From time to time it seems necessary to link Citrixblogger.org to the activities going on the main Citrix blog.  Perhaps it would make more sense to deploy the posts to both sites.  At this point it seems more friendly to post once and then refer to the posts from here.

Here is a list of the 10 most recent posts:

Session Recovery Idea 422
Offline Access Idea 2003
Hype Cycle and Virtualization
Beyond Hardware Virtualization
Server Based Computing versus Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
BriForum 2008 Aftermath
Technology Faith
User Profiles and Folder Redirection
Clipboard Enhancements
Digital Independence

The most topical is "Server Based Computing versus Virtual Desktop Infrastructure".  The overall focus is shifting more to issues related to virtualization and potential trends and ideas.

The posts on this server related to me in the past (officially 150) are mostly small clips of the original.  The old blog site here would only copy the first few lines with a link to citrite.org.  Citrite.org is now gone.  This means the only way to get the full details is to manually match the post clips with posts on Citrixblogger.org.  It would make sense that most people would not bother. 

At Citrixblogger.org there are now more than 250 posts to scan through.  It is very difficult to summarize what people find the most interesting over there.  Typically people are searching for help with Citrix issues (like COM ports, and the clipboard) or they want more information about aspects of XenDesktop.

In September it will be two years since blogging began at Citrix.  As most people have noticed, I've really enjoyed it.  The running joke is that if I learn something new, I'm likely to blog about it.  Truthfully that was more true towards the beginning than now.

Blogging opened some new experiences including the invitation to BriForum 2008 in Chicago.  It was well worth it and proved that the extended Citrix community is really healthy with some incredibly bright advocates and presenters.

Thanks to Citrix for making this possible and also thanks for the words of encouragement over the last two years.

Here is a summary of posts from http://citrixblogger.org/

PNAgent and how it never goes away 

http://citrixblogger.org/2008/04/17/citrix-notification-area-abuse-pnagent/

Good to Great series 

http://citrixblogger.org/2008/04/21/good-to-great/ 

http://citrixblogger.org/2008/04/22/level-5-leadership/

http://citrixblogger.org/2008/04/24/first-who-then-what/ 

http://citrixblogger.org/2008/04/28/confront-the-brutal-facts/

I don't come over here very often but thought it would be worthwhile mentioning these posts. 

I've been wondering if I should mention here where I have gone.
Some people think that I have stopped blogging.  This is actually not true.  I've just moved.

My new address is http://citrixblogger.org based on WordPress.  The change happened about the time Citrite.org collapsed.  At that stage, this site was not fully set up yet.  I got used to my own space and now I would be reluctant to move back.  Citrixblogger.org is just about Citrix stuff that I write about.

As an example of a relevant post, please check out http://citrixblogger.org/2008/03/08/lessons-from-rick-mack/.
It's important to mention that I do blog once a day so there is usually something new.

Stop by if you get a chance.

There seems to be some confusion about XenDesktop relating to where it can run the workstations.  The name XenDesktop implies that it can only run with Xen but the truth is that it has been designed for running on other platforms as well.  Specifically, it can run on individual workstations (without virtualization), blade servers (also without virtualization), and virtualization servers.  The key message is that other VM providers can be supported as well.

XenDesktop really is not about locking you into a particular solution but rather to give you flexibility to create an environment that you want and can support.

The model is not radically new but it is new for Citrix to be embracing this model fully with an intent to have a full solution across the whole application delivery market (including desktop delivery).

The key technology for enabling the remoting of workstations is codenamed "PortICA" and has now been in development for more than two years.  PortICA allows Windows XP and Vista to be accessed remotely using standard ICA Clients and using standard Citrix infrastructure.  The goal of PortICA has been to port elements of Presentation Server to a workstation and that goal is almost complete.

PortICA is a project based out of Advanced Products in Sydney, Australia.  The team consists of six developers.  I'm only mentioning this to convey how big things can come from small teams.  The Advanced Products team in Sydney has produced a number of products and enhancements over the years including things like the Citrix Secure Gateway, Seamless support, SmartAuditor, AIE (App isolation), SpeedScreen (various flavours), ZL (Zero Latency), ICA Client Object, and Pictor.  It is a solid team with diverse experience.  The only limit the group has is based on not having enough people to tackle bigger or more projects.

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