How to Use a KVM Switch: What would make me desire one? What gaps exist?

1. How to Use a KVM Switch: What Is It? What would make me desire one? What gaps exist? An idea suddenly came to them during our conversation with a prospective client in the media and entertainment sector. Ah, so you're a KVM matrix switch! he exclaimed after learning about the capabilities of our Radiant technology. Having never heard the comparison before, I questioned, "Are we?" All of the KVM devices I've previously used are boxes that connect directly to a few servers before connecting to a standard keyboard, monitor, and mouse. The server I wish to work with displays on my monitor and responds to my keyboard and mouse once I click a button on the KVM to choose it. I just press another button on the KVM device to switch to another server when I need to do so. Nothing should be moved and cables should not be tangled. I questioned, "How does this tie to the world of connection brokers?" I looked at the many KVM technological advances and discovered that they all seem to link very well. What exactly is a KVM switch, and why may you need one? Without physically moving the monitor, keyboard, and mouse to the new asset, KVM switches let users operate several IT assets (servers or PCs) from a single monitor, keyboard, and mouse. By enabling the user to control numerous computers using different monitor, keyboard, and mouse setups, a KVM matrix switch goes one step further. From the (seemingly out-of-date!) box I once used, KVM technology has advanced significantly. You may now choose between Digital KVM switches, KVM-over-IP switches, and sophisticated web-based management panels to control which endpoints have access to various hosted assets. Without physically placing such assets under the user's desk or providing them exclusive access, you could provide users access to the many sorts of assets they need to do their jobs by using a KVM switch. Applications stored on pricey workstations in your data center can now be shared by users. What gaps exist? If used to make the switch, a KVM switch is useful as a separate piece of technology. However, the practicalities of maintaining a whole corporate-hosted IT asset ecosystem are significantly more difficult. Your KVM should be able to check to see whether the user has been inactive and, if so, log them out immediately. Can you enforce multi-factor authentication before granting users access to their resources using your KVM? Does your KVM offer audit-level tracking so you are constantly aware of which users are gaining access to your various assets? A KVM switch by itself is unable to give you the functionality necessary for a corporate IT environment’s actual day-to-day operation, but Radiant can! You can construct pools of IT resources using Radiant, and you can then develop policies to specify which users have access to these pools. A user just connects to the computer they presently require after logging into Radiant and viewing a list of all their available assets.

2. With Radiant, you have the option to provide users with desktops from various pools, disperse those connections across various monitor arrangements, provide physical, virtual, or even cloud-hosted machines, use various display protocols for the connection, and have total control over how long the user has access to that asset.