Zylog Systems recently unveiled its open source
Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) solution. Called the PowerCube, the
DaaS solution runs on Ubuntu operating system and is aimed at
helping mid-sized customers using proprietary platforms to migrate
to IBM client for Smart Work.
With PowerCube, the company claims that organizations can save
up to 60 percent on costs per seat against commercial platforms.
This includes 50 percent savings in software licensing and upgrade
spending, as well as 10 percent savings on implementation
costs.
"We are seeing significant customer demand to specialize
PowerCube-DaaS based on industry specific roles and optimize them
around differentiated business processes," said Shiv Kumar,
Executive Vice President at Zylog Systems.
Intended for PCs, laptops, netbooks and thin clients as an
alternative to commercial desktops and platforms, solution includes
packaged services for migrating to the IBM Client for Smart Work.
These include user segmentation, TCO analysis, BPM based role
identification and SOA, to application migration, pilot and
production deployment.
The DaaS capabilities will provide customers with the option of
using virtual desktops based on VERDE from Virtual Bridges on a
private cloud managed by Zylog Systems or have it on-premise.
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