How to Become a Citrix Jedi

Presenting at the last MyCUGC event was truly an honor. See my full blog on “How to Become a Citrix Jedi” located on the MyCUGC website – https://www.mycugc.org/blogs/cugc-blogs/2018/03/12/how-to-be-a-citrix-jedi

Presenting at the last MyCUGC event was truly an honor. See my full blog on “How to Become a Citrix Jedi” located on the MyCUGC website – https://www.mycugc.org/blogs/cugc-blogs/2018/03/12/how-to-be-a-citrix-jedi
Hey all and welcome to my first blog post. I was recently involved in a new Netscaler implementation. Two Netscalers (5550 MPX) were purchased and will be configured in a HA pair. They currently have 2 other Netscalers (5500 MPX) that are used for production. This project is to setup the new Netscalers in the…
For brand new Xenapp/Xendesktop implementations you are given the option to build out the Site quickly using SQL Express. While SQL Express may be supported, it’s certainly not recommended. Any Citrix XA/XD production site/farm should be installed into a full version of SQL. Many Citrix projects start out as ‘Proof of Concept’ or Trial phase,…
One of my clients is undergoing a complete Datacenter transformation. With this comes a lengthy list of multiple decisions on what to bring over from the old to the new. This post will focus on transitioning their current virtual machine anti-virus protection to a new solution. The new solution is System Center Configuration Manager/Endpoint Protection in…
I’ve had the pleasure of using Citrix App Layering for the past few weeks. I have to say it’s pretty addicting. Immediately after using the product I could see it’s potential. What started out as a POC/Demo turned into a layering frenzy. First the OS layer, the Platform layer, then an App Layer. Now we…
Citrix Active Active Datacenter with App Layering and App-V (May, 2018) Citrix Synergy is an annual conference where Citrix, Partners, Vendors, and Customers come together to socialize, present, inform, and train everyone on current announcements, new marketing campaigns, certifications, road maps, and general new initiatives. This year I had the privilege of hosting a…
*Citrix Session Pre-Launch* Let’s face it. EUC is all about the user experience and Users don’t like waiting around for things. Nor should they, especially when we have tools available to dramatically help. I’m talking about Citrix’s Pre-Launch feature. For those not familiar, Pre-Launch gives you the ability to Launch a users’s session before they actually…