Remote Desktop and Terminal Server Software
The Remote Desktop Commander Suite introduced a new dashboard and report in version 5.0 that tracks terminal server CPU usage by application.
That was a significant development, because with that update – whether you run Remote Desktop Services (RDS), Citrix, or Windows Virtual Desktop – figuring out which programs are taxing processor time is now only a single click away.
[Read more…]In our years of experience, we see many teams know that they need better monitoring and management of Windows Virtual Desktop, but they often struggle with getting started. This has been especially true through the recent wave of re-tooling to accommodate so many working from home.
If you are in the process of deploying, or have recently deployed Windows Virtual Desktop, you’re likely struggling with the lack of native WVD monitoring and WVD management tools.
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For about 10 years now, I have had the privilege of talking with server-based computing admins worldwide. I’m always discovering the key pain points they must overcome when taking care of day-to-day management tasks, especially if they manage Remote Desktop Services deployments.
One big result of these discussions has been Remote Desktop Commander. This next step in the evolution of our Remote Desktop Services solution set was developed in direct response to the specific pain points I have heard articulated time and time again by RDS admins.
Perhaps unsurprisingly though – and our focus for this article – is that the loss of TSAdmin featured prominently in these discussions.
While most of our customer base runs Microsoft Remote Desktop Services and Windows Virtual Desktop, we have a substantial subset of customers who use our tools to manage their Citrix environments.
Most of our Citrix customers use our Remote Desktop Commander Suite solution to gain valuable insights about Citrix host performance and user activity monitoring without spending lots of extra money on higher Citrix licensing tiers, and/or the Citrix Analytics service.
[Read more…]After over a year of research, my book on how to secure your RDS environments was published. Teleworking was increasingly being relied upon as this book was in the works, and now teleworking appears to be here to stay for many.
Therefore, given how many of you are standing up new Remote Desktop Services deployments or expanding existing ones to facilitate teleworking, it’s imperative to stay focused on RDS security. Hackers and APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) teams are always hard at work. Don’t unwittingly let them in.
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One of the biggest criticisms leveled against Microsoft's Remote Desktop Services as an end user computing (EUC) platform is its complete lack of integrated management and monitoring tools. … Learn more about our centralized RDS monitoring and management >