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Posted by Brian Madden on September 28, 2007 - Category: Help us build a better community

VDI for hundreds of apps and thousands of users? A case study where we recommended this instead of a Terminal Server-based solution

Yesterday Gabe and I talked to a university who needs to design an application delivery solution for lab workstations, server-based computing desktops, published applications, and offline users. After going around and around, we finally settled on a solution that does not involve Terminal Server or Citrix Presentation Server. In fact it's mostly VDI-based with some Provision Networks stuff for app publishing and connection control. Are we crazy?

Posted by Brian Madden on September 26, 2007 -

VMware Exec: "VDI beats terminal server hands down"

Richard Garthsagen, VMware's senior product manager of Enterprise Desktop Solutions, said "virtual desktop infrastructures built around VDM successfully deal with common issues with Windows terminal server virtualized environments, such as problems with load balance and challenges to resource control."

Posted by Brian Madden on September 18, 2007 -

CNBC's Jim Cramer says Citrix is a "terribly-run company"

Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC's Mad Money program, slammed Citrix in a recent conversation in which he and Vishesh Kumar were discussing the VMware IPO, saying "Citrix is a terribly-run company that has continually missed estimates and not done anything good for shareholders."

Posted by Brian Madden on September 16, 2007 - Category: Community Fun

If you will be in Atlanta on Wednesday, come see Gabe and Brian at the Atlanta Citrix User Group meeting

I guess the title of the post really says it all. Gabe and I will be in Atlanta Wednesday and Thursday for a quick consulting project, and we'll also be attending the Atlanta Citrix User Group (ACUG) meeting which will take place at the Microsoft office on Wednesday, Sept 5, from 12:00 - 2:00. Details and directions are available at the ACUG website. The meeting is free.Gabe and I will talk about Windows Terminal Services in Server 2008 and what it means for Citrix. Citrix SE Robert Shaw...

Posted by Brian Madden on September 04, 2007 - Category: Community Fun