New Versions of our favorite tools.
Just noticed that some of the tools we (at least I!) love and rely on has been updated. (You can find the complete list here.) From the list…
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VDI
A quick look at the Horizon 7 Access Point Appliance
In case you missed it, VMware has been moving toward more and more appliance driven applications. vCenter, vRealize and now Horizon Access Points. The Access Points are replacements…
IPM Sponsored – Upcoming VDI Rollout Webinar
A few months back, I helped Phil Alberta (CIO at IPM) with a great onsite VDI workshop called VDI Myths. It was focused for the hedge fund crowd,…
Some VDI Myths and a PDF!
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to help present at a Goldman Sachs’ hedge fund event with my CIO, Phil Alberta. The event brought together…
Not so new Cool Utility: Update the Default User profile in Windows 7/2008
This one is pretty self explanatory in it’s usefulness to VDI folk who leverage profiles to roll out customizations and default settings. Even though you configure to use…
Uneven XenDesktop DDC load – Check your VDA policies.
So you’ve create a bunch of DDCs so that your connections will be appropriately load balanced but when you check on them in the Desktop Studio, you…
Aaron Silber’s Registry tip!
I have been meaning to send this out for a while, but just haven’t gotten around to it. Anyway if you are like me you are spending a…
Possible issue with VMware View 5 and vSphere hardware v8
Jeff Miller ran into some interesting issues with his VMware View deployment and kindly shared. I have been working with EMC support for a few months now trying…
Some Basic Citrix XenDesktopProvisioning Troubleshooting Steps
Here are some pretty basic troubleshooting steps for your typical vanilla Citrix XenDesktop with Provisioning Server deployment. Nothing too groundbreaking here but good material to pass along to…