Way back before iPhones, YouTube & Philz Coffee, I worked with several successful companies in networking and communications technology. Then, while working at a leading venture capital firm with one of my co-founders, Dave Hobbs, it occurred to us that a better, more robust networking protocol could change the way we think about computing.
What if we could deliver a remote (or centralized) computing experience that was actually better than a physical computer?
What if we could deliver a remote (or centralized) computing experience that was actually better than a physical computer? What if we could reduce overhead and increase accessibility all while improving security? The possibilities seamed limitless. So back in 2004, Dave and I set out to find a way to do just that.
In those days, ‘cloud computing’ was little more than a concept. So, when we emerged from stealth mode in 2007, we found a niche in the high-end workstation market. Our new protocol, PCoIP, made it possible to securely transmit data to a remote client in a pixels-only format, adapting on-the-fly to network conditions so that, from a user perspective, there was no difference between working with a local computer or a zero client. PCoIP was a hit!
Movie and animation studios, trading floors, automotive companies, all embraced our PCoIP technology and could not believe the performance we could deliver for graphics intensive, rich applications.
PCoIP made it possible to securely transmit data... in a pixels-only format, adapting on-the-fly to network conditions.
We then forged a strategic partnership with VMware in the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) market, where users could remotely connect (via PCoIP) to virtual desktops running on centralized servers. Within a few years, millions of users around the world jumped on board with security-conscious healthcare, government, military, education and retail industries leading the way. At the same time, we rounded out our PCoIP Zero Client partner ecosystem to include leaders such as Dell, LG, HP and Samsung.
As our momentum (and general broadband accessibility) grew, so did the promise of the cloud. The flexibility and scalability offered by the cloud could no longer be ignored and in 2013, we reached a turning point. VMware launched Horizon DaaS, and Amazon Web Services launched Amazon WorkSpaces: desktops that could be delivered entirely from the cloud, scaling up or down within minutes. How? PCoIP technology. Desktop-as-a-Service became viable for those without the IT resources (or inclination) to build their own infrastructure.
Today, the cloud has become mainstream. Our goal at Teradici is to help organizations deliver on all the wonderful promises of the cloud. So last year, we launched the Teradici Pervasive Computing Platform, offering any solution developer the same access to our PCoIP technology that was once exclusive to the likes of AWS and VMware.
With the Teradici Platform, organizations can now build solutions and deliver any application via PCoIP from the cloud platform of their choice (AWS, Google Cloud, IBM Softlayer, Microsoft Azure, etc.).
Imagine if we had no prior knowledge of computing before today, just the requirements for work: flexibility, mobility, high-performance, security and more. Chances are we’d design something that would bring the power of the cloud to any user in any environment, accessing their applications, from any device, anytime. This is our vision.
Our leading position in this industry gives us a unique insight into the past, present and future of cloud computing and so by launching this blog, we hope to become a resource and a partner for your vision. We invite and look forward to dialogue and participation from you, the architects and developers of this incredible cloud transition.