GPU Tech Conference (GTC) 2014 Presentation – If You Build It, Will They Come? Better Question Is, Will They Stay?

I was recently asked to present an session at the GPU Tech Conference 2014, sponsored by NVIDIA (http://www.gputechconf.com). Below is the description of the session with the attachments and images from the slide deck.  Click here to listen to the 30 minute recorded session online: http://on-demand.gputechconf.com/gtc/2014/video/S4948-virtual-development-lifecycle.mp4 Speaker Dane Young (@youngtech), Solutions Architect, Entisys Solutions (www.entisys.com) Building on S4726 (Intro to Virtualization) and S4783 (Virtual is Better than Physical), this session will take the audience through the most crucial phases of the development lifecycle: Pilot, Production Build, and Roll-out. Regardless of your motivations and business drivers to virtualize, if users don't catch [...]

Using PowerShell and Windows Network QoS Policies to Throttle Web-Based Downloads

I wrote a series of Twitter messages this morning with a couple quick how-to steps, but I figured it would be valuable to summarize in a quick blog post.  Back in the day I used web Download Managers to throttle bandwidth usage so I didn't interrupt other traffic on the LAN/WAN. While a LAN/WAN QoS network appliance based approach is the best approach, this capability is built into Windows and PowerShell! Additionally, this can be turned on and off very simply with minimal configuration, so if you're in an internal or customer environment conducting downloads, you can very quickly set some [...]

Bay Area Citrix User Group Meeting – Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at 5:30pm

Hello San Francisco Bay Area residents! Please join us at the second meeting of Bay Area Citrix User Group (BayCUG). BayCUG is an independent community of people who are interested in Citrix technologies, Virtualization and Mobility in general. Details: When: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 Beginning at 5:30 PM Where: Citrix Start Up Accelerator 4555 Great America Parkway, 3rd Floor Santa Clara, CA This is a great opportunity to come together with your fellow Citrix users to discuss trends, best practices, and the latest technology! We have three exciting topics this month: NetScaler Datastream:  CTP Henrik Johansson from nGenx will talk about NetScaler Datastream [...]

Thank You All For The Support In Becoming a Citrix Technology Professional (CTP)!!

Today marks a significant milestone in my career and professional life as a Citrix advocate and virtualization evangelist! Thanks to the support of many CTPs and professionals in the community, the powers that be at Citrix have decided to award me and nine IT Pros the admirable title of Citrix Technology Professional (CTP)! Taking into account recent awardees and those exiting the program (including @BrianMadden...read more here), there are now 48 of us internationally (more here)! Wow. To say that I am honored and humbled to be awarded this title and privilege is putting it lightly. To be honest, I [...]

Week End Recap From Citrix Synergy 2013 in Beautiful Anaheim CA!

In case you weren’t able to join us this year in Anaheim, I’m posting a recap of the big announcements and highlight videos from Citrix Synergy 2013. It was great seeing many of you this year, and a big congrats to Agile360 for being awarded Citrix North America Partner of the Year for 2012! Looking forward to seeing and meeting many of you next year in Anaheim! As proof points for the Citrix strategy of helping customers mobilize their business, the company made the following news announcements. For full details, visit www.citrix.com/news. 1. Citrix XenDesktop 7 Mobilizes Windows Virtual Apps [...]

Mobile Gov 2013 Presentation – Establishing a Mobility Strategy Based on Use-Case Scenarios

I was recently asked to present an session on “Establishing a Mobility Strategy Based on Use-Case Scenarios” at the Mobile Government 2013 convention, sponsored by Public Sector Partners (www.pspinfo.com/mobilegov2013). Below is the description of the session, followed by the YouTube upload and images from the slide deck. Speaker Dane Young (@youngtech), Solutions Architect, Entisys Solutions (www.entisys.com) With the influx of mobility in the workplace, organizations are asking important questions around usage scenarios. What makes the most sense from a usability perspective? Do users need a full Windows virtual desktop from the mobile access solution? Do users need core applications from [...]