About Desktops as a Service™

Desktops as a Service™ (DaaS) is a forum about the latest trends, technologies and news related to Virtual Client Computing. Our areas of interest include:

• Virtual desktops
• Hosted desktops
• Desktops as a Service
• Client computing costs
• Security and compliance for client computing
• Windows client computing models
• Desktop virtualization technologies
• Desktop infrastructure management

We are very interested in your opinions so please feel free to post your comments and feedback anytime.

Background

Desktops as a Service™ is sponsored by Desktone, Inc., provides the only virtual desktop infrastructure platform that enables desktops to be delivered as a hosted subscription service. The Desktone Virtual-D Platform integrates all desktop virtualization layers in a single, automated, self-service platform. By offering desktops as a service (DaaS), Desktone simplifies large-scale desktop provisioning and management, provides greater protection of corporate assets, and delivers much more consistent and reliable desktop service levels – all of which reduces desktop total cost of ownership.

About the Moderator

Jeff Fisher is the Senior Director of Strategic Development at Desktone, Inc. where he is responsible for guiding many elements of Desktone’s corporate strategy. He has more than 12 years of experience in the client and desktop virtualization space and has worked for Citrix, Softricity and most recently Microsoft, where he was a lead strategist for the company's Flexible Desktop Computing (FDC) initiative. At Softricity, he was Director of Business Development and helped manage the alliance with Microsoft that ultimately led to Microsoft acquiring the company. He holds a BA from Cornell University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. He can be reached at jeff.fisher@desktone.com.