Is the Microsoft / Citrix Deal Still on the Table? (Microsoft Buys Citrix...
Two weeks ago I wrote a follow-up article about my comments in a June 5th article where I stated I thought Microsoft would announce their intention to buy Citrix before and/or during VMware's VMworld...
View ArticleCloud Computing: What VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix are NOT TELLING YOU!
At last week's VMworld virtualization conference all anyone wanted to talk about was "Cloud Computing". The Cloud this and the Cloud that... Oh my, if I had a casino chip for every time someone said...
View ArticleVirtualization Doug Joins Twitter!
What can I say? I finally did it and I joined the Twitter craze! The goal for my existence on Twitter is to share with you the different technologies that I find cool, not just relating to Citrix,...
View ArticleMicrosoft Demos Remote Desktop 7 Enhancements in Windows 7 and Server 2008...
At Microsoft PDC 2008 presentation titled, Windows 7 Presentation Virtualization: Graphics Remoting ( RDP) Today and Tomorrow. In this presentation, Nadim Abdo, Principal Development Manger and Gaurav...
View ArticleHappy Birthday DABCC.com: Oldest and Largest Independent Citrix /...
The world's oldest and largest independent Citrix / virtualization resources site turned 10 years old today! Yup, today is DABCC.com's 10th Birthday! In the following article I detail the past ten...
View ArticleRefresher: Microsoft's New Names for Terminal Services - Now Called Remote...
As many of you know the folks at Microsoft will be moving away from the name "Terminal Services" and replacing it with "Remote Desktop Services' or "RDS" in future releases of their Presentation...
View ArticleFirst Look at the Updated Remote Desktop Services Web Access Portal in...
With the first public beta release of Windows Server 2008 R2 comes a new version of Remote Desktop Servers (RDS), formerly known as Terminal Services. RDS ships with a slew of new features and some...
View ArticleShould Antitrust Issues Force Microsoft to Support VMware's Virtual Machine...
With the upcoming release of Windows Server 2008 R2 and the amazing Windows 7, Microsoft has added native support in both operating systems for their virtual hard drive (VHD) file format. Could this be...
View ArticleDABCC Radio Named One of the "Top 10 Must-Listen Podcasts for CIOs" by...
I'm very happy to share with you that CIOInsight.com named DABCC Radio the #4 must listen to podcast in their "Top 10 Must-Listen Podcasts for CIOs"! This is a great honor for us and we hope we can...
View ArticleCitrix CTO Simon Crosby Issues "Open Challenge" to VMware CTO Stephen Herrod...
One thing I admire is a person willing to express their opinion and stand behind their product. The 1st place price for this type of behavior must go to Citrix's CTO Simon Crosby who gives no quarter...
View ArticleCitrix Releases Citrix Receiver for the iPhone Tech Preview: Windows Apps on...
Today Citrix released the Technical Preview of the upcoming ICA client for the iPhone called, Citrix Receiver for the iPhone, to the Apple iPhone App Store. Yup, it is live and now we can run Windows...
View ArticleVMware Takes Us Back In Time, to the Windows 95 Launch
Did anyone else feel like the VMware vSphere, which by the way I hate that name, launch reminded them of the Windows 95 launch? I was almost waiting for Jay Leno and the Rolling Stones to come out and...
View ArticleCitrix Cuts Certification Benefits - Passes Costs to Test Takers
I received an email from Citrix Education today detailing they will be no longer sending paper certificates to new Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) and/or Citrix Certified Sales Professional...
View ArticleEnough Is Enough - Twitter, Facebook, Google Wave is a Waste of Time - E-Mail...
I'm back with another rant and this time it is not about Citrix or VMware and/or even Microsoft. In fact, those companies have nothing at all to do with this rant but I need to get this off my chest as...
View ArticleDABCC Virtualization News Player iPhone App Available on Apple App Store
"I'm extremely happy to announce the release of the DABCC Virtualization News Player for the iPhone or iPod Touch for download from Apple's App Store!" ? Doug Brown...
View ArticleThe Official Guide to Citrix XenClient 1.0 Service Pack 1 Best Practices...
Welcome to version 1.0 of the Official Guide to Citrix XenClient: Reference Design, Best Practices, and Additional Resources Guide. My goal for this guide is to provide you with the knowledge required...
View ArticleSnap out of it ? fundamental change is needed to application deployment in...
Layering is the "flavor of month" it seems. There has been a steady up-tick in articles being posted about the concept so this one is no exception. But when we talk about layering,what are we really...
View ArticleOldest Independent Virtualization & Cloud Resource Site Turns 13! Happy...
The Virtualization & Cloud Computing world's oldest independent resources site is now a teenager! Yup, today is DABCC.com's 13th Birthday!! I'm a proud Daddy!!!...
View ArticleCitrix XenClient Does NOT Work on your Laptop? No worries, here is the fix!
I'm back in my office in FL, I love this office as it is just so "me" and has all my computers, toys (LEGOs) and so much more. It is a great working environment! Over the weekend I had some "spare"...
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