Virtualization by Davis: “Where’s the beef?” plus 15 more

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• Where’s the beef?
• Hyper-V 2008 R2 Planning Guide for XenDesktop 5.6 Now Available
• By forgetting VDI, Microsoft misses the target with Client Hyper-V
• Last Chance to Register for the Citrix and Microsoft Live Videocast
• Release: VMTurbo Operations Manager 3.2
• HDX seminar to reveal a lot more than Windows 8 support
• 20 Years ago the first Smartphone was developed, what’s next for Mobility?
• The Citrix Startup Story: Coming Full Circle
• Configuring and provisioning production-ready SMB 3.0 storage
• Desktop as a Service FAQ: Pros and cons of hosted virtual desktops
• Solutions Seminar von pc Scholz:Citrix Virtual Computing - Flexibilität neu definiert! - 9/27/2012
• Did I get it right? – the Profile Management Configuration Check Tool (UPMConfigCheck)
• Last Day to Register: Deliver an Enterprise-Class Data Sharing Solution with Citrix
• Pass the popcorn, watch the Synergy trailers
• Configuring Read only cache in App-V 5.0 Beta 2
• Red Hat's KVM Hypervisor Achieves Top Virtualization Performance Results with IBM

Where’s the beef? Posted: 18 Sep 2012 11:26 PM PDT Anyone remember Wendy's "where's the beef" commercial back in the 80's? I bet you do!  I still crack up over watching the 3 elderly women lift up the large bun to only find a small hamburger patty that was barley naked to the eye. Not to mention, one of them continuously saying, "where's the beef?" As part of deploying critical business applications we have to… Read More

Hyper-V 2008 R2 Planning Guide for XenDesktop 5.6 Now Available Posted: 18 Sep 2012 06:54 PM PDT It's been a while since the first XenDesktop Planning Guide for Hyper-V was released and we've learned a lot in that time. That's why Ed Duncan and I have just finished a complete rewrite of the Hyper-V Planning Guide (CTX134944) with help from Alex Balcanquall, Michael Cooper, Tony Sanchez and Frank Anderson. In the new release, we've added and revised a number of key design decisions for Hyper-V.

By forgetting VDI, Microsoft misses the target with Client Hyper-V Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:35 AM PDT Desktop virtualization admins: Don't get too excited about Client Hyper-V. The feature doesn't have too many solid use cases for VDI.

Last Chance to Register for the Citrix and Microsoft Live Videocast Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:07 PM PDT Join Citrix and Microsoft behind the scenes of an IT shop Thursday, September 20 at 2:00 PM ET. See 5 One-Act Plays depicting IT NIGHTMARES, and how to overcome them with Citrix & Microsoft virtualization solutions, specifically centered around: •    Managing multiple desktops •    Managing unexpected malware events •    Deploying  many applications •    Supporting heterogeneous desktop hardware •    Upgrading operating systems •    Achieving high return… Read More

Release: VMTurbo Operations Manager 3.2 Posted: 18 Sep 2012 02:33 PM PDT Today, September 18, VMTurbo, the company producer of a virtualization management platform announced the release of VMTurbo Operations Manager 3.2 VMTurbo, founded in 2008 with headquarter in New York and backed by Bain Capital Ventures and Highland Capital Partners, recently joined the OpenStack community, one of its products, the VMTurbo Enterprise Operations Manager is a solution for Cloud and virtualized environment. VMTurbo Enterprise Operations Manager allows a real-time optimization and capacity planning for single-site data centers with the main focus of minimizing interference across the data center while expanding resource utilization. New features in VMTurbo Operations Manager 3.2 include: Intelligent Workload Onboarding: The new release enables deployment of new application workloads based on custom or pre-defined templates to cloud environments. This feature supports typical deployment use cases and integrates with third-party provisioning solutions. Onboarding and placement decisions are driven by the same Economic Scheduling Engine that intelligently controls resource allocations based on deep analytics that take into account constraints which restrict where workloads can run in the cloud infrastructure. By removing the guesswork and assumptions regarding resource availability, VMTurbo Operations Manager delivers greater efficiency, accuracy and speed versus alternative onboarding processes. Cloud Scalability and Federation: VMTurbo expands scalability and management views by federating data and services for distributed VMTurbo Operations Manager instances in cloud-scale environments. This allows for "single pane of glass" management as well as segmenting multiple levels of management granularity.  Service providers and multi-site enterprises can distribute Operations Manager by groups (locations, operations management teams) and aggregate data and services at any level, providing greater flexibility in viewing, controlling, planning and reporting. New Application Discovery and Cloud Platform Support: Adding to existing application-centric features, this release extends Operations Manager capabilities for Java applications using Java Management Extensions (JMX), and SNMP-enabled environments, including Linux, IBM AIX, and non-WMI-enabled Windows. By doing so, the product streamlines discovery and delivers greater visibility regarding application behavior to derive resource allocation decisions that meet application QoS needs. VMTurbo Operations Manager now also supports RHEV 3.0, extending VMTurbo Operations Manager's capabilities to include RHEV, XenServer, Hyper-V, CloudStack, or vSphere virtual environments – all from a single, integrated virtual appliance. Yuri Rabover, vice president of product strategy and co-founder at VMTurbo claims: With this release of VMTurbo Operations Manager we bring critical cloud control and onboarding capabilities to our platform at a time when cloud infrastructures—both public and private—are becoming mainstream, utilizing the same intelligence for how you onboard, deploy and place new workloads as for how you control the virtual environment leads to smooth and predictable service delivery. It reduces operation costs and improves customer satisfaction by ensuring applications have the resources they require in a shared environment while maximizing utilization – which yields a better economic return for cloud providers. Labels: Release, VMTurbo, VMTurbo Operations Manager

HDX seminar to reveal a lot more than Windows 8 support Posted: 18 Sep 2012 11:26 AM PDT I hope to see you at Synergy Barcelona and would like to personally invite you to my seminar, SYN105 "Delivering Graphics, Video and Unified Communications with HDX". No doubt you're expecting to hear about how XenDesktop will support Windows 8 desktops and Windows 8 style apps, and you will. We are planning to unveil a Technology Preview that will let you get your hands on… Read More

20 Years ago the first Smartphone was developed, what’s next for Mobility? Posted: 18 Sep 2012 10:48 AM PDT  Thats right, the Simon Personal Communicator was originally developed by IBM in 1992 and brought to market in collaboration with Bellsouth. The Simon was the first device to combine a cell phone and PDA with data access, the industry accepted definition for a SmartPhone. In fact the Simon had email, mobile apps, a touch screen display with virtual keyboard and even handled faxes! of course… Read More

The Citrix Startup Story: Coming Full Circle Posted: 18 Sep 2012 10:36 AM PDT Last week at the CED Tech Venture Conference there was a lot going on with respect to Research Triangle Park (RTP), and great representation from Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill which surround it. There was also great representation from Citrix. In fact, the full startup story was in attendance. From our CEO, to the person that leads M&A, to the previous CEO of a prominent… Read More

Configuring and provisioning production-ready SMB 3.0 storage Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:29 AM PDT Yes, SMB 3.0 can go beyond test environments. But before you can take SMB 3.0 storage into production, there are a few things you need to tackle.

Desktop as a Service FAQ: Pros and cons of hosted virtual desktops Posted: 18 Sep 2012 08:28 AM PDT Desktop as a Service is an enticing way to host virtual desktops in the cloud without the upfront costs of VDI, but it comes with some downsides.

Solutions Seminar von pc Scholz:Citrix Virtual Computing - Flexibilität neu definiert! - 9/27/2012 Posted: 26 Sep 2012 09:59 PM PDT Solutions Seminar von pc Scholz:Citrix Virtual Computing - Flexibilität neu definiert! - 9/27/2012 Update feed preferences Products & Solutions | Support | Communities | News | Events | My Citrix (c) 2012 Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.

Did I get it right? – the Profile Management Configuration Check Tool (UPMConfigCheck) Posted: 18 Sep 2012 07:10 AM PDT The UPM Configuration Check Tool can help take the guesswork out of configuring UPM policies. This blog looks at the tool as the latest step in making UPM Configuration easier to understand, and easier to get right when you move to production.

Last Day to Register: Deliver an Enterprise-Class Data Sharing Solution with Citrix Posted: 18 Sep 2012 06:26 AM PDT JOIN US for today's webinar at 1 PM ET/ 10:00 AM PT. Is your IT team trying to control the use of unsecure, consumer-style file sharing and syncing services? With Citrix ShareFile, IT can deliver a secure, enterprise-class follow-me data solution while meeting the mobility and collaboration needs of all users.

Pass the popcorn, watch the Synergy trailers Posted: 18 Sep 2012 05:21 AM PDT We've created our special version of the movie trailer to give you a glimpse of all the training, insights and innovations waiting for you at Citrix Synergy in Barcelona. Watch mini-videos of conference activities on SynergyTV, your dedicated digital resource for all things Synergy.

Configuring Read only cache in App-V 5.0 Beta 2 Posted: 18 Sep 2012 04:36 AM PDT Hi, I have configured the "Read only cache" feature in App-V 4.6 SP1 but I do not find the instructions for configuring the "Read only cache" in App-V 5.0 Beta 2. What I find the is the "Shared Content Store" option. Is the process of creating and using the "Read only cache" feature in App-V 5.0 Beta 2 is same as in App-V 4.6 SP1 or is it different? Is "Shared Content Store" option in App-V 5.0 Beta 2is the new option for "Read only cache" feature in App-v 4.6 SP1? Any help is highly appreciated. Regards, Vijay S This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Red Hat's KVM Hypervisor Achieves Top Virtualization Performance Results with IBM Posted: 16 Sep 2012 09:00 PM PDT Red Hat & IBM Performance Teams

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