Awhile back I wrote the blog post Provisioning Services 5.1 Specifiy Database Mirror Failover Partner…Huh? and got some good feedback from Pete Downing the Principal Product Manager for Provisioning Services. In his comments on my blog post he mentioned that he would like to discuss my views on SQL Server database mirroring versus replication of the Provisioning … Continue reading »
Posted in October 2009 …
XenDesktop 4 should have “Flex Licensing”
When Citrix XenDesktop 4 was announced I was very excited about all the new features except for one – Per Named User licensing. I thought all the new features were great and they would make XenDesktop 4 the front runner in VDI solutions except for the licensing change. The change from Concurrent User licensing to Per Named … Continue reading »
Using XenDesktop with VMware
Using XenDesktop with VMware Infrastructure 3 or vSphere 4 require a few extra steps to set up and configure. VMware Infrastructure 3 and vSphere 4 both have a few different steps for XenDesktop Delivery Controller and XenDesktop Setup Wizard communication along with the proper permissions for the account used to connect to your Virtual Center or … Continue reading »