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New Features of Persona Management in VMware View 5.1 : VMware End-User Computing Blog
Watch the Most Popular Synergy Sessions! : Citrix Blogs
Beware the 50/50 Split with PvD : Citrix Blogs
USGCB modifications with XenDesktop : Citrix Blogs
Attention Riverbed: Repeater 17555 and 19555 are here to spread some truths : Citrix Blogs
Virtualization 2.0 for Federal government : Citrix Blogs
News of 21 May 2012 : VanBragt.Net SBC Centre & Virtualization Centre
Reining The Risks of Consumerization : VMware End-User Computing Blog
Использование Citrix Diagnostic Facility для трассировки событий : Citrix Blogs
The scoop on Remote PC : Citrix Blogs
Seeking New Citrix Education NetScaler Instructors in the Americas : Citrix Blogs
Make Every Day “Bring Your Own Device to Work Day”! : Citrix Blogs
Customize the View Portal for Client Download with VMware View 5.1 : VMware End-User Computing Blog
And the TaaS iPad winners are…. : Citrix Blogs
News of 18 May 2012 : VanBragt.Net SBC Centre & Virtualization Centre
Новая утулита LSQuery – License Server Data Collection Tool : Citrix Blogs
NVIDIA announces new virtualizeable GPU to power high graphics VDI : Brian Madden
Introducing “Windsor”: a new xen-based virtualization architecture : Citrix Blogs
Thin Client madness - NComputing's HDX SoC and Wyse Xenith 2 debut & analysis : Gabe Knuth
Citrix Synergy 2012 - NComputing shows their HDX SoC : Gabe Knuth

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NVIDIA announces new virtualizeable GPU to power high graphics VDI

Last November I wrote an article about NVIDIA's "Monterey" project where they were researching how they could use GPUs to enhance the VDI remoting experience. They talked about multiple goals, including (1) using GPUs to do super fast, high quality, hardware...

by Brian Madden , May 18, 2012 : 7 comments , 2,850 views

SearchVirtualDesktop : News on desktop virtualization

Getting users involved in VDI testing
Don't leave your VDI testing results to chance. Be sure to include your users in the virtual desktop testing process. A successful implementation may hinge upon their happiness. Read More...
NVIDIA's virtualized GPU eliminates VDI graphics performance barriers
Deconstructing the post-PC era: Cloud-based services won't kill Windows
Uncovering hidden VDI cost savings: How to boost your VDI ROI
Citrix Project Avalon offers BYOD shops Windows as a Service
Dell and HP churn out VDI hardware as thin client war heats up
Citrix integrates NxTop and XenClient, introduces Project Avalon
How to stagger your VDI project rollout: Start with a VDI POC
Consumerization of IT: What's VDI got to do with it?
Citrix acquires XenClient competitor Virtual Computer
Tackling BYOD security issues with data access control methods
Windows VDI licensing changes: How the CDL will -- or won't -- help you
How to set up VirtualBox remote display for VM access anywhere
Microsoft Windows 8 VDI licensing adds BYOD licensing complexity, cost
Five reasons a VDI project stalls: What's the holdup?
VDI puts data center networks to the test
FlexPod validated by Microsoft for private cloud: News roundup
Reverse seamless windows: The secret to local apps on remote desktops
How do you stop a VDI deployment in its tracks? Scale up!
VDI thin client options: How to choose the best thin clients
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Thin Client madness - NComputing's HDX SoC and Wyse Xenith 2 debut & analysis

We already posted our article and video of HP's 13-watt PoE All-in-One thin client from Citrix Synergy last week, and we actually have a few more interesting videos from Wyse and NComputing. Wyse was showing off Xenith 2, which has been reworked with...

by Gabe Knuth on May 17, 2012 : 2 comments , 2,353 views
Podio feels like another portal, Citrix could make it into the "desktop" of the future

The Podio acquisition announcement and subsequent demo at Citrix Synergy last week brought on a lot of applause, and while that was going on, Brian and I looked at each other and shrugged. We were both thinking the same thing: "Been there, done that....

by Gabe Knuth on May 16, 2012 : 7 comments , 3,289 views
Is Citrix going to compete with Good Technology now?

Jack Madden has an interesting post on ConsumerizeIT.com where he looks at all the announcements from Citrix Synergy last week and wonders whether Citrix will end up competing with companies like Good Technology? (If they do, Gabe joked that the ad tagline...

by Brian Madden on May 15, 2012 : 2 comments , 3,336 views
New HP all-in-one thin client powers both the system and monitor via PoE! (with video demo)

One of the coolest things at Citrix Synergy last week was a new all-in-one thin client from HP . ("All-in-one" means that the monitor and thin client are integrated into a single unit.) Ordinarily I don't get too excited about thin clients, and all-in...

by Brian Madden on May 14, 2012 : 7 comments , 4,816 views
Dell and HP churn out VDI hardware as thin client war heats up

HP and Dell shops that use VDI continue to get better virtual desktop hardware options as the two competitors race to deliver the next best thing. This week, during the Citrix Synergy 2012 conference in San Francisco, Hewlett-Packard announced a new zero...

by SearchVirtualDesktop: News on desktop virtualization on May 10, 2012
Brian & Gabe LIVE Special Edition: Shawn Bass joins the gang to discuss the Citrix Synergy 2012 keynote

We had a special edition of Brian & Gabe LIVE this week around Citrix Synergy. The Synergy opening keynote itook place from 10:30-12:30 today, so we did a live show to discuss everything we've heard and provide some analysis of the news. Shawn Bass...

by Brian Madden on May 09, 2012 : 0 comments , 4,273 views
Citrix Synergy 2012 opening keynote live blog, today at 10:30 PST / 1:30 EST

12:35 Okay, keynote is over. Now we're heading over to the studio for a special edition of Brian & Gabe LIVE (our live internet radio show). We're going on at 1pm PST / 4pm EST today (25min from now) to discuss what we learned in the keynote. Join...

by Brian Madden on May 09, 2012 : 0 comments , 6,840 views
Citrix acquires XenClient competitor Virtual Computer

Sources close to Virtual Computer say Citrix acquired the company for its client hypervisor and desktop management product, NxTop. It will be announced at the Citrix Synergy conference in San Francisco this week. Read More...

by SearchVirtualDesktop: News on desktop virtualization on May 08, 2012
I was wrong about how VMware View 5.1's new "Storage Accelerator" works. It's way cooler than I thought!

Last week VMware announced View 5.1. One of the major new features is this thing called "View Storage Accelerator," or "VSA." In my article about View 5.1 , I wrote that I wasn't particularly excited about VSA. It turns out I didn't fully understand how...

by Brian Madden on May 07, 2012 : 7 comments , 8,785 views
Setting the stage for Citrix Synergy (Make a prediction and you could win a signed book!)

With just a few days to go before Citrix Synergy, I thought it would be wise to use today's post to take a look at what we expect to see next week. Synergy doesn't start until Wednesday, but Monday and Tuesday are already full for us with meetings and...

by Gabe Knuth on May 04, 2012 : 14 comments , 5,178 views
VMware announced View 5.1, plans to deliver seamless apps via PCoIP and full desktops via HTML5

[UPDATED MAY 4] Corrected info about how the View Storage Accelerator Works Today VMware released the details of the next version of View, called version 5.1. (They also announced that Horizon App Manager is available for on-premises deployments and that...

by Brian Madden on May 02, 2012 : 11 comments , 8,797 views
Desktone goes back to their roots, focusing only on service providers with version 5.0

It appears that Desktone is reinventing themselves again, or at least going back to their roots. Just about a year ago, Brian wrote an article about how they'd re-tooled and are now going to sell DaaS solutions direct to businesses instead of trying to...

by Gabe Knuth on May 02, 2012 : 0 comments , 3,711 views

BriForum Academy: Joe Shonk's Introduction to Storage and How it is Applied in the Virtual World

In Joe Shonk's many virtual desktop and application journeys over the last few years, a reoccurring theme has continued to persist: storage. Specifically, the lack of understanding of how storage works and what kind of impact it has in a virtual environment...

Brian & Gabe LIVE #27: Guest Jeff Fisher talks about RES HyperDrive, Gabe & Brian argue about VPNs

This week we were joined by RES Software's Jeff Fisher, who will address the accusations that RES mislead people by saying they developed their Hyperdrive on-premise cloud-like storage product . (Last week AppSense accused them of white labeling it without...

by Brian Madden on May 01, 2012 : 0 comments , 4,398 views
The REAL reason Microsoft Windows RT devices won't be able to join AD domains. (Hint: AD is not about systems management anymore!)

By now you've probably heard that the final name of the version of Windows 8 that will run on ARM-based systems will be called "Windows RT." (I have no idea what the "RT" stands for or why there's no "8" in the name like the x86 versions.) Also you've...

by Brian Madden on April 30, 2012 : 16 comments , 10,226 views
Would Citrix + Mobilisafe be the match Jack is looking for?

Earlier this week, Jack speculated about which Mobile Application Management (MAM) companies might be ripe for the picking by Citrix. With such a focus on delivering apps to any device, it seems to make sense that Citrix formally enters that space. I...

by Gabe Knuth on April 27, 2012 : 2 comments , 4,463 views
Friday roundup: Let's talk about Citrix, mobile application management, and Google Drive

This week had a lot of interesting stories that I kept on thinking about, so I wanted to recap them all one more time: Citrix First off, many people are wondering what Citrix's new mobile application management (MAM) capabilities will look like. Over...

by ConsumerizeIT.com - The Consumerization of IT on April 27, 2012 : 0 comments , 0 views
Google Drive represents the future. Unfortunately that future is really far away.

You probably heard that Google entered the cloud-based file sync race yesterday by releasing Google Drive . At first glance, Google Drive seems to be a head-on competitor to services like Dropbox or Box, but after reading the announcement it looks like...

by Brian Madden on April 26, 2012 : 8 comments , 7,975 views
Brian & Gabe LIVE Special Edition: Reps from Intel and Wanova talk about desktop virtualization and management

On today's special edition of Brian & Gabe LIVE, we welcomed representatives from Intel and Wanova into our San Francisco studio to participate in a special discussion on desktop virtualization and desktop management from two companies that are leaders...

by Gabe Knuth on April 25, 2012 : 1 comments , 6,573 views
Un-managing all your endpoints: Treat everything as insecure and you don't need to manage devices anymore!

With consumerization or even desktop virtualization, organizations are faced with the new issue of dealing with all these devices coming in on the same network. We have our managed corporate devices on the corporate LAN, and many organization's approach...

by ConsumerizeIT.com - The Consumerization of IT on April 25, 2012 : 0 comments , 2 views
Brian & Gabe LIVE #25: Immidio's Rodney Medina joined us and we talk about Microsoft licensing and Windows RT

Happy Tuesday! Today we welcomed Rodney Medina on Brian & Gabe LIVE. Rodney is a Microsoft MVP, BriForum speaker, and expert on App-V and user profile virtualization. He's currently the CTO of Immidio Software. Our topics included: Microsoft's User...

by Brian Madden on April 24, 2012 : 1 comments , 4,916 views
Who will Citrix buy to add mobile app management to CloudGateway? Let's make some predictions!

Citrix has a new-ish product called CloudGateway which is their product that combines the delivery and control of Windows, web, and SaaS apps. There are a few "editions" of CloudGateway, with CloudGateway "Express" being the new name / replacement for...

by Jack Madden on April 23, 2012 : 3 comments , 7,621 views
Microsoft announces virtual desktop licensing changes for Windows 8. Guess what? They're still screwing us!

From the I-swear-I'm-not-making-this-up department, yesterday Microsoft announced a new license for Windows 8 which will be known as the "Companion Device License" (CDL). This is a license for users who want to access their Windows desktops (either locally...

by Brian Madden on April 19, 2012 : 28 comments , 16,471 views
Jack's MMS day 2 keynote consumerization wrap-up: Now you can manage iOS and Android apps via Windows InTune

Yesterday at Microsoft Management Summit 2012 Brad Anderson announced the availability of a new Windows Intune public beta that manages iOS and Android apps. Anderson started out the keynote by actually acknowledging some of the realities of consumerization...

by ConsumerizeIT.com - The Consumerization of IT on April 19, 2012 : 0 comments , 2 views
Will Hyper-V 3 and SCVMM 2012 be as disruptive as people are saying?

Yesterday during the Microsoft Management Summit keynote, Microsoft showed off a demo of Shared-Nothing Live Migration using Hyper-V 3 and SCVMM 2012, and twitter was awash with comments like @fordeg's " VMware got kicked in the nuts today at MMS 2012...

by Gabe Knuth on April 18, 2012 : 6 comments , 9,051 views
BriForum UK 2011 - Citrix Web Interface - Gross Anatomy and Extreme Makeover, a video from BriForum 2011

(this was originally posted in July, 2011) Presented by Jason Conger Click to browse all of the BriForum 2011 videos .

by BriForum Video on April 18, 2012 : 0 comments , 3,594 views
How to argue HTML vs. native, touch vs. keyboard, and tablet vs. PC

On Jack & Colin's "Consumerization Nation" podcast last week, there was an interesting conversation (beginning at 36:30) when the guys (Jack Madden, Colin Steele, Gabe Knuth, and Brian Katz) discussed HTML versus native apps, tablets versus keyboards...

by ConsumerizeIT.com - The Consumerization of IT on April 16, 2012 : 0 comments , 0 views
BriForum UK 2011 - Take Control of Your Software Vendor Relationship: Steps to Get Your Vendor Working For You!, a video from BriForum 2011

(this was originally posted in July, 2011) Presented by Kevin Goodman Click to browse all of the BriForum 2011 videos .

by BriForum Video on April 16, 2012 : 0 comments , 3,502 views
Four things we're looking out for at MMS next week (plus, tell us what you want us to look for)

As we gear up for MMS (by "we" I mean Jack), we're trying to focus on certain areas of the show, since a lot of it doesn't necessarily apply to desktop virtualization or consumerization. There is a lot going on, and based on the number of emails I've...

by Gabe Knuth on April 13, 2012 : 3 comments , 4,621 views

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