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John Fanelli

  1. Cisco Puts Citrix at the Center of the Next Generation Workspace

    By John Fanelli · Published on 3 months ago · 2 Comments

    Today, Cisco announced they would resell the market leading Citrix XenDesktop as part of the Cisco Virtualization Experience Infrastructure (Cisco VXI). This is big news for a number of reasons and they all point to one undeniable fact: together Cisco and Citrix are going to usher in an entirely new way for people to work (and play) wherever they are, using any device, from just ...

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  2. New Technology and Tools for Desktop Transformation Drive Down Virtual Desktop Costs

    By John Fanelli · Published on 6 months ago · No Comments

    Today, Citrix announced new capabilities for our customers to help them reduce the time, effort and costs of deploying virtual desktops.  The Citrix Desktop Transformation Model (DTM) is designed to enable customers to move from a device centric desktop perspective (e.g. a piece of hardware with an operating system, apps and data installed on it) to a people-centric perspective (e.g. delivering a desktop, apps and ...

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  3. Customers Drive Citrix and Cisco Expanded Collaboration in Desktop Virtualization

    By John Fanelli · Published on 7 months ago · No Comments

    こんにちは (konnichiwa: Hello)Last week was a great week for me on a number of levels.  I was in Tokyo for our sold out iForum Japan event.   Let me tell you, Citrix XenDesktop is rocking in Japan.  From my standing room only, greater than 600-attendee XenDesktop session, to the first ever Citrix Tokyo user group, to my in-depth customer visits, -- the response to XenDesktop 5.5 was ...

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  4. XenDesktop 5.5 is here…for vSphere 5

    By John Fanelli · Published on 8 months ago · 17 Comments

    Last Wednesday, I blogged about the release of XD 5.5.  The response to the new release and capabilities has been overwhelming and confirms what the analysts like IDC and Gartner are saying – XenDesktop is the market leading VDI product.  Now, on the eve of VMworld, I would like to share one more feature of XD 5.5…(The title of the blog may have removed the ...

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  5. XenDesktop 5.5 is Here!

    By John Fanelli · Published on 8 months ago · 1 Comment

    Today, Citrix is announcing the immediate availability of XenDesktop 5.5.Citrix continues to innovate in the desktop virtualization space and build on the on the market leading trajectory established with first with XenDesktop 4.0 -- the industry’s first VDI offering to provide integrated app and desktop delivery in a single product – and extended with XenDesktop 5.0 --  focused on simplification and scalability for the administrator ...

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  6. The moon is full, time to harvest the virtual desktops

    By John Fanelli · Published on 1 year ago · No Comments

    As you know, we are in Berlin this week for Citrix Synergy.  There are a lot of great sessions that you should check out via Synergy Online.  (I especially the GeekSpeak ones!) It's also the time of the year when thoughts around the world turn to harvesting crops and having great festivals to celebrate them --while we have arrived in Germany too late for Oktoberfest, ...

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  7. Cisco UCS Adds to 10,000 Third-Party Products Verified for XenDesktop

    By John Fanelli · Published on 1 year ago · No Comments

    You've probably seen the announcement made today by Cisco and Citrix regarding our partnership and our new desktop virtualization solution.  The "Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solution with Citrix XenDesktop" is a direct result of feedback from both Cisco and Citrix customers.  As Desktop Virtualization goes mainstream and the number of deployed seats increase, the importance of scalability, manageability and, of course, cost increases as well.  Today's ...

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  8. Introducing the Citrix Ready Open Desktop Virtualization Program

    By John Fanelli · Published on 2 years ago · No Comments

    Yesterday, Citrix announced the new Citrix Ready Open Desktop Virtualization program. Today, I would like to provide you with more details. The program is designed to ensure that organizations deploying virtual desktops have confidence that their deployments will deliver a true, high definition (HDX), multi-device experience for the end users as well as satisfy the security and management requirements of the IT organizationAs ...

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  9. There’s a community for that!

    By John Fanelli · Published on 2 years ago · No Comments

    I'm sure you are all familiar with the iPhone commercials and the ubiquitous "there is an app for that" phrase that has seemingly become the catch phrase of this decade. Previous catch phrases include --but not limited to -- The 70s-"Heeeey" , The 80s-"Where's the Beef?" The 90s-"Doh!".All kidding aside, "there's an app for it" reflects the current state of consumerization and customization that is ...

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  10. How to win in Vegas without counting cards…

    By John Fanelli · Published on 3 years ago · 1 Comment

    There are a lot of things to do in Vegas, such as seeing a show, riding a roller coaster and of course, becoming a high roller; however, none of them come with a guarantee that you will go home with something more valuable than you arrived with. At Citrix Synergy, not only will you leave with new and/or renewed connections with other professionals in ...

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