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Yesterday Microsoft bought desktop virtualization vendor Kidaro for an undisclosed amount (although rumors suggest as much as $100M). Kidaro makes virtualization software and management tools that "package" Windows desktop images into VMs that can run locally on users' computers. It's a lot like VMware's ACE product, although Kidaro has much better management capabilities....

Most VDI solutions today make use of the RDP protocol. But RDP was designed for remoting business apps, which is very different than providing an entire local desktop experience remotely. Can RDP do this? Will it need to be extended like ICA? What about the other protocols and vendors out there, like ALP, SPICE, Net2Display, Calista Technologies, Teradici, and DeskTone?...

In this article, Yuri Haak discusses the various network adapter teaming options and what makes sense in Terminal Server and Citrix environments. Though it's written for HP servers, the same concepts apply to any server brand....

Hardware startup Nutanix unveiled their first product last night, a server/storage highly-scalable combination that just might be the perfect VDI host. And just like that, Nutanix is my current favorite startup vendor. (I can't remember who I last had...

There is a lot of (mis)information out there about the Citrix Access Gateway with regards to how it works and whether you can make your own in VMware. In this article I plan to clear up all the uncertainty with real information and real facts, both from the technology legal standpoints....

Everyone who's been around Citrix for awhile knows that printing has always been a challenge. We've all been reading about tips and tricks over the years, but it's easy to forget the basics. In this article, Kevin Buchaniec walks through the best practices of configuring printing in a Citrix Presentation Server environment. This article is refreshing if you're a seasoned admin, and vital if you're a beginner!...

Today VMware announced they're acquiring application virtualization vendor Thinstall for an undisclosed amount of money. Thinstall has an application virtualization product that's similar to Microsoft SoftGrid, Citrix's Application Streaming, or Symantec / Altiris's SVS technology. Does this mean that VMware is finally climbing up the value stack into the application space?

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A new service from 3am Labs called LogMeIn.com is taking on Citrix Online's GoToMyPC. Here's the kicker: LogMeIn.com is 100% free. Their more advanced version is $13 per month....

Citrix has changed the name of their flagship conference again. After calling it "Citrix iForum" from 1999 - 2006, and then renaming it to the "App Delivery Expo" for 2007, the 2008 event will be called "Citrix Synergy." If you can get over the "three names in three years" thing, I think this is actually a good move. The "App Delivery Expo" was not a good name. It was too long and hard to remember....

Tim Mangan is at the Citrix Summit this week. Citrix runs the Summit is yearly to update their partners on upcoming product changes. While this is an NDA event, preventing reporting on much of the details, there still is much to talk about this week.

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VMware announced a lot of cool desktop things here at VMworld, including demoing a client / laptop hypervisor, offline VDI, shared master images, licensing agreements of Teradici's PC-over-IP protocol, and a bunch of other interesting things....

I'm often asked whether I'm Citrix-certified. For the past five years, my answer has been "no." And when people find out I'm not, the next question I'm invariably asked is, "Do you think you could pass the exam if you just showed up and took it?"...

A year ago, Gabe Knuth and I wrote our first server-based computing software roundup that included a head-to-head comparison of Citrix MetaFrame, Terminal Server, Tarantella (New Moon), Jetro, and DAT Panther. We've just updated the article and the feature matrix, and we've also added coverage of Ericom WebConnect and HOBlink....

Sorry, I have to get this of my chest. As you might suspect after reading the not-so-subtle title, there is something fundamentally wrong with thin clients. Let me be specific here: I am NOT talking about good old trusty SBC (Terminal Server/XenApp) or...

I’ve written (and reaffirmed ) that “full” support for user-installed applications is critical for desktop virtualization to take off. I’ve since realized that instead of waiting for future products to fully support this feature...