The View From NCS Technologies

AFITC Puts Spotlight on IT and Cybersecurity

Posted by Katie Callahan on Aug 24, 2017 10:12:47 AM

Come Join Us at Booth #232

The Air Force Information Technology & Cyberpower Conference will be held Monday through Wednesday at the Montgomery Alabama Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center. NCS Technologies has a large presence at the show, anchored by the 20x20 Booth #232 and a full staff of NCS and Getac employees on hand to answer any of your inquiries about rugged computing and desktop virtualization.

This must-attend event provides an important platform for Air Force IT experts, academics and industry experts on cybersecurity and IT. AFITC offers a full slate of events, with three days of speakers, education and training and many exhibits that demonstrate ways to better defend the military and country from cyber attacks and advanced persistent threats.

Visitors are interested in several topics, including rugged computing and how to best implement VDI. In the days ahead we will share user insights into how they implement rugged computing solutions, and what the plans are to more fully implement desktop virtualization.

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Topics: VDI, PCoIP, virtualization, vmware, rugged, airforce

Desktop Virtualization & VDI Key Elements of VMworld 2017

Posted by Katie Callahan on Aug 23, 2017 10:53:21 AM

VMworld Kicks Off August 27-31 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas

There are many places to be active in the virtualization ecosystem, including the frequent VMware User Groups meetings held periodically around the country. But the epicenter of virtualization experitise each year is at the VMworld conference, held this year in the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Convention Center.

Please stop by NCS Booth #823 from Sunday evening through Wednesday evening to learn more about how desktop virtualization can improve security and ease your IT administrative complexity.

NCS is the world leader in productizing PCoIP zero client technology and our booth staff is available to contrast the benefits of zero clients against thin client offers. On the booth are Matt Cooke, Mike Turicchi and John Callahan, who can demonstrate laptop zero clients and long with a variety of desktop implementations. NCS zero clients improve manageability, drive down cost of ownership and improving security in desktop with customer installations all over the planet.

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Topics: VDI, PCoIP, virtualization, vmware, vmworld

NCS Promotes Solutions Portfolio at TechNet Augusta

Posted by Katie Callahan on Aug 10, 2017 2:52:37 PM

Both Rugged Computing & Desktop Virtualization Were Popular Topics

The trade show portion of TechNet Augusta finishes up today! The event gave hundreds of U.S. Army and other services personnel the opportunity to explore NCS solutions involving rugged computing and desktop virtualization (VDI). At the NCS booth, Getac rugged computing solutions were very popular - Getac rugged notebooks, servers, tablets and wearables. NCS is the largest reseller of Getac rugged solutions. Really drawing attention at TechNet was the new Getac MX50 battle ready, fully secure wearable tablet.

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Topics: VDI, PCoIP, virtualization, vmware

Rugged Solutions Popular at AFCEA TechNet Augusta

Posted by Katie Callahan on Aug 9, 2017 1:44:45 PM

Rugged Solutions Featured at Booth #614

Hundreds of U.S. Army and other services personnel are at the Marriott Convention Center in Augusta Monday through Thursday for TechNet, where the integration of cyberspace, electronic warfare and intelligence capabilities is explored. Symposium sessions cover cyber and electronic warfare, workforce training and doctrine. Over at the NCS booth, the most popular areas for discussion so far this week include the various aspects of rugged computing - notebooks, servers, tablets and wearables. NCS is the largest reseller of Getac rugged solutions around! At TechNet, the new MX50 battle ready, fully secure wearable tablet is getting a lot of attention.

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Topics: VDI, PCoIP, virtualization, vmware

TechNet Augusta Focuses on Cybersecurity

Posted by Katie Callahan on Aug 8, 2017 12:01:01 PM

Come Join Us at Booth #614

Hundreds of U.S. Army personnel are gathering in Augusta today at the Marriott Convention Center to discuss the integration of cyberspace, electronic warfare and intelligence capabilities. Symposium sessions are covering cyber and electronic warfare, workforce training and doctrine. Attendees are visiting NCS Booth #514 today to explore IT security. Visitors are particularly interested in several topics, including rugged computing and how to best implement VDI. In upcoming blogs we will more deeply discuss these hot topics! Already this morning we are hearing about IT needs involving desktop virtualization - for improving manageability, driving down cost of ownership and improving security. In all of these metrics, zero clients from NCS Technologies outperform thin clients from the Tier One PC vendors.

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Topics: VDI, PCoIP, virtualization, vmware

Defense Health Information Technology Conference Summary

Posted by Katie Callahan on Jul 28, 2017 2:08:09 PM

Broad NCS Technology Portfolio in Demand at Symposium

The NCS Booth at the Defense Health Information Technology Symposium (DHITS) was active all week and we were delighted to continue our many discussions with our service-related healthcare customers. Defense Health Agency (DHA) is a joint integrated Combat Support Agency that enables the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical services to provide a medically ready force and ready medical force to Combatant Commands in both peacetime and wartime.

At the symposium NCS highlighted our solutions portfolio, including VDI, Getac rugged PCs and servers, a rugged medical tablet, medical carts, and rugged cabinets.

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Topics: VDI, Healthcare, army, Air Force, navy, Getac

Defense Health Information Technology Conference Day 2

Posted by Katie Callahan on Jul 26, 2017 11:33:20 AM

NCS Wows With Portable Virtual Desktop and Rugged Medical Tablet

NCS Booth #608 continues to be extremely crowded at Day 2 of Defense Health Information Technology Symposium (DHITS), Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center, Orlando. Defense Health Agency (DHA) is a joint integrated Combat Support Agency that enables the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical services to provide a medically ready force and ready medical force to Combatant Commands in both peacetime and wartime. We encourage you to please stop by Booth #608 and talk to Joe Guest, Matt Cooke and Linda Letosky about the many ways NCS can improve patient care, lower costs and ease IT administration.

NCS is promoting much of its solutions portfolio, including end-to-end virtual networking and VDI, Getac rugged PCs and servers, a rugged medical tablet, medical carts, and rugged cabinets. In today's blog, I'd like to shine the spotlight on two specific solutions, Cirrus DT WiFi from NCS and Getac's RX10H fully rugged healthcare tablet.

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Topics: VDI, Healthcare, army, Air Force, navy, Getac

Defense Health Information Technology Conference Opens

Posted by Katie Callahan on Jul 25, 2017 2:49:59 PM

NCS Booth #608 Welcomes Opening Day Crowds

The Defense Health Information Technology Symposium (DHITS) opened today at the Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center, Orlando. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is a joint integrated Combat Support Agency that enables the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical services to provide a medically ready force and ready medical force to Combatant Commands in both peacetime and wartime.

We are happy to report crowded aisles and steady traffic at the NCS booth, #608, where Joe Guest, Matt Cooke and Linda Letosky are on hand.

NCS is promoting much of its solutions portfolio, including end-to-end virtual networking, Getac rugged PCs and servers, medical carts, and rugged cabinets.

So far, much of the booth activity has centered on understanding how best to jump into VDI, or virtualizing the desktop.

NCS VDI solutions all are focused on improving manageability, driving down cost of ownership and improving security.

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Topics: VDI, Healthcare, army, Air Force, navy, Getac

The Focus at DHITS is on Health Information Technology

Posted by Katie Callahan on Jul 24, 2017 11:23:05 AM

Stop by NCS Booth #608

The annual Defense Health Information Technology Symposium will begin tomorrow at the Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center, Orlando. The Defense Health Agency (DHA) is a joint integrated Combat Support Agency that enables the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical services to provide a medically ready force and ready medical force to Combatant Commands in both peacetime and wartime. The DHA supports the delivery of integrated, affordable, and high quality health services to Military Health System (MHS) beneficiaries and is responsible for driving greater integration of clinical and business processes across the MHS.

Please stop by the NCS booth, #608, and talk with Joe Guest, Matt Cooke and Linda Letosky, who are experts on service IT needs.

NCS is showcasing the the most efficient ways of operating and managing secure virtual networks, including servers and end points for VDI, Getac rugged PCs and servers, medical carts, and rugged cabinets.

NCS has a broad portfolio of solutions to solve the many IT challenges that the DHA faces.

NCS solutions all are focused on improving manageability, driving down cost of ownership and improving security.

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Topics: VDI, Healthcare, army, Air Force, navy, Getac

VDI Momentum To Continue into Next Year

Posted by Katie Callahan on Jul 19, 2017 2:47:47 PM

VMware User Group USERCON, Indianapolis

VMUG UserCon at the Indiana Convention Center wrapped up Tuesday as one of the larger VMware User Group regional events. As is typical of many of the larger meetings, there were hundreds in attendance. Traffic at the vendor tables was steady all day, and IT managers with broad virtualization experience asked thoughtful questions and probed with incisive enquiries about VDI, or desktop virtualization performance.

It was striking how many NCS Technologies table visitors said that 2018 is going to be "the year of VDI" or "the year we are going to virtualize". Attendees were hungry for the latest information about VDI and many asked about differences between thin client desktops and zero clients.

Our booth staff, including Matt and Joe, demonstrated a broad portfolio of notebook and desktop PCoIP zero clients from NCS. They were able to cite use cases from our many customers in North America and around the world, how these customers are improving manageability, driving down cost of ownership and improve security.

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Topics: VDI, PCoIP, virtualization, vmware