The long-awaited dream of FSLogix Cloud Cache is now one that I am willing to suggest is a reality. The technology is amazing in what it has promised for so long, and to be fair, functionally it has been pretty good for a while. It has been the performance tax, and inconsistency of that impact... Continue Reading →
Securing and Optimizing Access to Azure Storage Accounts with Azure Endpoints
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 →
Automating Active Directory Domain Join for Azure Storage Accounts with Container Workloads
Having the ability to Active Directory Domain Join (ADDS) an Azure Storage account has changed the game for many organizations deploying file service into Azure. I wrote previously about the options for storing container workloads such as FSLogix Containers in Azure, one of them being native Domain Joined Storage accounts. There are a few steps... Continue Reading →
Navigating Azure Storage options for FSLogix Containers
User hosting solutions in the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform are the latest in a long trend of workloads to now be at the forefront of conversations, specifically those that benefit from leveraging FSLogix Containers. This post aims to address the current options available for hosting FSLogix Containers in Microsoft Azure, with some pros and cons... 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 →
FSLogix Containers – Search Index Considerations and Troubleshooting
This post is not addressing Windows 10 Multi-Session or Windows Server 2019 Per-User Search. For changes with these Operating Systems, please see my follow up post here This post was initially posted on the FSLogix Blog which has been recently removed. I thought it was worth reposting as the content is still relevant. Extremely important... 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 →
Architecting for FSLogix Containers High Availability
FSLogix Profile Container is becoming the go-to solution when it comes to profile management. Even before the Microsoft acquisition, FSLogix was a popular solution, however now that it is effectively an entitlement for the majority of customers, its use will be greatly increased. Implementing the solution is relatively easy. Dealing with high availability and navigating... 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 →
Getting To Know FSLogix Containers
FSLogix provides a fantastic set of features and capabilities across its relatively unique product set, particularly for those of us that live in a VDI or SBC world. I am going to have a quick look at the profile container and 365 container options and how they fit together to provide a pretty great experience... Continue Reading →