Just a week ago, I wrote about the introduction of XenDesktop Essentials - which allows you to run virtual Windows 10 desktops in the Azure cloud if you meet certain criteria. Today, I noticed that the other shoe has dropped,...
Tag: Licensing
Licensing, Microsoft
Wait – I Need to Buy HOW MANY Windows Server Licenses?
The release of Windows Server 2016 has caused a lot of confusion - particularly in the SMB space - regarding how to properly license a Windows Server. Why? Because Windows Server 2016 is licensed per processor core, where previous versions...
Licensing, Microsoft, Virtualization
Understanding Microsoft Virtualization Rights
So, grasshopper, you have decided to take the plunge and virtualize your server infrastructure. Someone explained the business benefits of virtualization, you decided that it made sense, and that it’s time to make the move. But do you know how...
Best Practices, Business Practices, Licensing, Microsoft
The Case for Office 365
Update – May 7, 2015 In the original post below, we talked about the 20,000 “item” limit in OneDrive for Business. It turns out that there’s another quirk with OneDrive for Business that we didn’t touch on in our original...
Citrix, Licensing, Microsoft, Virtualization
Licensing Office in a Remote Desktop Environment
Update – January 19, 2015 After posting the last update a week ago, I spent more time rooting around the Microsoft Web site, and ended up in a relatively painful 45-minute chat session with a Microsoft “Licensing Specialist.” A large...
Citrix, Cloud Computing, Licensing, Microsoft, Virtualization
Cloud-Based VDI vs. DaaS – Is There a Difference?
With nearly all new technologies in the IT space comes confusion over terminology. Some of the confusion is simply because the technology is new, and we’re all trying to understand how it works and how – or whether – it...
Citrix, Licensing, Microsoft, Virtualization
The Elusive Windows Companion Subscription License – a Solution In Search of a Problem?
In our post entitled “What Licenses Do I Need,” we discussed the licensing required, from both Citrix and Microsoft, for a XenApp or XenDesktop deployment. But there was still an unknown factor: When that post was published, Microsoft had recently...
Citrix, Licensing, Microsoft, Virtualization
What Licenses Do I Need?
Earlier this week, I had a long discussion with a client (you know who you are) about what licenses they would need for a deployment of “zero client” devices. We’ve written a lot about Microsoft and Citrix licensing, about XenDesktop...
Citrix, Licensing, Microsoft, Virtualization
Thin Clients vs. Cheap PCs
We have, for a long time, been fans of thin client devices. However, if you run the numbers, it turns out that thin clients may not necessarily be the most cost-effective client devices for a VDI deployment. Just before writing...