VDIworks DaaSManager
A detailed interview about VDIworks DaaSManager on cloudtech.com
Product Overview
DaaSManager is a powerful web based management application that combines all the components necessary to deploy Cloud hosted VDI, or Desktops as a Service (DaaS). DaaSManager delivers the following features:
- Integrated access gateway that lets users on the public Internet connect to managed VMs without requiring a separate VPN solution.
- Integration with the free XenServer™ Hypervisor, including support for VM cloning from templates, VM power management and more.
- Support for the open, free VNC protocol and VNC clients for PC, Macintosh, Android, iPhone/iPad and BlackBerry Playbook.
- Support for HTML 5 access clients via full integration with the open noVNC Web client HTML5 app.
DaaSManager is part of DaaSStack, a collection of free and open components that all work together to enable a complete desktop infrastructure that can power the next generation of end user computing.
Many other commercial solutions are proprietary and expensive, and limit your choice in hosting providers and deployment models. Much of the management cost savings that might be realized often have to be spent on expensive licenses for additional software. The DaaSStack initiative seeks to bring an open, free alternative to the market so that enterprises, IT departments, hardware providers, MSPs, hosting providers and others can benefit from the potential of DaaS without paying hefty monthly fees for software rental, and without being tied to only certain “approved” hosting companies. You can deploy your own DaaS service on any dedicated server, at a colo facility, in your own Datacenter or even on your work group, remote office or home server.
DaaSStack is currently based on the following components:
- The free and open XenServer™ Hypervisor.
- GNU/Linux Virtual Machines (Microsoft Windows is fully supported and is also an option).
- The open VNC remoting protocol.
- DaaSManager – VDIworks’ free DaaS brokering, gateway, provisioning and management application.
Cloud-based
Desktops as a Service (DaaS) is an exciting new Cloud based paradigm for end user computing.It can be deployed in both public or private cloud.It addresses numerous shortcomings that plague today’s PC infrastructure by lowering capital costs, reducing management overhead, increasing availability and security due to centralization and providing full support for mobility by making a user’s information experience accessible from any device, and any network.
Simple Installation
VDIworks DaaSManager utilizes appliance-based architecture hence, its very easy to install the software.
