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Recommended Citrix and Microsoft Hotfixes for XenApp 6 and Windows Server 2008 R2 [vBOX]
This is a great post from Citrix; post can be found here: http://forums.citrix.com/thread.jspa?threadID=282924 Based Citrix Technical Support experience and customer feedback, the following Citrix and Microsoft hotfixes have been found to resolve the most common issues with XenApp 6 and Windows Server 2008 R2. These hotfixes focus on basic functionality and stability. For a [...]
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VMware View 4.5 Client fails to connect after recent Microsoft patch (MS11-003) – [vBOX]
Who should read this: Customers who connect to VMWare View Connection Server with a Windows 7 laptop or desktop. Who can disregard this: Customers who connect to VMWare View Connection Server with Windows XP PCs, Macs & iPads. Please be aware: Microsoft released security patch MS11-003 (KB2482017) yesterday. After a Windows 7 physical PC installs [...]
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VMware View 4.6 to be released [SpeakerBOX]
VMware View 4.6 is about to be released on 24 February 2011. This is a minor release that includes: * Support for secure PCoIP tunneling (Security Server) * Over 160 bug fixes * Improvements in using Windows 7 SP1 RC as a remote desktop OS * Better keyboard mapping support * Enhanced USB device compatibility This release will be available as [...]
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An Overview of Windows Profiles [vBOX]
back to parent article What is a Windows Profile? Have a rough idea of what Windows user profiles are, but a bit fuzzy on the details? This article will provide an overview of Windows user profiles, and outline the different types of profiles and their significance. A Windows profile is simply a record of user-related [...]
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The Evolution of User Profile Management Solutions [vBOX]
Back in the day when Windows XP and Windows 2000 and 2003 (Type 1 profiles) were King, and Terminal Services roamed the Earth, mandatory, roaming, and free Flex Profiles dominated the industry. This was a good solution for issues that no one had really figured out how to combat yet, and why not use them [...]
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Cisco UCS and Citrix Provisioning Server 5.6 SP1 results in BSOD! (Need a fix?)
We have customers pushing to get more and more out of all of their products and Cisco UCS helps them do that. Recently we have ran into an specific issue at a customer site with trying to run a Citrix Provisioned image (bare metal) on a UCS B200 blade using either Palo or Emulex mezz [...]
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Want to know more about vCloud Director?
Build Secure Private Clouds to Deliver Infrastructure as a Service Since VMworld 2010, vCloud Director-related links have grown in number…tremendously!! Below is a short collection of all the awesome material that’s been made available on this new product. Enjoy this small collection of vCloud Director links: VMware: about vCloud Director VMware: Uptime (Business Continuity) Blog: [...]
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Citrix XenDesktop 5 Revealed at Citrix Synergy Berlin today
Today at Citrix Synergy™, the conference where virtualization, networking and cloud computing meet, Citrix Systems unveiled a major new release of Citrix XenDesktop®, the company’s market-leading solution for desktop virtualization. The new XenDesktop 5 brings unprecedented levels of simplicity and power to virtual desktops for both users and IT. It supports a wide range of [...]
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Yin, Yang and the Varrow philosophy concerning VDI
In Chinese culture, Yin and Yang represent the two opposite principles in nature. Yin characterizes the feminine or negative nature of things and yang stands for the masculine or positive side. Yin and yang are in pairs, such as the moon and the sun, female and male, dark and bright, cold and hot, passive and [...]
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Varrow listed as second fastest growing VAR in the nation.
CRN.com which is known for providing news, analysis, and perspective for VARS and technology integrators has recently listed Varrow as #2 out of the 100. This represents the fastest growing solution providers, measured by average revenue growth between 2007 and 2009 — years representing the throes of the recession. Not only did these solution providers [...]
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Varrow: Love the One You’re With…and not the one from Crosby Stills Nash And Young
Varrow Tops the Charts Out at Number One on the 2010 Fast 50 …GREENSBORO, NC–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Varrow has been selected as number one on the Triad’s 50 top-performing, privately held companies in The Business Journal’s …www.businesswire.com/…/Varrow-Tops-Charts-Number-2010… Just another reason as to why I love working for Varrow! It is such a joy to work for a [...]
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APB – Varrow Aggressively Looking for Engineering (Pre-sales and Post-sales) Superstars for Varrow’s datacenter practices.
Want to become part of an exciting company and an enthusiastic team of IT personnel? 1a-Are you a server virtualization geek that has experience with enterprise virtualization solutions? 1b-Or are you an enterprise storage geek that loves integrating storage with both virtual and non-virtual solutions? 1c-Or are you a desktop and application virtualization geek that has experience [...]
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How to run SP Collect on a Clariion and why?
The following is the procedure for SP Collect on a Clariion, CX, CX3 and CX4 machines. If you are running release 13 and above, you will be able to perform the SP Collect from the GUI of Navisphere Manager Software. Using Navisphere perform the following steps to collect and transfer the SP Collect to your [...]
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What is NEW with NetScaler 9.3!!