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XenServer 6.0 and NetApp Best Practice

XenServer 6.0 and NetApp Best Practice is published!  In this new update, we added VSC 1.0 for XenServer. The key benefits of VSC for XenServer are: Reduce deployment, management, and troubleshooting time Ensure compliance with NetApp and Citrix best practices … Continue reading

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Xendesktop storage design series: Part 3 Protocol

I used Citrix Desktop Transformation Accelerator today. This is a great tool to guide you through access, design, implement and rollout phases.  One thing caught my eyes is the diagram below. SAN (iSCSI and FCP) has 75% of the deployment. Let’s … Continue reading

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XenDesktop Storage Design Series: Part 2

Xendesktop with Citrix Provisioning Server work load analysis Storage sizing is critical to deploy a virtual desktop solution. Over sizing makes the solution very expensive. Not enough storage ends up bad user experience.  I have spent last 2 months setup … Continue reading

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NetApp Insight Vegas 2012

NetApp Insight Americas 2012 is approaching fast.  See below on my speaking sessions. Please come and meet! I have two speak sessions at Insight.  VI-3-152 – Virtual Desktop Solution Updates and Architectural Best Practices Discuss the newest storage design for … Continue reading

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Citrix Synergy SYN620W Platform training on XenDesktop with Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) and NetApp

I just taught a Citrix hands on lab SYN620W. 44 Students ( all partners today) did a lab on NetApp VSC for Citrix XenServer and Command Insight Balance. We got great feedback. We also had a good discussion on PVS, … Continue reading

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Demo, hands lab and presentation at Citrix Synergy 2012 San Francisco

Citrix Synergy is at the corner. This event shows how virtualization, networking, storage and cloud technologies work together. NetApp and Citrix have collaborated to ease the implementation of desktop virtualization by making virtual desktops simpler, more cost effective, and more robust for enterprise. … Continue reading

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