Virtualization by Davis: “Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 Cookbook” plus 8 more

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• Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 Cookbook
• Desktop virtualization adoption: Three trends that might surprise you
• Virtualization storage innovations challenge market leaders
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Achieves Leading Performance Marks with IBM PowerLinux Server Family
• Release: VMware Horizon View 5.2 Feature Pack 1
• Microsoft starts offering System Center Advisor for free
• Synchronized User Profiles between Hosted and Local Virtual Desktops
• Last Chance to Register! Citrix Support Secrets Webinar March 21st
• Comparison: VMware, Microsoft, Citrix and Red Hat Virtualization Matrix

Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 Cookbook Posted: 15 Mar 2013 02:14 PM PDT I've reviewed a Packt book before, and I am impressed with Packt Publishing.  Packt asked me to take a look at another book, the Citrix XenDesktop 5.6 Cookbook.  It looks like another great book from Packt.  This book is good for people that are approaching virtualization for the first time, because it uses step-by-step methods for practical deployment of XenDesktop 5.6. This is a very… Read More

Desktop virtualization adoption: Three trends that might surprise you Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:00 AM PDT A recent survey showed that VDI adoption is slow among small businesses. See what else it can teach you about your environment.

Virtualization storage innovations challenge market leaders Posted: 14 Mar 2013 02:51 PM PDT Startups are challenging established vendors with storage innovations, but will they be able to sustain their momentum as market leaders catch up?

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Achieves Leading Performance Marks with IBM PowerLinux Server Family Posted: 14 Mar 2013 09:00 PM PDT by: Red Hat Engineering Team

Release: VMware Horizon View 5.2 Feature Pack 1 Posted: 15 Mar 2013 10:03 AM PDT At the end of last month, VMware announced the Horizon Suite, part of the Horizon suite is VMware's VDI product view which was rebranded to VMware Horizon View and at that time updated to version 5.2. Yesterday VMware released Feature Pack 1 for Horizon View adding the following functionality: Support for accessing View desktops using HTML, by installing the Remote Experience Agent with the HTML Access Agent Unity Touch, allowing users to browse between apps and documents in a native mobile user interface without seeing the desktop. HTML Access Installer, which configures View Connection Server instances to allow users to select HTML Access to connect to desktops Installation and configuration of the Feature Pack is detailed in the "VMware Horizon View Feature Pack Installation and Administration" document. Labels: Release, VMware

Microsoft starts offering System Center Advisor for free Posted: 15 Mar 2013 06:46 AM PDT Microsoft last week announced that it will offer System Center Advisor for free to its customers. System Center Advisor is a cloud service that enables IT Professionals to proactively avoid problems resulting from server configuration issues. It can help you resolve issues faster by providing access  to current and historical configuration data for a deployment. Additionally, System Center Advisor reduces downtime by providing suggestions for improvement and notifying users of key updates specific to their configuration. CONTINUE READING ON CLOUDCOMPUTING.INFO… Labels: Microsoft

Synchronized User Profiles between Hosted and Local Virtual Desktops Posted: 15 Mar 2013 06:08 AM PDT "Synchronized User Profiles between Hosted & Local Virtual Desktops" Living the Citrix Dream – Enabling Mobile Workstyles   As a part of today's highly mobile workforce, laptop users will often want to use both a local virtual desktop, which can be accessed offline, as well as a hosted virtual desktop for remote access from anywhere at any time.  This mix of hosted and local desktops… Read More

Last Chance to Register! Citrix Support Secrets Webinar March 21st Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:59 AM PDT This is your LAST CHANCE to register for this months webinar in the popular Citrix Support Secrets series.  The March webinar covers Implementing and Troubleshooting EdgeSight. The webinar will be delivered by one of Citrix Support's top EdgeSight SME's, so make sure to pop along for the best troubleshooting tips. The webinar takes place on Thursday, 21st March 2013 @ 10am EST/4pm CET. What you will learn: The… Read More

Comparison: VMware, Microsoft, Citrix and Red Hat Virtualization Matrix Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:16 AM PDT In January this year, we reported about the extensive community work of Andreas Groth comparing the virtualization features of different virtualization platform vendors. The Virtualization Matrix received an update this week, now including Red Hat's KVM solution in the comparison. Andreas also updated Citrix to version 6.1 with data from CloudPlatform and updated VMware with its latest Horizon Suite announcement. The reference matrix, allows you to select and compare license specific capabilities of selected x86 server virtualization technologies, separated by feature category (General, Management, Hypervisor and Extensions). The comparison is available at the following website: http://www.virtualizationmatrix.com/ Labels: Citrix, Comparison, Microsoft, Red Hat, VMware

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