8. January 2010 by Tony.

Adds Expertise to Client Virtualization Practice Assisting IT Departments With Architecture and Design and Fully-Hosted Managed Virtual Client Solutions

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire - January 6, 2010) - FusionStorm — “Making Technology Work” — a leading systems integrator and managed services provider announced today that it has acquired CentriServ of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

CentriServ specializes in consulting and implementation services for server-based, virtual-client computing, which streamlines delivery of IT resources, centralizes IT management and simplifies applications access for end users. The company is an authorized solution partner for Citrix, Microsoft, VMware and other vendors delivering technology for client virtualization.

The acquisition enhances FusionStorm’s ability to deliver enterprise-class client virtualization to its existing customer base. The company will architect, design and deliver these solutions for customers who are running their own IT systems. FusionStorm will also offer fully-hosted and managed virtual client solutions in “desktop-as-a-service” and “software-as-a-service” cloud computing models.

In addition, CentriServ clients now have access to many more technology solutions from FusionStorm’s broad and deep technology practices, including networking, data center, storage, collaboration, unified communications, business continuity, managed services and managed hosting.

John Varel, CEO of FusionStorm, states, “This is an important acquisition for FusionStorm, and we are excited about what CentriSev brings to the FusionStorm team. Their talent and experience in client virtualization strengthens our ability to deliver these high-demand solutions to our customers.”

According to Anthony Falsone, CEO of CentriServ, “We are excited about the opportunity to combine our resources and expertise with those of FusionStorm. Our consulting practice and products balance well with those currently being offered and we look forward to making the most of our combined strengths to offer tremendous insight and value to customers.”

The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

About FusionStorm

FusionStorm — “Making Technology Work” — is a national provider of IT products, professional services, support contract services and 24×7 managed services for enterprises of all sizes. The company assists organizations by providing complete solutions for system infrastructure, storage, networking, voice-over-IP communications, security, database, disaster recovery, managed hosting and remote managed services, both onsite and in the data center.

FusionStorm, the FusionStorm logo and “Making Technology Work” are trademarks or registered trademarks of FusionStorm in the United States and other countries.

Contact:
Josh Krasnegor
FusionStorm
415.623.2623
joshk@fusionstorm.com

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29. December 2009 by Tony.

The NetScaler VPX virtual appliance has some decisive differences from its MPX hardware counterparts. While the performance differences are well documented, some of the finer networking related points are a bit obscure and not readily discoverable. While none of them are likely to be show stoppers, it’s important to be familiar with the limitations.

Here’s a short table I’ve assembled describing the impact of the hypervisor on the NetScaler virtual appliance as compared to the network stack of the MPX:

Licensing Changes in VPX 9.1 Build 100.3:
For VPX appliances only, the 9.1_100.3 license software will check the MAC address of the FIRST INTERFACE listed. In previous builds, the license software checked the MAC address of the NEWEST INTERFACE. For VPX customers who upgrade to 9.1_100.3, this change will invalidate licenses on VMs which had more than one interface. They will need to revisit MyCitrix.com licensing portal to re-host their license. CTX122426 – NetScaler VPX Licensing Guide has been updated with the rehosting instructions.

VPX owners are allowed to relicense their VPX system up to 3 times.

References: XenServer Administrator’s Guide: Chapter 4, Networking

thanx to Richard Davis for this blog !

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29. December 2009 by Tony.

[According to the Briefing.com financial news site, software giant Oracle - not even finished with its $7.4bn acquisition of Sun Microsystems - is sniffing around middleware and virtualization maker Citrix Systems and may be interested in acquiring the company.

That Oracle would be interested in buying Citrix is totally plausible. Oracle has its own implementation of the open source Xen hypervisor. When it became clear that Red Hat was going to shift to the KVM hypervisor, Oracle looked around for another set of Xen tools and snapped up Virtual Iron, which had its own variation on the Xen theme. But in August 2007 Citrix bought XenSource.] Full Story Here

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22. December 2009 by Tony.

Just plain funny:

Welcome to the Virtual Desktop Challenge with Brian Madden. Play this “Jeopardy” style game and test your knowledge in the virtual desktop space. Top point scorers are eligible for prizes so play now and see if you are an expert on virtual desktop!

http://www.virtualdesktopchallenge.com

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21. December 2009 by Tony.

ABSTRACT:

Today’s businesses are tasked with providing the most effective work environment for their users, while meeting budgetary restrictions and maintaining security initiatives. In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchVirtualDesktop.com and Citrix, you will discover how virtual desktops can be used to meet the growing demands of today’s businesses. Gain insight into the significant benefits associated with virtual desktop technology and explore the top ways VDI can be used to improve the security of your organization. Learn how to determine whether or not available virtual desktop technologies will meet your users’ needs and enhance their work capabilities. Get it here

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