The XenDesktop 5 Overview Video Series can be found at the following URL: http://community.citrix.com/display/ocb/2011/01/06/XenDesktop+5+Overview+Video+Series
The definitive resource for deploying, administering, and managing Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2008 R2 direct from experts at Microsoft Patrick Lownds
The MAP Toolkit v5.5 Beta can help you determine what assets in your environment can be migrated to the cloud and how much it will cost you to do so. Using the new Azure Platform Readiness and Capacity Estimate features you can identify web applications...
The above document describes the functionality and usability of native VHD boot, which is a feature in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/confirmation.aspx?FamilyID=7062fc66-90f9-47f0...
Microsoft have announced SCVMM 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Release Candidate, which can be download from https://connect.microsoft.com/site799 . This release adds support for Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RC to SCVMM. Microsoft has added the necessary properties...
Microsoft has published an updated set of XLSX storage calculators to aid DPM 2010 administrators in sizing the DPM storage pool and one of these updated storage calculators provides support for Hyper-V. You can download the NEW calculator from http:...
VMMSSP (also know as the self-service portal) is a fully supported, extensible solution built on top of Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V, and System Center VMM 2008. You can use it to pool, allocate, and manage resources to offer infrastructure as a service...
At Microsoft TechEd Berlin earlier in the month, HP had the first public demonstration of its HP thin client prototype, a hardware based Microsoft RemoteFX implementation. Microsoft RemoteFX is a feature of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack...
Using multiple network adapters or multi port network adapters on each host are a required component of the Hyper-V Private Cloud Reference Architecture. For converged infrastructure designs, network technologies that provide NIC teaming or virtual NICs...
HP has just released a whitepaper "Best Practices When Deploying Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 on HP ProLiant DL980 G7 Servers" The HP ProLiant DL980 G7 server is HP’s latest 8 socket, x86-based...
The host architecture is a critical component of the Private Cloud Reference Architecture. Whether you choose to implement rack mounted servers or blade servers, the key goal is to select a host architecture that will support the right level of virtual...
Microsoft announced last week at TechEd - Berlin that they were teaming up with a handful of server manufacturers to provide validated Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track Configurations. These Fast Track Configurations consist of a predefined hardware setup, as...
This step-by-step guide walks you through the process of setting up a working Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) that uses RemoteFX and is accessible by using Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) in a test Windows Server 2008 R2 environment. Upon...
Working with Server Core? Well this Windows CLI Reference Guide will be invaluable to you! Download it from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=5fb255ff-72da-4b08-a504-1b10266cf72a Patrick Lownds
Virtualization Overview, Methods and Models, describes and illustrates how to plan virtualization for your organization. These cool files (see below for an example) can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=884e2e2a...