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A closer look at the new "Dynamic Memory" feature of Hyper-V: is it worth it for VDI?

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 will introduce two major new features: RemoteFX and Dynamic Memory. I've written about RemoteFX before (as has Brian ), so today's focus is Dynamic Memory (from the VDI perspective). We'll also look at the...

Guest Bloggers on January 27, 2011 : 23 comments , 21,525 views
The first public bits of VMware Horizon are revealed via the new Box.net

Box.net (actually now they're just called "Box") held a press event last week where they detailed the new version of their cloud-based collaboration suite they'll be rolling out over the next month. What's interesting about this is that VMware's Noah...

Brian Madden on January 26, 2011 : 8 comments , 7,298 views
Can vendors submit sessions for our BriForum independent "call for papers" sessions?

Now that our BriForum London call-for-papers period is in full swing, I've received this question from several vendors so I thought I'd write a full explanation here. Our "call for papers" process for BriForum is how we find the experts...

Brian Madden on January 25, 2011 : 0 comments , 3,901 views
Datacore releases a "nirvana" VDI storage solution. Full local virtual storage that's really cheap!

Back in September, I wrote an article describing a product that I wanted that didn't exist: a local "virtual" storage option for VDI . Basically I described why I didn't like SANs for VDI and that I thought it would be cool if there...

Brian Madden on January 25, 2011 : 6 comments , 11,405 views
First Look: Quest vWorkspace 7.2 install and new features

We've had some pretty good exposure to Quest vWorkspace in the last year, having seen them at Geek Week in the spring with vWorkspace 7.0 and then again over the summer when they demonstrated their EOP Xtream enhancements to RemoteFX. Recently, they...

Gabe Knuth on January 19, 2011 : 4 comments , 7,869 views
Citrix makes XenDesktop Trade-Up program permanent, adds CCU option

Today, Citrix announced some changes to their Trade-Up to XenDesktop program that a lot of people already knew about due to a leak on Twitter a few weeks ago. It's official now that Citrix is making the Trade-up to XenDesktop program a permanent way...

Gabe Knuth on January 17, 2011 : 2 comments , 9,914 views
Citrix shakes up their XenDesktop exec team, GM Raj Dhingra is out

Late last week we learned there will be some management changes at the VP / General Manager level of Citrix's XenDesktop group. We don't know whether this is due to a lack of performance or failure of any particular strategy. Citrix's own...

Brian Madden on January 17, 2011 : 6 comments , 7,780 views
Brian Madden TV #32 - CES coverage, Motorola Atrix, and a conversation with Jim Moyle

Brian Madden TV kicks off 2011 with a visit to CES where Brian went looking for the newest technology that would be relevant in the enterprise. Then Gabe & Brian talk about the device that Citrix's Chris Fleck is calling the Nirvana Phone : the...

Brian Madden TV on January 13, 2011 : 2 comments , 5,867 views
A hands-on First Look at Virtual Bridges VERDE 5 (Now they have the Spice protocol!)

I've been keeping tabs on Virtual Bridges VERDE for a little over a year now, and it's been interesting to watch the product grow over time. The latest release, VERDE 5, includes just about every current VDI technology in some form or another...

Gabe Knuth on January 12, 2011 : 3 comments , 10,732 views
Hands on with the Spice protocol in Virtual Bridges VERDE 5

In this video, Gabe takes a hands-on look at the Spice protocol included in Virtual Bridges VERDE 5.

More Videos on January 11, 2011 : 1 comments , 3,807 views

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