Rackspace Offers Hosted Virtual Desktop Platform in EU

Pete Prestipino
by Pete Prestipino 20 Sep, 2011
Rackspace Offers Hosted Virtual Desktop Platform in EU

Rackspace(R) Hosting launched a new Hosted Virtual Desktop platform, a service which enables customers to host their virtual desktops on a choice of dedicated and/or cloud-based infrastructures by leveraging desktop virtualisation technologies from Citrix, NetApp and other Rackspace solution partners.

The Rackspace Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD) platform combines compute platforms with scalable and efficient NetApp(R) storage to enable the provisioning of virtual desktops quickly through desktop cloning. By using the new service to host desktop virtualisation solutions, such as Citrix XenDesktop(R) and Citrix XenApp(TM), companies benefit from on-demand virtual desktops and applications on almost any device, including PCs, smartphones and even tablets.

"We're tapping our community of partners and their networks to provide our European customers with a hosted virtual desktop platform that offers them choices," said David Kelly, UK MD and SVP of International, Rackspace. "Providing Fanatical Support on top of our solutions portfolio produces exceptional business outcomes for our customers and that is what we do best. By working with partners such as Citrix and its network of nearly 9,000 global partners, enterprises now have instant access to the infrastructure they need, whether it's a dedicated environment for virtual desktop infrastructure or for shared hosted desktops."

Pete Prestipino
Pete Prestipino
Digital marketing executive with proven experience in all aspects of search engine optimization (SEO), performance-based advertising, consumer-generated/social media, email marketing, lead generation, Web design, usability, and analytics. - 20-year Internet marketing veteran, currently serving as the Digital Marketing Campaign Manager at Antenna Group (formerly Chicago Digital). - Former Editor-In-Chief of Website Magazine, and a regular speaker on Web technology digital marketing strategy - Author of several books on digital marketing Including Web 360: The Fundamentals of Web Success; Affiliate 360: The Fundamentals of Performance Marketing; Domains 360: The Fundamentals of Buying & Selling Domain Names, and SEO 360: The Fundamentals of Search Engine Optimization.