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  1. Setting the Record Straight on XenDesktop

    By desktop2020 blog · Published on 2 years ago · 13 Comments

    There has been a LOT of activity on the VMware blog since someone took the initiative to ask the VMware community which is the best VDI solution on ESX, View or XenDesktop. I have been fascinated with this discussion! The opinions are coming in from every direction and I thought it was time to put in my own 2 cents, from a my perspective as Citrix ...

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  2. Microsoft and Citrix Extend Partnership in Desktop Virtualization

    By desktop2020 blog · Published on 2 years ago · No Comments

    Many of you know that Citrix and Microsoft has a rich 20 year history built on XenApp/Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) which has grown to over a billion dollar business for both companies.  Now our partnership extends to desktop virtualization as their preferred and recommended VDI partner for desktop delivery.  For the past year, Microsoft and Citrix has been working together to deliver the best VDI ...

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  3. Storage Best Practices for High Def VDI

    By desktop2020 blog · Published on 2 years ago · 2 Comments

    We recently had a very successful VDI Expert Series Webinar on July 16 with both analyst firm EMA and storage provider Netapp titled "Storage Best Practices for High Def VDI." Not only did the live event draw close to 400 attendees, over 3/4 of you stayed on through the end of the webinar.  For those of you who might have missed the webinar, do not despair.   ...

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  4. Citrix Essentials 5.5 and XenServer 5.5 – The Best Platform for XenDesktop

    By desktop2020 blog · Published on 2 years ago · 8 Comments

    We always make a pretty big deal of XenDesktop being an open desktop virtualization solution.  Particularly on the subject of hypervisor support, XenDesktop treats the 3 big vendors equally (Microsoft, VMware, plus our own XenServer).  But, just like in life, some are more equal than others!  Just using your existing production server virtualization infrastructure can unnecessarily drive up the cost and complexity of your XenDesktop deployment. ...

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  5. XenDesktop Tech Talk Webinar Update

    By desktop2020 blog · Published on 2 years ago · No Comments

    We recently went through another successful round of XenDesktop Tech Talk webinars.  From May 18 through 20, we conducted a series of well-attended 3-day technically-oriented webinars specifically around virtual desktops.  I know sitting in an hour long webinar might not be the most exciting experience for everyone, but its amazing to see the turnout on anything related to virtual desktops these days!  Not only did ...

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  6. XenDesktop Customer Q and A

    By desktop2020 blog · Published on 2 years ago · 3 Comments

    Citrix has been holding a series of webinars called the "VDI Expert Series".At the beginning of June we hosted a VDI Expert Series Webinar featuring two XenDesktop Customers: Todd Ericson of First Flight Financial Credit Union and Michael Love of Borland-Groover Clinic. You can view a recording of the webinar on-demand here. During the webinar we had many more questions than we could answer. Todd ...

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  7. Citrix XenDesktop HDX vs. VMWare View on User Experience

    By desktop2020 blog · Published on 2 years ago · No Comments

    Just a quick note for anyone who may still not be convinced of the lead XenDesktop has on the competition re user experience.As one reviewer noted, you will not be able to tell that you are looking at a virtual desktop even when running Windows Media Player. Check out the YouTube video below demonstrating Windows Media Player and PowerPoint side by side on XenDesktop ...

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  8. XenDesktop Outsmarts View on Smart Cards

    By desktop2020 blog · Published on 3 years ago · 6 Comments

    Government, healthcare and financial organizations are heavily evaluating virtual desktops, and due to the nature of these industries, one of the big requirements is for secure authentication via smart cards. Frankly, when XenDesktop first came out, it didn't have the goods in the smart card + VDI department, but no one else did, either. There was no integration to speak of, from either Citrix or VMware, and this ...

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  9. Are There Really TCO Savings in Desktop Virtualization?

    By desktop2020 blog · Published on 3 years ago · 8 Comments

    I talk to a lot of potential customers about virtual desktops.  Frankly, I don't see financial types at these meetings.  The guys I meet are there to solve a problem or, in most cases, multiple problems.  This runs the gamut: from managing outsourced workers or handling a merger efficiently to locking down desktop data.  They want to know how virtual desktops will integrate into existing ...

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  10. Avoiding Desktop Virtualization Sticker Shock

    By desktop2020 blog · Published on 3 years ago · 1 Comment

    We have this great cost savings (TCO) story on desktop virtualization. I've got the PPT, the PDFs, analyst quotes, the whole package.  But I am finding that before I ever get to talking to customers about cost savings, some genius in the room brings up the obvious question:  What's the point of getting the TCO pitch if there is no budget for virtualization servers, thin ...

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