You may have heard about high-performance computing (HPC), but have you ever wondered if you can virtualize HPC workloads? It is an interesting question. Data Scientists build HPC applications to do frame rendering that creates realistic animations, numerical simulation that helps build state-of-the-art jets, even modeling and simulations that create the financial models that our economies […]
#VMworld 2017 Brings New Features to VMware Workspace ONE Powered by AirWatch
At #VMworld 2017 US, VMware announced a number of new features and new innovations to VMware Workspace ONE powered by AirWatch, and their end user computing portfolio. Let’s take a look at some of the things VMware has added to the already powerful software suite. One Platform to Rule All Devices One of the biggest […]
What to Expect at VMworld 2017
VMworld 2017 is just about to get into full swing. For all of your VMware fans out there, get ready for a week of fantastic announcements from the virtualization giant. Let’s take a look at what we can expect at VMworld 2017 The Keynotes The first clue on what to expect at VMworld 2017 can […]
Large Address Book Latencies in VDI solved with FSLogix
Recently the FSLogix team was working with a customer, and was posed with a dilemma about whether their toolset would solve a problem with large address book latencies in VDI and Skype for Business. Essentially the problem is that the Skype address book would download every time a user opened Skype for Business which was […]
State of the vCommunity: where do we go from here?
Over the last several weeks, the stability of the “vCommunity” has been called into question. Is this still a community, or is it time to start anew someplace else? As is my custom, I think it’s worth looking at our history to understand the true state of the vCommunity. In 2011, I was recruited by […]
Citrix Synergy: Fantastic 4 Citrix Virtualization MUST-KNOW Dos & Don’ts
This year Citrix Synergy from the keynotes to the exhibit hall floor there was a general excitement about the commitment to the the continual commitment toward the development of the cloud. Assuming that the direction involves continual development within the on-premises product stack then these are forward thinking innovative changes. Citrix virtualization continues to evolve, and change […]
Container Technology Deep Dive – Getting up to Speed on its History
The IT industry isn’t that old, so we don’t have a very long history. Even with the short history, we’ve been able to detect repeatable patterns in technology. The Negroponte Switch (about how wired signals become air-born, and air-born signals become wired), and Moore’s Law (computing power doubles every two years) are two examples. With the […]
Get Wise about the Health of your Citrix Environment
When it comes to monitoring the health of your Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop environment understanding it’s overall health can be critical. The level of criticality can vary of course depending on what your organization uses Citrix for, but there are many industries that rely on their Citrix deployments for their critical applications. That being said, the solutions […]
Welcome to the #CitrixCTP Class of 2017
Recently the new CTP picks were announced, and I am honored to share that I have been selected to be recognized as a Citrix CTP for the 3rd year in a row. It truly means a lot to me to be recognized for my Citrix community contributions over the years. It’s a great community and […]
Top Announcements from Citrix Summit
Citrix Summit for partners wrapped up in Anaheim with much news and excitement. While there were many outstanding announcements some of them are still NDA. That being said and after reviewing the list of announcement these are the ones I am most excited about today. Citrix Acquires Unidesk! This news was more than exciting to […]