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Douglas Brown’s "Virtualization Ramblings" Column

Welcome to Douglas Brown's Virtualization Ramblings! In this column Doug will discuss what's new, different, and just messed up within the virtualization world!

Entisys Solutions w/ Doug Brown: BYOT- Self Service from Application to Cloud Resources
Interested in learning more about BYOT? Join the Entisys team and guest speaker Doug Brown to hear more on BYOT: Self -Service from Application to Cloud Resources!
Tuesday, March 05, 2013 1:45:00 AM

Download Splunk: Log, Monitoring and Reporting Tool (with Citrix, VMware Apps)
The Holidays are here and that means we all get a little time to relax and play a bit. I recently recorded a podcast with Jason Conger from Splunk (soon to be posted). Although I’ve been told a lot about Splunk I never took the time to check it out or learn about it in more detail. I must admit I’m very impressed so I wanted to share it with you and maybe over the holiday slow time you can take some minutes to download it and play around. You can actually run it on your laptop (Windows, Mac, Linux, HP UX)!!! It’s just a downright cool product!
Monday, December 24, 2012 11:48:00 AM

Citrix 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” time to play with one of my most favorite technologies, client virtualization. I simply love it as it gives me all the control I want while at the same time the local performance I demand! Oh, I also get auto backups no matter where I am and if I have a problem I just click a couple buttons and I’m back in business. I run Windows, Linux, and even Google Chrome all at the same time without the need for slow and chunky VMware Workstation. I simply love it and don’t know what I would do without it. It has just opened so many doors.
Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:13:00 AM

Oldest Independent Virtualization & Cloud Resource Site Turns 13! Happy Birthday DABCC.com
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!!!
Thursday, January 12, 2012 3:12:00 AM

Snap out of it – fundamental change is needed to application deployment in virtual environments
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 discussing? Applications, user persona or both? Are we discussing some sort of streaming technology or virtual disks? Regardless, what we are really discussing is a new layer of abstraction for virtual machines. Therefore, we must take a step back and ask ourselves where the value resides in “layering” and what would we expect to see in any solution. Currently there are several companies developing in and around this concept. Many involve the techniques I just mentioned but when we apply the premise that layering is abstraction, then the answer to the question I posed would be a solution that utilizes the underlying hypervisor and infrastructure to the fullest extent so as to eliminate variables and provide for a flexible, scalable and predictable solution
Monday, May 09, 2011 4:58:00 AM

The Official Guide to Citrix XenClient 1.0 Service Pack 1 Best Practices Released for Download!
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 to understand the architectural requirements and configuration best practices to successfully deploy and evaluate the new Citrix XenClient 1.0 Service Pack 1 client virtualization solution. This includes design requirements, best practices, and links to additional resources.
Thursday, February 10, 2011 6:36:00 AM

DABCC 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
Tuesday, March 09, 2010 3:03:00 PM

Enough Is Enough - Twitter, Facebook, Google Wave is a Waste of Time - E-Mail Works - Top Twitter and Facebook Users Are Lazy - Suck It
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 it is long overdue. It is all about “too many clients” and the people that use them. Don’t worry; I will make it short…
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 3:35:00 AM

Citrix 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 (CCSP). In exchange for the paper certificate the awardee will be given a “PDF”. They even detailed “benefits” to this change:
Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:14:00 PM

VMware 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 "Start me Up!". Maybe it is because I'm growing more and more cynical of hype and the roar of the web cult that consists mostly of employees and people whose entire livelihood is built around one company or another. Now that the waiting is over and the announcement was made, again. I can't help but ask, did it just not seem to you like "so Windows 95 like"? Maybe there is a reason for that.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009 4:48:00 PM

Citrix Releases Citrix Receiver for the iPhone Tech Preview: Windows Apps on an iPhone is HERE!
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 applications on our iPhone, of course you need a Citrix XenApp environment to back in but who does not have one of those? :)
Monday, March 30, 2009 3:22:00 AM

Citrix CTO Simon Crosby Issues "Open Challenge" to VMware CTO Stephen Herrod to Stop the Bad Science
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 to those who try to position him and/or his products in any way other than how Simon sees it. That being said, this time Simon has responded to a VMware post claiming ESX Server performs better than Citrix's XenServer running Citrix XenApp workloads.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009 9:50:00 AM

DABCC Radio Named One of the "Top 10 Must-Listen Podcasts for CIOs" by CIOInsight.com
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 continue what we started.
Monday, February 02, 2009 4:14:00 AM

Should Antitrust Issues Force Microsoft to Support VMware's Virtual Machine Format in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2?
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 seen as an antitrust issue? As Microsoft is locked in a battle with VMware for virtualization market share, could embedding their own virtual drive format be seen as using their overwhelming share of the desktop and server OS market to their advantage? Is this the same thing as trying to embed "search" in the Internet Explorer browser which caused Google to go and whine and complain to the Justice Department?
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 8:40:00 AM

First Look at the Updated Remote Desktop Services Web Access Portal in Windows Server 2008 R2
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 that have been updated. In this short article, I wanted to give you a quick peek at the new look and feel of the Remote Desktop Services Web Access portal known to users as the Remote Employee Portal (formally known as TS Web Access).
Monday, January 26, 2009 4:39:00 AM

Refresher: Microsoft's New Names for Terminal Services - Now Called Remote Desktop Services Presentation Virtualization
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 Virtualization solution. In fact, now that the first public beta of Windows Server 2008 R2 has hit the download sites I thought it might be handy to put together a refresher on what names have been changed and to what.
Thursday, January 22, 2009 4:30:00 AM

Happy Birthday DABCC.com: Oldest and Largest Independent Citrix / Virtualization Web Site Turns 10 Years Old!
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 years and how my simple hobby has transformed over the years from a simple Front Page 97 web site in to a dynamic news, support and resources site with over 20,000 pieces of content!
Monday, January 12, 2009 5:15:00 AM

Microsoft Demos Remote Desktop 7 Enhancements in Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2, including HD Movie Support
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 Daga, Senior Program Manager Lead at Microsoft discussed some of the new features and enhancements coming to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services (Terminal Services) via Remote Desktop Protocol 7 (RDP).
Tuesday, November 25, 2008 5:42:00 AM

Virtualization 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, Microsoft, VMware, and other virtualization solutions, but I will discuss all the technologies that I find cool, the ideas I find awesome, and I will post notes about new product launches and updates. I might just also rant a bit about the many things I find silly or just downright piss me off. You know, all the FUD that is thrown around on a day-to-day basis.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 2:55:00 AM

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	About Douglas Brown Douglas Brown has over fifteen years’ experience working in the application and desktop delivery space. Mr. Brown worked at Citrix Systems, Inc. as a Senior Systems Engineer from 2001 to 2004 at which time he was voted Systems Engineer of the Year 2002 by his peers and management at Citrix. He was awarded the Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) by Microsoft Corporation in 2005 through 2010 for his contributions to the industry. He was also a charter award winner of the Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) and VMware vEXPERT award for his continued community support. Mr. Brown is also the founder of DABCC.com, the oldest and most frequented independently owned web site for virtualization, cloud computing, and server-based computing news and support resources. Contact: dbrown@dabcc.com

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