Citrix XenServer is here to stay

I just want to quickly clarify the editorial I wrote yesterday. Other bloggers have written that I suggested that Citrix XenServer is going away. This is not what I believe. I firmly believe that Citrix XenServer is here to stay, and that it was a very good thing for Citrix to buy XenSource.

Posted by Brian Madden on June 30, 2008 -

Prediction: Citrix will drop the open source Xen hypervisor for Hyper-V. The rest of the open source world drops Xen for KVM.

Microsoft Hyper-V and the open source Xen hypervisor are so similar that Citrix might switch to using Hyper-V for its XenServer products. Meanwhile, the hot new way to virtualize servers in the open source world is KVM. Where does this all leave Xen?

Posted by Brian Madden on June 30, 2008 -

Prediction: VDI will be ready for wholesale desktop replacement in 2010. Here's how we'll solve the problems to get there.

VDI is a niche solution today. In this article we'll explore the specific technical issues that are preventing VDI from replacing enterprise desktops in large numbers. We'll also look at why these issues will be solved by June 2010 and why VDI will become mainstream in 2011.

Posted by Brian Madden on June 23, 2008 -

The simple way to solve remote display protocol compatibility problems: Don't use a remote display protocol! Is offline VDI / "client-based computing" the future?

Last week I wrote that one of the main challenges in the leading VDI products on the market today is that their remote display protocols—ICA and RDP—don't work with all applications. I also put forward the idea that until VDI can work for 100% of applications, it won't grow much beyond the niche solution it is today. Putting those two thoughts together, one could argue that better protocols = broader VDI adoption.

Posted by Brian Madden on June 05, 2008 -

Do you think Citrix XenDesktop is cheaper than XenApp? Don't forget about the Microsoft OS licensing costs. Then think again.

Recently Brian Madden posted a couple of articles on his website regarding the pricing of XenDesktop in regards to the pricing of XenApp. In the most recent article he states, "Too bad the CXOs of the world are going to read that XenDesktop is the 'cheap' way to XenApp and want to deploy it for all their users immediately." Well the CXOs of the world are going to read that XenDesktop is the 'cheap' way to XenApp BECAUSE Brian keeps writing it. But just because Brian keeps writing it doesn't mean it's true.

Posted by Brian Madden on June 02, 2008 -