Measuring Input Latency in Virtual Desktops: Introduction and Baselines of the NVIDIA LDAT Research

Measuring Input Latency in Virtual Desktops: Introduction and Baselines of the NVIDIA LDAT Research

Optimizing the user experience is of utmost importance in virtual desktop environments to achieve maximum productivity. At GO-EUC, three key factors are given priority in enhancing the user experience. The three key factors are: visual quality, audio quality, and input latency. While prior research has focused on evaluating visual and...

Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk
Eltjo van Gulik Eltjo van Gulik
2022 was an interesting year for GO-EUC

2022 was an interesting year for GO-EUC

It is almost the end of 2022, and we have to say 2022 was an interesting year for GO-EUC. In this retrospective, we want to share some highlights and lowlights of 2022 and take a quick look at 2023.

Bas Stapelbroek Bas Stapelbroek
Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk
Eltjo van Gulik Eltjo van Gulik
Microsoft Teams optimization in a virtual desktop

Microsoft Teams optimization in a virtual desktop

Microsoft Teams has become the de facto standard for corporate communication and collaboration within many organizations. That being said, many of you using Microsoft Teams in a virtualized environment know it is one of the most challenging applications. The Microsoft Teams desktop client is a resource-demanding application based on Electron,...

Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk
Eltjo van Gulik Eltjo van Gulik
Formula One: F1 TV vs Viaplay a matter of opinion?

Formula One: F1 TV vs Viaplay a matter of opinion?

In the Netherlands, there are two streaming options for watching Formula One this 2022 season: F1 TV Pro and Viaplay. Both provide live streaming of all Formula One races on PCs, mobile devices, and tv boxes, like Chromecast and Fire TVs. Formula One officially started to show live streaming of...

Eltjo van Gulik Eltjo van Gulik
Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk
The DevOps Strategy at GO-EUC

The DevOps Strategy at GO-EUC

More and more organizations are in the middle of adopting a DevOps strategy to increase agility. Right from the start, using a DevOps approach lies at the core of GO-EUC. As DevOps is becoming a big topic in the end-user computing industry, GO-EUC has decided to provide some insights into...

Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk
Eltjo van Gulik Eltjo van Gulik
Performance impact of Microsoft Office 2021 LTSC

Performance impact of Microsoft Office 2021 LTSC

Microsoft released Office 2021 LTSC on October 5th, 2021. Microsoft Office is a popular software suite, widely used by both consumers and organizations. It is most well-known for programs such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Krishan Khoesial Krishan Khoesial
Is Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2112 improving overall scalability?

Is Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2112 improving overall scalability?

With the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2112 release on the 13th of December 2021, Citrix has introduced significant HDX improvements, as shown in the previous research. This release also introduces graphics CPU consumption reduction, which should improve the overall scalability, but does it? This research will look at the...

Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk
NVIDIA framebuffer sizes for Windows 10

NVIDIA framebuffer sizes for Windows 10

Due to global pandemic, working from home has become a stable part of our new daily routines, and the VDI has become a more important commodity as a result.

Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk
Eltjo van Gulik Eltjo van Gulik
Tom de Jong Tom de Jong
Significant HDX improvements with CVAD 2112?

Significant HDX improvements with CVAD 2112?

Due to their technical nature, remoting protocols like Citrix HDX can potentially result in image degradation for the end-user which, in turn, can cause a lowered user experience if the remoting protocol is configurated incorrectly. For task worker-like workloads this might not be an immediate issue, however, in practice, most...

Eltjo van Gulik Eltjo van Gulik
Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk
Performance impact of Windows 10 21H1

Performance impact of Windows 10 21H1

Even though Windows 11 is generally available since this month, this does not mean every organization is directly migrating toward Windows 11. With the continuous improvements in Windows 10 and the support cadence, organizations are still upgrading to a newer Windows 10 release. Therefore, this research will focus on the...

Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk
Omar Bouhaj Omar Bouhaj