I’ve been getting a lot of questions around VMware Horizon View 5.2 and some of the new features. Unfortunately it’s been a while since I’ve updated my home View Environment so I figured I would take the opportunity to update the lab and get some hands on with some of the new features. For […]
Read More Upgrading VMware View Connection ServerFirst and foremost let me point out that TrainSignal (@TrainSignal) is a sponsor on this vTexan.com blog site. BUT I’d like to point out that I loved them before they were a sponsor Thank god for Social Media (Twitter and Facebook in this case) or I would have totally missed these little gems of […]
Read More Free VDI training videos from TrainSignalHOT off the presses !! EMC just released today a new whitepaper called “Sizing EMC VNX Series for VDI Workloads” <Click here to download if you don’t have a Powerlink Account> that goes into some GREAT detail on how to properly understand some of the metrics you need to pay attention to when designing Virtual […]
Read More Sizing EMC VNX Series for VDI WorkloadsAre you an EMC Employee, partner or customer wanting to see a consolidated list of EMC’s End User Computing Reference Architectures and or Proven Solution Guides? Heck, are you a competitor looking for this stuff as well!! Then look no further I seem to get this request a LOT, and thanks to Jim […]
Read More Consolidated List of EMC EUC Reference ArchitecturesI’m not really sure where I first heard the term Stealth IT, but it seems I’m starting to see and hear about it more and more when talking with customers and prospects. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a term they use, but more around a description of some of the problems they are […]
Read More Stealth IT and why its important to understand its impact to your companyI’m EXTREMLY excited to announce that TrainSignal.com is now an official sponsor of the vTexan.com blog site. If you’ve been an avid reader of my blog, or follow me on Twitter you know I’m a HUGE fan of David Davis (Twitter: @DavidMDavis ) and the folks over at TrainSignal.Com. I’ve had the extreme pleasure […]
Read More Thank you TRAINSIGNALPretty cool right? A little backstory – One of the things the End User Computing team inside the vSpecialist organization was tasked with was updating some of the tools, demos and various other “rules of thumb” type metrics we use when speaking to customers. A few weeks ago our team met with VMware, Cisco […]
Read More Booting up 500 desktops on 11 spindles in under 6minsI decided to put all of the time and effort I’ve been doing with installing View in the home lab to good use. I downloaded a copy of the VMware Certified Associate – Desktop Certification blueprint and went about seeing how ready I was to take the exam. For those of you that are […]
Read More VMware Certified Associate Desktop VCA4-DT ReviewThis is sort of a rant blog post 🙂 Not like the ones Chuck Hollis does, but more of a nit that I hope to shed light on. I’m a HUGE fan of EMC’s FAST Cache feature as part of our FAST Software Suite but I don’t think we at EMC do a good enough […]
Read More FastCache-the answer to the Automated Storage Tiering ProblemUpdated: 12/12/2011 It seems to me that at this moment the hottest discussion going on in the IT world is around Virtual Desktops. Whether you buy in on the hype, or you are one of those that don’t think it’s ready for prime time you have to admit that the best way to gain a […]
Read More How to install configure and deploy VMware View 5 on vSphere 5
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