Where can I find information about Citrix on Microsoft Azure?

A colleague sent me a useful list of links about this, I felt worth sharing:

• Citrix & Azure solutions http://www.microsoftandcitrix.com/Solutions/AzureCloud.aspx
• Specifically this document http://www.citrixandmicrosoft.com/Documents/Citrix%20XenApp%207.5%20on%20Azure.pdf
  • Note that also Citrix Workspace Cloud incorporates support for Azure. (see: http://blogs.citrix.com/2015/08/20/now-available-workspace-cloud-changes-everything/)

Wolf Hunting – Part 1 (#BuryWolfTrail)

This weekend I have mostly been a-wolf-hunting… following the #BuryWolfTrail in my home town of Bury St. Edmunds. The Wolf Trail is a town trade and tourism effort to encourage visitors and support businesses in the town over the summer. I had planned to write a blog overviewing it, upload all my photos etc… but the more I thought about the more I realised I’d had such a positive emotional experience from this project because

Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp – Understanding the HDX “Extra Color Compression” Policy

• Update (16th Aug 2015) – Now a CTX: CTX201802 – FAQ: HDX Extra Color Compression (ECC) Policy in XenApp and XenDesktop

Extra Color Compression (ECC) is a policy that can be applied to control how HDX manages bandwidth vs. quality and other resources (e.g. CPU). It is documented in the XenDesktop and XenApp product documentation here.

What is Extra Color Compression (ECC)?

Citrix XenDesktop / XenApp: Setting Graphics Policies – it’s simpler than it appears!

I get an awful lot of inquiries about the graphics mode policies available for HDX in Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp. The GUI shows a vast array of options and its clear from how haphazardly they seem to be set in support call logs that many users are confused as to what these do and actually fail to realise most of the settings pertain to a legacy graphics modes that they aren’t using.

Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp: Monitoring Products Available

A while back I wrote an article: “12 Monitoring Products for Citrix XenServer – including options for hybrid infrastructure and mobile, XenDesktop, Cloud, iPad”, since then I’ve moved into working in Product Management for HDX, providing the graphics technologies for Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp. I’ve had numerous requests for a similar list of monitoring options for HDX within a Citrix XenApp or XenDesktop environment. Many of those applications, which I suggested for XenServer are also appropriate, but there are also many products available which are particularly tailored to the needs of a XenDesktop or XenApp user.

So off the top-of-my-head, in alphabetical order, a non-comprehensive list of

Citrix Receiver 13.2 for Linux – What’s New and What Do You Want in the Future?

A few months ago I took over as Product Manager for the Linux and Android Receivers as well as retaining the roadmap for HDX Graphics.

Some weeks back I went through my first release of the Linux Receiver with the 13.2 release. So I thought I’d highlight what’s new, ask for feedback on where we are and also ask what you’d like to see in future releases.

The $100 Linux Receiver Question – What you want to see in future releases?

“Too small to see over the podium“ – Best thing on the internet for years! #FoC2015

http://www.yrs.io/

This last week (27^th July – 2^nd August 2015) in the UK saw the Festival of Code 2015 for Young Rewired State, culminating in an awards conference in my home town of Birmingham (the one in the UK not Alabama!). If you weren’t aware of this event, I’d recommend you check out the twitter feed for the event #FoC2015. There is a fantastic article already available reviewing the event that I’d recommend reading over on Tech Crunch.

Did I really see a $165 Thin Client doing 55fps+ with Borderlands 2 with HDX 3D Pro, Citrix XenDesktop?

Back in May 2015, at Citrix’s Synergy 2015, I was involved with an HDX demo at Citrix Synergy 2015, the remit was pretty simple – to show really good HDX 3D Pro frame rates, good enough to satisfy gamers, on low-cost hardware using ONLY existing, shipping-today, fully-supported production ready products. We also want to show that HDX 3D Pro can run really w