Throughout the years there have been countless discussions about the potential added value of the Citrix XenApp and/or XenDesktop Platinum license, and rightfully so since you roughly pay about 1/3 more when compared to an Enterprise license, at least as far as XenApp goes.
Continue reading Citrix XenApp & XenDesktop Platinum edition — a true Gem. You agree?
With the introduction of Microsoft Windows 10 also came a couple of new ways to deploy and maintain Windows installations, this is what Microsoft refers to a Windows as a Service, or WaaS. Meant to make the life of the IT professional a little easier. As you might know, Windows 10 is supposed to be the final version of Windows, and thus new functionalities and features will be delivered in smaller incremental updates, two to three times per year as opposed to every 3 to 5 years prior to Windows 10, when a new version of Windows was released. This also introduces a couple of challenges when it comes to upgrading, updating and maintaining new and current installations. For this they came up with WaaS as mentioned earlier. Let’s have a look at what this means from a servicing and update perspective.
Continue reading What’s your strategy? Windows 10 Servicing Branches, Deployment Rings & tooling
Just recently, while configuring my new virtual test setup at home (server 2012), one of the things I though about was what anti virus software to use. I’ve been using my Mac exclusively during the past 12 to 13 months or so, that’s right, it’s all I have, so I wasn’t really up to speed with some of the free AV solutions out there. Before I started using OS X I always used Microsoft Security Essentials, so I thought I’d give it a go on Server 2012 as well. Unfortunately it didn’t work nor is it supported in any way, till I found this useful hack (I know, it’s actually a workaround, hack just makes it sound way cooler). I also ran into an issue with my wireless network card.
Continue reading Running Microsoft Security Essentials on Server 2012
