VMware vSphere 4.1: “HA and DRS Technical Deepdive” book released Duncan Epping and Frank Denneman released their new book this week, “VMware vSphere 4.1 HA and DRS Technical Deepdive.” In my opinion these are two of the sharpest guys when it comes to server virtualization and “cloud” computing. If you don’t already follow their blogsContinue reading “Weekly Roundup #2”
Author Archives: Scott Cochran
Citrix XenDesktop 5 has arrived!!
I wrote a post last night about the release of Citrix Web Interface 5.4, and that the most exciting part of it’s release was that it meant XenDesktop 5 would be released soon. Well less than 24 hours later Citrix has officially released XenDesktop 5 and it is now available for download!! When you selectContinue reading “Citrix XenDesktop 5 has arrived!!”
Citrix Web Interface 5.4
It looks like Citrix has slipped out the latest release of their Web Interface product, version 5.4. There are some necessary bug fixes and new features but none of them are what really excites me about this release. The release of a new Web Interface means the release of XenDesktop 5 is right around theContinue reading “Citrix Web Interface 5.4”
Weekly Roundup #1
As you can see from the title and SWEET graphic I am starting a series called the Weekly Roundup. These weekly posts will be an aggregate of articles, blog posts, white papers, etc. pertaining to Server Virtualization, VDI, Application Delivery, and Microsoft technologies. This is a learning process so if you have any suggestions orContinue reading “Weekly Roundup #1”
Citrix OpenCloud Access
During the XenDesktop 5 announcements recently Citrix also announced that Dazzle will no longer be a standalone product. As you know Citrix has been trying to make the “Citrix Receiver” an all in one agent with a plug-in framework to add additional functionality. Following the Receiver model Dazzle was re-architected as a Citrix Receiver plug-inContinue reading “Citrix OpenCloud Access”
iPad Tip 1: RSS Made Easy
Along with my other posts on Virtualization, VDI, and Application Delivery I plan to randomly post iPad tips that show how I benefit from the iPad. Like many people I struggled the past few months trying to find a reason why I “need” or should get an iPad. I have been a happy iPhone userContinue reading “iPad Tip 1: RSS Made Easy”
XenApp 6 Install Fails
When installing XenApp 6 on Server 2008 R2 it continued to fail no matter which server I tried to install the XenApp Role to. It would simply show the error seen in Figure 1 below. The Event Viewer showed errors that can be seen in Figure 2 below, but they did not show any real informationContinue reading “XenApp 6 Install Fails”
