
Provide just enough operating system to allow users to connect to their datacenter-based desktops apps, data, securely, managed anywhere the user is. IGEL has embraced Linux since 1994 and continues to innovate with a Linux OS focused on securely connecting users to their IT resources. Linux is now becoming the OS of choice because of its ability to run efficiently, securely, and across multiple platforms and devices. MacOS as well has started its journey into a datacenter OS with the announcement of MacOS in AWS EC2 during AWS re:Invent 2020. Embracing Windows’ value in the new world of permanent remote users is foundational as a key business initiative.
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The value Windows brings to any user, both as a consumer or a business, is critical and undeniable. While AWS has provided Windows desktops and applications as a service for years (Amazon WorkSpaces, AppStream), Microsoft’s release of Windows Virtual Desktop solidified Windows’ future. Windows as an operating system is shifting to the datacenter. Just like virtualization changed the landscape of IT, and the public cloud shifted digital transformation into a key focus for leadership, the pandemic is bringing work-life balance and user experience to the forefront of a post-pandemic world.

So, what does this mean to you, the current IGEL user, or even you, the prospective IGEL user? Let’s take a look: Linux at the Edge is the Future of the Cloud The next-gen edge OS for cloud workspaces now fully supports ALL public, hybrid, and private cloud mainstream virtual desktop platforms. On February 25 th, 2021, at IGEL DISRUPT Unite, IGEL announced and released a private build (fully supported) of IGEL OS containing an integration of Amazon WorkSpaces Linux client conveying to the world that all major VDI/DaaS platforms were now available.Īs significant, or as insignificant, as this may seem to Citrix, Microsoft, or VMware customers, the impact is undeniable:
