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Terminal Server 2003 GPOs, Gadgets, Utilities, and Tools

This PowerPoint presentation by Ron Oglesby details all the cool free add-on stuff for Windows 2003 Terminal Services and MetaFrame Presentation Server. It covers things like flex profiles, WMI, MFCOM, and other free tools....

Ron Oglesby on May 13, 2004 : 4 comments , 15,462 views

How Terminal Services will Help Microsoft Deliver the .NET Vision

I used to think that server-based computing and .NET applications were in "competition" with each other and that Terminal Server was ultimately doomed. However, the more I think about Longhorn, the more I realize that the evolution of Terminal Server will help Microsoft implement their .NET vision....

Brian Madden on May 07, 2004 : 4 comments , 11,269 views

RDP Connections to MetaFrame 3.0 Servers Consume Citrix Licenses

If you connect to a MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 (MPS3) via RDP, you’ll consume a Citrix connection license. Most people thought this was a bug, but in fact it’s by design....

Brian Madden on May 07, 2004 : 8 comments , 10,918 views

Server Farm Design with a Focus on Disaster Recovery

As organizations continue to rely more and more on server-based computing solutions, it's more important than ever to design Citrix MetaFrame server farms that can withstand the loss of a single site or network connection. In this presentation, Ron Oglesby discusses how this can be done....

Ron Oglesby on May 05, 2004 : 2 comments , 15,910 views

Designing one of the Largest MetaFrame Farms in the World

Ron Oglesby is known throughout the world as one of the most experienced large farm designers out there. In this presentation, Ron talks about the priciples needed to design a Citrix MetaFrame farm of over 900 servers....

Ron Oglesby on May 03, 2004 : 0 comments , 12,832 views

Architecting for a MetaFrame 3.0 (Hudson) Environment

Ron Oglesby orginally gave this presentation at the Norway CUG Tech 2004 in April, a few days before Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 was released. It discusses how the components of 3.0 will affect system architectures....

Ron Oglesby on April 30, 2004 : 0 comments , 12,402 views

My AMD Opteron server will be here Monday

A lot of people have been talking about AMD's Opteron processors and the affect that they might have on Terminal Server. I decided to find out for myself, and I ordered an Opteron server.

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Brian Madden on April 29, 2004 : 4 comments , 10,316 views

I'm off to Pubforum Paris 2004

Pubforum has grown to become the premier "underground" Citrix conference. It's happening again May 1-2 in Paris, and I'll be attending. Stay tuned for updates, both about the Forum and my trip to Paris....

Brian Madden on April 29, 2004 : 0 comments , 11,384 views

Jeroen van de Kamp's Flex Profile Kit 3.0 is Now Available

Flex profiles combine the customizability of roaming profiles with the speed efficiency of mandatory profiles. Jeroen van de Kamp of Login*Consultants in The Netherlands has just released version 3.0 of his flex profile kit. Once again, it's available at no cost!...

Brian Madden on April 29, 2004 : 8 comments , 17,551 views

Terminal Services 2003: What it Does and Doesn't Do

This presentation by Ron Oglesby takes a hard look at what Terminal Services on Windows 2003 really does and where it falls short. Ron originally gave this presentation at CUG Tech 2004 in Norway....

Ron Oglesby on April 28, 2004 : 3 comments , 16,223 views

MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 to be Launched Today

Today is "Citrix Strategy Day." Many of the Citrix executives will be speaking at a virtual conference from 9:00-5:00. The agenda includes the launch of MetaFrame Presentation Server 3....

Brian Madden on April 27, 2004 : 1 comments , 9,008 views

Citrix Joins New Grid Consortium

Orcale has just spearheaded a new vendor consortium called the "Enterprise Grid Alliance." The alliance was formed to develop enterprise grid solutions and accelerate the deployment of grid computing in enterprises....

Brian Madden on April 22, 2004 : 0 comments , 10,433 views

Citrix Responds, Plans to Create its own MVP Program

Citrix's CTO Bob Kruger has just confirmed that they've decided to put together a program similar to Microsoft's MVP program. Citrix's version will be called the "CVP" program, for "Citrix Valuable Persons."...

Brian Madden on April 22, 2004 : 3 comments , 13,271 views

Creating Custom File Associations to Support Side-by-Side Applications

Have you ever wanted to install both the free Acrobat Reader and the full version of Adobe Acrobat on the same Terminal Server while giving different groups of users access to each application? This article digs deep into how file associations work and how you can use them in Terminal Server environments....

Brian Madden on April 20, 2004 : 29 comments , 53,954 views

Using the MSDE to Centralize Your IMA Data Store

In this article, Gabe Knuth explains how you can use the free MSDE database instead of SQL Server for a centralized IMA data store in MetaFrame XP environments....

Gabe Knuth on April 15, 2004 : 18 comments , 17,333 views

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