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· 10 min read
Brady Ranum

4 Ways to Maximize Digital Workspace Performance

Dizzion has been delivering virtualized Digital Workspaces for over a decade, and we've seen first-hand that adoption rates for Digital Workspaces continue to rise, especially post pandemic. When we think about the drivers behind this, we can't help but think it has A LOT to do with the ever-increasing ability of the technology to meet the performance needs of a wider range of workloads. A few years ago, Digital Workspaces were widely considered only well suited to a few simple use cases, but today, there are numerous organizations using Digital Workspaces to serve their entire workforce, from CEO on down. There's a lot that contributes to the increase in Digital Workspace performance over the years - some of it has to do with software manufacturers improving protocols, platforms and adding features. But there is still a lot to be said for the way in which the underlying components are configured by a Digital Workspace service provider (or an IT department). Huge performance gains can be seen by ensuring that you're paying attention to some basic best practices that impact performance, four of which we've detailed in this blog post. If you're not doing these four things, your Digital Workspace environment(s) definitely aren't performing as well as they could be.

· 7 min read
Jake Norman

Application Optimization Essentials: Microsoft OneDrive

In previous blog posts, we talked about optimizations as they related to the Windows Operating System, including Active Setup, the Microsoft Store, Services & Scheduled Tasks, and more.

The focus of this blog series will be Application Optimizations. We started this series with our Introduction to Application Optimization, which showcases common items to look for when it comes to Application Optimization. We followed up with Application Optimization Essentials: Google Chrome, then soldiered on with Application Optimization Essentials: Microsoft Edge, before rounding out the most common browsers with Application Optimization Essentials: Mozilla Firefox. We then switched to a different type of application next, Adobe Acrobat Reader. This blog will deep dive into a common application, and one that is generally forced on you whether you like it or not, Microsoft OneDrive.

· 9 min read
Jake Norman

Exploring the Intricacies of User Settings Preconfiguration

Scenario: As an administrator, you are providing applications to your users through Frame’s desktop experience, application experience or any hybrid of both. Some of these applications are client-server applications and have input requirements on a per-user basis, such as server name, etc. You want to remove the extra complexity of manually entering this information from your end users experience. With Frame, how can you accomplish this?

This blog series centers around Frame Image Management. Image Management is “How do I set up my environment in the most optimal way, to minimize the number of images I have to manage?”. Part 1 of this series covered how to onboard and configure SaaS applications, while Part 2 covered how to install persistent applications in a non-persistent environment. This blog will cover another common virtual desktop use case: how to preconfigure user-specific settings for all users from the Sandbox.

· 6 min read
Justin Emilio

Small Changes, Big Impact

Frame DaaS provides an array of features and tools to give customers flexibility around customizing end-user experiences. Providing a user interface (UI) for individual remote applications in a controlled manner is essential for many organizations' workflows. Leveraging this approach eliminates the excessive and unnecessary UI/UX elements of a full operating system, which is why Frame provides customers with two distinct “modes” for how an end-user interacts with their remote Windows applications: Desktop Mode, and Application Mode.

In this blog post, we will focus on the newly improved Application Mode feature and how you can customize the user interface while making the experience as tailored and dynamic as possible. This two-part series starts with a brief introduction (this post) and then moves on to a more technical example of how to customize the end-user experience dynamically (part two).

· 8 min read
Jake Norman

Application Optimizations Essentials

In previous blog posts, we talked about optimizations as they related to the Windows Operating System, including Active Setup, the Microsoft Store, Services & Scheduled Tasks, and more.

The focus of this blog series will be Application Optimizations. We started this series with our Introduction to Application Optimization, which showcases common items to look for when it comes to Application Optimization. We followed up with Application Optimization Essentials: Google Chrome, then soldiered on with Application Optimization Essentials: Microsoft Edge, before rounding out the most common browsers with Application Optimization Essentials: Mozilla Firefox. This blog will deep dive into another common application Adobe Acrobat Reader.

· 4 min read
Yangzhi Zhao

Frame Newsletter

Welcome to the latest edition of the Frame Newsletter for June 2023! Here are the topics we are covering:

  • Frame spins-out from Nutanix and merges with Dizzion!
  • New email address for Frame newsletters, announcements, and release notes
  • Frame App 7.0 is now available in Tech Preview
  • Launch of ux.fra.me that showcases actual user experience with Frame across a variety of apps, instance types, network conditions, and infrastructure providers
  • Frame + 10ZiG’s webinar on sustainability
  • Sign up for our free Frame 100 - Administration Course on July 11-12!

· 8 min read
Ruben Spruijt

Frame EUC Industry Bento Box June 2023

The EUC Bento Box is a monthly selection of relevant and interesting content, curated by yours truly, designed to be easily digestible as a way to stay up-to-date on the latest trends and developments in the EUC industry! Inside the bento box, you will find a variety of articles, blog posts, white papers, videos, best practice guides, and more. Each entry includes a short summary/description to help you maximize your learning with minimal reading! So, whether you're an EUC geek, a seasoned professional, or just starting out, we're sure the EUC Bento Box has something for everyone.

Let's dive in!

· 5 min read
Jake Norman

Frame Image Management: Installing Persistent Applications into a Non-persistent Workload

Scenario: As a customer, you want to simplify your image management overhead by providing non-persistent Desktop Experience workloads to your users, but some users require access to non-standard applications that you don’t want to put into the base non-persistent image, nor provide via an Application Experience from another Frame Account, nor provide via a persistent workload. How do you accomplish this with Frame?

· 3 min read
Stefan Gajic
Dominik Conrad

Deploying Frame on OVHcloud

Frame and OVHcloud's partnership brings together OVHcloud's top-notch infrastructure services, Nutanix AHV/AOS/hyperconverged infrastructure, and Frame Desktop as a Service (DaaS) solutions. The combination makes it easy and quick to set up modern infrastructure solutions when needed and use that cloud infrastructure to deliver virtual applications and desktops using Frame. OVHcloud provides customers high-performance, affordable solutions to help manage, secure, and grow infrastructure as needed without customers needing to manage the HCI infrastructure themselves.

In this blog, we will show you how Frame customers can utilize the power of both OVHcloud and AHV platform to deliver highly secure and cost effective Desktop as a Service solutions in just a few hours.

· 3 min read

Dizzion Acquires Frame

Dizzion, a leading provider of Desktop as a Service (DaaS) and Composable Digital Workspaces, announced the closing of the acquisition of the Frame business unit from Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX). Combining Dizzion with Frame will create one of the largest independent DaaS companies, with industry-leading service capabilities delivered globally.

Through this transaction, both Dizzion and Nutanix customers alike will benefit from Dizzion's global capabilities in end-to-end design, deployment, Managed DaaS, Compliance Services (PCI, HIPAA, SOC and GDPR) and greater flexibility and choice with combined delivery options across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM Cloud and customer provided Nutanix infrastructure.