When working with Azure files, it is important to ensure that traffic destined for your files shares is both secured and routed in an optimal fashion. There are several options for securing and changing network flows for services in Azure, with a focus on Azure files, below is a breakdown of the options and some... Continue Reading →
Windows Search in Server 2019 and Multi-Session Windows 10
As always in our industry, small changes in one platform can result in significant impact across what is “standard practice” in many other areas. This week's lucky contender is Windows Search. Windows Search in both Windows Server 2019 and Windows 10 Multi-Session has changed how it operates, introducing the concept of per-user search natively into... Continue Reading →
The User Environment Management Puzzle
I have worked in the EUC world for a while now with a focus on user-experience. Admittedly the vast majority of my skillset sits in the Citrix based delivery of these workloads, however, I often stumble across engagements where native RDS services or alternative solutions are in place, and I find that the concepts I... Continue Reading →
Designing Profile Management with Active-Active Resource Locations
For a while now my friend Brandon Mitchell and I have been throwing ideas back and forward around how we see things unfold with profile management across multiple resource locations, both from a Citrix UPM and FSLogix perspective. We both have different insights based on our respective roles; I am a consultant who sees many... Continue Reading →
Whats new in CVAD 1906
A list of new features associated with the latest Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1906 release. This is a direct copy from the Citrix Documentation in an aggregated view. Release Date: June 17, 2019 Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 1906 This Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops release includes new versions of the Windows Virtual... Continue Reading →
Profile Management in 2019: What? How? Why?
EUC and User Profiles. Everyone's favourite topic and one that can raise some heated discussions on why, how, who, when and what should I do to manage these things, ideally with as little administrative sleepless nights as possible. Profile Management has not typically been the friend of your every day fun loving EUC admin. The... Continue Reading →
Multi Site and OneDrive Folder Redirection with WEM
A more common theme and demand arising within the WEM space now that its gained such a large amount of traction, is the ability to handle multi-site or multi-region Folder Redirection (USV) and Profile locations within native WEM configuration. At first glance this can appear to be more complex than it actually is, so I... Continue Reading →
Synergy 2018: WEM and UPM Fun
As a first timer to Citrix Synergy this year, I was blown away at the pure scale of the event that Citrix put on. I expected the event to be awesome, but had no idea how amazing not just the conference is, but how priceless the chance to meet with the community, and the inner... Continue Reading →
Citrix UPM module for the WEM Hydration Kit
If you are choosing to drive Citrix UPM configurations from WEM, then you can now consume as part of the Hydration Kit, a full configuration based on my current UPM build for Windows 10/Server 2016. These settings are a combination of James Rankin and Carl Stalhood and to date have been roaming Windows 10 and Server... Continue Reading →