How to publish a pre-configured Citrix Access Management Console so that discovery runs automatically

One of the great benfits of Presentation Server / XenApp is the ability to delegate administrative functions to help desk admins and support engineers. Unfortunately if you simply publish the Access Management Console for them, the "discovery" process will prompt the user every time the console is launched, which is annoying and confusing. In this artcile, Katie Koepke took the time to figure out how you can pre-configure the AMC so that discovery runs without user intervention.

Article by Katie Koepke on March 27, 2008.

What products does Citrix make now? (Spring 2008 edition)

Since we last posted an article last June listing the entire Citrix product line, Citrix has re-invented itself as a "virtualization" company and re-branded their product line to suit. Our intent was to keep that article up-to-date, but with so many changes, it's probably worth keeping the old article as a historical snapshot and creating another one for the "New Citrix."

Article by Gabe Knuth on March 17, 2008.

An in-depth analysis of the Microsoft-Kidaro deal. What does this mean for VMware, Citrix, and the industry?

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.

Article by Brian Madden on March 13, 2008.

Citrix Virtual Design Studio enters beta. Requires OpenGL and x64. Wait... what?

Citrix Virtual Design Studio. Is this the product that was announced at Summit a few months ago that lets you design your Citrix environments virtually? Nope. That's Citrix Workflow Studio. Citrix Virtual Design Studio is the final name for what was codenamed "Project Pictor," a set of extensions for Presentation Server that let it run OpenGL-based CAD applications via ICA. So "Virtual Design Studio" is for Computer Aided Design, virtually.

Article by Brian Madden on March 11, 2008.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 – Hyper-V solution overview

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!

Article by Ruben Spruijt on March 11, 2008.

Citrix XenDesktop Beta is available for public download

Citrix just released the beta of XenDesktop. It's available to download by anyone. Remember that XenDesktp is a new product based on a combinations of what used to be Citrix Desktop Server, Citrix Provisioning Server (Ardence), and Citrix XenServer (for hosting desktop VMs).

Article by Brian Madden on February 27, 2008.

Group Policy best practices for Citrix and Terminal Server environments

In this article, Gabe Knuth talks about some best practices regarding Group Policies for Presentation Server and other Terminal Server environments.

Article by Gabe Knuth on February 26, 2008.

Novell acquires PlateSpin for $205m! Cash!

I know what you're thinking. "Novell is still around? And they have an extra $205m in cash?" I don't know too much about PlateSpin or Novell (in the context of 2008), so in this article I'll look at both companies and try to establish a framework for a conversation from readers about what this could mean.

Article by Brian Madden on February 25, 2008.

Vista Aero Glass for VDI: What's real today

In this article, Glenda Canfield looks at how HP and Citrix are delivering Vista Aero Glass to thin clients today, and why such a solution requires a Blade PC or Workstation Blade.

Article by Glenda Canfield on February 24, 2008.

"XenApp" is brilliant!

I love the name XenApp. I didn't at first. My gut reaction was that this was a hasty marketing name change by Citrix. But once I got over the shock of change (the shock that would come with any name change), I whole-heartily agree with Citrix that the new name makes much more sense than the old name.

Article by Brian Madden on February 13, 2008.