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2016: CITRIX VS. VMWARE

2016: CITRIX VS. VMWARE

Jo Harder at the Virtualization Practice has written an article that discusses how he thinks that the events from this year will impact Citrix and VMware as they compete. Looking back over the past year, we see that 2015 brought numerous unexpected twists and turns for both Citrix and VMware, and each excelled in different […]]> Jo Harder at the Virtualization Practice has written an article that discusses how he thinks that the events from this year will impact Citrix and VMware as they…Read More

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VMware Workstation from 1999 to 2015

VMware Workstation from 1999 to 2015

About 16 years ago, long before ESXi and vSphere, VMware published their first product: VMware 1.0 . VMware was the first application that allowed to run multiple operating systems on a single x86 machine. The VMware Virtual Platform technology adds a thin software layer that allows multiple guest operating systems to run concurrently on a single standard PC.

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Fusion 8.1 is available now! @VMwareFusion

Fusion 8.1 is available now!

Today we’ve released an update to Fusion 8 and Fusion 8 Pro with version 8.1. We’ve included a raft of bug fixes in the following areas:

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VMware Horizon Integration – How the Pieces Fit Together, Part 4

VMware Horizon Integration – How the Pieces Fit…

By Anthony Rizzo, Staff End-User-Computing Technologist, VMware This series discusses the concept of VMware Horizon 6.2 and VMware Horizon Air Desktops and Horizon Air Apps as a flexible end-user-computing tooling system. Part 1 of VMware Horizon Integration – How the Pieces Fit Together reviewed the main ideas behind this concept. Part 2 of VMware Horizon […] The post VMware Horizon Integration – How the Pieces Fit Together, Part 4 appeared first on VMware End-User Computing Blog .

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Tech Whitepaper: VMware Horizon Advantages over Citrix XenDesktop https://t.co/0iCp03Fytb

Tech Whitepaper: VMware Horizon Advantages over…

Tech Whitepaper: VMware Horizon Advantages over Citrix XenDesktop https://t.co/0iCp03Fytb

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Free download: Workspace Environment Management Bootcamp eBook https://t.co/MCT4fuhjUx https://t.co/wyrJtVqMm0

Free download: Workspace Environment Management…

Free download: Workspace Environment Management Bootcamp eBook https://t.co/MCT4fuhjUx https://t.co/wyrJtVqMm0

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VMware KB: Removing a standard (replica) connection server or a security server from a cluster of connection/security servers

VMware KB: Removing a standard (replica)…

VMware View Source: VMware KB: Removing a standard (replica) connection server or a security server from a cluster of connection/security serversFiled under: Uncategorized

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VMware Horizon Integration – How the Pieces Fit Together, Part 3

VMware Horizon Integration – How the Pieces Fit…

By Anthony Rizzo, Staff End-User-Computing Technologist, VMware This series discusses the concept of VMware Horizon 6.2 and VMware Horizon Air Desktops and Horizon Air Apps as a flexible end-user-computing tooling system. Part 1 of VMware Horizon Integration – How the Pieces Fit Together reviewed the main ideas behind this concept. Part 2 of VMware Horizon […] The post VMware Horizon Integration – How the Pieces Fit Together, Part 3 appeared first on VMware End-User Computing Blog .

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Will 2016 Be the Year of VDI — Sorry, EUC?

Will 2016 Be the Year of VDI — Sorry, EUC?

Who or what is EUC? In an industry plagued by TLAs (three-letter acronyms), EUC, or end-user computing, is the new nomenclature for VDI, or virtual desktop infrastructure. This is not just the emperor’s new clothes, but a redefinition of the paradigm of adoptinga more inclusive view of the software, hardware, and processes that shore up … Continue reading Will 2016 Be the Year of VDI — Sorry, EUC? → Will 2016 Be the Year of VDI — Sorry, EUC?|The Virtualization Practice

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VMware Thinapp Support Windows 10

VMware Thinapp Support Windows 10

This blog contains what I learned and shared with the public. All posts are my personal opinions and does not present any products or companies.

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App Volumes Performance and Scalability Testing – Preparing to Test

App Volumes Performance and Scalability Testing…

By Tristan Todd, Architect, End-User Computing, VMware In advance of the next major release of VMware App Volumes, VMware is undertaking a performance and scalability reference architecture (RA) project. This project is aimed at helping customers and partners understand the App Volumes product in a production configuration, where technical planning helps deliver consistent performance and […] The post App Volumes Performance and Scalability Testing – Preparing to Test appeared first on VMware…Read More

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VMware App Volumes 2.10 – A Unique Solution For Real-Time Application Lifecycle Management

Introducing VMware App Volumes 2.10 – A Unique…

I can’t believe it – it’s been nearly a year since we released VMware App Volumes 2.5! We have been innovating at a rapid pace, shipping several releases throughout the year with new features such as storage groups, multi-vCenter Server support and enhancements to VHD to name a few.

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User Environment Manager 8.7 working with Horizon 6.2

User Environment Manager 8.7 working with…

By Dale Carter With the release of VMware User Environment Manager 8.7 VMware added a number of new feature, all of which you will find in the VMware User Environment Manager Release Notes. However, in this blog, I would like to call out two new features that help when deploying User Environment Manager alongside VMware […] The post User Environment Manager 8.7 working with Horizon 6.2 appeared first on VMware Consulting Blog .

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Mindmap for selecting between Persistent or Non-Persistent Desktop and Endpoint selection

Mindmap for selecting between Persistent or…

I’m feeling quite great for two reasons 1) I have finally learnt how to use mind mapping 2) I’ve have rewired my brain to think of dependencies and impacts. Below is the mind map which will aid in selecting persistent or non-persistent desktops. Idea is provide dependencies, pre-requisites and use cases. In previous post, I had similar intentions and I… Read more >

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Monitoring for Citrix Environments using vRealize Operations for Published Applications

Monitoring for Citrix Environments using…

Travis Wood, Sr. Solutions Architect at VMware, presents monitoring management considerations for Citrix environments using VMware vRealize Operations for Published Applications.

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Application Delivery Considerations for Citrix Environments using App Volumes

Application Delivery Considerations for Citrix…

Travis Wood, Sr. Solutions Architect at VMware, presents application delivery considerations for Citrix environments using VMware App Volumes.

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The New Windows Optimization Guide for View in Horizon 6; VMware Horizon Air Desktops; and Horizon Air Apps

The New Windows Optimization Guide for View in…

By Susan Blau, Technical Writer, End-User-Computing Technical Marketing, VMware The new Windows Optimization Guide, formally titled Optimization Guide for Desktops and Servers in View in VMware Horizon 6 and VMware Horizon Air Desktops and VMware Horizon Air Apps, has undergone a radical transformation from the previous version. The new guide Introduces the Fling tool, the […] The post The New Windows Optimization Guide for View in Horizon 6; VMware Horizon Air Desktops; and Horizon Air Apps…Read More

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Implementing Horizon View Cloud Pod Architecture

Implementing Horizon View Cloud Pod Architecture

A while back i wrote a blog post about how to assign a specific user to a Horizon View VDI Desktop when using Cloud Pod Architecture CPA which is available here. This blog post will outline the steps i took when implementing CPA for a customer running Horizon View 6.0.1 Background Horizon View was already … Continue reading »

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