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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!

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

Cloud Computing: What VMware, Microsoft, and Citrix are NOT TELLING YOU!
At last week's VMworld virtualization conference all anyone wanted to talk about was "Cloud Computing". The Cloud this and the Cloud that... Oh my, if I had a casino chip for every time someone said the word "Cloud" I would have left Vegas a very rich man but to me every time I heard the word Cloud, I cringed...why?
Thursday, September 25, 2008 8:03:00 AM

Is the Microsoft / Citrix Deal Still on the Table? (Microsoft Buys Citrix Rumor Continues)
Two weeks ago I wrote a follow-up article about my comments in a June 5th article where I stated I thought Microsoft would announce their intention to buy Citrix before and/or during VMware's VMworld virtualization conference. Of course we all know I was mistaken on the timeline, but am I really mistaken on the idea that Microsoft might just buy Citrix? To me and a few others, it seems that the deal might still just happen.
Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:30:00 AM

Microsoft is on the Attack – Slams VMware for Being Too Expensive!
In honor on VMware’s once a year virtualization bash Microsoft brought up a new web site where they basically slam VMware for being, what they call, too expensive, http://www.vmwarecostswaytoomuch.com/.
Saturday, September 20, 2008 1:09:00 AM

Microsoft to Buy Citrix - Announcement Coming Friday or Monday???
A few months ago I wrote an article detailing how Citrix CEO's decision to buy XenSource was one of the greatest moves in IT history. In that article I also threw out a teaser stating that I thought Microsoft would announce they would buy Citrix a day or two before VMware's VMworld conference. Well, it is a few days before VMworld and I must admit I was starting to think I would have to write that there would be no deal and to eat a bit of crow, but today my inbox lit up with rumors. I even heard the rumor on my favorite podcast, Tech 5 with John C. Dvorak.
Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:44:00 PM

How VMware Can Stop the Microsoft and Citrix Push for Virtualization Dominance
My last week’s article detailed why I feel VMware is falling prey to Microsoft's age-old way to market dominance so this week I took the opposite approach and have tried to explain the four key areas VMware must address in order to win the war and/or at least not become the next Netscape / Novell.
Monday, July 14, 2008 2:08:00 PM

VMware’s Woes - Is Microsoft Virtualization to Blame?
Today, VMware announced it has fired (my words, not theirs) one of their founders and the current CEO, Diane Greene. This came as a huge shock to me and most of us in the virtualization industry. In the following article I will explain why I think VMware’s Board let Diane go an why VMware's stock falling like a MythBusters project to determine the terminal velocity of a 21 billion dollar rock falling from the top of the Empire State Building, and why do I think this is mostly caused by Microsoft.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:59:00 AM

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	About Douglas Brown Douglas 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 2009 for his contributions to the industry. He was also a charter award winner of the Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) for his continued support of the Citrix community. Mr. Brown authored the popular “Methodology in a Box” book covering best practice project management in a Citrix deployment and developed Advanced Print Manager, a software application for the management of printers in a server based computing environment. Mr. Brown has earned worldwide recognition for his dedication to providing server-based computing and virtualization professionals with proven solutions for implementation, infrastructure design, time-saving utilities, performance tips and best practices. DABCC.com is one of the most frequently visited sites internationally for virtualization and server-based computing information and networking opportunities. You can also view Doug's alter ego at www.dougbrown.com. Contact: dbrown@dabcc.com

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