Michel Roth

VMware acquires RTO Software!

2010-02-23T16:10:37Z

There were rumors before but now it is official! VMware has acquired RTO Software. RTO Software makes brilliant tools in the SBC / VDI space. Let's hope it stays that way! As of February 22. 2010, VMware has acquired certain assets of RTO Software Read More......(read more)

Windows Server 2008 R2 RDSH / TS Sizing Whitepaper

2010-02-15T09:10:32Z

Microsoft has released a very decent whitepaper on the sizing guidelines of RDSH / TS in Windows Server 2008 R2. Funny enough it is not on the RDS blog (yet) This document presents guidelines and a general approach for evaluating the capacity of a system Read More......(read more)

RDP to VM directly from vSphere Client?

2010-02-02T16:06:48Z

My colleague Rob Mallicoat pointed me to this cool tool by the clever folks over at xtravirt. It's a RDP Plugin for the vSphere client, allowing you to right-click and RDP to the VM from there. Cool! Free! The Xtravirt vSphere RDP Plug-in provides Read More......(read more)

VIDEO: How to Install MS VDI on as Single Server using Windows 7 Guests

2010-01-28T16:41:59Z

I've written about the new features of "Microsoft VDI" and how it works in the past. THis time around some at Microsoft created a video to show how everything is configured. People have asked us how easy it is to install a complete MS VDI Read More......(read more)

Hosting 20 linked clones on SSD storage

2010-01-28T16:39:04Z

SSD is a subject of interest in today's and upcoming storage systems. The same goes for the no. of IOPS required for VDI solutions. This article discusses combining the both. In a previous article I’ve described how to add SSD storage to your Read More......(read more)

Hyper-V Manager

2010-01-28T16:37:15Z

Hyper-V Manager is a free tool that sits in the System Tray that allows you to Start, Stop, Save State, and Pause the VMs running on the box. The files are attached and feel free to do with them what you want. Zip contains 2 folders. Compiled EXE is in Read More......(read more)

Microsoft to revise VECD licensing in 2010

2010-01-28T16:35:51Z

VECD is a much talked about subject in our business so when Microsoft ir rumored to change VECD it get's attention. Microsoft plans to modify its software licensing program to be more amenable to Windows shops that are interested in virtualization Read More......(read more)

RTO Software Releases RTO TScale 4.5

2010-01-25T20:09:41Z

One of the oldest TS addon product is not dead but very much alive and kicking: RTO Software released RTO TScale 4.5. What's New for Version 4.5? Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 TScale now supports both Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R1 and Read More......(read more)

Are Mandatory User Profiles Deleted at Logoff or Cached?

2010-01-25T20:06:14Z

Helge Klein explores how Mandatory Profiles removal works in the newer versions of Windows. Mandatory profiles are similar to roaming profiles in that a master copy lives on a file server that gets copied down to the local machine at logon. Thus a locally Read More......(read more)

Using the RDS Application Compatibility Analyzer

2010-01-25T20:03:57Z

The Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Application Compatibility Analyzer is a runtime program analysis tool that enables administrators and users to determine the compatibility of an application with a Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server Read More......(read more)

Flash Acceleration in Quest vWorkspace

2010-01-13T19:01:33Z

This blog post is about a new feature in Quest vWorkspace 7.0 called Flash Acceleration. Flash Acceleration is a part of Quest EOP, a set of technologies built on top of Microsoft RDP aimed at providing a remote user experience that is indistinguishable Read More......(read more)

Wyse Announces TCX 4.0

2010-01-13T18:55:05Z

Wyse has announced version 4.0 of their TCX suite of products. It looks like the newest feature is the fact that it is now a bundle. Wyse TCX Suite 4.0 unifies all existing Wyse TCX solutions in a single product suite, as well as adds new features. Each Read More......(read more)

Full Thin Client Overview

2010-01-13T18:52:07Z

This article lists all the Thin Client and desktop appliance vendors currently known (to Marcel Beelen). It's a extensive list (in Dutch) that also mentions which ones have gone out of business. This is the list of vendors: 35 Amir Technology Labs Read More......(read more)

Suggested Troubleshooting Tools for Citrix/TS environments

2010-01-13T18:48:13Z

This Citrix support article lists all of the tools that can be used to troubleshoot Citrix / TS environments. Handy! The following is a list of tools that are most commonly used by Citrix Support to troubleshoot critical issues in XenApp environments Read More......(read more)

Wyse Releases WSM 3.0 (the Citrix Provisioning Server alternative)

2010-01-13T18:46:29Z

Wyse has released version 3.0 of their little known Wyse Streaming Manager (WSM), which is essentially the same as Citrix Provisioning Server. Wyse Streaming Manage (WSM) 3.0 delivers full PC functionality on a zero client, while creating scalable, low Read More......(read more)