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Jo Harder, a Senior Architect at Citrix Systems has been posting some very useful blogs regarding User Profile Management.  Jo has 10 years experience working at Citrix Systems, and has a real wealth of knowledge based on deep technical understanding of Citrix and related technologies, and also real world customer environments.  With that said, in addition to the blogs, Jo is also hosting a Tech Talk Webinar on “Solving User Profile Challenges for XenApp and/or XenDesktop”.  I strongly recommend that anyone who is either experiencing problems with user profiles, or is considering using both XenDesktop and XenApp together, attends this webinar as I am sure you’ll find it more than worthwhile. :)

It is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 6th 2010 at 2:00PM – 3:00PM EDT

Below is the Tech Talk synopsis, along with the link to register for it of course :)

“User profiles are a little understood but highly critical aspect of any Citrix implementation.  User profiles impact the user experience, logon time, access to user data, storage requirements, and more.  Your user requirements, infrastructure, and Citrix technologies have a bearing upon your optimal user profile solution, which in turn impacts the success of your XenApp and/or XenDesktop implementation.  Especially when you are making changes to your Citrix deployment, including adding XenDesktop, revisiting your user profile solution make sense.

In this session, you will learn about:

• Technical basics regarding how Microsoft, Citrix, and AppSense profiles function
• Criteria that should play a part in your profile decision as related to XenApp and/or XenDesktop
•  Implementation considerations, such as folder redirection and transitioning existing profiles
• Sample scenarios”

Register here via this link

Martin Ingram, VP of Strategy at AppSense has written an article for ITBusinessEdge.com titled ‘Virtual Desktops and Flying Cars’. 

In this article, Martin looks at predictions made in the past, predictions which at the time, sounded reasonable and achievable, but somehow never came true.  Martin then compares these to the predictions we/the industry is making about Desktop Virtualization adoption, the challenges faced and just how true or possible these predictions are.

The article can be found in full here.

Keen to hear your thoughts and comments.

Thanks

I recently blogged about maybe having to put my handyman skills to the test and build a trophy cabinet here at HQ to house all the awards Environment Manager has been winning lately in a post here.  Well, in the end, I thought it be more beneficial (and probably quicker and easier) to just build an awards/accolades webpage over on AppSense.com

So, with that said, you can find the new webpage detailing some of the most recent awards, customer quotes and partner/vendor endorsements here

Thanks

CRN.com recently published an article by Sean Walsh, GM AppSense ANZ.  The article details how a ‘One-size -fits-all virtual desktop is a sure-fire recipe for disaster’ and that ‘There’s nothing like your own desktop’.

Sean discusses the need for personalization and bespoke desktop configuration, and that without it, locked down or standardized desktops will not serve the needs of todays users, and will ultimately, prevent the adoption of desktop virtualization if not managed correctly. 

A PDF copy of the article can be found here

Ok… it would appear I should put my handy-man skills to the test and look to build a new trophy cabinet here in the AppSense office as Environment Manager has just won another award.  This latest award is the Network Product Guide 2010 Product Innovation Award in the Virtualization Category.

A full copy of the official AppSense Press Release on this award can be found here on AppSense.com

As an FYI, here are some of the other awards AppSense recently won:

Mar 1st 2010 – AppSense Win Product Innovation Award by Network Product Guide

Feb 23rd 2010 – Nigel Wilson, AppSense, Wins 2010 Channel Chief by Everything Channel’s CRN

Jan 19th 2010 – AppSense named 2010 Hot Companies Finalist by Network Products Guide

Jan 18th 2010 – AppSense Wins SearchServerVirtualization.com Product of the Year Award

Nov 18th 2009 – AppSense Wins Best Desktop Software of 2009 at TechWorld Awards

Sept 3rd 2009 – AppSense Wins Best Desktop Virtualization Solution at VMworld 2009

Thanks again to all who have made Environment Manager the leading user virtualization product that it is, and of course  many thanks to our Channel and Customers for your continued support.. now, back to the trophy cabinet.. anyone have a spare spirit level?..