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Happy New Year to all! Leostream is excited to embark on another year helping you be productive no matter where your users roam. We’re working hard to get you all of the features and enhancements that you need to keep your hybrid workforce going strong. What …

Leostream and AWS: Flexible Virtual Desktops in the Cloud StorageReview has posted an in-depth review that covers the process and results of deploying a Leostream VDI environment on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Click to read Leostream and AWS: Flexible Virtual Desktops in the Cloud on StorageReview.com …

2022 Desktop Virtualization Trends Driven by Remote and Hybrid Workers To continue helping organizations deploy cutting edge remote desktop solutions, Leostream is following several trends in the new year. Highly customizable workflows Some days employees may be able to work from the office, but other days …

A message of introspection on 2021 and looking ahead to 2022 with Leostream CEO Karen Gondoly.

You heard the news over the summer and, as of the beginning of October, the deal is done. HP, Inc. acquired Teradici, bringing two of the most well-respected high-performance display protocols under one roof. Here at Leostream, we’re excited about the potential this brings to organizations …

Prompted by the need for workers to access company resources remotely, there’s been renewed interest in hosting desktop environments on a central server. Building a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is one of the tried and true ways to approach supporting a remote workforce. However, if we’re …

The Leostream RESTful API makes it easier to build and scale Leostream environments in conjunction with technology already in place throughout the enterprise.

In this post we’ll discuss why utilizing a gateway for remote desktops isn’t just for Microsoft RDP users. Plus, we outline three ways to make remote access connections more secure. In a remote access solution, a gateway allows authorized users to connect to session-based desktops, hosted …

Maximize campus resources and provide 24/7 access to computer lab workstations remotely. Computer labs/libraries tend to be one of the larger investments made by schools.  Colleges and universities across the country have spent decades centralizing IT resources on campus to create a hands-on learning experience. Most …

A new school year is here. Is it time to re-evaluate your campus remote desktop solution for distance, remote, and hybrid learning? Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end to summer and students are heading back to school. However, not everyone will be returning to the …

The 80% increase in cybercrime over the past year was directly caused by the global shift to remote working. Having a work from home policy presents unique challenges for network architects. At the forefront of these challenges is security. There needs to be a way for …

Long gone are the days when your entire VDI stack had to be built and hosted in your office building. Businesses no longer need to have space and air conditioning for pallets of hardware as 3rd party datacenters become more accessible and affordable than ever before. …

Whether it be security or stability the open-source Linux Operating System (OS) has consistently been at the forefront of business technology. However, the support for Linux Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) has always been lacking. In the late 2000’s the VDI industry was beginning to take off …

Normally at this time of year, I write a piece with predictions for the upcoming year, but I feel like no one really wants to read “Five Hosted Desktop Trends to Watch Out For in 2021.” Not after the year we’ve all had.  Instead, let’s do …

Ripple20 – No Cause for Waves for the Leostream Platform The Ripple20 vulnerabilities are starting to make waves with Leostream customers and in the world at large. For customers wondering if their Leostream components are subject to the Ripple20 vulnerabilities, allow me to quickly put your …

We are pleased to announce the general availability of the latest Leostream platform, including Connection Broker 9.0.36 and Leostream Gateway 2.0. This release includes several much-anticipated updates. Leostream expands its support for leveraging RADIUS servers to enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for end-user logins. Updates to multi-factor …