When running Citrix Apps and Desktops, image management is a must. It will make it so much easier to upgrade and patch both the operating system and the applications that are installed on the workloads. Citrix offers two different image management technologies: Provisioning Services (PVS) and Machine Creation Service (MCS). Before we go into which technology […]
Autoscale your Citrix Apps and Desktops Workloads in the Cloud
Earlier, I wrote an article on the Citrix blog about Machine Creation Service on Google Cloud Platform. One of the things you also get with MCS is Autoscale. What is Autoscale? Autoscale allows you to scale your Citrix Apps and Desktops workloads up or down, depending on the demand from your users. Autoscale will boot […]
Is VPN more secure than a Remote Desktop solution?
Many times I have heard the discussion which remote solution is most secure. Is VPN more secure than a remote desktop solution? Depending on who you ask, you will get a different answer. A network administrator will most likely give you the answer that a VPN is the best solution. A desktop administrator will say to […]
Mouse for iPad | Unleash the potential of your iPad with Citrix X1 Mouse
You can find a lot of different keyboards for iPads. But you can not find a mouse for iPads. The reason is, that iOS does not support a mouse. And that makes sense since we are talking about a tablet. You are supposed to use your finger to access apps and information on an iPad. Why […]
How to renew RDS grace period on RDS hosts
This guide will show you how to renew RDS grace period on your hosts. Microsoft gives you 120 days grace period on RDS. I would say that it would be enough to run a pilot or a PoC. I would only encourage everyone to purchase licenses for your environment and only use this article as a last […]
Enable Outlook Cache and Outlook Search in Citrix Apps and Desktops
Ever since Microsoft introduced Office 365, it has been a challenge to deliver Outlook from a terminal server-based solution. The reason is that you get the best user experience when you cache all your emails in an OST-file, which is created locally on the machine. When the user accesses Outlook the next day, he or […]