It will also help optimise the graphics and CPU utilisation, so as to allow more desktops and applications to be deployed on a single server. This meant that Chromebook users could access those Windows applications via their Web browsers.Īnd now the NVIDIA GRID vGPU, coupled with VMware Blast Performance technology, will supply the graphical grunt needed to boost the performance of these cloud desktops. Essentially, that deal allowed for critical legacy Windows applications to be hosted and delivered via the cloud thanks to VMware’s Horizon in the data centre. The collaborative effort builds on the relationship between virtualisation vendor VMware and Google, which was revealed in February this year.īack then the two firms had partnered up to make it easier for all businesses to deploy Chromebooks to their staff. The effort will see high-performance virtual desktops, as well as workstation-class graphics capabilities, migrated onto the humble Google Chromebook. Cloud desktops will soon benefit from a collaborative effort just announced by VMware, NVIDIA and Google.

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