Quest vWorkspace and Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

Coming soon, Quest vWorkspace 7.2 Maintenance Release 1 will support Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 is a milestone in the evolution of the Hyper-V platform and Quest is excited to work closely with Microsoft to deliver a range of enhancements and improvements to desktop virtualization delivered on the Microsoft VDI stack. In particular, Quest vWorkspace embraces and extends the two major technical innovations introduced in Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2:

RemoteFX:

Quest vWorkspace accelerates Microsoft RemoteFX to enhance the user experience when deployed beyond the LAN. This expands the reach of RemoteFX, delivering a high fidelity user experience to users on high bandwidth network connections in remote locations and branch offices where network latency is 20ms or more. In addition, Quest vWorkspace will accelerate the deployment of RemoteFX in the enterprise by adding key RemoteFX management capabilities.

  • RemoteFX whitepaper: Read how EOP Xtream will accelerate RemoteFX deployments by an average 62% when deployed beyond the LAN. Read the White Paper
  • Side-by-Side Comparison Video: See how Quest vWorkspace EOP Xtream enhances the RemoteFX user experience.  Watch the Video
  • User Experience Comparison: Quest vWorkspace Experience Optimized Protocol (EOP) and Microsoft Remote Desktop Protocol. Read the Technical Brief
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Dynamic Memory:

Quest vWorkspace works with the components in the Microsoft VDI Suite, including the upcoming service pack of SCVMM 2008 R2,  to fully automate and deploy the management of virtual desktops using Dynamic Memory. Dynamic Memory will dramatically increase the density of virtual desktops on Hyper-V 2008 R2 SP1 by as much as 40%, significantly lowering the cost of delivering Windows desktops with VDI. By providing deep integration with Dynamic Memory in Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Quest vWorkspace greatly reduces the time-to-value for customers and provides simplified, consolidated management.

  • Hyper-V Dynamic Memory Test for VDI Density, showing how Service Pack 1 for Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 with the Hyper-V role deliver 40% higher density for virtual desktops! – Michael Kleef, Sr. Technical Product Manager Microsoft, Read the blog post
  • Planning and Deploying Microsoft VDI with Management Technologies. More from Michael Kleef as he discusses planning VDI and Session Host deployments, the scalability of Hyper-V and the improvements in Service Pack 1 - Watch the TechEd EMEA video (recommended start at 30:30)
  • Scalability improvements for Hyper-V. Another great TechEd EMEA session called “Project Virtual Reality Check", which discusses the improvements in scalability for Hyper-V. http://www.msteched.com/2010/Europe/VIR307 (recommended start at 48:01)
  • Service Pack 1 based VDI Assessment. Coming soon our free VDI Assessment technology will be updated to take Hyper-V Service Pack 1 and Dynamic Memory into account when assessing a user’s suitability for VDI
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