Updated: July 10, 2020 (April 8, 2013)
Analyst ReportRemote Desktop Services Adds Windows 8 Support
The Remote Desktop Services (RDS) role of Windows Server 2012 delivers compatibility with the latest versions of Windows and improves graphics and server performance, deployment, maintenance, and availability. Many organizations deploy RDS because it enables users to securely connect from remote devices to Windows desktop applications running as sessions or virtual machines (VMs) on servers, which extends the reach of both Windows and non-Windows devices, such as iPads, to the organization’s applications and data. The latest RDS version delivers many improvements, but some availability improvements will require organizations to license SQL Server for their RDS systems.
Why RDS Matters
With RDS, remote users can interact over a network connection with applications running in a remote desktop session on a server or on a RDS-based virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), whereby users’ desktops and applications run in VMs hosted on servers in a data center rather than locally on users’ PCs.
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