologies, storage solutions, protocols, access devices and licensing options Automate virtual desktop management tasks and reduce administration costs as well as simplify the customization of users' desktop environments Enable a quick start-up and smooth continual administration of your virtual desktop infrastructure with wizard-driven installation and configuration, and a library of PowerShell cmdlets in the vWorkspace Community Secure user and administrator access with SSL gateway, delegated administration and optional multi-factor authentication View rich reporting capabilities including administrative actions, desktop state and environment configuration at the push of a button Ensure your project gets started in the right direction with a free desktop virtualization assessment tool
Learn more about how vWorkspace simplifies desktop virtualization with:
System Requirements
For a successful deployment, we recommend the following:
vWorkspace Connection Broker
Windows Server 2003 SP2 x86/x64, 2008 x86/x64, 2008 R2 2 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM, 80 MB free disk space SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 or SQLExpress 2005/2008 NET Framework 3.5 or later
Web Access
Windows Server 2003 SP2 x86/x64, 2008 x86/x64, 2008 R2, IIS 6.0 or later 1 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM, 100 MB free disk space .NET Framework 3.5 or later RADIUS authentication via Quest Defender, RSA SecurID 5.x, 6.x and 7.1, and WinRADIUS Browser support: IE 6+, Firefox 1+, Chrome for Windows
Secure Gateway
Windows Server 2003 SP2 x86/x64, 2008 x86/x64, 2008 R2 1 GHz CPU, 2 GB RAM, 1MB free disk space vWorkspace Connection Broker
Virtualization Platforms
Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 2008 R2 RD Session Host, 2008 Terminal Server, 2003 Terminal Server (32 and 64 bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V Parallels Virtuozzo Containers (PVC) 4.6 running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 containers, and PVC 4.0 and 4.5 running Windows Server 2003/2003 R2 containers, x86 and x64 VMware ESX versions 3, 3.5 U4, 4.0 and 4.1 (via VirtualCenter/vCenter) Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)
Virtualization Platform Management
Microsoft System Center VMM 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Connection Broker Parallels PIM 4.0 and PVA 4.5 VMware vCenter Server 2, 2.5, 4.0 and 4.1
Storage Management
Microsoft Differencing Disks with Hyper-V R2 and SCVMM 2008 R2 NetApp FlexClone with Data Ontap 7.3.1 or later and the following filer models: FAS2000 series, FAS3000 series, FAS3100 series, AS6000 series and NearStore® R200 VMware Linked Clones (with vCenter Server versions 2.5, 4.0, and 4.1 and ESX 3.5 U4, 4.0 and 4.1)
vWorkspace Connectors (Clients)
Windows XP to 7, 2003, 2008 (32 and 64 bit) Mac OS X 10.5.5 or later Linux: Ubuntu 8.04, 9.04, and 9.10; Debian 5.0 (Lenny), Fedora Core 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.5 Java Thin clients from HP, Wyse and many other manufacturers iPad 3.2 or later Zero PCs (Repurposed PCs) – 512MB RAM, 1GHz Pentium or better Android tablets and cell phone devices Ericom AccessNow for vWorkspace – HMTL5 RDP client
Language Supported:
US English
To see vWorkspace's capabilities in action, view a variety of brief demos.
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