Webcast today at 1PM EST – Utilize Desktop Virtualization to Migrate to...
Webcast today at 1PM EST – Utilize Desktop Virtualization to Migrate to Windows 7 in Time and Under Budget. http://bit.ly/aZvgkD. In this webcast Jeff Johnson (Enterprise Strategist - Microsoft) and I...
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Tuning Windows 7 for VDI with Group Policy
We all know that Windows 7 requires more RAM than Windows XP does and that Windows XP SP3 requires significantly more RAM than Windows XP RTM does. Each new release of Windows has new features,...
View ArticleLive demo of the vWorkspace iPad Connector on YouTube
This was a nice little blurb that came across my Outlook inbox this morning. The video below is from the WinVision in the Netherlands, so it's in Dutch, but is a nice demo of vWorkspace via the iPad.
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SCVMM Cloning/Provisioning without an Internet Connection
If you ever need to demonstrate SCVMM 2008 R2 Provisioning (via Template) or via 3rd Party Product like Quest vWorkspace, the SCVMM Server has to have an Wired Internet Connection (not Wifi/WLAN. This...
View ArticleAt the whiteboard - Quest vWorkspace enhancements to Microsoft SCVMM
In this whiteboard session I detail some core features of Microsoft SCVMM (System Center Virtual Machine Manager) and what vWorkspace does to enhance SCVMM. vWorkspace automates and extends SCVMM, it...
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Making new Hyper-V storage volumes available to vWorkspace for Provisioning
If you add more storage to your Hyper-V host or cluster it will not be immediately available in vWorkspace until you take a few simple steps. 1. Refresh the hosts or clusters in SCVMM 2. On the...
View ArticleQuest vWorkspace Rapid Provisioning of Hyper-V Virtual Desktops
Today I'm demonstrating rapid provisioning of Hyper-V Virtual Desktops using Quest vWorkspace and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM).What this means is that instead of manually...
View ArticleAt the whiteboard - vWorkspace solving printing issues
In this whiteboard session I describe the different deployment options for vWorkspace Universal Printing. Universal Printing is one of the original features of a product called Thinssentials (2001)...
View ArticleAt the whiteboard - vWorkspace solving solving issues at the support desk
All to often talk about VDI is related to reducing TCO by easing management of deploying and updating the Windows OS, but rarely does anyone spend any time explaining how switching from physical to...
View ArticleAt the whiteboard - Eliminating latency barriers with EOP Xtream
In this whiteboard session I explain how Quest EOP Xtream (a component of Quest vWorkspace and a sub-feature of vWorkspace EOP) eliminates barriers that latency induces on RDP sessions for VDI or...
View ArticleAt the whiteboard - vWorkspace Rapid Provisioning with SCVMM
In this whiteboard session I detail how rapid provisioning of virtual desktops works, when working with SCVMM and Hyper-V. Instead of manually creating virtual machines, vWorkspace will automate the...
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Mitigating Internet Explorer 6 Compatibility in Windows 7 with vWorkspace
In this presentation I explain how Quest and Microsoft have partnered to offer an IE6 Compatibility Bundle (known as Quest vWorkspace IE6 Compatibility Edition) for customers migrating to Windows 7 who...
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Enabling the Quest URL Redirection Browser Add-On via Group Policy
I recently ran into an issue with a customer, on a specific user's workstation, where URLs configured (in Group Policy) to launch Internet Explorer 6 (via vWorkspace) were not spawing the vWorkspace...
View ArticleWebcast - Quest Workspace Desktop Virtualization - Desktop Virtualization...
On Monday, July 23rd I will be hosting a webcast about Quest Workspace Desktop Virtualization (formerly known as Quest vWorkspace). The most common questions I get about this product are,"What is it?"...
View ArticleWebcast - Quest Workspace Desktop Virtualization - Desktop Virtualization...
On Monday, July 23rd I will be hosting a webcast about Quest Workspace Desktop Virtualization (formerly known as Quest vWorkspace). The most common questions I get about this product are,"What is it?"...
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