I’ve found that one of the least-understood features of XenApp is “VM hosted apps.” So, gentle reader, I thought it was time to try to bring some clarity to what is actually a very cool piece of technology, and may...
Citrix, Microsoft, Virtualization
Citrix Fixes the Provisioning Services – KMS Problem
This is big news for anyone who wants to use XenDesktop to facilitate a Windows 7 migration. Here’s why: It only takes a moment’s thought to realize that if your desktop virtualization project simply trades inexpensive desktop SATA storage for...
Citrix, Licensing, Microsoft, Virtualization
More on Provisioning Services and KMS
Last fall, we posted about Citrix Provisioning Services and Microsoft KMS activation. To briefly recap, here’s the issue: When you convert a Windows 7 OS image to a shared image for provisioning, it breaks the Microsoft license key. The way...
Business Practices, Security
Causes and Costs of Cyber Crime
I read a couple of items today about security and cyber crime that I found rather interesting. One was an article that came out a week ago on infoworld.com about the “First Annual Cost of Cyber Crime Study,” conducted by...
Business Practices, Security
Copy Machine Security Risks
Here’s a 5-minute video you really need to watch. It’s a report by CBS News on what could be a huge security risk that most companies probably haven’t even considered: the office copy machine. And I’m not talking about the...
Business Practices
How Do You View Technology?
A former colleague of mine once observed that most businesses could be divided into three broad categories, based on how they view their computer systems. Which category do you fall into? 1. A Necessary Evil Some businesses really don’t need...
Backups, Business Practices, Disaster Recovery
Why You Need Good Backups
A few days ago, in the post entitled "Seven things you need to do to keep your data safe,” we were talking primarily about some simple things that individuals can do to protect their data, even if (or especially if)...
Backups, Business Practices, Disaster Recovery
7 Things You Need to Do to Keep Your Data Safe
I recently read a great article by Jeremy Moskowitz entitled "Backup Tips for the 21st Century: Backup procedures so easy, your Mom could (and should) do it." This is not directed at IT managers or anyone else who has to...
Citrix, Licensing, Microsoft, Virtualization
Provisioning Services, Microsoft Licenses, and KMS
Citrix Provisioning Services, which evolved from their acquisition of the Ardence technology, enables some great concepts: Since the first time a Citrix customer deployed more than one WinFrame server, we’ve struggled with the issue of change control – how do...