How many of you have read the XenDesktop Planning Guide called “VM-Based VDI Resource Allocation” that is in the XenDesktop Design Handbook? Hopefully, there are a lot as it provides a table with initial recommendations for allocating vCPU, RAM, steady state IOPS for VDI type desktops. Remember, these are estimates! User Group Operating System vCPU [...]
Posts Tagged ‘HDX’
Lessons Learned with vCPU Allocation and HDX
Posted: May 6, 2011 in Uncategorized, User ExperienceTags: HDX, xendesktop
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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? [...]
This School House Rocks with Virtual Desktops
Posted: April 27, 2010 in ABC School DistrictTags: application virtualization, Branch Repeater, citrix, desktop virtualization, Education, HDX, hyper-v, Provisioning services, Reference design, vdi, xendesktop
Imagine an environment where: The endpoints are over 5 years old Users’ personal computers are state of the art Applications have not been patched in over one year Each office has different configurations, although they should be identical These are some of the challenges with one particular environment: the ABC School District. This particular school [...]
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 [...]
