Virtualization Information http://virtualizationinformation.com News and Interviews about Virtualization and All Things Tech Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:06:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Citrix CTP Meeting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/virtualizationinformation/iLcf/~3/wJXeI71xnb8/ http://virtualizationinformation.com/?p=814#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:06:20 +0000 ssnowden http://virtualizationinformation.com/?p=814 Recently, I was nominated to become a Citrix Technology Professional (CTP).

I just got back from two really informative days at the CTP meeting.  The day started out with Mark Templeton welcoming us and we saw so many decision makers at both the business and product levels from Citrix over the two days that its very clear that Citrix puts a great deal of value on the CTP program.

The thing I really appreciated about it was the lack sales/marketing spin in their presentations. They presented each product factually with just a few slides with the understanding that it was more of  “what do you think?” rather than “here’s the way it is”.

This was my first CTP meeting and it was really great to meet the other CTPs from all over the world. I’m looking forward to the next one.

]]> http://virtualizationinformation.com/?feed=rss2&p=814 3 http://virtualizationinformation.com/?p=814 New Server Virtualization Advisory Board Topic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/virtualizationinformation/iLcf/~3/vyD9hmYkAKU/ http://virtualizationinformation.com/?p=810#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:59:53 +0000 ssnowden http://virtualizationinformation.com/?p=810 I participate in Techtarget’s Server Virtualization Advisory Board. Here is a link to this months topic:

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  • RT @heathseals: i feel like i've wasted a large portion of my life waiting for .NET to install and or update. sigh. #
  • RT @samj: RT @glynmoody: All Your Docs Belong to You: Google Docs Now Exportable – http://bit.ly/3RJQUV as ODF files, too: cool # odf # google #
  • RT @ericbh: RT @LiquidwareLabs: Liquidware Labs Launches Stratusphere™ 4.5 http://bit.ly/xZE7B #
  • http://twitpic.com/nc1be – Just arrived to NYC. Speaking at a Techtarget event tomorrow. Nice view. #
  • A peek at broadway in the drizzle. http://yfrog.com/catlmdj #
  • I spoke to yet another crowd of well over 100 people about HA. 95% were running VMWare but about 10% were actually using HA. Why so few? #

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  • RT @ericbh: RT @virtualvader: Why desktop virtualization projects fail | Breathing Data http://bit.ly/23XWPF #
  • RT @ericbh: I hope my son doesn't see this :) — Best Halloween Costume Ever http://bit.ly/17O7gB #
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  • RT @ericbh: RT @virtualvader: Why desktop virtualization projects fail | Breathing Data http://bit.ly/23XWPF #
  • RT @ericbh: I hope my son doesn't see this :) — Best Halloween Costume Ever http://bit.ly/17O7gB #
  • RT @ericbh: RT @virtual_host: Talk of Clouds (and Virtualization) in Orlando http://bit.ly/29uCt #

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  • Working on an HA/FT with virtualization presentation for an upcoming Techtarget event in NY. It should be fun. #
  • RT @jowyang: Video: Access Internet Content in Physical Context Using Augmented Reality http://bit.ly/32DBjD <– this is awesome #
  • RT @ciscodisco: @ RT @jr_payne: Cisco Is Buying Starent for $2.9 Billion to Bolster Its Wireless Business http://tinyurl.com/ykyyev4 #
  • RT @ervik: Microsoft Remote Desktop Load Simulation Tools released: The Remote Desktop Load Simulation toolset … http://bit.ly/17vm6I #
  • RT @AppAssure: Cisco Extends IPv6. http://ow.ly/ul08 <– Should help Microsoft DirectAccess http://bit.ly/EDWpI #
  • RT @VMDigest: Citrix Announces Project Open Door for Customers Switching from VMware to XenServer or Hyper-V http://bit.ly/LC9wY #
  • Ubuntu Linux adds private cloud backing http://bit.ly/2Dp3Ty #
  • RT @SpaceAstro: I want to draw your attention to the work of animal rescuer Bernie Berlin @ aplacetobark … http://www.twitvid.com/694FF #
  • RT @ericbh: RT @virtual_host: Cloud Computing: Not Just Fluff http://bit.ly/1Dx5Ho #
  • RT @CitrixLicensing: RT @timarenz: Wow, it's nice 2 C the NetScaler VPX 4 VMware ESX TP is popping up at http://bit.ly/qrzER #
  • RT @VMDigest: VMware reverses course on vSphere Enterprise Edition http://bit.ly/AFFLA #
  • RT @LeanneDrown: RT @ MarathonTech Making High Availability Pay for Itself (11/10 webinar) Registration is now open: http://bit.ly/301yeN #
  • RT @ericbh: Prepping my View demo for tomorrow, WYSE V10L using wifi and PPTP, the response is good #
  • #followfriday @ michael_keen @ rimmergram @ djfeller @ shawnbass @ joeshonk @ stevegreenberg @ ervik @ roidude @ mikedipetrillo @ ericbh @ heathseals #
  • RT @michael_keen: My whitepaper is up on DABCC.com http://tinyurl.com/ygjuux8 Certeon's ..WAN optimization & app acceleration < Interesting #

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  • RT @ericsiebert: New blog post: http://tinyurl.com/yeeacxt Removing old hardware after a P2V conversion #
  • RT @djfeller: What does CSC, Citrix XenDesktop # XD4, VMware # ESX, and AppSense have in common? http://bit.ly/Craqe #
  • RT @CloudAve: How to Destroy Trust in Three Easy Steps http://bit.ly/V82yn #
  • RT @MitchWagner: Microsoft Plans Largest-Ever Patch Tuesday http://ff.im/-9t39V #
  • RT @thevmguy: New post: The best tweets in Virtualization http://bit.ly/gJZ45 <– Thanks @ ericsiebert #
  • RT @jolieodell: Google Fixes Usenet Archive; Old Geeks Rejoice http://ff.im/-9tdaT #
  • Great Internet history time line from the Google Usenet archive. http://bit.ly/2KgDcp #
  • RT @NickHolmquist: @ CitrixBlogs http://bit.ly/nMEnE <<Take the survey. Citrix listening about the licensing changes in # XD4 #
  • Shocked I didn't win the Noble this morning. Well, at least we blew up the moon. #

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  • RT @vyatta: Cisco’s Big Grab – 2009 is the year/ networking & computing merged … http://tinyurl.com/nkhjpj <–Thought provoking blog. #
  • RT @ericbh: Fastscale acquired by EMC, we partnered early on with these guys, very slick product http://bit.ly/1a0iZE #
  • RT @jasonboche: New blog post: 8 New ESX 3.5 Patches Released; 4 Critical http://bit.ly/Q7jpF #
  • Checking out the status of the cloud. http://bit.ly/hi2wK #
  • Reading over the application virtualization comparison chart. http://bit.ly/2×95X #
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    ]]>     http://virtualizationinformation.com/?feed=rss2&p=788 0 http://virtualizationinformation.com/?p=788     Citrix Announces 3D Capabilities in XenDesktop: 10x Less Bandwidth http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/virtualizationinformation/iLcf/~3/sidh8gh2fAk/ http://virtualizationinformation.com/?p=776#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:26:52 +0000 ssnowden http://virtualizationinformation.com/?p=776 I recently spoke with Calvin Hsu from Citrix regarding the new capabilites they are including in the Enterprise and Platinum versions of XenDesktop. Citrix HDX is the blanket name for a suite of protocol enhancements that are focused to improve the end user experience of graphically intense applications on XenDesktop.

    “One of the most frequent requests we’ve had is from the manufacturing sector wanting the capability to run graphically intense engineering applications in XenDesktop. These designs often contain sensitive information and they are looking to keep the data secure. XenDesktop with HDX can accomplish that by offering the performance and the information never leaves the data center. ”  Hsu said.

    If you haven’t tested virtual desktops yet, they are a great solution and work really well to a targeted subset of the normal enterprise end user population. Task-based workers and users with little or no graphically intense applications are prime candidates for desktop virtualization, but users that do require more graphics, to this point, haven’t been good desktop virtualization candidates.

    I tested the beta of HDX when it first came out, and it does improve the graphical experience appreciably. I could actually watch YouTube videos on XenDesktop.

    10 Times Less Bandwidth

    Citrix says they conducted tests pitting HDX versus Teradici PCoIP with host hardware accelerators.  According to Citrix,  they set up two machines exactly alike, one using HDX and the other using Teradici PCoIP with the hardware host card. Citrix says the results showed the machine with HDX consumed 10 times less bandwidth versus the PCoIP machine.

    My analysis:

    I fully expect VMware to make an announcement that shows the exact reverse results that Citrix is showing. But I think the take away from this is bigger than the tit-for-tat numbers games that vendors particpate in for marketing. If HDX can help deliver graphical content to end users better and is 10x more efficient than the competition; that will force the competition to step up their quality, and a better  experience to more of the end user  population is the result.  That’s good for us because we take yet another step in the progression of  having a legitimate option to provision fully functional desktops from the data center to much more of the end user population.

    I’d like to thank Calvin for his time talking with me about desktop virtualization in general, and HDX specifically.

    More on Teradici is located here and more on HDX can be found on this web site.

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