The new Workspace Environment Management service from Citrix Cloud delivers the same benefits of the on-premises Workspace Environment Management, without the need to install, configure and manage dedicated WEM infrastructure components and database. WEM adds incredible value to your XenApp and XenDesktop deployments by optimizing the user experience, accelerating user logins, improving manageability of the […]
Citrix: Separating NetScaler Management and Data Traffic for DISA STIGs
NetScaler natively separates out management vs data communication through two different types of IP address. A NetScaler IP (NSIP) can be considered the management IP of the NetScaler and is used for management access (GUI, SSH, Telnet, etc.). It is also used to source various other management traffic including: LDAP, Radius, TACACS, Kerberos authentication Perl […]
Citrix Workspace app for Android coming soon on Chromebook
Citrix Workspace app enables the industry’s first digital workspace to unify and secure all apps and content for all devices. At Google Cloud NEXT we are excited to announce that the new Citrix Workspace app for Android can now be used on Chrome devices. Before we learn more about Citrix Workspace app for Android, we […]
Citrix SD-WAN with Microsoft Azure Virtual WAN Improves Workspace Experience and Productivity
Today, Microsoft is announcing the new Azure Virtual WAN service. Citrix is proud to partner with Microsoft to provide Citrix SD-WAN solution as the on-ramp to Azure. The joint solution is designed for the WAN edge of Azure to help enhance user experience, deliver consistent productivity and automate the branch-office network deployments. Citrix SD-WAN provides […]
Microsoft Azure SQL Vulnerability Assessment – now with PowerShell support!
You can now manage your SQL Vulnerability Assessments at scale using the new SQL VA PowerShell cmdlets. The cmdlets can be found in the Azure Resource Manager module, AzureRM 6.6.0, within the AzureRM.Sql package. Take a look at the AzureRM PowerShell Gallery for more details. Managing Vulnerability Assessment with cmdlets SQL Vulnerability Assessment (VA) is […]
AWS Video: VMware Cloud on AWS Onboarding: Simple as 1, 2, 3
Onboarding with VMware Cloud on AWS is easy and requires just a few clicks. So why not combine the familiarity and reliability of VMware tools with the flexibility of native AWS services like Amazon S3, Amazon EFS, and Amazon Aurora. Contact us today to learn more about how you can leverage the power of VMware […]
Creating a custom management console for your Citrix tools
In this article, I would like to share with you an idea about creating a custom management console for your Citrix tools. I have been using a modified Microsoft Management Console (MMC) since XenApp 6.5 and I am using the same solution for my latest XenDesktop 7.18 environment running on Windows Server 2016. Before I […]
Hyper-V Nested Virtualization Explained
Windows Server 2016 is the newest addition to the popular Windows Server family of operating systems. The 2016 version introduces several useful new features, including features specifically designed for the Hyper-V virtualization platform. The application area for the latest version of Hyper-V has been expanded due to these improvements. Nested virtualization is a new feature […]
Key IIS metrics to monitor
Microsoft’s Internet Information Services (IIS) is a web server that has traditionally come bundled with Windows (e.g., versions 5.0, 6.0, and beyond). IIS has numerous extensibility features. Swappable interfaces like ISAPI and FastCGI make it possible to use IIS with a variety of backend technologies, from micro-frameworks like Flask to runtimes like Node.js, along with […]
Gartner: The Data Center is Dead
Infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders today face a daunting challenge. The IT they have known for decades is changing — radically. IT’s primary function will be to enable the business to be more agile, to enter new markets more quickly, to deliver services closer to the customer, and to position specific workloads based on business, […]