In some ways it seems weird to even have a topic called "virtualization" on BrianMadden.com. I mean isn't that all we talk about? While that's true on some levels, some of our stories are more specifically about hardware virtualization and hypervisors, and that's the list of links we have here.
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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...
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February 08, 2012
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[NOTE: This article (and white paper) were just updated after originally being published in June 2011.] Are you looking for an independent overview of the User Environment Management solutions and curious about the different features and functions each...
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Ruben Spruijt
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January 23, 2012
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Recently I had a conversation with ClearCube CEO Randy Printz. ClearCube is a desktop virtualization company that sells turn-key solutions based on hardware zero clients connecting to a combination of VDI desktops and physical blade workstations. But...
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Jack Madden
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November 17, 2011
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Oracle does not usually fall within our realm of coverage, but when there’s a 45,000-person conference just down the street, we certainly notice. (Plus they do actually have a VDI solution. :) Well... they inherited a VDI solution when they bought...
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Jack Madden
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October 11, 2011
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Recently it was announced that with the upcoming release of OS X, Lion, Apple will finally allow virtualization of the desktop version of OS X. At first, this seems like great news for the desktop virtualization community, since it adds one more use case...
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Gabe Knuth
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July 06, 2011
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Yesterday we learned that Simon Crosby and Ian Pratt are leaving Citrix to start a new company called Bromium . I've only met them in passing, and even though Simon and Brian have some sort of thing going on, I have a ton of respect for both Simon and...
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Gabe Knuth
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June 23, 2011
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I've been keeping tabs on Virtual Bridges VERDE for a little over a year now, and it's been interesting to watch the product grow over time. The latest release, VERDE 5, includes just about every current VDI technology in some form or another...
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Gabe Knuth
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January 12, 2011
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The complete and in-depth 'Application Virtualization Smackdown v3' whitepaper can be downloaded in English here Are you looking for an independent overview of the Application Streaming and Virtualization solutions and curious about the different features...
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Ruben Spruijt
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September 22, 2010
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I've been having a hard time wrapping my head around Intel vPro in the context of desktop virtualization. It seems to me that most of the features of vPro are about remote admin access and management, which are the exact kind of features you need...
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Brian Madden
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September 13, 2010
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Tim Mangan talks about new hard drives on the market, with potential performance and breakage impacts. What it is and why you need to be aware!
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Tim Mangan
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August 16, 2010
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Can you get App-V 4.6 for free with Terminal Services / Remote Desktop Session Hosts? Read on...
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Tim Mangan
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February 23, 2010
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Wow, this took a little longer than expected. No.. actually this actually took a lot longer. Ruben Spruijt and I can finally announce the official release of the Project VRC Phase II white paper. This is the biggest release so far and is now available...
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Jeroen van de Kamp
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February 16, 2010
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The adoption of Application Virtualization, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and the availability of Windows 7 create many new and interesting possibilities for the delivery of applications and desktops. Many organizations are on the threshold of...
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Ruben Spruijt
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February 15, 2010
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So I'm helping run this local user group, Virtualization Boston , here in the Boston area. Being based on Virtualization, we like to use whatever virtualization we can. Now we have decided to put on an event and make it virtually available to others...
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Tim Mangan
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January 20, 2010
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In the twixt-holiday lull last month, Microsoft threw up a blog post about a feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 called RemoteApp for Hyper-V. The blog post positioned the feature as an alternative to XP Mode on machines that aren't powerful enough...
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Gabe Knuth
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January 06, 2010
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Last up in our rundown of the Big 5's desktop virtualization product lines is Microsoft. This is probably the most ambiguous vendor, because so many of their products intertwine to make up their solution. Many of those products have been around for...
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Gabe Knuth
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December 29, 2009
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As we reach the end of 2009, I wanted to take a look at the Citrix product landscape as it sits today. We receive many requests to outline what Citrix is up to, as well as for some sort of correlation between the current product names and their historical...
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Gabe Knuth
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November 03, 2009
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Microsoft snuck one past me. I have wanted to write about using Microsoft's Application Virtualization product, App-V, in conjunction with their new AppLocker technology, but I was prevented from doing so by an NDA. That NDA was related to the 4.6...
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Tim Mangan
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October 28, 2009
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The adoption of Application Virtualization, Server-hosted Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), and the availability of Microsoft Windows 7 creates a lot of interesting and useful possibilities in the area of Application and Desktop Delivery (ADD). Multiple...
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Ruben Spruijt
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October 20, 2009
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At both BriForum and VMworld, I had a few conversations with people about a problem looming in the near future within their IT departments--Who manages virtual desktops? Most medium to large companies that I've worked with or for over the years have...
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Gabe Knuth
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September 22, 2009
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