In another blog, I discussed Windows 7 services that you might wish to disable when going down the path of desktop virtualization. In this article, I’m now focusing on registry modification you will want to make to optimize Windows 7 for virtual desktops. I’ve broken it down into Recommended configurations, Standard Mode configurations (for Provisioning [...]
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Windows 7 Registry Optimizations for Virtual Desktops
Posted: July 23, 2010 in Optimizations, Windows 7Tags: configuration, design considerations, microsoft, optimization, Provisioning services, vdi, virtual desktops, windows 7
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Protection From Anti-Virus
Posted: June 17, 2010 in Top 10 Virtual Desktop MistakesTags: antivirus, configuration, design considerations, vdi
Protection from antivirus. Are you wondering if you read that correctly? Yes, it is correct. Odd isn’t it? Anti-virus is there to protect us, but we also need to be protected from antivirus. Antivirus solutions are critical, even in a virtual desktop environment. Many people believe that because a hosted VM-based virtual desktop image is [...]
Dear Architect, is my write cache estimate correct?
Posted: April 20, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: best practices, configuration, design considerations, Provisioning services, storage, write cache
The latest question into the Ask the Architect mailbag comes from Andy. Andy is creating a Provisioning services design for an environment based on Windows Server 2008, with the write cache stored on a NetApp share. Andy’s question is if the write cache estimates are correct. Basically, Andy is estimating 650 MB write cache per [...]
Clash of the Titans: Users, iPads and IT
Posted: April 12, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: citrix, configuration, desktop virtualization, HDX, ipad, security, vdi, xendesktop
The iPad was released, and people were happy. People brought the iPad to work, and users were excited. Users connected the iPad to the corporate environment and IT got scared. If you went to the Apple store and did a demo of the iPad, you might have noticed the installed Citrix Receiver (honestly, did anyone [...]
