September 2007 Entries
For those interested in VDI, big news came last month in that Citrix has acquired XenSource. "Citrix to Enter Server and Desktop Virtualization Markets with Acquisition of XenSource" Combination of Citrix and XenSource Accelerates the Mainstreaming of Virtualization and Strengthens End-to-End Application Delivery Strategy FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — 8/15/2007 — Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), the global leader in application delivery infrastructure, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire...
For all those SBC consultants, admins out there, have a read of a September 26 article from Brian Madden VDI for hundreds of apps and thousands of users? A case study where we recommended this instead of a Terminal Server-based solution But can VDI come out a niche and into the main stream? The ending is key: "If so, then bravo Citrix! Can we just please have Presentation Server and Desktop server integrated into a single farm in a single product? Can you integrate it with Ardence and XenSource?...
Had the opportunity to see first hand at Microsoft Headquarters last week the new RTM for System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). Event Name: Creating and Managing a Virtual environment on the Microsoft Platform Location: Microsoft Ltd Room: Chicago 1&2 City: Reading Event Overview In this session, we move away from tradition, and bring you a new style of TechNet event; one driven by powerful product demo’s and bleeding edge technology. We will start by explaining the environment we will...