| Technotes: Microsoft Security Patch Validation Report for May 2012 Posted: 11 May 2012 04:28 AM PDT | Microsoft may, 2012 Security Patch Validation Report (more) |
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| Technotes: How to Force and Open a Session on the Secondary Monitor in XenApp 4.5 Posted: 11 May 2012 04:07 AM PDT | This article describes how to launch an application on a secondary monitor when using XenApp 4.5. (more) |
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| Technotes: Desktop Launches Instead of Application on Virtual Machine Hosted Applications Posted: 11 May 2012 02:54 AM PDT | A desktop launches instead of an application when a user launches the application using virtual machine hosted applications. (more) |
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| Release: Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI 3.2 Posted: 11 May 2012 03:57 PM PDT 
On May 7 Atlantis Computing announced the general availability of its Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI 3.2, this product, tailored in particular for VMware View 5.1, enables virtual desktops deployment with no storage. 
Atlantis claims to lower the cost of virtual desktops below $200 per desktop with its product that performs IO traffic processing and inline duplication of images to run all desktops from local server memory. In particular release 3.2 includes advanced compression and Fast Cloning technologies for VMware View 5.1 and seems to be able to reduce the size of VMware View linked-clones to around 500MB per desktop using a combination of inline reduplication and compression technologies. Atlantis Computing says that its Fast Cloning technology, integrated with Diskless VDI, is able to clone virtual desktop images in five seconds per desktop enabling the deployment of 100 VMware View 5.1 virtual desktops per server in 8.5 minutes. Atlantis ILIO has been tested with VMware View, VMware ThinApp® Linked-Clones and Persona as part of the "VMware View, Atlantis ILIO and Trend Micro Reference Architecture". To read the document, visit
https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/products/7611/files/2489 Atlantis ILIO is certified as VMware Ready and can be found within the VMware Solution Exchange at
https://solutionexchange.vmware.com/store/products/7611 What's New in Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI 3.2? - Advanced Image Compression – Reduces the amount of memory needed per virtual desktop image.
- Fast Cloning for Diskless VDI – Atlantis ILIO Fast Cloning can clone virtual desktop images in 5 seconds, making it possible to deploy 100 VMware View 5.1 virtual desktops in less than 8 1/2 minutes.
Atlantis ILIO Diskless VDI Benefits Include: - Unmatched Performance – Dramatically improves all aspects of desktop performance including boot, login, application launches, patching and anti-virus scanning.
- Lower Cost – Atlantis ILIO reduces the cost per desktop from both a CAPEX and OPEX perspective: - CAPEX – The upfront cost per desktop can be decreased to under $200 per desktop including the server hardware, Atlantis ILIO license and storage. - OPEX – Diskless VDI architectures mean that IT organizations can lower operating expenses by eliminating rack space for SAN/NAS storage, lower power consumption and cooling costs, and eliminate the operational expenses of maintaining disk-based storage including replacing failed disks.
- Increased Lifespan – Memory does not suffer from the lifespan issues SSDs have when dealing with write-intensive VDI workloads. Diskless VDI architectures have lower operational costs as disk failure and replacement have been completely eliminated.
 Labels: Atlantis Computing, Release, VDI, VMware View  |
| Webinar Citrix XenDesktop 5.5 - 5/23/2012 Posted: 22 May 2012 09:59 PM PDT |
| Red Hat’s Decade of Collaboration with Government and the Open Source Community Posted: 10 May 2012 09:00 PM PDT The Red Hat Public Sector Team  |
| Citrix unveils Project Aruba Posted: 11 May 2012 09:32 AM PDT On May 7 Citrix announced a technology preview of Project Aruba that extends Citrix VDI all-in-one proposal for the SMB market, VDI-in-a-Box, with personal vDisk technology. VDI-in-a-Box, inherited from Kaviza acquisition in May 2011, already eliminates much of the traditional VDI infrastructure, including shared storage and dedicated load balanced connection brokers, with a simple deployment of the virtual appliance on the hypervisor of choice. Project Aruba uses vDisks layering technology, obtained with Ringcube acquisition, to manage end-user applications and preferences allowing Virtual Desktops personalization and flexibility. Project Aruba provides the following key features:
- Personalized virtual desktops: You no longer have to choose between consolidating management using desktop pools versus delivering end-users the flexibility to install their own applications and data. Project Aruba eliminates the need to create separate static desktops to carry forward end-user customization by coupling single-instance management with the ability to have individual user workspaces for their applications and data.
- Single instance management: Rather than juggling many persistent desktops, IT can maintain one master copy of desktop images while preserving the personalization of user applications and data. This dramatically reduces maintenance efforts and cuts datacenter storage costs up to 90 percent.
- Support for Windows 2008 R2: Project Aruba manages Windows 2008 R2, Windows 7 and Windows XP –based virtual desktops – enabling customers to select the ideal virtual desktop environment based on compatibility and costs.
- Cost-effective Windows-as-a-Service with VDI: Project Aruba extends the Citrix vision of enabling Windows-as-a-Service and adds a simple yet highly cost-effective VDI option based on Citrix VDI-in-a-Box to the already successful Citrix Service Provider (CSP) portfolio of hosted-shared desktops with XenApp, and enterprise-class desktop virtualization with XenDesktop. The newly released reference architecture for Desktops-as-a-Service provides a validated blueprint for service providers looking to deliver VDI-based Desktops-as-a-Service at a fraction of the costs of other alternatives while complying with Microsoft licensing.
- Windows 8 support (Beta): Project Aruba runs Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8 virtual desktops. All features of Windows 8 including the new Metro interface are fully supported. Since Windows 8 is not yet generally available, this feature is currently in Beta.
- Simpler, more flexible: Project Aruba makes management even simpler and more efficient with added features such as access to multiple data stores for optimizing storage, and a touchless DTAgent that updates the desktop agent on all golden images and their desktop instances automatically when the VDI-in-a-Box software is upgraded.
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