DaDesktop

Upcoming Developments

DaDesktop training roadmap

  1. Training materials organization - Tighter connections with instructor content, participant notes, slide decks, and more.
  2. Auto Upscaling Desktop - If a participant’s or trainer’s desktop runs low on resources, it will automatically receive more CPU, RAM, or disk space on the fly, without needing to restart.
  3. Real time subtitles with translations - Picture a trainer presenting in English while Japanese learners see live Japanese subtitles (read in real time) – this is available to users who have enabled Preview features.
  4. Real time interpretation with AI - Japanese learners can listen to a simultaneous Japanese interpretation even though the trainer speaks English, powered by AI.
  5. Participant assistant - During lab exercises, the system offers hints for the next step or alerts if a mistake was made, giving instant feedback when you're stuck. Also known as the Participant Assistant Agent (available in Preview).
  6. Statistics - Course coordinators and stakeholders can view participation metrics.

DaDesktop for Work (DD4W)

  1. Public Cloud - Currently DaDesktop for Work is limited to private installations; we plan to launch it as a public cloud service.
  2. Better encryption integration - Right now, encryption is handled solely by the OS. Integrating it with DaDesktop through a GUI would simplify the process – for example, you wouldn’t need to type a password on the machine because the system already recognizes you.
  3. Auto-switch Remote replica - The system will automatically detect or provision the nearest remote replica to reduce lag and boost the overall experience.

DaDesktop Labs / Self-study

  1. The system provides lab progress updates to the user.
  2. Authoring studio – lab designers can edit recordings online with ease and sync them with lab steps, desktop templates, and other materials (Beta version already available).

Technical Developments

  1. User Experience
    1. User interface simplifications
    2. Easier access to cloud OS image templates
  2. Billing
    1. Multi-currency support
  3. Generic cloud support (Available in Preview)
    1. Spot instance support (invitation only)
    2. Ability to modify any QEMU options