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The "beginning of the end" for Citrix XenApp based desktops, prayers for layers, and can VMware "judo flip" Citrix Flexcast?

This blog post is from AppDetective. He originally sent it to us two weeks ago, but since it's taken us a while to post, he also submitted a few new paragraphs at the end. --Brian There's been lots of news and good discussion last week on layers and user...

Published Aug 26 2011 by AppDetective , 7,563 views, 9 comments
Will layers matter in time to change the desktop management landscape?

This post started as a comment on Brian's article titled " MokaFive plans to release 'Layering' as its own product. Nice! " but I think this topic is important enough to warrant a blog post with it's own commentary. First, I want to say that it is refreshing...

Published Apr 27 2011 by AppDetective , 5,454 views, 8 comments
Why "reverse seamless" is not as cool as Brian thinks it is

There has been a lot of discussion around Reverse Seamless and its value over the years. Recently RES Software announced a standalone version for $15 per user, which Brian wrote about on SearchVirtualDesktop.com calling it "super cool as a stand...

Published Mar 07 2011 by AppDetective , 5,453 views, 30 comments
Does user virtualization matter? Goldman's $70m investment in AppSense says it might.

As most people know by now, AppSense received a $70m investment from Goldman Sachs . I was surprised as anyone as to why Goldman would make such a substantial investment in the user virtualization space. We've had Windows mandatory profiles, roaming...

Published Mar 01 2011 by AppDetective , 6,269 views, 17 comments
A message from AppDetective to Mark Templeton: Can we count on Citrix to be enterprise class?

Before jumping to the conclusion this is one of my standard knee-jerk rants full of bad language and poor grammar, it's not meant to be. Although I don't expect the CEO of Citrix to know anything about my alias or to read this, I do feel this...

Published Oct 04 2010 by AppDetective , 6,671 views, 24 comments
Why Windows Embedded 7 (WES7) should be part of SA, and how to force the issue with Microsoft

Last week there was a blog post and interesting discussion on the use cases for Windows Embedded Standard 7 thin clients (WES7). Outside of the usual "thin client vs. other options," a key issue is the fact that Microsoft wants you to pay for...

Published Aug 17 2010 by AppDetective , 4,904 views, 11 comments
Microsoft hates Type 1 client hypervisors. (A guest post by AppDetective)

I'm fully expecting both Citrix and VMWare to make a big deal about XenClient when it's released shortly and CVP when it get's closer to a release date. Virtual Computer is already out there with a client hypervisor, as is Neocleus. But what...

Published Dec 17 2009 by AppDetective , 8,303 views, 24 comments

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The "beginning of the end" for Citrix XenApp based desktops, prayers for layers, and can VMware "judo flip" Citrix Flexcast?

Will layers matter in time to change the desktop management landscape?

Why "reverse seamless" is not as cool as Brian thinks it is

Does user virtualization matter? Goldman's $70m investment in AppSense says it might.

A message from AppDetective to Mark Templeton: Can we count on Citrix to be enterprise class?

Why Windows Embedded 7 (WES7) should be part of SA, and how to force the issue with Microsoft

Microsoft hates Type 1 client hypervisors. (A guest post by AppDetective)