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Seattle Children’s Hospital Takes Desktop Virtualization to a New Level with Citrix and Wyse
On November 4th we heard Seattle Children's Hospital talk about the challenges they faced and why they chose Citrix and Wyse to help overcome them. Following is the Q&A from the event. The on-demand version can be found here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/959833433Q: Is it possible to deliver a Windows 7 virtual desktop (hosted in the datacenter) with XenApp alone?A: No, XenDesktop is needed to deliver a Windows ...
Question about Setting up Local Streamed Desktops
I just received a new Ask the Architect email from Dave asking about something new from our email bag... Local Streamed Desktops. I've spoken about local streamed desktops many times before. In fact, local streamed desktops have the potential to drastically reduce the costs of a desktop virtualization solution. If you have no idea what a local streamed desktop is, then STOP. Read about how ...
App Streaming – AppSense Environment Manager
Some time back, I wrote a post on file system filter drivers and load altitude which included discussion of kernel mode filtering and how "filter altitude" affects interaction of App Streaming file system filtering and anti-virus. Today's post discusses application level hooking of registry operations and how this can cause collisions between application level entities, specifically, Citrix App Streaming with AppSense Environment ...
Windows 7 Migration is Here. Are You Ready?
The migration to the new operating system was a challenge. We had a mass of people going to each user's desktop to copy their data and rebuild the operating system. We thought we planned appropriately but ran into all sorts of issues like:We didn't have the correct hardware drivers for some of the computers, which required searching the Internet and oftentimes using try and error ...
XenDesktop Ask the Architect TechTalk Series – Q-A
On August 11, 12, and 13 we delivered a Ask the Architect TechTalk series focused on desktop virtualization and VDI. The three part series focused on:Deciding between VDI and Terminal Services Designing a desktop virtualization solution with XenDesktop Migrating users from physical devices to virtual desktopsDuring the TechTalk webinar, ...
XenDesktop Design Concepts – Operating System Delivery
The concept of desktop virtualization is easy, "I take the desktop and virtualize it with XenServer, Hyper-V or ESX and place it in a data center." So, what's the big deal? Quite a bit actually, that is if you want to create an environment that can scale as well as simplify the management, maintenance and storage of the virtual desktops. If you look at a ...
TechTalk Q&A – Implementing a Virtual Desktop Solution with Citrix XenDesktop
If you attended the live TechTalk, there were more questions than I could answer in the time allotted. If you want, the recording of the webinar can be found here. Also, don't forget to check out the guides and reference architecture for the end-to-end virtual desktop solution:Implementation Guide Reference ArchitectureBut now it is time for the Q&A...Q: So I have Presentation Server 4.0 and can publish ...
Making Server Virtualization Work for XenApp – TechTalk Q&A
Like I said in the recent TechTalk on server virtualization for XenApp, because there were so many questions, i was going to post answers to them all in a blog. And this is the blog. First, many of you wanted the addresses for the reference materials i identified in the webinar. Here they are:TechTalk Webinar Recording: Reference Architecture Design Considerations Implementation Guidehttp://xenserver.citrix.vivoconcepts.com/prg/form/Citrix_runningxenapponxenserver_080225.cfm Q: Is all this done on a Citrix appliance ...