Teradici Launches New Remote User Capability Providing up to 80% Bandwidth Savings
Breakthrough PCoIP Ultra™ Auto-Offload feature delivers dynamic user experience in bandwidth-constrained situations, by automating the shift between CPU and GPU usage to optimize between on-screen motion and picture fidelity
Burnaby, Canada (December 1, 2020) – Teradici®, the creator of industry-leading PCoIP® technology and Cloud Access Software, today announced that its latest software release, 2020.10, includes the launch of PCoIP Ultra™ Auto-Offload, an important new feature to help optimize the performance of remote desktops and maintain image fidelity for users working with graphics-intensive and motion-intensive content from home networks or other remote locations facing bandwidth or latency constraints. The new feature saves up to 80 percent in bandwidth consumption and 50 percent in CPU resources when compared to the standard PCoIP CPU Offload feature that was available in previous software releases.
Auto-Offload improves PCoIP Ultra performance for artists working from home
Auto-Offload, now built into the PCoIP Ultra feature set in Cloud Access Software, dynamically switches between CPU and GPU resources to best deliver whatever content is on screen in a given moment, whether video, static images or text. This enhanced capability makes more efficient use of the network bandwidth to ensure an artist or designer is seeing the most important display features on the desktop in that moment in the most faithful way. This means that motion is smooth during video playback, and that colors, lines and texture details are highly accurate when performing more intricate tasks such as editing, compositing, texturing, or color correction.
“In a recent survey we did with IT professionals, many cited home network issues to be a challenge in supporting their employee base in working from home,” said Ian Main, Technical Marketing Principal for Teradici. “Customer demand was a key reason we accelerated the development of Auto-Offload, leveraging NVIDIA RTX, and our internal testing shows that its use can significantly improve bandwidth usage and the user experience - in some cases saving up to 80 percent of the bandwidth required. We expect this to particularly benefit teams who work with demanding graphics workloads from remote locations, as many of our customers have indicated they will continue to do for the foreseeable future.”
Developed in response to customer request to help boost network efficiency
The accelerated development of PCoIP Ultra Auto-Offload was driven in part by requests from customers for assistance in optimizing network efficiency for employees accessing their desktops from home. The automation of the new feature saves considerable time and effort for IT teams supporting remote workforces as well, by eliminating the need to customize the desktop configuration to optimize performance for each artist’s role.
“In shifting our artists home, we have found that the need to be as efficient as possible with our demands of home networks is key to maintaining the productivity of our team,” said Daire Byrne, Global Head of Systems for DNEG, a leading global producer of visual effects for film and television and a longstanding Teradici customer. “The Teradici team listened to our experience and responded to address our issues quickly, and the Auto-Offload feature has helped considerably in ensuring our artists can focus on their work from home without the distractions that slower network connections can sometimes insert into their workflows, and reducing the effort required by our IT team in supporting them.”
Additional resources:
Blog article: New PCoIP Ultra Feature Provides Up to 80% Bandwidth Savings For Remote Users
Web page: Teradici Cloud Access Software
About Teradici
Teradici is the creator of the PCoIP® remote display protocol, which delivers remote desktops and workstations from the data center or public cloud to end users with the highest levels of security, responsiveness, and fidelity. Teradici Cloud Access Software powers the most secure remote display solutions with performance that supports even the most graphics-intensive applications. Teradici technology is trusted by leading media companies, design houses, financial firms and government agencies and is deployed to more than 15 million users around the world.
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Carmen Mantalas
Mantalas Communications for Teradici
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