When we talk about XenApp and XenDesktop implementations and the aspects of profiles, we always hear the recommendation to redirect folders. It is a great way to offload portions of your profile to speed up logons, because those folders are not copied down to the system during logon. In fact, I typically recommend the redirection [...]
Posts Tagged ‘profiles’
Should I Use Folder Redirection for AppData
Posted: July 29, 2010 in UncategorizedTags: AppData, best practices, Folder Redirection, profiles, XenApp, 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? [...]
The Virtual School Is In Session, Please Take your Seats
Posted: June 1, 2010 in ABC School DistrictTags: bandwidth, design considerations, desktop virtualization, FlexCast, hyper-v, profiles, Reference design, storage, TechTalk, vdi, xendesktop
Once upon a time, there was a little school (70,000 users) with a little problem (desktops over 5 years old) with a little idea. The school was trying to find a way to make the tax money go further. The newest desktops were 5 years old with many more approaching 10 years. Depending on the [...]
My virtual desktop profile is important
Posted: May 26, 2010 in Top 10 Virtual Desktop MistakesTags: appsense, best practices, citrix, profile management, profiles, vdi, virtual desktops
Mark Twain said “When angry count to four. When very angry, swear”. Unfortunately, I’ve heard many users swear. It is amazing how one little action can cause so much anger towards the IT organization or bring a new project to its knees. Take the following, real world scenario, as an example: An organization had a [...]
