Virtualization by Davis: “Release: Citrix VDI-in-a-box 5.1” plus 15 more

Release: Citrix VDI-in-a-box 5.1
Dell adds hybrid solid-state EqualLogic arrays for VDI storage
VMware gets into the game with WSX, PCoIP on RDS
A Year in the Cloud With Citrix
Citrix VDI-in-a-Box V5.1, it’s better … and even simpler!
EMC Unified Storage infrastructure for XenDesktop
VMware pros hail death knell for vRAM
Comparison: vSphere 5 versus Hyper-V 3.0
Dell gives VDI partners center stage, downplays Quest vWorkspace
Optimising and reducing the cost of deploying Citrix XenDesktop - 9/19/2012
A Special Citrix Labs Technology Briefing - Powering Mobile Workstyles (India) - 9/7/2012
A Special Citrix Labs Technology Briefing - Powering Mobile Workstyles (ANZ) - 9/4/2012
XenServer Workshop am 05. September im Glattzentrum - 8/29/2012
Synergy 2012 is just around the corner – see what’s coming!
16th August ‘XenClient Enterprise Deep Dive’ webinar recording now available
Technotes: Microsoft Security Patch Validation Report for August 2012

Posted: 22 Aug 2012 03:21 AM PDT

Citrix yesterday released version 5.1 of its VDI-in-a-box product, the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) solution targeted at SMB's it acquired after taking over Kaviza in May last year. This version is the follow-up of version 5 which was released in October last year.

VDI-in-a-Box offers an all-in-one VDI solution that doesn't require shared storage and dedicated load balanced connection brokers. Customers just have to deploy the virtual appliance on their hypervisor of choice and they are ready to go.

Version 5.1 offers the following new features:

Support for PVD layering technology allowing for personalized desktops, where user installed data and applications are stored in a seperate layer used in conjuction with a base image allowing single images management.
Integration with NetScaler Access Gateway for secure remote access
Active Directory Failover, allowing administrators to provide more than one Domain Controller
Virtual IP Address support, eliminating the use of a external load balancer

Self installing VDI-in-a-box agent.

Labels: Citrix, Release, VDI

Dell adds hybrid solid-state EqualLogic arrays for VDI storage

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 09:50 AM PDT

Dell expands its EqualLogic hybrid solid-state array lineup with new PS6500 Series systems that use flash to accelerate IOPS for VDI storage.

VMware gets into the game with WSX, PCoIP on RDS

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 09:34 AM PDT

VMware has a lot of ground to cover at its annual conference. You may hear news about its WSX technology and more on Teradici's PCoIP support on RDS.

A Year in the Cloud With Citrix

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 02:31 PM PDT

Reflections on Open Source Cloud Computing at Citrix with the 1 year anniversary of the Cloud.com acquisition

Citrix VDI-in-a-Box V5.1, it’s better … and even simpler!

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 05:00 AM PDT

Today, Citrix released VDI-in-a-Box V5.1. This release continues to focus on simplicity but it is packed with features to meet the needs of its maturing customer base. VDI-in-a-Box is geared to make it simple for a desktop IT administrator to stand up a production grade system in just hours. The features in release V5.1 further that ability. Some of the features that address improved availability…

EMC Unified Storage infrastructure for XenDesktop

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 01:57 PM PDT

Citrix and EMC have a strategic partnership founded upon product quality, innovation, and addressing customer requirements with industry-leading joint solutions. Together, our joint VNX Unified Storage, FAST Cache, and Citrix XenDesktop technologies blaze the trail towards building out simple, efficient and cost effective virtual desktop infrastructure solutions and deployments. EMC and Citrix continue to raise the level of business value of desktop virtualization that helps businesses…

VMware pros hail death knell for vRAM

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 06:45 AM PDT

VMware experts cheer on reports from sources who say VMware will do away with its vRAM licensing at VMworld next week.

Comparison: vSphere 5 versus Hyper-V 3.0

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 01:54 PM PDT

While both Microsoft and VMware are working hard to convince existing and potential customers on why they should buy their products, it's hard to find non-biased comparisons nowadays comparing the features of the current VMware hypervisor vSphere 5 and the just released Hyper-V 3.0 part of Windows Server 2012.

Marcel van den Berg has written a series of blog post making that comparison. And we recommend people who want to make the comparison to read these series of articles in order to get an idea of what each product can do.

You can read the articles here:

vSphere 5 versus Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: storage integration

vSphere 5 versus Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: management

vSphere 5 versus Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: live migrations

vSphere 5 versus Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: virtual networking

vSphere 5 versus Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: high available VMs

vSphere 5 versus Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: resource metering for chargeback

vSphere 5 versus Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: costs

vSphere 5 versus Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V: hybride cloud

Please note: due to the fact that VMware most probably will get rid of the vRAM aka vTax licensing, the article comparing the costs could soon be outdated. Also keep in mind that VMware will most probably announce the release of vSphere 5.1 containing new features at VMworld later this month.

In the near future, virtualization.info will post more non-biased articles comparing the different features of the main hypervisors and the management systems surrounding them.

Labels: Microsoft, VMware

Dell gives VDI partners center stage, downplays Quest vWorkspace

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 06:13 AM PDT

Dell could be a one-stop shop for VDI with Quest vWorkspace, but sources said it will downplay that software in favor of partner Citrix?s VDI.

Optimising and reducing the cost of deploying Citrix XenDesktop - 9/19/2012

Posted: 18 Sep 2012 09:59 PM PDT

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A Special Citrix Labs Technology Briefing - Powering Mobile Workstyles (India) - 9/7/2012

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:59 PM PDT

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A Special Citrix Labs Technology Briefing - Powering Mobile Workstyles (ANZ) - 9/4/2012

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 09:59 PM PDT

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XenServer Workshop am 05. September im Glattzentrum - 8/29/2012

Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:59 PM PDT

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Synergy 2012 is just around the corner – see what’s coming!

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 05:21 AM PDT

Hello everyone! I hope you are having a good summer. There are just over two months until we throw open the doors to Citrix Synergy – this fall's hottest cloud, networking, collaboration and virtualization event. As a reminder, Synergy is taking place October 17-19 at the International Convention Centre of Barcelona and registration is now officially open. With the early discount offer ending August 31,…

16th August ‘XenClient Enterprise Deep Dive’ webinar recording now available

Posted: 21 Aug 2012 05:16 AM PDT

Below you will find links to the recording and materials from Thursday 16th August TechTalk webinar on Citrix XenClient Enterpise where Walter Hofstetter took a close look at the capabilities of the new XenClient. If you missed the live webinar, then here are links to the recording and to the material used pdf and pps.