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10 years after the Wow! (A look back at Softricity by an insider, 10 years after their founding)

Tim Mangan was at Softricity ten years ago, when application virtualization was in its infancy. In this article he looks back at the history and what's happening now. On February 26th this year, Softricity, the creators of what is now called App-V , turns...

Tim Mangan on February 25, 2011 : 11 comments , 5,658 views
Advanced Hyper-V Architecture in a VMware World, a video from BriForum 2010

Presenter: Michael Burke So you want to deploy Hyper-V? This session will go deep into architectural best practices with regards to cluster design, network architecture, storage consumption, including Cluster Shared Volumes and implications of use, management...

Videos on February 24, 2011 : 0 comments , 733 views
Brian Madden TV #33 - Funtroversy, HDX Connect, Xiotech, AppSense, & BriForum London

Links from today's show: Citrix, VMware, Wyse, & Gartner Funtroversy Citrix releases a "demo" of HDX Connect F*** the SAN The ultimate VDI storage option: "local" virtual storage. Does this product exist? Datacore's software...

Brian Madden TV on February 24, 2011 : 2 comments , 5,260 views
See that countdown clock on our home page? That means time is running out to submit your BriForum London session.

If you want to speak at BriForum 2011 London , you only have a few days left to submit your session proposal. (BriForum London 2011 is taking place from May 10-11 at the Chelsea Football Club) Submitting a session is easy. Just fill out this quick online...

Brian Madden on February 23, 2011 : 0 comments , 2,627 views
Windows 7 and the Virtual Desktop Revolution , a video from BriForum 2010

Presenter: Daniel Feller By all accounts, 2010-2011 will see organizations migrating off of Windows XP and onto Windows 7. The big question you have to ask yourself is if your migration will follow the processes of the past that are plagued with expensive...

Videos on February 23, 2011 : 0 comments , 714 views
Citrix finds a use for HDX Connect, but can YOU use it? Not for anything important.

Last week, Citrix finally announced a solution designed around HDX Connect, which enables direct connection to remote computers using HDX instead of connecting through a connection broker. HDX Connect technology is nothing new, and it's been around...

Gabe Knuth on February 23, 2011 : 5 comments , 6,624 views
There's a difference between "a desktop" and "The Desktop." In 2011, both are anachronisms.

If you take a desktop and separate the data, the user settings, and the applications... what do you have left? If you have a way to deliver the data, the user settings, and the apps... do you even need a desktop? What is a desktop? This website about...

Brian Madden on February 18, 2011 : 11 comments , 7,725 views
Vendor Bender: Using Lakeside Software's Systrack VP to plan your VDI environment

The last (and first) Vendor Bender wasn't published for more than a few hours when I got an invite from former BrianMadden.com contributor Michael Keen to get the rundown on what he's up to with his new position at Lakeside Software. Since I hadn't...

Gabe Knuth on February 16, 2011 : 2 comments , 5,938 views
Today's Funtroversy: Citrix accuses VMware of using a Gartner quote out of context to support View (UPDATE 2: This whole thing is Gartner's fault)

Oh we have quite a fun little controversy brewing between Citrix and VMware today. I was going to try to follow this via twitter, but there's sort of too much going on. The story goes like this: As you know, one of the big differences between VMware's...

Brian Madden on February 16, 2011 : 27 comments , 12,972 views
Douglas Brown creates the ultimate strategy guide for Citrix XenClient

Most peoples' first experience with Doug Brown was by downloading his "MetaFrame Methodology-in-a-Box," a 1000-page eBook that walked you through the installation and configuration of all of the Citrix MetaFrame components back in the day. And since then...

Brian Madden on February 11, 2011 : 2 comments , 7,501 views

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