NVIDIA + Citrix = the Next Breakthrough in 3D Virtual GPU's for Graphics Processing

Steve Harpster  Solutions Architect, NVIDIA

Presentation Times: 11:45 AM-12:15 PM & 3:15-3:45 PM

Demand for desktop virtualization has grown as employees increasingly use their own notebooks and portable devices for work, but the user experience until now had been constrained by the subpar performance and limited compatibility of software-emulated graphics. Now, the combination of Citrix XenDesktop and NVIDIA GRID™ vGPU allows businesses to broaden the reach of virtual desktop environments by efficiently sharing GPUs across the complete spectrum of users – from designers and engineers, to power users, to knowledge workers.

 Technology invented to make the world’s first globally designed and built commercial airliner possible is no available for the masses.  For the first time, multiple virtual machines need professional quality graphics can directly access the graphics processing power of a single server installed GPU.

About the Speaker...

Steve Harpster is a Solution Architect for North and South America and has been with NVIDIA for 10 years. Prior to joining NVIDIA, Steve was a Mechanical Design Engineer at Boeing Defense and Space group working on the B1, B2 and YF22 aircraft. Steve has also worked with many different Computer Aided Design (CAD) software VARs in the past such at CATIA, Autodesk and PTC. Steve received his BS in Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and currently resides in Santa Barbara, CA.