Wednesday, January 29. 2014
VMware vCloud Automation Center 6.0 Reference Architecture
Download: VMware vCloud Automation Center 6.0 Reference Architecture
Monday, January 27. 2014
VMware ThinApp + Liquidware Labs FlexApp = App Nirvana for Horizon View
Yes, ThinApp is great but unfortunately not every application can be virtualized with ThinApp. Some apps have dependencies with other apps that make them incompatible with ThinApp, while others have a deeper level of interaction that needs to take place with the OS or system drivers to perform properly. Still other challenges come because every application virtualized with ThinApp must undergo an administrative packaging process. The process is really easy but when dozens or even hundreds of users call the help desk with “one off” application requests for apps they “need” to be productive.
It’s daunting to think you should task an administrator with packaging each and every app – even if just one user needs it. These challenges have left administrators with few options except to modify the base image or a child image to deliver “Difficult App” to users. These challenges have also knocked several users with “one off” application requests out of the VDI pool. Enter Liquidware Labs and FlexApp technology. FlexApp is included with their ProfileUnity User Management solution. FlexApp is application virtualization for both User and Department level installed apps.
It supports VMware Horizon View in non-persistent implementations but will also soon support Persistent desktops as well. ProfileUnity delivers full User Management which is very beneficial in a product that centralizes user persona delivery with application delivery because it simplifies things and makes the end-user experience seamless.
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Enhanced Management and Performance of VMware ThinApp Virtual Applications with CloudVolumes Shared VMDKs
CloudVolumes ThinApp Edition complements ThinApp by enhancing the ease of management, speed of deployment, and responsiveness of applications, all while leveraging existing storage infrastructure.
With CloudVolumes ThinApp Edition, you can utilize any VMware vSphere datastore and make individual ThinApp packages instantly available to users logging in to their virtual desktops, in real time or on demand.
Download the white paper: Enhanced Management and Performance of VMware ThinApp Virtual Applications with CloudVolumes Shared VMDKs
Friday, January 24. 2014
10 New VMworld 2013 Session Videos Online at VMworld TV
- vSphere Distributed Switch - Design and Best Practices
- Tips and Tricks with vCenter Log Insight
- Leading Edge: Evolving To A Software-Defined Data Center
- Software-Defined Storage: The VCDX Way
- PowerCLI Best Practices - A Deep Dive
- Automating the Software Defined Data Center: How Do I Get Started
- DRS: New Features, Best Practices and Future Directions
- Organizing for Cloud Operations -- Challenges and Lessons Learned
- vSphere vCenter Single Sign-on Best Practices
- How to Troubleshoot VM Performance Issues With vCenter Operations Management
- Mobile Secure Workplace: Best Practices for Simple and Secure BYOD
New Book - VMware Horizon View 5.3 Design Patterns and Best Practices
Building a Horizon View infrastructure isn’t just about buying the right hardware; it requires careful consideration of all layers of the implementation including desktop pool configuration, the ability to monitor and troubleshoot the environment, and understanding what will happen when the environment matures or is required to expand. This book will help you understand why each of these topics is important, and provide the guidance needed to help make your Horizon View environment successful.
Virtualizing Active Directory Domain Services On VMware vSphere
This technical white paper provides best practice guidelines for deploying AD DS on vSphere. The recommendations in this guide are not specific to a particular set of hardware or to the size and
scope of a specific AD DS implementation.The examples and considerations in this document
provide guidance, but do not represent strict design requirements.
As the prominent directory service and authentication store, Active Directory Domain Services
(AD DS) is in the majority of network infrastructures. In some environments AD DS is viewed as
another required service, but it does not attract much attention. In other environments AD DS is
treated as the business critical application (BCA) that it is.
Considering that the ability to access
network resources and the Internet, look up user information, and use email often requires AD
DS, it is worth understanding the importance of this service and the stability of its underlying
infrastructure.
In much the same way that the criticality of AD DS differs from organization to organization, so
does the acceptance of virtualizing this service.
More conservative organizations choose to
virtualize a portion of the AD DS environment and retain a portion on physical hardware. The
cause is typically misinformation, lack of experience in virtualization, or fear of the unknown.
With the release of Windows Server 2012, new features alleviate many of the legitimate concerns
that administrators have about virtualizing AD DS. These new features, the latest versions of
VMware®
vSphere®
, and recommended practices help achieve 100 percent virtualization of AD
DS.
Download: Virtualizing Active Directory Domain Services On VMware vSphere