The Rise of CloudPC

by crod | Jul 14, 2021 | Azure, Cloud, CloudPC, DaaS, Windows Virtual Desktops

Well, the day has come. CloudPC, a Microsoft offering I wrote about in the past, is now a reality. I will not get into all the details of how it compares to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). This is already done and in pretty good detail here. Even though I do agree with...

Home Lab – Citrix ADC Content Switch and Nutanix Xi Frame SGA

by crod | Oct 13, 2020 | Citrix ADC, Cloud, DaaS, Frame

As many other lab rats out there, I know I am not alone in regards to one of the potential biggest constraints when dealing with your home lab: the single external IP address. Having only one external IP address does complicate things when a particular service you...

Next in the Cloud Wars: EUC Brokering

by crod | Mar 23, 2020 | Cloud, DaaS, RDS, Windows Virtual Desktops

As you know and are probably tired of it, Microsoft is heavily promoting Windows Virtual Desktops (WVD) either on its own or through partners like CloudJumper, Nerdio and others. If you go to any Microsoft event, EUC event or even the AA or WeightWatchers local...

Citrix Synergy 2019 – Keynote Analysis

by crod | May 21, 2019 | Citrix Cloud, Cloud, Digital Workspace

After starting five minutes late, we are greeted with a terrible (IMHO) opening, using lots of fancy words. Dave Hemshall is on stage, thanking people that help Citrix make it what it is. He is now saying they delivered what they announced at Citrix Synergy 2018. They...

Digital Workspace my ass.

by crod | Apr 30, 2019 | Cloud, DaaS, Digital Workspace, Uncategorized

Yesterday VMware announced its partnership with Microsoft, jumping on the WVD bandwagon. If you are in the EUC industry and/or works for Citrix and still have common sense in your head, you knew this was coming. It was a matter of time. More than that, expect other...