![]() ![]() PocketCloud Remote Desktop uses well-established protocols for its remote desktop sessions-the Virtual Networking Protocol for MacOS clients and Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol for Windows. The Pro version of the PocketCloud Remote Desktop app allows you to add additional computers to your account-making it an intriguing tool for anyone who does small office desktop support or needs access to multiple consoles. Packaged as a mix-and-match set of free and paid mobile apps for Apple iOS and Android, free client software, and free and premium cloud services, you can get started with PocketCloud casually at no cost. PocketCloud is clearly a proof of concept for something much bigger. But warts and all, it's the easiest way I've seen to give individuals or small businesses the kind of virtual desktop infrastructure that big enterprises have. There are many things about it that show just how much of a work in progress it is. And it's likely that PocketCloud-and the enterprise version Wyse has been working on-had something to do with that. Dell is positioning Wyse as its "cloud client" unit in its bid to get more end-to-end virtualization business. Wyse, which recently was acquired by Dell, is best known for its thin-client systems. I managed to do it from a remote desktop session running on my iPhone, courtesy of the iOS version of Wyse's PocketCloud, a set of iOS and Android apps and cloud services that make PC and Mac desktops accessible over a 3G or WiFi connection. Yesterday, I went to my desktop to launch a few processes on my server, pulled up a document in Word to edit, and then mailed it off-all while I was parked in my car waiting for my kid to get out of school. ![]()
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