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Citrix's Web Interface is a popular way for users to connect to their ICA applications running on Citrix Presentation Servers. Unfortunately, if a Web Interface server fails then users lose access to their applications. The good news is that you have several options when it comes to load-balancing these two servers, and some of your options are free and easy to set up!...

Ever since the RDP 6 / Bear Paw rumors came out five years ago, I've gone back-and-forth as to whether the increased features in Terminal Server will impact Citrix's Presentation Server business. I originally thought Citrix was screwed. Then I didn't. Then I did. Then I wasn't sure. But now that Windows Server 2008 has been released, and now that its Terminal Services capabilities have been used in the field, I feel confident saying that Citrix has nothing to worry about....

Kevin Goodman and Brian Madden created a huge colorful poster that is a very detailed flowchart of all the steps that take place when a user logs on to a Citrix server. You can download that poster here....

Are you looking for an independent overview of the Server Hosted Desktop Virtualization (VDI) solutions and curious about the different features- and functions each Desktop Virtualization vendor is offering!? Then this is the whitepaper you must definitely...

Ever since Microsoft came out with Terminal Services, the demand for a real Load Balancing solution has been present. Up until now one would have to turn to third-party software to get a decent Load Balancing product. Citrix Presentation Server is the most well-known example of this. At But at BriForum 2007 In Chicago, Microsoft shocked the SBC world by announcing that Windows Server 2008 will be able to do real Load Balancing. So what about this “Session Broker Load Balancing“ in Windows Server 2008? What does it do? What can’t it do? Is it any good? Can I get rid of Citrix? Well, in this article we’re going to take a closer look at “Session Broker Load Balancing“ in Windows Server 2008 and see if we can answer these questions....

Note: This article has been updated a few times since originally published back in December 2009, updated in December 2010 and September 2011; Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, or VDI, is hot. It’s cool, secure, centrally managed, flexible--it’s...

Due to the feedback that received on this article from readers, my colleagues, and Microsoft, I felt it was time to update it to try to provide more of a best practices guide to implementing LanManServer Tuning. The major update is in the Tuning section where I explain how "overtuning" can introduce other performance problems. I've also modified the .adm templates that, when applied, help prevent the file server from running out of NonPaged Pool....

A lot of people have began to notice traffic on port 2598 in their MetaFrame environments. This is the "new" port that ICA uses, replacing 1494. This article explains a bit about why this is and how it works....

Application Isolation Environments is a new feature in Citrix Presentation Server 4 which makes it possible to install multiple instances of conflicting applications on a single server. It also lets some applications that are not normally "Terminal Server compatible" work in multi-user environments. In this article Rodney Medina takes AIE for a test drive....

Many people would love to virtualize at least part of their Citrix or Terminal Server farms, but so far the performance just hasn’t been up to par (or close enough to make it worthwhile). In this article, René gives you several tips on optimizing your Citrix or Terminal servers for use on virtualized hardware.

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This document will provide an overview of the Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V solution. After reading this article it should be clear that Microsoft takes Server Virtualization very serious. Virtualization has an important role in the datacenter where servers, applications and desktops are dynamically available. Virtually speaking, with Hyper-V the ‘war of the (virtual) worlds’ has started!. Hopefully this document makes sense for your environment!...

Do you ever wonder what actually happens when you connect to a Terminal Server or MetaFrame Presentation Server? Do you want to know what csrss.exe and wfshell.exe really do? This article be Thomas Koetzing will set you straight....

I've spent a lot of time over the years writing about Terminal Server and Citrix Server performance tuning, but I've pretty much ignored the network side of things. However, the reality of the real world is that it's often the network that causes poor performance in server-based computing environments. To that end, I've spent the past few months compiling this paper which is going to be about 20 pages when I'm done. Here's part one....

There are a lot of great FREE tools and utilities out there that can really help in Citrix and Terminal Server deployments. This article contains links to the tools I use most often....

[UPDATE April 26, 2012 -- I just learned that RES Hyperdrive is a white label OEM of Nomadesk , so really this article should be about them instead of RES. RES choosing to OEM this product isn't bad, but I wish they would have told me when they briefed...