computer science

VDIworks

VDIworks is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand VDIworks rather than just read about it. In short: VDIworks is an American software company founded in 2008 that provides services like desktop virtualization, desktop as a service (DaaS), networking, PCoIP and cloud computing. VDIworks built the very first PCoIP broker connection which is the industry’s only PCoIP broker with quad broking support.

Key takeaways

VDIworks belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect VDIworks to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of VDIworks from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

VDIworks is an American software company founded in 2008 that provides services like desktop virtualization, desktop as a service (DaaS), networking, PCoIP and cloud computing. VDIworks built the very first PCoIP broker connection which is the industry’s only PCoIP broker with quad broking support. VDIworks VDI Technology service comes with full physical management. VDIworks helps virtual desktops with a high-speed connection protocol.

History VDIworks, Inc. started its services in 2008 like virtual desktop enablement and management software. It offers fast remote desktop to bring the power of Windows to iPad to run Microsoft Office, as well as access spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, and other PC documents while travelling; and VideoOverIP, a remoting protocol for virtual desktops that delivers multimedia performance and multi-monitor capabilities by capitalizing on the management improvements, security enhancements, and lowered TCO that result from virtualization.

Expansion The company provides Virtual Desktop Platform (VDP), a virtual desktop infrastructure management system, which combines connection brokering, VM management, health, alerting, inventory, physical management, and support for various remoting protocols; and VDIvision for System Center Operations Manager 2007 to combine the power of the VDIworks Virtual Desktop Platform with the ubiquity and datacenter management capabilities of System Center. In addition, VDIworks, Inc. introduced VDIworks2Go, an extension to the VDIworks VDP Console that allows mobile users to check out a virtual machine and compute on the go even when they are not connected to a network; and Protocol Inspector to discover and report on remoting capabilities of VMs and hosts on a network. Further, the company provides cloud computing, desktop virtualization, remote access, and systems management technologies. VDIworks, Inc. offers its software for education, healthcare, financial services, small- to medium-sized businesses, and enterprise markets. VDIworks, Inc. is a prior subsidiary of ClearCube Technology, Inc.

Products Virtual Desktops Platform 3.2 VDIworks Virtual Desktop Platform is a VDI management suite for connection brokering, remoting protocol, centralized management and desktop security.

Virtual Desktops for Healthcare Virtual Desktop for Healthcare aggregates user environment on a few servers, and replacing PCs, hardy and completely secure thin clients, and virtual desktops represent the next evolution of the healthcare PC.

Virtual Desktops for Education VDIworks have made remote access possible to educational institutions through the power of virtualization. This has removed the limitations of location and single desktop dependency; users can access information whether in the classroom, restaurant at home or travelling.

Recognition VDIworks received the best emerging virtualization company award multiple times from CRN for its contribution and commitment towards virtualization innovation and awareness.

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with VDIworks

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what VDIworks claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to VDIworks before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about VDIworks ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of VDIworks

In research: VDIworks appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses VDIworks in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: VDIworks is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2008 establishments in Texas, Centralized computing, Cloud computing providers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for VDIworks outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study VDIworks in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what VDIworks means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain VDIworks out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is VDIworks in simple terms?

Why does VDIworks matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study VDIworks?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on VDIworks.