Switching from a UDP-type protocol to a TCP, again at a general level, means reducing the hoverhead in packet exchange in the case of reliable networks with reduced latencies. The risk, however, is to increase the workload of the server. Generally, switching from JPEG image encoding to H264 means allowing less-powerful clients to be used, but with H264 hardware decoders, now widely used on thin clients or modern smartphones. To date, the only thing we can notice in this respect is that in Horizon products many of the terms that indicated PCoIP disappeared.Īs for the protocols and encodings used, Blast does not radically change things from what the market already offered: it uses a H264 encryption on TCP connections, unlike PCoIP that works in UDP over JPEG encoding. Just for the record, VMware claims that there are not different functionalities between the two protocols today and wants to keep developing on both technologies. If technologically speaking it is not a revolution, it is actually about technology partnerships: it substantially modifies VMware’s technological dependence on Teradici, the Canadian company that holds the rights to implement the PCoIP protocol. The encouraging results of the Blast protocol have led the company to persuade them to use it for connections also made through the Horizon View client. With the release of version 7 of Horizon View, VMware has decided to release a new video rendering protocol for the desktop virtualization part called BLAST.įrom the technological point of view, at least at a general level, this is not new, since it has been used for some time to connect to VMware virtual machines through the HTML5 client. BECOME A PARTNER – Drive business and satisfy customers with best-in-class solutions!.FIND A PARTNER NEAR YOU – Find a partner that speaks your language.
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