August 2008
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August 31, 2008
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Aug'08
You want your IT project funded? Build a quality business case.
As part of the methodology that I wrote about in my last post, ROI and TCO analysis is part of the initial Analysis Phase, but they are part of the overall business case for IT projects. Continue Reading
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August 29, 2008
29
Aug'08
BriForum Video - The Data Puzzle - by Jason Conger & Kevin Goodman
This week, Jason Conger announced that his project, Web Interface for Resource Manager, is no more (for the reasons, check out Jason's blog post). Instead, a new project is in the works - Project Raley (Jason names all his projects after wakeboard ... Continue Reading
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August 28, 2008
28
Aug'08
EDA, VMware ESX Deployment Appliance
There are a couple of ways to automate the installation of an ESX server. Most methods are very generic though and don't just install ESX but install a lot of different OSes, automated or not. Continue Reading
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August 25, 2008
25
Aug'08
A Conversation with VMware's Ed Albanese and Jonathan Clark about Thinstall/ThinApp
In this second of three podcasts with VMware, I speak with Ed Albanese, Senior Product Manager, and Jonathan Clark, Senior Staff Engineer, R&D (and former CTO and Co-Founder of Thinstall) about ThinApp, the new name for recently acquired Thinstall. ... Continue Reading
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August 25, 2008
25
Aug'08
Sanbolic Clustered File System and Citrix Provisoning Server 5.0
Sanbolic created a guide to provide readers with the steps necessary to implement a highly scalable andhighly available Server and Desktop Provisioning solution. Continue Reading
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August 24, 2008
24
Aug'08
DNC and RNC leading to increased interest in Citrix Online
I was just reading a bit about the Democratic National Convention that is kicking off today in Denver, Colo. and the Republican National Convention set to kick off on September 1 in Minneapolis, Minn. Continue Reading
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August 21, 2008
21
Aug'08
BriForum Video - My Applications Won't Work - Presented by Rick Mack
This week's BriForum video comes from BriForum 2008 Chicago, where Rick Mack presented a session entitled "My Application Won't Work." From the session description: This session will be a discussion of tools that are available to find out what ... Continue Reading
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August 20, 2008
20
Aug'08
KVM should join Microsoft's Server Virtualization Validation Program
Recently, Brian and I spent some time in Sunnyvale, Calif. working with Qumranet testing their Solid ICE VDI solution. Continue Reading
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August 19, 2008
19
Aug'08
Citrix Provisioning Server 5.0 Beta2 review
Upcomming time will be a great time for the Citrix Provisioning Server team, with the release of the 5.0 version of PVS. Continue Reading
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August 19, 2008
19
Aug'08
APP-V 4.5 Management Pack for SCOM review
Tim Mangan, the fifth Microsoft App-V MVP, created a nice whitepaper about the System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) management pack for App-V 4.5. The whitepaper describes the installation, configuration and (health) monitoring capabilities. Continue Reading
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August 19, 2008
19
Aug'08
Microsoft announces licensing changes, frugal admins rejoice!
At last, Microsoft has announced a virtualization-friendly change to the license agreements for 41 server products. The changes will allow administrators to run software on more than one physical piece of hardware, which, in the world of VMotion, ... Continue Reading
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August 18, 2008
18
Aug'08
A Conversation with VMware CTO Steve Herrod
This past May, Brian visited VMware's headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif and spoke with several key people within the company. Continue Reading
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August 18, 2008
18
Aug'08
VMWorld Underground site
For those of you that can't make it to VMWorld this year, there is a site that you can bookmark and continually check out that will bring you all the latest and greatest news and straight talking info. Check out vmworldunderground. Continue Reading
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August 14, 2008
14
Aug'08
BriForum Video - The Excruciating Detail of the XenApp Logon Process
This week's BriForum video is always a popular session during the show: The Excruciating Detail of the XenApp Logon Process (2008 Version). Brian Madden and Kevin Goodman have been doing this session since BriForum 2006 in Washington, D.C., evolving... Continue Reading
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August 13, 2008
13
Aug'08
VMware Update 2 wrap-up, Plus - what can we do in the future?
It's been a few days now since VMware's VI 3.5 and ESX 3. Continue Reading
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August 13, 2008
13
Aug'08
Design Discovery/Assessments; What and Why
If you haven't noticed I've been MIA for the past month or so.Where have I been? Continue Reading
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August 12, 2008
12
Aug'08
Oops! VMware's VI 3.5 Update 2 locks out customers, pulls Update 2 download.
Word on the street is that VMware Infrastructure 3.5 Update 2 and ESXi 3. Continue Reading
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August 11, 2008
11
Aug'08
Brian Madden is now a Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA)
I'm often asked whether I'm Citrix-certified. For the past five years, my answer has been "no. Continue Reading
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August 07, 2008
07
Aug'08
BriForum Video - Xen vs VMware by Ron Oglesby
Back in April, I posted a session from BriForum Amsterdam comparing Xen to VMware ESX. The only problem was that enough had changed in the time between BriForum and the release of the video that some people found it wasn't relevant. Continue Reading
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August 05, 2008
05
Aug'08
Symantec adds a desktop broker to past Altiris and AppStream buys. We have another major VDI player!
Looking to "redefine endpoint virtualzation," yesterday Symantec announced that they bought connection broker software vendor nSuite Technologies. Known mostly in the medical field, nSuite's Desktop Connection Broker product manages ICA or RDP ... Continue Reading