26. October 2010 by Tony.

Desktop Virtualization from FusionStorm Delivers

Desktop Virtualization was designed to make the administration of your desktop applications and software easy—and the experts at FusionStorm can make it even easier.

Get the benefits of consolidating up to 20 servers into one, the value of reducing downtime and utility of increasing network availability. Centralizing your desktop infrastructure ensures the security of sensitive and critical company data and reduces your operational expenses. Additionally, you can avoid the cost of licensing on your laptops and desktops.

• Reduce the time it takes to provision, update and patch desktops
• Enable offloaded and centralized anti-virus and anti-malware (AV) solutions
• Control all of your desktops from one place

 Sign up for a demo today!

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6. October 2010 by Tony.

CXD-101-1W Citrix XenDesktop 5 Overview covers the key product features and editions of XenDesktop 5, and explains how this comprehensive virtual desktop solution addresses traditional desktop management challenges. Also covered are the key aspects of FlexCast delivery, XenClient, architectural diagrams, and the steps to move to desktop virtualization.

This course is a great opportunity for you to get up-to-speed on the new XenDesktop 5 features in less than an hour and share this information with customers and prospects to start conversations!

Get Started! Go to www.citrix.com/xdtraining and pass it on!

Course Details:

·          Course Code: CXD-101-1W

·          Course Name: Citrix XenDesktop Overview

·          Product Affiliation: Citrix XenDesktop

·          Language: English

·          Type: Self-paced online

·          Length: 60 mins

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15. September 2010 by Tony.

The VDI calculator is targeted for VMware View designs, however you can use the calculator for any VDI running on top of vSphere infrastructure. Please leave your comments or questions below.Recommended Practices to follow:
Number of Desktop Pools: it will ERR more than 512 VM’s per pool.
Concurrent Users: Concurrent users is different from Number of VMs
%Used memory: 80%
%Shared Memory: 40% or 50% (if all desktops running same OS)
Host redundancy: No host redundancy is included in the calculations
Fill all fields as they somewhat relate to each other.

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15. September 2010 by Tony.

RDS Architecture Summary:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9bc943b7-07c5-4335-9df9-20e77ed5032e

Virtualized RDSH guide (including costing):

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=8d454921-72d6-45b4-b6ba-ac1c26d337bd

Host Capacity planning  :

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=bd24503e-b8b7-4b5b-9a86-af03ac5332c8

Another deployment guide (not the IPD) :

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=1d95a910-72a5-44ec-96db-6853f6f9dc5b

IDC Business Value of Client Virtualization:

ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/c-products/servers/vdi/Biz_ClientVirtualization_White_Paper.pdf

VDI Reference Architecture Guides (HP/Dell):

http://www.citrixandmicrosoft.com/Docs/WhitePapers/DELL_MSFT_CTRX_VRD_RA_vFinal.pdf

http://www.citrix.com/site/resources/dynamic/partnerDocs/XenDesktop-Xeon-HyperV_SolutionBrief_Jun2010.pdf

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA0-2391ENW.pdf

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/getdocument.aspx?docname=4AA2-7731ENW.pdf

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA2-7731ENW.pdf

Microsoft IPD Guides:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD3921FB-8224-4681-9064-075FDF042B0C&displaylang=en

10 VDI Resources for Microsoft + Citrix:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/davidzi/archive/2010/08/01/10-vdi-resources-for-microsoft-citrix-implementations.aspx

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3. September 2010 by Tony.

Kaviza, the folks that won the “Best of Synergy 2010″ award in the Business Efficiency cateogy, have just released “VDI-in-a-box 3.0″ featuring Citrix HDX technology and full support for XenServer. It’s a simple plug-and-play desktop virtualization solution designed specifically for SMEs and departmental budgets. Since it doesn’t require shared storage or multiple management servers, Kaviza says VDI-in-a-box 3.0 can deliver virtual desktops at a total cost of under $500 per user (minimum 25 users). And since Kaviza is licensed to use Citrix HDX technology, VDI-in-a-box delivers an uncompromised “high definition” user experience. Kudos to Kaviza!

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