All I want is a list of documents that will help me design my XenDesktop environment. Who else wants the same thing? I bet many of you are saying “Yes, Me too!!” That’s great and everything but how do you know when a new white paper is released that relates to XenDesktop design? Do you [...]
Archive for June, 2010
The New XenDesktop Design Handbook
Posted: June 30, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: best practices, citrix, design considerations, desktop virtualization, xendesktop
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Optimize your Virtual Desktop Image
Posted: June 29, 2010 in Top 10 Virtual Desktop MistakesTags: best practices, desktop virtualization, microsoft, optimization, vdi, VMware, vsphere, windows 7, xendesktop
Building a virtual desktop is simply a matter of installing the Windows operating system. Right? Slow down… although this will work, it won’t give you the best performance and scalability. One of the items that many people mistakenly forget to accomplish is to optimize the base operating system. This is the 7th mistake out of [...]
Windows 7 Optimization – Disable Services
Posted: June 24, 2010 in Optimizations, Windows 7Tags: desktop virtualization, optimization, vdi, virtual desktops, windows 7, xendesktop
Looking to virtualize Windows 7 and deliver it as a virtual desktop? Good for you! But what are you going to do to the operating system to optimize it? Not sure? How about disable some services. That always saves resources. There are so many, which ones make the most sense? Let’s assume you are using [...]
A Virtual Desktop Storm Approaches
Posted: June 22, 2010 in Top 10 Virtual Desktop MistakesTags: boot, citrix, design considerations, hyper-v, microsoft, optimization, vdi, VMware, vsphere, xendesktop, xenserver
Rush hour. Something we all can relate to. Way back in time when I used to go to an office daily, I hated rush hour. If I left home at a certain time, it would take me 45 minutes just to get to the office. But if I left just 15 minutes earlier, that same [...]
What I learned at BriForum 2010
Posted: June 21, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: briforum, citrix, Cloud, HDX, profiles
For those of you who didn’t know, last week was BriForum and I was able to attend as a speaker and as an attendee. I think it was a great event, and I believe it was the largest one ever, so congratulations to Brian, Gabe and the TechTarget team. What did I learn last week? [...]
