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Mastering VMware Horizon 7.8

You're reading from   Mastering VMware Horizon 7.8 Master desktop virtualization to optimize your end user experience

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2019
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ISBN-13 9781789802375
Length 772 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Barry Coombs Barry Coombs
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Preface 1. Section 1: Installation and Configuration
2. Introducing VDI and VMware Horizon 7 FREE CHAPTER 3. Understanding Horizon 7 Architecture and Components 4. Design and Deployment Considerations 5. Installing and Configuring Horizon 7 - Part 1 6. Installing and Configuring Horizon 7 - Part 2 7. Section 2: Building and Delivering the Virtual Desktop Experience
8. Securing Horizon View with SSL Certificates 9. Building and Optimizing the Virtual Desktop OS 10. Configuring and Managing Desktop Pools - Part 1 11. Configuring and Managing Desktop Pools - Part 2 12. Fine-Tuning the End User Experience 13. Section 3: Advanced Features, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading an Environment
14. Delivering Published Apps with Horizon 7 15. Horizon Client Options 16. Upgrading to a New Version of Horizon 17. JMP and VMware Horizon 7 Deployment Considerations 18. Troubleshooting 19. What is New in Horizon 7 20. Other Books You May Enjoy

Hardware clients

One of the things we hear a lot from speaking with customers is that the endpoint device is irrelevant when you're connecting to a virtual desktop machine as it's just a dumb device to access the infrastructure and display my desktop screen, so that means I can buy the cheapest device possible and that will be fine, right?

The correct answer is that it depends on the use case for the users and what their requirements in terms of features and functionality are. Then, you can choose the most suitable endpoint device for them to connect from.

The other confusion that seems to be out there is whether there is a difference between a thin client and a Zero Client, and is there actually a difference at all?

In this section, we are going to cover the different types of hardware clients that are available, explain what each one is, and the best one to choose...

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