Microsoft recently released Windows Virtual Desktop and CDW is one of Microsoft’s few partners that is already delivering projects with this technology. I am one of the engineers who has been working with WVD and this blog post will cover what can be expected from it. Getting Started with Windows Virtual Desktop If you are…

As long as Microsoft has been releasing new versions of its Windows operating system and ending support for old ones, there have been companies that put off migrations to the newer OSes for as long as possible. This time around is no different. With extended support for Windows 7 set to end in January, many…

In our previous post, we shared some tips on how to better secure your Office 365 deployment. We covered: Applying multifactor authentication to your synced Active Directory and cloud passwords Addressing common security exposure points we’ve seen in Exchange Online Enabling the audit features in Office 365 These are all relatively simple steps that can…

Cybersecurity — one word that can inspire many different tactical approaches depending on its definition. If you feel overwhelmed by the idea of defining cybersecurity and developing a plan for its inclusion within your environment, then you’re not alone. Many organizations have started down the path of addressing exposure points, defining red and blue teams,…

Virtual desktops, virtual desktop infrastructure, client virtualization — whatever you want to call it — is expensive and difficult to deploy and manage. Virtual desktops help solve a lot of problems when it comes to delivering applications and data to your users. However, they have not been worth the hassle and cost to justify their…

Security is top of mind for most organizations today. In many IT departments, the security conversation has been going on since two computers were connected onto the same network. The spectrum of approaches goes between “let nothing out or nothing in and we will be fine” or “let somewhere just shy of everything out and…