With key technologies for healthcare, Imprivata and IGEL have offered integrated solutions aimed at enabling secure, rapid, and productive work for healthcare clinicians, physicians, and nursing staff. Both companies recently celebrated twenty years and IGEL’s partnership with Imprivata spans more than a decade with many successful customers around the globe who have benefited from adopting SSO+VDI with IGEL OS-powered thin clients. This is one example of how the integration has worked for many ...
Mar 22, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 44
IGEL’s Sebastian Perusat teaches you how to use the IGEL Boot Menu. This includes how to log in, the sections explained, the differences between verbose, VESA and emergence boot modes, CRC check, how to reset to factory defaults, and much more. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-host: Chris Feeney Co-host: Seb Perusat
Mar 03, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 43
The Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) service emerged in 2019 with the promise of ubiquitous delivery of enterprise-class virtual apps, desktops, and cloud workspaces to organizations around the world. It signalled Microsoft’s full, strategic embracement of the cloud as a viable and powerful source for organizations of any size to literally run some or all their business from the Azure cloud. Shortly after its arrival, it became clear that using AVD is not a trivial matter. Many organizations have str...
Feb 10, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 42
IGEL knows that in healthcare, better user productivity, experience and data access translates into improved patient outcomes. That’s why so many healthcare organizations turn to IGEL to power their endpoint environment. An ideal solution to enhance remote endpoint security and optimization, IGEL makes it easier for healthcare leaders to deliver the familiar, secure and trouble-free environment their healthcare enterprise requires. IGEL’s healthcare solutions will be on full display during HIMSS...
Jan 28, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 41
IGEL’s Sebastian Perusat teaches you how to install, configure, test, and deploy the IGEL Shared Workspace solution in this video. IGEL Shared Workplace (SWP) allows user-dependent configuration using the IGEL UMS profiles linked to the AD user accounts. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-Host: Chris Feeney Co-Host: Seb Perusat
Jan 20, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Written by Simon Clephan on December 7, 2021 I’m often asked why is IGEL investing in IGEL OS (RPI4) as an alternative to the Intel x86-64 bit architecture. There is no simple answer, but in a nutshell, this is why IGEL OS on ARM: ARM is here to stay (witness Apple’s move to M1) Choice is good – competition is good, it keeps us all honest RPI4 often offers a smaller form factor than the equivalent x86 device Etc…. THAT’S ALL WELL AND GOOD, BUT WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? Here’s why – because for the sa...
Jan 07, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 39
LEARN, SHARE, ENGAGE, & DISRUPT The IGEL Community is where you learn, share, and engage with like-minded customers, partners, and EUC industry experts. You will have the ability to collaborate with others, interact with IGEL enthusiasts who are more than willing to help, get answers to your questions in minutes, brainstorm ideas, build relationships that will last you a lifetime, and so much more! Today the IGEL Community is 7,300+ members strong, who together have shared over 270,000+ mess...
Dec 21, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Watch this IGEL Tech-Tips Tuesday video to learn how to download, install and configure the IGEL OSC Appliance. Presented by Sebastian Perusat, IGEL Community FELLOW. In this video, Sebastien will teach you how to: 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Download the Appliance 04:00 Import the OVA into your Hypervisor 06:40 Configuration EULA 06:45 Local IP Address 07:55 Check availability 08:50 Change the Keyboard Layout 09:25 Configure the DHCP Server 10:30 Check DHCP settings 11:00 Changing the Webserver Pa...
Dec 09, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 36
The IGEL UMS allows you to configure the management of IGEL OS devices. In the following video, you will learn how to be notified via email on the status of such items as UMS Views, Jobs, and alert notifications. Presented by Sebastian Perusat, IGEL Community FELLOW. In this video, Sebastien will teach you how to: 00:00 Introduction 01:30 Setup the Mail relay 04:30 Send out a View via Mail 05:44 Send out a view on schedule 08:05 Send out Results of Admin tasks 11:20 Send out ICG Config 11:42 Add...
Nov 24, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 35
When it comes to maintaining a secure and seamless computing experience for students, faculty, and staff in secondary education – regardless of location – there is no simpler solution than IGEL. IGEL helps colleges and universities extend the life of their existing PCs, while bringing new devices under unified management and control. The result is simplified IT operations higher education organizations need to enable an engaged and fulfilling learning experience from anywhere – on campus or off....
Nov 04, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 34
[The following blog post is a guest post from Michael Walsh, OnLogic Senior Product Manager] Industrial and rugged IGEL Ready thin clients allow expansion of your IGEL environment out of the office and into more challenging environments on the edge. The benefits of the IGEL OS are many. At a time when crippling ransomware attacks are making headlines, IGEL offers resistance to viruses and other malware. In addition, IGEL delivers ease of management. You can control, update and provision all of y...
Oct 07, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 33
In this blog, we will discuss how to: 00:00 Introduction 03:40 Create Active Directory Login Profile 06:15 Test Active Directory Connection 08:00 Configure Session Passthrough 09:30 Configure the screenlock 11:20 Configure a Local user for Emergency 13:30 Check if your user is working actually Host: Andy Whiteside Co-Host: Chris Feeney Co-Host: Seb
Sep 28, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Written by Simon Townsend on August 26, 2021 If you tried to acquire new corporate laptops recently, or even looked at buying a new car, you’ve likely experienced the effect of the global chip shortage. With most experts including Intel anticipating chip shortages to continue through 2023, it may be time to consider new options to power your end user computing needs. Fortunately, you don’t have to look far! In fact, you likely already have what you need to deliver a high-performance, productive ...
Sep 21, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 31
In this video, Sebastian Perusat will walk you through the steps to verify and troubleshoot if the IGEL UMS Profiles you created are being applied to the IGEL OS client. Presented by Sebastian Perusat, IGEL Community FELLOW. In this video, Sebastien will teach you how to: 00:00 Introduction 02:30 Assign a setting 02:55 Status Bar of commands 03:30 Not retrieved settings (next reboot a.e.) 04:00 Check the local config in UMS 05:45 Check the local config in IGEL OS 06:30 What when who assigned it ...
Sep 15, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Visibility into endpoint metrics and new digital workspace experience management capabilities deliver critical insight to keep work from anywhere productive Liquidware has teamed up with IGEL and ServiceNow to provide unparalleled visibility and insight into end-user experience. Leading the Charge in Digital Workspace Management Monitoring the user experience of your virtual desktop environment, regardless if it is Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD), VMware Horizon, Amazon WorkSpaces, Nutan...
Sep 08, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 29
In some cases, resetting IGEL OS to factory defaults to help overcome issues, reset the device for moving or transferring to a different location and/or owner. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-Host: Chris Feeney Co-Host: Seb Perusat
Aug 27, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 28
For specific session types on IGEL OS, you can define an action that is executed when the last session of this type is ended. This comes in very handy in many situations. In this session, you will learn the how, when, and why using post session commands on IGEL OS. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-Host: Chris Feeney Co-Host: Seb Perusat
Aug 23, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 27
This week Chris and I fill in for Seb ad cover the work Doug and team have done to make accessing all of the community goodness easier. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-Host: Chris Feeney
Aug 09, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Today IGEL is excited to announce that HP has joined the IGEL Ready Program, adding several validated HP Thin client devices into the program, all of which can run IGEL OS. IGEL READY PROGRAM One year after the launch of IGEL Ready, over 100 hardware and software vendors have now joined the partner program designed to develop verified and integrated solutions with IGEL technologies. As many already know, HP is a market leader in cloud computing and offers a range of powerful cloud solutions, inc...
Jul 27, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Watch this IGEL Tech-Tips Tuesday video for a deep dive into the IGEL UMS filesystem and learn where critical system files are stored. In this webinar, Sebastian Perusat will walk you through understanding the IGEL UMS’ filesystem. You will learn where key files, such as certificates and the embedded database, are stored. How to files are shared with the IGEL OS much more. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-Host: Chris Feeney Co-Host: Sebastian Perusat
Jul 20, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Multimedia Sharing and Remote Conferencing Driving Demand for Unified Communications Solutions that Support Seamless Collaboration IGEL’s survey of end user computing concerns this year revealed the top concern of IT professionals (61%) is delivering a productive, satisfying user experience. Businesses are heeding these concerns and evolving from the concept of remote working to a ‘work is not a place’ philosophy. They are mindful that users expect, wherever they choose to work, and on whatever ...
Jul 14, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Need for an Enhanced User Experience Drives Adoption for VDI and User Experience Management Solutions Earlier this year, during our annual DISRUPT event, we had the opportunity to dig deeper into the issues and challenges IT faced during the onset of the global pandemic. Most specifically, we looked into how end user computing (EUC) professionals addressed the immediate need to move workers from the office to home with record speed. Based on survey responses from 269 end user computing (EUC) pro...
Jun 30, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 22
One of the many benefits of the IGEL OS is customizing anything and everything you see. For example, the desktop, boot screen, start menu, icons, colors, and so much more. In this video, Sebastian walks you through the process of IGEL OS customizations. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-Host: Chris Feeney Co-Host: Sebastien Perusat
Jun 24, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Sadly, in 2021, we’re used to the fact that people are constantly trying to get access to our information. We seem to hear reports from major businesses weekly that some database has been hacked, or supposedly secure credentials have been compromised, and personal details have been leaked all over the internet. We’ve got to the stage where we no longer labor under the misapprehension that we, or the businesses we use will never be hacked. Instead, we’re into the era of damage limitation. If sens...
Jun 17, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 20
By default, the IGEL OS is secure by design, but there is always more than can be done. In this session, you will learn the finer details on how to lockdown and enhance security when deploying the IGEL OS via the IGEL UMS. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-Host: Chris Feeney Co-Host: Sebastien Perusat
Jun 11, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Written by David Seeber, IGEL Community INSIDER Hello everyone, I had a recent case where a customer wanted his Bluetooth headset to automatically be in HSP (Headset Profile) mode . By default, IGEL OS seems to connect Bluetooth headsets in A2DP mode (suitable for high-quality audio but no mic input). However, it's possible to run a command to switch to headset mode. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-Host: Chris Feeney Co-Host: Sebastien Perusat...
May 25, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 18
There is a lot of confusion about the term “digital workspace.” If you have a remote workforce, then you have probably come across this term and may know that it is a way to help your employees have access to all of their applications and services regardless of where they are or what device they are using. Another term that you have probably come across is virtual desktop infrastructure. If you already have a VDI solution, does this mean you have a digital workspace? Given how confusing the term...
May 18, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Back in the 1980’s, there was a focused effort to stop the environmental impact of pollution caused by litter and other harmful pollutants damaging our air quality and water. The public service announcement proclaimed: “People Start Pollution, People Can Stop It.” Little did we know then how relevant this slogan would be for the massive volume of e-waste now damaging our environment. The UN is calling it the “Tsunami of E-Waste”. It’s the world’s fasted growing waste stream and is becoming a sig...
May 07, 2021•19 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Have you ever asked yourself these questions when doing some support or admin tasks? Your user is connected via WIFI and is complaining everything is slow. How strong/good is the WIFI Signal of the remote endpoint? Your user is not able to access a resource and you to debug is. What is his Public IP? Your user is complaining that his connection is slow. You would be happy to do a quick Speed test. How is his Download speed on her/his side? The user needs to access a server but can't. Could you c...
Apr 28, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 15
26th February -21 During IGEL Disrupt Unite the Dev/PM team released a new firmware for IGEL OS, the brand new 11.05.100. Let us have a look at the new features for Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop – part 2! New login mask modernizing the login experience Ezeep Cloud Printing by ThinPrint Zoom VDI plugin for WVD Fabulatech USB- Webcam- and Scanner-Redirection for WVD Today we will go through the last two features, if you missed the part 1 you can find it by clicking here ! Now, lets have a look...
Apr 21, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 14
