VDI - Longtimer

I see there are a lot of posts going on regarding VDI.  I wanted to give my 2 cents.

Virtual desktop is a popular way for companies to have MTs type into their software, rather than having to receive it in a different format and then transfer it into their system.  I have used various VDI's in the past.  Some have been seamless - no problems at all.  Just sign in and type - just like working on your own screen.  Others have had issues - slow, unable to maintain connection, problems recognizing PW/ID, and unable to sign in without multiple tries.  

I have decided it is not about VDI itself - it is about the software the provider company is using.  The only way to know whether you will have a problem is to actually install it and try it. 

Regarding security - I heard recently "I told my son a joke.  He laughed...Alexa laughed...my laptop laughed...my TV laughed."  There is no more security - If you speak about something with your iPhone nearby, you will instantly get popups and emails trying to sell you something you talked about.  I have tape over the camera on my computer!  VDI has to protect security so a virus you downloaded won't spread into their entire system and take them down.  They don't care about your FB or anything else.  If you have porn or something you are ashamed of on your computer, take it off.  But to make a blanket statement that VDI is bad in and of itself is not rational.  My 2 cents...

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• VDI - Longtimer (Views: 1453, 2019-06-14, 10:30 am)
  • Agree, BUT . . . - anon (Views: 770, 2019-06-14, 10:36 am)
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      • Ugh...good luck - nm (Views: 717, 2019-06-14, 11:00 am)
  • You are wrong on one count. Nuance DOES want total - control of your computer and the ability (Views: 730, 2019-06-14, 11:08 am)
    • VDI - Longtimer (Views: 1060, 2019-06-14, 11:18 am)
      • Yes, a decent and respectable company will only check what - is necessary. N has proven time and time again S (Views: 725, 2019-06-14, 11:23 am)
      • Maybe your experience is very limited. I have NEVER, in over - 45 years as an MT, had anyone other than Nuance (Views: 676, 2019-06-14, 5:13 pm)
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          • Yep. And all the cheerleaders who say it is so easy to uninstall - and no problems with it at all. Leftovers SM (Views: 692, 2019-06-14, 6:27 pm)
            • I never mentioned anything about uninstalling the VDI. - I addressed the person that said to INSTALL a (Views: 634, 2019-06-14, 7:43 pm)
            • That alone should tell you that Nuance up to no good - You should be able to uninstall a program w/o (Views: 637, 2019-06-14, 7:50 pm)
      • Agree with work-only computer - Minnie (Views: 837, 2019-06-16, 3:51 pm)
  • If it were any s/m - Anon (Views: 616, 2019-06-14, 12:05 pm)
  • Companies have to be struggling hiring with this VDI mess - sm (Views: 576, 2019-06-17, 8:44 am)
    • Too bad for them. They made the choice to bed down with Nuisance - and then shove all the sh*8 on us SM (Views: 570, 2019-06-17, 8:54 am)
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      • They DO NOT provide a computer -- you can - purchase one from them (Views: 515, 2019-06-17, 4:19 pm)
        • Oh no, blank that. I am not buying a computer with that crap - on it. Buying it means it is MINE. SM (Views: 457, 2019-06-17, 4:44 pm)

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