BriForum Video - Technical Review of Citrix XenApp Web 5.0

Today we wanted to show some of the great content that we had at BriForum last month. In this video, Thomas Kötzing of www.ThomasKoetzing.de discusses XenApp Web 5.0, otherwise known as Web Interface 5.0 in a session titled "Technical Review of Citrix XenApp Web 5.0." In this session, Thomas will talk about and show you the new features of XenApp Web 5.0. To view the presentation, click on the screen shot below. The associated PowerPoint can be downloaded here.While you're...

Posted by Gabe Knuth on July 22, 2008 -

No more /console? Why?

Just a quick note to call attention to an email that was sent to me by Brad Scott at UPS, just in case other people run into the same issue.  Brad writes:Gabe, I am a big user of brianmadden.com and wanted to share this with you guys.  You may already know this but I had to spend some time researching the problem because I installed XP SP3 and noticed the issue. If you install SP3 for Windows XP or SP1 for Vista, the switch for connecting to a console via a RDP session...

Posted by Gabe Knuth on June 11, 2008 -

Should we expand our focus and cover more virtualization? I'm not sure it will matter...

Since VDI has become more popular, we've had to take a look at where we stand with Virtualization as a whole. Until Citrix bought XenSource it was pretty easy - we just waded in to the hardware virtualization pool from time to time when we'd talk about the big VDI picture. "So, that's VDI...oh, and you need VMware or Virtual Iron or XenSource for a backend. Ask Ron." We'd also bring in little tidbits about VMware Ace or Fusion and Parallels once in a while. But now...

Posted by Gabe Knuth on June 02, 2008 -

BriForum Video - Decreasing Windows Login Time

At BriForum 2007 Amsterdam, Michael Thomason presented an updated version of his highly-regarded session entitled "Decreasing Windows Login Time."  In this session, Michael will show you how you can achieve the same 5-7 second login time that he enjoys.From the session description:As more and more users rely on Citrix/Terminal Services for application delivery, extremely fast login times have become more and more of a necessity. Not only does it enhance the user experience it...

Posted by Gabe Knuth on June 02, 2008 -

BriForum Video: Scriptable Virtual Channel

Haven't had a video yet this week, so I was looking through them and found this video from Kevin Goodman and Michael Thomason. It's entitled "Scriptable Virtual Channels," and it covers how to create your own virtual channel for Citrix or Microsoft (with some information on Windows Server 2008) SBC products. From the session description: In this session, Kevin Goodman and Michael Thomason provide an in depth exploration of Citrix Virtual Channels. Included is a comprehensive...

Posted by Gabe Knuth on April 23, 2008 -

BriForum Video: Automated Installs

For this week's BriForum video, we thought we'd do a 2-for-1 special. In Chicago last year, Joe Shonk put on an excellent 2-part presentation called "Automated Installs." In the first session, Joe gives a beginner to intermediate presentation on how to script installs. In this session, you'll learn: Why every Administrator/Engineer should learn how to script The different types of installers Develop a methodology and approach Scripting best practices How to troubleshoot...

Posted by Gabe Knuth on April 14, 2008 -

Don't Terminate that App!

Seeing Kevin Goodman's name in the Brian's article yesterday reminded me of a great session that he presented at BriForum in Amsterdam.  In "Don't Terminate that App: Four Things to do Before Killing that Rogue Process," Kevin talks about what to do (and what not to do) before killing that hung process.  From the session description:"When a process goes "rogue" and starts consuming CPU or memory, most admins typically kill the process -- ending all...

Posted by Gabe Knuth on April 08, 2008 -

Xen vs. ESX Head to Head video

Now that all the April Fool's Day silliness is over, we want to make up for it. No more fake companies and no more Rick Rolling (that jumped the shark this year anyway), what we have now has some real value! Today, we're releasing our new ad-supported public video player. As you probably already know, the videos from BriForum 2005, BriForum US 2006, and BriForum Europe 2006 have been available for free for some time. The videos from both BriForums in 2007 are still under lock and key...

Posted by Gabe Knuth on April 04, 2008 -

Microsoft purchases virtualization management company Kidaro

From an article on CNET :In its latest move into virtualization, Microsoft said on Wednesday that it has bought Kidaro, a company that helps businesses manage their collection of virtual machines.Microsoft said the technology will make it easier for businesses to manage application compatibility challenges, ultimately spurring faster Vista adoption as well as broadening the use of virtual machines within corporations."The challenge we have with Virtual PC today is it doesn't have...

Posted by Gabe Knuth on March 12, 2008 -

Citrix posts tech videos by Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth

Earlier this year, Brian and I recorded a few instructional videos for Citrix, and they've recently been placed on Citrix's Tech Videos website. Brian's video takes a deep look at CPU & DLL optimization in a video entitled "Optimizing you Application's CPU & Memory Performance." While these topics are advanced, Brian shows that you can take control of your environment at a deeper level by using Citrix CPU Utilization Managment and Memory Optimization...

Posted by Gabe Knuth on February 13, 2008 -