Blog posts tagged with 'gus pinto'

We just got our FlipVideo cameras, and to test it out Chris taped my office to show the world the cool gagdets I have and how hard I work... *grin*



You can actually win on of this cool cameras during Synergy! Find out how...

See you all in a few days

Gus Pinto
Microsoft MVP - Virtualization
Twitter/GusPinto

We're changing the way people use support forums, share their thoughts and seek help. Our new site enables people to capture their computer screen on the fly and share with others, participating on forums helping or being helped.

No more, "I'm having an issue with..." then a long description trying to explain what's going on.  Instead just capture your screen pointing out your questions or issue and share with others over a video.

Since talk is cheap I am done talking and I will show you a video where we review some of the latest progress on the site development.

Trust me on this... this site is going to change the way people use forums. I will share more on the site info as available...

Stay tuned for more.

Gus Pinto
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Microsoft and Citrix Evangelists hang out in Redmond on the Channel 9 - Code Trip bus and showing off their wicked cool gadgets!

Rock On!!!
Gus Pinto

P.S. For more stuff on our visit to Microsoft and MVP Summit 2008 check out Frameworkx.com

Citrix has set a launch date and pricing for its desktop virtualization platform.

XenDesktop will start shipping May 20, at the Citrix Synergy conference. The company will offer three versions: Standard, Enterprise and Platinum. The latter will include more advanced management tools, including EdgeSight Monitoring, to keep track of how the system performs.

Pricing will begin at $75 per concurrent user.

Citrix calls XenDesktop a desktop delivery solution, which allows companies to virtualize Windows desktops in the datacenter and then deliver them on demand to office workers in any location.

The promise is to lower complexity and management costs by as much as by 40 percent compared to a traditional desktop, according to Citrix.

To do that Citrix wants to separate the management of operating systems and applications, which will solve the problem of virtual desktop "image sprawl".

XenDesktop will centrally manage the operating systems: end users will get a new desktop at each login.

"If you take the applications out of the equation you'll be able to use the same image for thousands of users, instead of one for every user," said Dave Austin, director of product marketing at Citrix in EMEA.

The centralization of the desktop will also offer significant improvements to traditional Citrix customers.

Continue at Source: http://www.frameworkx.com/

Rich's recent post sparkled a long thread debating if the hame Citrix Technology Professional is the right name for the Award Citrix currently gives to exceptional individuals in our community.
 
I wanted to know what the general public thinks of that, if they like the current name or they choose something different.
 
I put together a quick poll so you guys can voice it up, and let us know what you think! 

What is the best name for the Citrix Award, currently known as CTP?	Choose
Citrix Technology Professional (No Change)
Citrix Most Valuable Professional (Citrix MVP)
Citrix Very Important Professional (Citrix VIP)

cheers,
Gus

*It seems like Citrix MVP has the lead!? I will keep the polls open for another week!

This page contains links to all current Citrix products documentation, you can literaly get to it with 1 or 2 clicks!

Forget about searching, bookmark this address:

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX116089

Many customers who use Citrix XenApp (formerly known as Citrix Presentation Server) have leveraged Resource Manager for performance metrics and reporting on the health of their Citrix XenApp environments. The capability of measuring end-user experience and having visibility into an application's availability, performance and functionality on Citrix XenApp is becoming increasingly important.

EdgeSight for XenApp enhances Resource Manager's capabilities by capturing, aggregating and reporting on end-user and application experience all in a single, easy-to-use interface. The end result is the ability to monitor and measure the successful delivery of an application to any user, over any network, to any device.

This white paper will provide a high-level overview on how to successfully transition your Citrix management architecture from Resource Manager to EdgeSight 4.5 for XenApp. The key areas of focus include:

• Overview of Resource Manager & EdgeSight Architecture
• Feature Comparison & EdgeSight Benefits
• EdgeSight Planning Considerations
• Transition Strategy and Key Points

To learn more and to read the entire article please refer to the rest of the article at its source: CTX116798 - Resource Manager to EdgeSight Migration

Gus Pinto - Technology Evangelist
Microsoft MVP | Citrix Technology Professional
gus.pinto@citrix.com

So if you see down bellow Rich pointed out that we are going to be in Seattle and Redmond next week attending the Annual Microsoft MVP Summit.

As Rich pointed out the event is 100% NDA, and we won't be able to share minimum if anything from what's being talked about with the general public.

However you can still make a different, having us be your voice during the meetings by sending us your questions and comments that we can relay to the Microsoft Terminal Services Group.

So if you could ask anything to the guys who are responsible for Terminal Services at Microsoft, what questions would you ask?

cheers,
Gus

First of all, I feel compelled to introduce to all of you the CTP Award as many in this industry and even other Citrix employees don't know about this award given to exceptional professionals who excel on sharing knowledge freely about Citrix products and solutions.

What's the Citrix Technology Professional Award?

Citrix recognize and awards the most active and recognized individuals in the industry. Citrix presents the CTP Award to thank individuals for their exceptional contributions to technical communities worldwide. CTPs are active in the technical community, whether in a newsgroup, as a user group host, a conference speaker, or a respondent in forums, all users can be confident that the information shared by a CTP will be of the highest caliber and will help every user make the most of the technology.

Citrix also benefits from engaging with CTPs through conferences, conference calls, CTP Summit, and other events. CTPs share with Citrix their independent, real-world feedback with us, therefore helping Citrix better understand users' needs, improve current products, and develop future technology.

Who Are the CTPs?

Most in this list are personal friends of mine and I have to say I'm proud to be part of this industry, and sure enough they all deserve our thank you and admiration.

Keep up the good work guys!

See y'all in Seattle next week!

Cheers,
Gus Pinto

Sure you've all seen Windows XP running on the Asus EeePC, and today I wanted to show you not XP but Windows Vista running on this neat little device. Since pictures are worth more than 1000 words, here you go:
 

You're probably asking yourself now; is this Photoshop or how the heck did we get Vista to work on an EeePC?

There's no magic, trick or Photoshop, we are simply using Citrix XenDesktop. XenDesktop allowed us to virtualize the Windows Vista operating system and present it to any device installed with a Citrix client, this technology is also known as VDI.

This is a slick technology that enables people to be productive from basically anywhere and almost any device.

Gus Pinto - Technology Evangelist
Microsoft MVP | Citrix Technology Professional
gus.pinto@citrix.com