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Mastering VMware Horizon 7

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2016
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ISBN-13 9781786466396
Length 676 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Mastering VMware Horizon 7 - Second Edition
Credits
Foreword
About the Authors
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Introduction to VDI and VMware Horizon 7 2. An Overview of Horizon View Architecture and Components FREE CHAPTER 3. Design and Deployment Considerations 4. Installing and Configuring Horizon View 5. Securing Horizon View with SSL Certificates and True SSO 6. Building and Optimizing the Virtual Desktop OS 7. Managing and Configuring Desktop Pools 8. Delivering Remote Applications with View Hosted Apps 9. Delivering Session-Based Desktops with Horizon View 10. Horizon View Client Options 11. Upgrading to a New Version of Horizon View 12. Troubleshooting Tips

Blast Extreme


Blast Extreme is a new VMware developed protocol that uses the H.264 video codec as an option if you have the appropriate GPU acceleration resource available, allowing it to deliver the user experience to H.264-enabled client devices. H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10) is an Advanced Video Coding (MPEG-4 AVC) that is a block-oriented motion-compensation-based video compression standard. It's one of the most commonly used video formats and is used for the recording, compression, and distribution of video content such as DVD content.

Blast as a VMware protocol has actually been around for a while, and was first seen in Horizon 5.2 a few years ago, where it was used to deliver HTML5 access to virtual desktop machines. However, now it's not just limited to delivering HTML5 access; it can also deliver the user experience to the latest client devices using standard HTTPS ports.

The Blast Extreme delivery method is also on feature parity with PCoIP, and also supports similar functionality, such...

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