Category: DaaS

Desktop as a Service – Design Decisions

Desktop as a Service – Design Decisions   Helpdesk, Self-Service, Billing and Account Management ConnectWise ManageEngine Citrix Cloud Service Portal emersion.com.au Xero https://web.cloudmore.com/ Session Layer Microsoft RDP This is a very cost effective options with allot of feature restrictions Citrix ICA This is a fully featured option, while its more expensive, the issues that will… Continue reading Desktop as a Service – Design Decisions

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Automation Frameworks

Automation Frameworks   Base Image Script Framework – https://www.loginconsultants.com/en/news/all/item/base-image-script-framework-bis-f XenApp Automation Framework – http://xenappblog.com/2015/automation-framework-3-0/

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Citrix Profile Management and Folder re-direction Configuration

Citrix Profile Management and Folder re-direction Configuration Folder Re-Direction Group Policy Exclude Policy Citrix UPM Install and Configuration Sync “AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat” Reference   UPM Checker – http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX132805 Best Practice – http://support.citrix.com/article/ctx120285 UPM Configuration – http://blogs.citrix.com/2012/02/11/citrix-profile-management-and-vdi-doing-it-right/ IE Settings – http://blogs.citrix.com/2014/09/25/citrix-user-profile-manager-cookies-and-history-support-for-internet-explorer-10-11/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter UPM 5.x – http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/user-profile-manager-5-x/upm-wrapper-kib.html UPM FAQ – http://support.citrix.com/servlet/KbServlet/download/19059-102-665944/ProfileMgtCrossPlatformFAQ.pdf

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HowTo: Design a Secure Windows 2012 R2 Standard Operating Environment (SOE)

HowTo: Design a Secure Windows 2012 R2 Standard Operating Environment (SOE) It does’t matter the size of your organisation or the compliance posture that it must adhere to. Every device on the network should be hardened and maintained.  I worked for one of the largest IT companies in the world and it was the only… Continue reading HowTo: Design a Secure Windows 2012 R2 Standard Operating Environment (SOE)

Complexity of Application Presentation/Streaming and Distribution

Complexity of Application Presentation/Streaming and Distribution I wanted to highlight and explain the complexity of designing Application Deployment and Management for  Windows Desktops and VDI environments in a single diagram. (opps, I mean Microsoft 🙂 Update 02/04/16 Adding a few Application Deployment Options Click Once Applications Container Applications (AppZerto) Application Layer (e.g. Citrix AppDisk.) There… Continue reading Complexity of Application Presentation/Streaming and Distribution

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DaaS Build Phase

DaaS Build Phase Setup Proliant Server Install XenServer Setup XenServer GUI Appliance and Configure it to Autostart [source language=”bash”]</li> <li>Setup a Autostart vApp Create a Autstart vApp and add VMS Get uuid of vApp: xe appliance-list name-label="autostart" edit rc.local: echo "xe appliance-start uuid=869aabc7-5b30-b0bf-79cf-ca5acbb162be" >> /etc/rc.loca xe vm-param-set uuid=29025d12-5148-9ed3-9e21-78c1fc35a44a other-config:auto_poweron=true 29025d12-5148-9ed3-9e21-78c1fc35a44a</li> <li>[/source] Create Windows 2012 R2… Continue reading DaaS Build Phase

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Microsoft SPLA licensing for Windows 8

Microsoft SPLA licensing for Windows 8 update – http://www.itnews.com.au/News/397582,microsoft-allows-per-user-volume-licensing-of-windows.aspx#ixzz3IG3TsLeT This is a subject that is always a discussion in almost all DaaS opportunities. Can a Microsoft MSP provide Windows 8 OS. The quick Answer is NO. Microsoft MSP/ SPLA licensing only covers Windows SERVER Operating Systems. (I won’t go into the all the different FlexCast models here… Continue reading Microsoft SPLA licensing for Windows 8

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Definition of Severity Levels

Definition of Severity Levels Severity Definitions are intended to provide guidance on correct assignment of severity levels in the event of an incident.     Sev 1 The product, service or channel is unavailable or unusable with NO planned and agreed sustainable workaround  The problem may be directly impacting either:  · External customers’ ability to… Continue reading Definition of Severity Levels