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01732 759725 CLOUD WORKSPACES 48 Citrix, VMware, Amazon, Microsoft seat count. Then you have all these x86 legacy hardware devices that can run IGEL – there’s a billion of those in the enterprise that we can breathe new life into. And, with WVD coming into this space, there’s a huge additional TAM (total available market) – an estimated 50 million more seats over the next two to three years,” he said. “People don’t want to connect these architectures to Windows on the edge so much any more. Linux is the pervasive operating system on the edge of the end user compute architecture, and we have the best solution there. We really believe we can go from $150 million to a $1 billion company.” IGEL strengths So why is IGEL’s the best solution? Simon Clepham, VP alliances & Business Development at IGEL, told Technology Reseller that it all comes down to the Linux OS and the eco-system of partners whose hardware and software is integrated with the OS. These include authentication and secure log-in systems; mice and keyboards; printer drivers; monitoring and tracking analytics; unified communications solutions; headsets from Poly, Jabra and Sennheiser; Olympus and Nuance dictation; cloud workspaces from Citrix, Amazon, Google and Microsoft; and many “We think the days of a fat client with local apps installed on it are over. Microsoft coming in with WVD reinforces the concept of a thin, light, highly manageable, secure, small operating system connected to any one of these solutions to deliver applications.” Given the installed base of Windows devices and the belief Ayres has in the IGEL product, it is not surprising he is confident of moving from a $150 million company to a $1 billion company over the next few years. “There are 100 million virtualised workspaces. That’s the end user compute space where IGEL is having success today, attaching new licences to the more workplace solutions. In total, IGEL has about 80 existing partnerships and is constantly monitoring and assessing 150 other potential partners. “Frankly, we ship a piece of iron; it’s useless until you run a piece of software on it and you’ve integrated it and it has become part of your solutions stack. So we have to sell a solution. The solution involves all the pieces of software that run on it, all the pieces of hardware that plug into it. In a hospital, the doctor walks up, accesses the patient record, plugs in his headset and starts dictating. Dictation software has to work, he has to plug in his headset and it has to do exactly what he expects, he has to get fast, easy access to it and all of those things create the solution. If any one of those pieces is missing, they will throw you out immediately. That’s the battle. We have to get all these things working to win the battle, and on our Linux operating system as opposed to Windows,” he said. “We also ship a browser and that will get you fast access to anything with an html 5 interface. You can browse the web and do all kinds of things, but the primary use case is as a delivery mechanism for a virtual desktop or virtual applications. So we tie back into WVDs delivering us a desktop, Citrix delivering us a desktop, VMWare delivering us a desktop, Amazon Workspace delivering us a desktop. We Optimised for cloud workspaces For all its success as a software provider, IGEL is still a leading thin client hardware manufacturer. Its latest endpoint, the newly updated IGEL UD3 (Universal Desktop model 3), is a versatile endpoint for accessing virtualised apps, desktops and cloud workspaces. Powered by the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G system-on- chip (SoC), with Radeon Vega 3 Graphics, the IGEL UD3 boasts enhanced connectivity options, notably, for the first time on an IGEL device, hardware-integrated WiFi and Bluetooth (both available as options). Other configurable connectivity options include integrated smart card readers, a VESA mount, support for two 4K displays, and SuperSpeed USB Type-C and standard legacy ports. Matthias Haas, CTO, IGEL, said: “One of the things we are most excited about with the new UD3 offering is optimisation of the processor for maximum energy efficiency. We are the only endpoint device manufacturer to implement a customised version of the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G SoC, which has a low 10W TDP at 2.0GHz base and up to 2.7GHz boost frequency.” In addition, IGEL and AMD have enhanced security by building an AMD hardware- based security processor right into the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G SoC. This performs a number of checks before the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot and before the IGEL OS Linux kernel is initiated. The IGEL UD3 is also the first IGEL endpoint hardware to be optimised for remote cloud connectivity with Teradici’s PCoIP Ultra Software Client for Linux (supported by IGEL since June 2019). With PCoIP Ultra and the UD3, end-users benefit from greater flexibility of choice with the ability to securely connect with Teradici Cloud Access Software for a rich, high-fidelity user experience to any cloud, including AWS (and Amazon WorkSpaces), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. IGEL UD3 with the AMD Ryzen Embedded R1505G SoC is generally available through IGEL’s network of Platinum- and Gold-level Partners, Authorised IGEL Partners (AIPs) and resellers. www.igel.com ...continued EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD IGEL: IGEL UD3 0