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Windows Virtual Desktop now in the Wild - Public Preview Now Available

Windows Virtual Desktop now in the Wild - Public Preview Now Available #WVD #MVPBuzz

The Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) product and strategy announced last September is finally here in public preview.  Something near and dear to my heart for the last 6 months.  I’ve been in private preview and had to keep a lid on it 🙂 Yea!!

What is it?

Simply put, it’s multi-session Windows 10 experience with optimizations for Office 365 ProPlus, and support for Windows Server Remote Desktop…

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Liquidware Essentials To Leverage Amazon Web Services To Onboard Customers to WorkSpaces DaaS Solution

Collaboration provides comprehensive services to plan, migrate and optimize move to Amazon WorkSpaces from existing solutions Las Vegas – November 28, 2017 – Liquidware, a leading 3rd party provider of platform-agnostic end-user computing solutions, today announced that it will offer its award-winning solutions, including ProfileUnity, FlexApp and Stratusphere UX, to Amazon Web Services (AWS)…

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Pivot3 Brags About its HCI; Partners with HyTrust, Veeam and Liquidware

Pivot3 Brags About its HCI; Partners with HyTrust, Veeam and Liquidware

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Liquidware, the leader in adaptive workspace management, today announced the general availability of its leading User Environment Management and Application Layering solution; ProfileUnity with FlexApp hrtech news. Liquidware will showcase it, along with the rest of their adaptive workspace management solutions, at Citrix Summit being held 13-15 January at The Walt Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort Orlando Florida hrtech. Liquidware will be in booth #400.

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World Leading Hedge Funds:

Consulting Development, Database, End User & Collaboration roles.

        Hi All, I have world Leading Hedge Funds that are looking for Consulting Developers, SQL DB Engineers, End User Admins, & Collaboration Engineers ASAP. This is unheard of for there to be this many Contract roles in the Hedge Fund space. 

    Below are the details for each position, ( Consisting of Title, Location, Comp, & Job requirement. Email me for more information: 

            Tracey.Greene@techexeconline.com 

 Abstract on Roles________________________________________________

UI Front End Developer ( Long Term Contract )      

  Rate:         $700/ day c2c

Locations:    (NYC / Stamford, CT)

PRINCIPAL Software Engineer / JAVA            

 Rate:    $1000/ day c2c 

Locations:     (NYC / Stamford, CT)

Windows End User Support Engineer (Junior) 

Rate:   $600/ day c2c   

Locations:     (Greenwich, Ct)

Execution Services Java Developer            

Rate:         $1000/ day c2c 

Locations:    (Stamford, Ct)

Windows End User Support Engineer  ( Junior )  

Rate:         $600/ day c2c    

Locations:    (Greenwich, Ct)

Collaboration Systems Engineer              

Rate:         $800/ day c2c   

Locations:    (NYC,NY)

 FULL Description of Roles__________________________________________________________

  UI Front End Developer ( Long Term Contract )                 

Rate:         $700/ day c2c ( room for more if skilled )

Locations:    ( NYC / Stamford, CT )

Responsibilities:

§  Partner with current UX Developer to execute design

§  Gather technical requirements and propose solutions based on the product needs

§  Work directly with both technology and business groups to define project specifications

§  Help develop technical plan and milestones

§  Scale architecture with modern technologies leveraging cloud infrastructures

§  Write efficient, scalable and testable code

Qualifications:

§  Expert in HTML5, CSS, ReactJS and modern responsive frameworks

§  Enterprise application experience and application integration experience is a must

§  Hands-on programming and debugging skills on NodeJS, Express, Vue.js

§  Hands-on experience with Restful API

§  Design and development of solutions for Non-Functional Requirements (Performance analysis & tuning, Benchmarking/load testing, Security)

§  Experience with Version Control/Git

§  Good experience with JavaScript and modern libraries

§  Strong Interpersonal Skills

  PRINCIPAL Software Engineer / JAVA                             

Rate:         $1000/ day c2c  ( room for more if skilled )

Locations:     ( NYC / Stamford, CT )

Experience: 8+ years of professional software development, including building enterprise web applications

Responsibilities:

§  Serve as Principal Engineer and architect working in partnership with product team to develop and deliver solutions involving integrations with 3rd party systems including graph databases and enterprise search products (ElasticSearch)

§  Ensure that code adheres to strict standards and best practices for accessibility, security, object-oriented practices, quality and performance

§  Model, design, and code REST-based web services, service wrappers, service interfaces, APIs, messaging systems (e.g. via ESB technologies) and other integration patterns as may be required

§  Model and implement solutions for different deployment and continuous integration scenarios, and assist in the development of a build/deploy environment

§  Design databases and data messages exchanged among systems based on evolving standards in the domain

§  Design and build a reusable, expandable and scalable data services platform that will integrate data from various sources and interfaces that include structured and un-structured data sources

§  Produce documentation of standards and guidelines for technical and functional audiences, to include working code examples and interface definitions and templates

§  Demonstrate strong Agile mentality and skills and be capable of and willing to coach and support the team

§  Be a hands on coder 

Qualifications:

§  Minimum eight (8) years experience in software engineering and design

§  Minimum three (3) years experience with back-end data platforms

§  Minimum two (2) years experience as a Technical Lead/architect or equivalent role leading

§  Strong core Java / Python, OOD, Design Patterns, SOA, REST-based web services

§  Experience with the full text search engine such as ElasticSearch

§  Experience working with ETL (loading, pre-processing data, etc)

§  Experience building databases, REST APIs, and querying for results

§  Knowledge of open source technology such as Linux and Apache stacks

§  Hands-on experience with full suite of software lifecycle tools (Confluence, Jira, Stash, Jenkins, Artifactory, etc.) and continuous integration tools (Maven, Jenkins, etc.)

§  Test driven development (TDD) methodology and tools

§  Experience with Big Data technologies such as Cassandra, Hadoop, MapReduce, or SPARK

§  Experience with the full text search engine such as ElasticSearch

§  Demonstrable knowledge of both stream and ETL/Batch data aggregation patterns

§  Strong experience in system integrations leveraging database storage engines, models and access methods (MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle)

§  Experience with Amazon Web Service

§  Strong knowledge of version control and GIT

§  Capable Communicator

                            Execution Services Java Developer                                        

Rate:         $1000/ day c2c  ( room for more if skilled )

Locations:    (   Stamford, Ct   )

What you’ll do 

§  Develop trading software using Java 

§  Develop peripheral applications to integrate internal systems with vendor products 

§  Provide level 2 support for all execution related systems 

§  Generate ad hoc quantitative analysis for traders and senior management level to reflect market events 

§  Ongoing design, development,  and maintenance of existing trading applications and systems 

What’s required 

§  8+ years of design, development and maintenance of new trading applications and systems 

§  Ability to communicate via producing documentation at all levels, client service and technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further developing and integrating Trading systems knowledge with technology skills 

§  Knowledge of and experience in executing all phases of the technology life cycle, based on proven project and testing methodologies 

§  Java is preferred technology (C++, C# or Python are pluses). 

§  Git and Maven (preferred) 

§  SQL development (preferred) 

§  Hands on design and development experience. 

§  B.S./B.A. degrees in Computer Science, or a Master’s degree in Computer Science. MBA or MSc (Finance) a plus.

  Senior SQL SERVER Engineer

Rate:         $800 - $1000/ day c2c  ( if skilled, we can talk comp rate )

2+ year contract

Locations:    (   Greenwich, Ct   )

Overview

We have a great opportunity available for a Senior Database Administrator with our team.  The talented individual will partner and be a collaborative team player in this role.  

Firm is a technology-driven trading firm made up of a close-knit group of quantitative traders and technologists.  For over 20 years we have specialized in automated options, futures, and equities trading. We pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial culture, flat hierarchy, and cross team collaboration.

The Senior DBA will analyze and formalize information needs and build database solutions to support those needs as well as support operational db systems. 

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain     database management systems, standards, guidelines, and quality assurance     for database deliverables including conceptual design, logical database,     capacity planning, external data interface specification, data loading     plan, data maintenance plan and security     policy.

Install, configure, automate, and monitor MySQL server, MS SQL

Participate in decisions     around data warehouse architecture and more specifically data models and database     design.

Provide on-call support for     heavy usage, high traffic databases

Configure, monitor, and     troubleshoot replication

Analyze query performance     and provide solutions

Evaluate new DBMS and     related technologies

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will possess the following: 

5+ years Always On     Experience ( NEEDED )

5+ Years of SQL Server Engineering Experience

3+ Years of Automation using Python or Powershell

5+ years RDBMS DBA     experience with 3 years of which are in supporting live and development     environments

Knowledge of Python  or     Powershell ( for Automation )

Demonstrable experience in physical     and logical DB design

Experience with Shell     scripting and DAO

Must be legally authorized to work in the US

 Windows End User Support Engineer  ( Senior )

Rate:         $750 - $800/ day c2c  ( if skilled, we can talk comp rate )

2+ year contract

Locations:    (   Greenwich, Ct   )

Job Description

·         Seeking a Desktop Support engineer for my Hedge Fund Client in NYC

Qualifications:

·         Ability to work autonomously yet integrate appropriately with the team

·         Highly organized, efficient, and able to work to tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment

·         Excellent planning, organizational, implementation, and follow-up skills required

·         Highly analytical with excellent problem-solving ability

·         Experience providing end user support services, VIP services as needed (Mostly Level 3 escalations)

·         Must be coming out of financial services industry

Technical Requirements:

·         Extensive experience with Microsoft Windows and Office platforms

·         Office 365 Administration

·         Group Policy Management

·         VDI Experience (AWS workspaces preferred)

·         PowerShell/Scripting/Automation

·         SCCM/Intune/Kaseya (or similar product) administration, engineering, architecture and design

·         Experience with Image design, deployment, analysis and troubleshooting

Preferred:

·         AWS certification

·         AWS WAM experience

·         Dev Ops experience

·         Proven experience with end-user support automation

·         Proven experience with Experience monitoring tools (Liquidware Stratusphere)

·         ServiceNow experience

·         Degree in a Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience

·         MCSE Certification

·         Additional technical certifications desirable

  Windows End User Support Engineer  ( Junior )

Rate:         $600/ day c2c  ( if skilled, we can talk comp rate )

2+ year contract

Locations:    (   Greenwich, Ct   )

Job Description

·         Seeking a Desktop Support engineer for my Hedge Fund Client in NYC

Qualifications:

·         Ability to work autonomously yet integrate appropriately with the team

·         Highly organized, efficient, and able to work to tight deadlines in a high-pressure environment

·         Excellent planning, organizational, implementation, and follow-up skills required

·         Highly analytical with excellent problem-solving ability

·         Experience providing end user support services, VIP services as needed (Mostly Level 3 escalations)

·         Must be coming out of financial services industry

Technical Requirements:

·         Extensive experience with Microsoft Windows and Office platforms

·         Office 365 Administration

·         Group Policy Management

·         VDI Experience (AWS workspaces preferred)

·         PowerShell/Scripting/Automation

·         SCCM/Intune/Kaseya (or similar product) administration, engineering, architecture and design

·         Experience with Image design, deployment, analysis and troubleshooting

Preferred:

·         AWS certification

·         AWS WAM experience

·         Dev Ops experience

·         Proven experience with end-user support automation

·         Proven experience with Experience monitoring tools (Liquidware Stratusphere)

·         ServiceNow experience

·         Degree in a Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience

·         MCSE Certification

·         Additional technical certifications desirable

Collaboration Systems Engineer

Rate:         $800/ day c2c   

Locations:    (   NYC, NY   )

 Principal Responsibilities

•               Assumes subject matter expert (SME) responsibility for applications and infrastructure.

•               Ensures that infrastructure designs and technologies are in compliance with corporate strategy, principles and standards, and

industry best practices.

•               Continually evaluates infrastructure effectiveness, develops technical direction, and upgrade initiatives.

•               Develops tactical (short-term) and strategic (long-term) technical solutions that will address business and IT requirements.

•               Implements and maintains systems and technologies (edge systems, message hygiene, and data encryption) to protect data

availability, message confidentiality and integrity.

•               Reviews and documents existing infrastructure and operating procedures, including developing engineering diagrams, operations

manuals, and run books.

•               Identifies and evaluates new products and solutions that will augment the existing infrastructure, improve reliability and security, and

increase user experience.

•               Develops, documents and implements engineering processes to test and implement updates, and patches. Reviews internal

security vulnerability reports for action.

•               Analyzes system health, capacity and performance. Recommends platform improvements where applicable, identifies and raises

risks, and provides metrics and reporting.

•               Contributes to the design, development, and execution of system lifecycle from inception through deprecation.

•               Operates with moderate supervision in routine matters, develops and monitors work plan/task lists for medium scale assignments that would be part of a larger project plan, and exercises independent judgment in problem resolution.

•               Provides 24/7/365 operations support for business critical systems as part of the global IT team.

•               Communicates with all levels within the CI organization as well as supporting the Business.  

Qualifications/Skills Required

•               Minimum five years operations and engineering experience with conferencing and audio-visual technology

•               Experience with conferencing and collaboration services (WebEx, Microsoft Teams, Skype, Bluejeans, Zoom, etc.) in on-premises, cloud-based, and hybrid modes

•               Experience with room-based video and audio systems, including Cisco Telepresence, Microsoft Surface Hub, Polycom, Crestron, AMX            

•               Experience with desktop and mobile conferencing solutions, including in VDI environments

•               Familiarity with wireless content sharing solutions, room audio microphones and mixers, digital whiteboards, and room integration

•               Experience reviewing, recommending, and certifying voice and video endpoints, as well as peripherals such as headsets, webcams and speakerphones

•               Experience implementing and managing high performance, high availability, backup and recovery, and business continuity/disaster recovery solutions

•               Broad knowledge of network design, virtualization (VMware, Citrix, Microsoft), storage (SAN, NAS, Local Storage), routing/switching/firewalls, load balancing, and monitoring (SCOM, SolarWinds)

•               Expertise in Windows and Unix system administration and support

•               Experience with developing and successfully implementing architected designs and engineering processes that meet the business requirements and leverage industry best practices/standards

•               BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

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Microsoft acquires FSLogix to enhance Office 365 virtual desktop experience

Back in September, Microsoft announced a virtual desktop solution that lets customers run Office 365 and Windows 10 in the cloud. They mentioned several partners in the announcement who were working on solutions with them. One of those was FSLogix, a Georgia virtual desktop startup. Today, Microsoft announced it has acquired FSLogix. It did not share the purchase price.

“FSLogix is a next-generation app-provisioning platform that reduces the resources, time and labor required to support virtualization,” Brad Anderson, corporate VP for Microsoft Office 365 and Julia White, corporate VP for Microsoft Azure wrote in a joint blog post today.

When Microsoft made the virtual desktop announcement in September they named Citrix, CloudJumper, Lakeside Software, Liquidware, People Tech Group, ThinPrint and FSLogix as partners working on solutions. Apparently, the company decided it wanted to own one of those experiences and acquired FSLogix.

Microsoft believes by incorporating the FSLogix solution, it will provide a better virtual desktop experience for its customer by enabling better performance and faster load times, especially for Office 365 ProPlus customers.

Randy Cook, founder and CTO at FSLogix, said the acquisition made sense given how well the two companies have worked together over the years. “From the beginning, in working closely with several teams at Microsoft, we recognized that our missions were completely aligned. Both FSLogix and Microsoft are dedicated to providing the absolute best experience for companies choosing to deploy virtual desktops,” Cook wrote in a blog post announcing the acquisition.

Lots of companies have what are essentially dumb terminals running just the tools each employee needs, rather than a fully functioning stand-alone PC. Citrix has made a living offering these services. When employees comes in to start the day, they sign in with their credentials and they get a virtual desktop with the tools they need to do their jobs. Microsoft’s version of this involves Office 365 and Windows 10 running on Azure.

FSLogix was founded in 2013 and has raised over $10 million, according to data on Crunchbase. Today’s acquisition, which has already closed according to Microsoft, comes on the heels of last week’s announcement that the company was buying Xoxco, an Austin-based developer shop with experience building conversational bots.

Office 365, Azure users are locked out after a global multi-factor authentication outage

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Windows Virtual Desktop now in the Wild - Public Preview Now Available - Draft

Windows Virtual Desktop now in the Wild - Public Preview Now Available #WVD #MVPBuzz

The Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) product and strategy announced last September is finally here in public preview.  Something near and dear to my heart for the last 6 months.  I’ve been in private preview and had to keep a lid on it 🙂 Yea!!

What is it?

Simply, it’s multi-session Windows 10 experience with optimizations for Office 365 ProPlus, and support for Windows Server Remote Desktop…

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Liquidware’s Day One Support for Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop Delivers Just-In-Time Apps, Migrates users with Zero Downtime

Liquidware’s Day One Support for Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop Delivers Just-In-Time Apps, Migrates users with Zero Downtime

LONDON, UK – October 9, 2019 – Liquidware, the leader in adaptive workspace management, today announced support for Microsoft WVD. Liquidware is an inaugural value-added partner for Microsoft’s WVD platform. With a decade long reputation in the virtual and cloud-based desktop industry, Liquidware provides critical solutions that hasten new workspace adoption. The company’s User Management,…

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10ZiG Launches New 7700q All-In-One Series Thin & Zero Client at VMworld Europe and Also Announces Liquidware UX Integration

http://dlvr.it/RKBMDg

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Announcing Windows Virtual Desktop General Availability

Microsoft have today announced that Windows Virtual Desktop is now generally available.  We have been testing the public preview since this was released in March and we have been impressed with the functionality.  (See previous blog posts WVD – What we know and WVD – First impressions )

Deploy and scale virtualised windows desktops and apps on Azure

Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) is a comprehensive desktop and app virtualisation service running in the cloud.  Its the only virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) that delivers simplified management, multi-session Windows 10, optimisations for Office 365 ProPlus, and support for Remote Desktop Services (RDS) environments.

In addition to delivering a virtualised desktop experience and remote apps to any device.  Windows Virtual Desktop offers free extended security updates for Windows 7 and deep integration with the security and management capabilities of Microsoft 365.

Some of the limitations that have been identified during our testing and by other 3rd parties such as the limited profile management capability that is available out of the box, can be dealt with effectively by laying in 3rd party tools like Liquidware and FSLogix.  Microsoft maintain their interoperability with EUC heavy hitters VMWare and Citrix.

Commercially compelling

The commercial structure is also appealing, as if you are a Windows or Microsoft 365 customer, RDS or CAL customer then you’ll get access to Windows 10 and Windows 7 Enterprise Apps at no additional cost.  You’ll only pay for the virtual machines and storage that’s utilised.

Further commercial benefits can be achieved by reserving instances, whereby you commit to consuming a certain amount of resource for a period of 1 year or 3 years.  Historically, through this commitment, you would pay for the year upfront, placing a strain on the capex budget although this has also now changed.

More information is available here.

Trial for free

If you would like to pilot WVD, get in touch and we can organise a free trial.

More to come on this subject, watch this space.

        The post Announcing Windows Virtual Desktop General Availability appeared first on Foundation IT.

from Foundation IT https://www.foundation-it.com/announcing-windows-virtual-desktop-general-availability

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Back in September, Microsoft announced a virtual desktop solution that lets customers run Office 365 and Windows 10 in the cloud. They mentioned several partners in the announcement that were working on solutions with them. One of those was FSLogix, a Georgia virtual desktop startup. Today, Microsoft announced it has acquired FSLogix. It did not share the purchase price.

“FSLogix is a next-generation app-provisioning platform that reduces the resources, time and labor required to support virtualization,” Brad Anderson, corporate VP for Microsoft Office 365 and Julia White, corporate VP for Microsoft Azure,  href="https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2018/11/19/microsoft-acquires-fslogix-to-enhance-the-office-365-virtualization-experience/">wrote in a joint blog post today.

When Microsoft made the virtual desktop announcement in September they named Citrix, CloudJumper, Lakeside Software, Liquidware, People Tech Group, ThinPrint and FSLogix as partners working on solutions. Apparently, the company decided it wanted to own one of those experiences and acquired FSLogix.

Microsoft believes by incorporating the FSLogix solution, it will provide a better virtual desktop experience for its customers by enabling better performance and faster load times, especially for Office 365 ProPlus customers.

Randy Cook, founder and CTO at FSLogix, said the acquisition made sense given how well the two companies have worked together over the years. “From the beginning, in working closely with several teams at Microsoft, we recognized that our missions were completely aligned. Both FSLogix and Microsoft are dedicated to providing the absolute best experience for companies choosing to deploy virtual desktops,” Cook wrote in a blog post announcing the acquisition.

Lots of companies have what are essentially dumb terminals running just the tools each employee needs, rather than a fully functioning standalone PC. Citrix has made a living offering these services. When employees come in to start the day, they sign in with their credentials and they get a virtual desktop with the tools they need to do their jobs. Microsoft’s version of this involves Office 365 and Windows 10 running on Azure.

FSLogix was founded in 2013 and has raised more than $10 million, according to data on Crunchbase. Today’s acquisition, which has already closed according to Microsoft, comes on the heels of last week’s announcement that the company was buying Xoxco, an Austin-based developer shop with experience building conversational bots.

Office 365, Azure users are locked out after a global multi-factor authentication outage

via TechCrunch

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Microsoft acquires FSLogix to enhance Office 365 virtual desktop experience

Back in September, Microsoft announced a virtual desktop solution that lets customers run Office 365 and Windows 10 in the cloud. They mentioned several partners in the announcement who were working on solutions with them. One of those was FSLogix, a Georgia virtual desktop startup. Today, Microsoft announced it has acquired FSLogix. It did not share the purchase price.

“FSLogix is a next-generation app-provisioning platform that reduces the resources, time and labor required to support virtualization,” Brad Anderson, corporate VP for Microsoft Office 365 and Julia White, corporate VP for Microsoft Azure wrote in a joint blog post today.

When Microsoft made the virtual desktop announcement in September they named Citrix, CloudJumper, Lakeside Software, Liquidware, People Tech Group, ThinPrint and FSLogix as partners working on solutions. Apparently, the company decided it wanted to own one of those experiences and acquired FSLogix.

Microsoft believes by incorporating the FSLogix solution, it will provide a better virtual desktop experience for its customer by enabling better performance and faster load times, especially for Office 365 ProPlus customers.

Randy Cook, founder and CTO at FSLogix, said the acquisition made sense given how well the two companies have worked together over the years. “From the beginning, in working closely with several teams at Microsoft, we recognized that our missions were completely aligned. Both FSLogix and Microsoft are dedicated to providing the absolute best experience for companies choosing to deploy virtual desktops,” Cook wrote in a blog post announcing the acquisition.

Lots of companies have what are essentially dumb terminals running just the tools each employee needs, rather than a fully functioning stand-alone PC. Citrix has made a living offering these services. When employees comes in to start the day, they sign in with their credentials and they get a virtual desktop with the tools they need to do their jobs. Microsoft’s version of this involves Office 365 and Windows 10 running on Azure.

FSLogix was founded in 2013 and has raised over $10 million, according to data on Crunchbase. Today’s acquisition, which has already closed according to Microsoft, comes on the heels of last week’s announcement that the company was buying Xoxco, an Austin-based developer shop with experience building conversational bots.

Office 365, Azure users are locked out after a global multi-factor authentication outage

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Microsoft acquires FSLogix to enhance Office 365 virtual desktop experience

Back in September, Microsoft announced a virtual desktop solution that lets customers run Office 365 and Windows 10 in the cloud. They mentioned several partners in the announcement who were working on solutions with them. One of those was FSLogix, a Georgia virtual desktop startup. Today, Microsoft announced it has acquired FSLogix. It did not share the purchase price.

“FSLogix is a next-generation app-provisioning platform that reduces the resources, time and labor required to support virtualization,” Brad Anderson, corporate VP for Microsoft Office 365 and Julia White, corporate VP for Microsoft Azure wrote in a joint blog post today.

When Microsoft made the virtual desktop announcement in September they named Citrix, CloudJumper, Lakeside Software, Liquidware, People Tech Group, ThinPrint and FSLogix as partners working on solutions. Apparently, the company decided it wanted to own one of those experiences and acquired FSLogix.

Microsoft believes by incorporating the FSLogix solution, it will provide a better virtual desktop experience for its customer by enabling better performance and faster load times, especially for Office 365 ProPlus customers.

Randy Cook, founder and CTO at FSLogix, said the acquisition made sense given how well the two companies have worked together over the years. “From the beginning, in working closely with several teams at Microsoft, we recognized that our missions were completely aligned. Both FSLogix and Microsoft are dedicated to providing the absolute best experience for companies choosing to deploy virtual desktops,” Cook wrote in a blog post announcing the acquisition.

Lots of companies have what are essentially dumb terminals running just the tools each employee needs, rather than a fully functioning stand-alone PC. Citrix has made a living offering these services. When employees comes in to start the day, they sign in with their credentials and they get a virtual desktop with the tools they need to do their jobs. Microsoft’s version of this involves Office 365 and Windows 10 running on Azure.

FSLogix was founded in 2013 and has raised over $10 million, according to data on Crunchbase. Today’s acquisition, which has already closed according to Microsoft, comes on the heels of last week’s announcement that the company was buying Xoxco, an Austin-based developer shop with experience building conversational bots.

Office 365, Azure users are locked out after a global multi-factor authentication outage

Via Ron Miller https://techcrunch.com

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Why I joined Liquidware

Why I joined #Liquidware #MVPBuzz

Simply.  Well, I love what I do.  I love alliances and being a solutions champion for something I believe in – and it’s not just about webinars and pushing a product.  It also about educating your customers so they can make the best decisions for their organization.  Alliances on the other hand, is what makes the world go around, for a company at least.  Alliances find great partners to go to…