Any host environment and OS. Any client endpoint.
For any kind of user, anywhere.
Teradici® CAS
Connecting users to their remote desktops and workstation with the security, performance and flexibility IT teams need to meet the demands of a growing remote and hybrid workforce.
Teradici CAS (Cloud Access Software) delivers a highly responsive remote desktop experience with color-accurate, lossless and distortion-free graphics – even for high frame rate 4K/UHD graphics workloads. This is exactly why artists, editors, producers, architects, and designers all trust CAS to provide the resolution, sound, and color fidelity they need to create and work from anywhere. The immersive, feature-rich experience that CAS delivers is the reason why we won an Engineering Emmy in 2020.
Based on our secure PCoIP® (PC-over-IP) protocol that connects over 15 million endpoints around the globe, CAS makes all the magic happen for Windows, Linux and macOS (coming soon) desktops and applications through three core software components:
- PCoIP Agents in any standalone or virtualized workstation, on-prem data center, cloud, multicloud or hybrid host environment
- CAS Manager to secure, broker, and provision Teradici CAS connections
- PCoIP Clients to enable any PCoIP Zero Client, PCoIP-Enabled Thin Client, PC, Mac, laptop, or tablet to access their remote desktops, fixed or mobile workstations from anywhere
CAS helps simplify IT management by keeping in-office, remote and hybrid teams productive while ensuring an organization’s data and content never leave their secure data centers. That’s why CAS has become the gold standard in remoting software for performance, security, and deployment flexibility. Through our enterprise subscriptions, CAS deployments can scale based on the demand for remote desktops or need for access to fixed and virtual workstations in your organization.
Already a CAS customer? Find installation guides and download the latest software here.
PCoIP® Agents
Any Host Environment
Standalone or Virtualized Workstations
On-Prem Data Center,
Cloud, Multicloud, Hybrid
Any Operating System
Windows, Linux, macOS
CAS Manager
Any Host Environment
On-Premises, Cloud
Or access as a
Teradici service
PCoIP® Clients
Any Endpoint
PCoIP Zero Client, PCoIP-Enabled Thin Client, PC, Mac, Laptop, Tablet, Integrated Monitor
Any Kind of User, Anywhere
Artists, Designers, Knowledge Workers;
On-Premises, Remote, Home
Refer to our technical documentation for more details.
When we went home to work, about half of our team had Teradici Cloud Access Software while the others still had GoToMyPC. Nobody who tried Teradici software would go back. They won’t give up multi-monitor support and not having to trade resolution for smooth motion. If I rotate a model from my home machine, the experience is almost exactly the same as it would be in the office.
Even with just a 40Mbps home Internet connection, artists using Teradici Cloud Access Software have an amazing experience with Maya, ZBrush, and Unreal Engine running on their office workstation—and can use Wacom devices. When we tested Remote Desktop, in contrast, artists needed a 100Mbps connection to use ZBrush. And even at that speed Unreal and Wacom devices were unusable.
With our VFX [visual effects] cloud and Teradici Cloud Access Software, we’re no longer limited by creative resources and hardware when we pitch for work. We can grow or shrink our workforce as needed by spinning virtual machines up or down.
WHAT TERADICI CAS DOES
Keeps content and data secure in your data center
(the corporate stuff that would get your boss fired if it ever leaked)
Based on our secure PCoIP remote display protocol, no data leaves the safety of the corporate network, only fully encrypted pixels are transferred from the workstation to the remote endpoint. Additionally, with CAS Manager (which supports Multi-Factor Authentication, you can be assured that only the right users connect. This is why IT administrators from top government agencies and large media & entertainment studios trust CAS to keep their data and content secure.
Let’s you decide the infrastructure you want
(with that added bonus that you can change your mind and infrastructure anytime and not have to start again from scratch)
When we say the PCoIP Agent works on any host environment, it really does if your applications are running on a Windows or Linux operating system (macOS coming soon). Even dark site deployments are supported by CAS. It also enhances collaboration letting you co-locate data, compute and graphics in any on-prem, cloud, multicloud, or hybrid data center, enabling flexible access from anywhere and improving user productivity.
And the same is true on the client side unless your team is trying to access their remote desktop from a 2005 flip phone. Leverage whatever endpoint devices you have in the office or what a user already has at home by installing the PCoIP Client and they’ll be able to work from anywhere as though they had their local machine right beside them.
Keeps users productive from everywhere and anywhere
(even from 30,000 feet in a plane flying to Timbuktoo)
The PCoIP protocol, which enables CAS connections, was designed to deliver interactive applications regardless of network conditions. It is a multi-codec solution that dynamically adapts, encodes and delivers the most accurate and distortion-free experience. Offering uncompromised 4K/UHD throughput, efficient scaling across multicore CPUs and intelligent Auto-Offload between CPU and GPU encoder resources, CAS makes users forget they’re not in the office or at their workstation (unless of course they are in the office working on a virtual machine).
HOW TERADICI CAS WORKS
PCoIP Agents can be deployed in any host environment, including workstations or virtual machines running Windows, Linux or MacOS
We offer two different types of Agents depending on whether you require a GPU for graphics-intensive applications or if the applications run solely off a CPU. The Agents can be deployed in a workstation or datacenter, in a public cloud (such as AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure), in multiple clouds or as part of a hybrid environment when you need additional resources for short term projects or when a pandemic or disaster strikes.
Alternatively, PCoIP Remote Workstation Cards also act as an Agent and available from our OEM/ODM partners. For more of a deep dive or to download one of our Agents, check out our tech docs and downloads.
PCoIP Clients can be installed on any local or remote endpoint device, including PCs, Macs, laptops, tablets, and integrated displays
Because we like to provide options, we also offer many types of client options depending on the type of endpoint device. We have Software Clients for Windows, Linux and MacOS that cover PCs, Macs, laptops or integrated displays. We also have Mobile Clients for Android tablets and laptops as well as iOS tablets.
The PCoIP Clients not only enable users to connect securely to a remote desktop or workstation via the PCoIP Agent and CAS Manager, but they also support multiple displays (up to 4) and peripherals such as Wacom pen displays and tablets or game controllers.
Alternatively, both PCoIP Zero Clients and PCoIP Enabled Thin Clients from our OEM/ODM partners also act as a client in a Teradici CAS deployment. For more of a deep dive or to download one of our software clients, check out our tech docs and downloads.
CAS Manager can be installed in any customer environment or accessed as a Teradici service to secure, broker, provision, and monitor Teradici CAS connections
CAS Manager is the connection management plane for IT Administrators to provision remote desktops and workstations, manage cloud consumption, and entitle secure PCoIP connections to remote Windows, Linux, or MacOS (coming soon) desktops, all from a single unified interface.
Additional CAS Manager benefits and features:
- Tap into existing Active Directory services, eliminate manual configuration tasks and improve administrative efficiency
- Provide users access to one or many remote desktops and workstations as desired, easily modifying, adding, or removing user access as needed
- Control cloud up-time service charges by turning off machines that are not in active use
- Enable secure user entitlements by brokering PCoIP connections and Multifactor Authentication (MFA) as an added security mechanism
- Support multicloud deployments across public, private or hybrid cloud environments, including AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and on-premises data centers
CLOUD ACCESS SOFTWARE
| Supported operating systems | Windows Windows 10 64-bit Windows Server 2016, 2019 (Single User Session) .NET 4.5 Refer to product documentation for latest OS version support | Linux RHEL CentOS Ubuntu LTS |
| Public cloud compatibility | AWS, including EC2, G3, G4 and Elastic GPUs
Microsoft Azure, including NV-series Google Cloud Refer to product documentation for latest compatibility | |
| Data center compatibility | Windows or Linux deployments on KVM or ESXi 6.0+ (VMware Horizon is not required) Windows and Linux non-virtualized deployments Nutanix AHV | |
| Compatible clients | Teradici PCoIP Software and Mobile Clients PCoIP Zero Clients | |
| Max display resolution | Up to 4 monitors at up to 4K UHD resolution | |
| GPU compatibility for Graphics Edition | NVIDIA (refer to product documentation for versions and GPUs) AMD | |
| Cloud Access License options (Non-GPU workloads) | Cloud License Server TCA01YP Cloud Access – 1Y 1User TCA03YP Cloud Access – 3Y 1User | License Server TCA01YP-LS Cloud Access – 1Y 1User - License Server TCA03YP-LS Cloud Access – 3Y 1User - License Server |
| Cloud Access Plus license options (GPU-accelerated workloads) | Cloud License Server TCAP01YP Cloud Access Plus – 1Y 1User TCAP03YP Cloud Access Plus – 3Y 1User | License Server TCAP01YP-LS Cloud Access Plus – 1Y 1User - License Server TCAP03YP-LS Cloud Access Plus – 3Y 1User - License Server |
| Upgrade from Cloud Access to Cloud Access Plus | Cloud License Server TCAS01YP-UPG Upgrade Cloud Access to Cloud Access Plus – 1Y 1 User TCAS03YP-UPG Upgrade Cloud Access to Cloud Access Plus – 3Y 1 User | License Server TCAS01YP-UPG-LS Upgrade Cloud Access to Cloud Access Plus – 1Y 1 User License Server TCAS03YP-UPG-LS Upgrade Cloud Access to Cloud Access Plus – 3Y 1 User License Server |
| Additional licensing options available, contact Teradici sales for details. A minimum order quantity of 5 applies to each licensing option. | ||
CLOUD ACCESS MANAGER
| User entitlement | AWS Google Cloud Microsoft Azure On-premises (including PCoIP Remote Workstation Cards) | |
| Power management | Microsoft Azure Google Cloud AWS | |
| Provided operating system templates | Windows Server 2016 | |
| Supported browsers for the management interface | Firefox | |
| Provisioning | Google Cloud (stock Google Cloud images only) | |
Customers Rely on Teradici CAS For:
Ensure your organization can continue operations in emergency situations or outages by connecting to a disaster recovery site within minutes using Cloud Access Software.
Read our Disaster Recovery GuideCloud Access Software connects to virtual machines in your data center, on the public cloud or in a hybrid or multicloud environment.
Read our Multicloud ReportAccess Windows, Linux, (macOS coming mid-2021) desktops and applications from any device, including PCoIP Zero Clients, thin clients, laptops, PCs, Macs, and Chromebooks.
Read our Linux Guidefor Distributed Teams
Streamline management of virtual machines from a centralized location and eliminate the need to ship computers or data to remote employees.
Read our Remote Work ReportConnect and work on the same remote desktop at any time, from anywhere and using any device. Enable BYOD – permit employees to connect to their desktop using their preferred device.
Read our Virtual Desktop GuideKeep classroom, exam content and student data secure, confidential, and up-to-date. Only pixels are transmitted between the host environment and user devices.
Read our Training GuideAvoid large staffing and equipment investments, security and scalability challenges associated with complicated on-premises VDI solutions. Cloud Access Software offers a light-weight, cloud-agnostic stack that is flexible and highly secure.
Read our VDI GuideProtect valuable IP, accommodate for geographically dispersed teams, enable flexible staffing, eliminate expensive onsite hardware and get higher security and the same user experience as local workstations.
Read our Remote Learning GuideTurn existing applications and software into SaaS offerings hosted in the cloud without expensive re-writes, and protect enterprise IP through centralized delivery where data never leaves the data center or cloud.
Freedom to Choose
Cloud Access Software supports any mix of private or public cloud environments, Windows or Linux (macOS coming mid-2021) remote desktops and GPU or non-GPU based infrastructure.
How to Buy
Enterprise subscriptions
Our enterprise subscriptions for organizations wanting to deploy Teradici CAS allow you to scale based on your internal demand for remote desktops and workstations – you’re welcome. Our subscriptions are based on the number of concurrent PCoIP connections used (a minimum of 5 is required given the initial setup required to implement).
The CA subscription gives you access to the PCoIP Standard Agent and is designed for applications that run solely on the CPU to process the workload.
The CA+ subscription unlocks the PCoIP Graphics Agent and supports applications that require GPUs to support graphic-intensive workloads.
Looking to integrate CAS into a custom solution.
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