This pretty much says it all: In this blog post I am going to go over using XenDesktop 5 with VMware. You've gotta read Jarian Gibson's article, Using XenDesktop 5 with VMware, if you're going to attempt this! … [Read more...]
Microsoft Windows Server vs Chevy Camaro
January 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A fun comparison of Microsoft's continual updating to Windows Server to Chevrolet's updates to the classic Camaro. Derek Melber lists some changes to both and tries to answer his core question: I think Microsoft, with their changes to Windows Server (and the client), are on the same path. I love … [Read more...]
ESXi 5 on an Apple Mac Mini
June 8, 2012 by 1 Comment
Awesome! VMware ESXi 5 on a Mac Mini Server! Here's Christopher Wells on how his install and upgrade process went. I can report that the Minis are working quite well and were successful at performing a "burn in" over the weekend. via vsamurai.com … [Read more...]
Server Hardware Explained
May 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
We've loved Brien Posey's series on server hardware. Now that it's wrapped up (all 9 parts!) it's worth a look at the whole. In many ways server hardware really isn’t all that different from desktop PC hardware. Both use the same basic components such as memory, CPUs, and power supplies. In spite … [Read more...]
Xangati Introduces Performance Profiling for VDI End-Users
May 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Chris Wahl goes deep and geeky into the latest beta of Xangati's VDI monitoring tool. It's worth taking a look to see what they're up to! The Xangati Dashboard has quickly become my go-to tool for figuring out any issues in the lab, or purposely designing issues to better understand how they impact … [Read more...]
PCoIP Log Viewer 2.0
February 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This is a tool I've been using almost daily in my current project and for the past few months. Now It's finally been released to the public! The tool has been created by Chuck Hirtsius – one of the EUC Specialist's within VMware. The release you see here today is the first release of the tool … [Read more...]
VDI Paging Files – Big? Small? Or Non At All?
February 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment
For the past few months I have been spending a lot of time looking at the performance of Large VDI environments, where the problems lay and where performance can be improved. When designing VDI environments, a couple of things that you should consider are the .vswp file and the GuestOS paging … [Read more...]
PowerShell… What an awesome tool
January 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I have been trying to talk myself into learning Microsoft PowerShell for quite some time. It was always cool for a little while and then, like many other things, it just got dull and lost its shine. Until recently it was something I knew I would need to learn someday because Microsoft would … [Read more...]
BYO(a)D Reaction
December 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The other day (Nov 16, 2011 to be exact), my fellow nerd and Tech Field Day delegate, Tom Hollingsworth crafted a great blog post on the new movement in IT, and business in general… Bring Your Own (Apple) Device to work. If you have not read the post yet… you gotta check it out. This is … [Read more...]
Trust. It is an interesting thing in Active Directory.
September 23, 2011 by 1 Comment
This week has been interesting, mainly in that I was reminded about the simple things in Active Directory and how much harder they become when you dont pay them enough attention. Replication is much like Ron Burgundy – kind of a big deal. If you do not pay enough attention to replication … [Read more...]