Citrix's Machine Creation Services, or MCS, is one of the industry's best mechanisms for delivering virtual desktops at scale. However, If you are using a hypervisor that is not optimized for Citrix, virtual desktop reboots and Machine Catalog updates might take more time while putting more load on your storage. This can lead to a poor user experience, frustrated … [Read more...] about Optimizing Citrix Machine Creation Services with XenServer IntelliCache
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XenServer Ecosystem Partner Spotlight: Quadric
Quadric has a rich history of backing up XenServer - over 14 years! In 2009, as a Xen enthusiast and Citrix certified expert, Founder and CEO Phil Baskette recognized the need for a bespoke data protection solution dedicated to the XenServer community. “Citrix’s acquisition of XenSource was a game-changer”, observes Phil. “I knew I wanted to contribute to this new ecosystem … [Read more...] about XenServer Ecosystem Partner Spotlight: Quadric
XenServer Consulting Partner Spotlight: Ferroque Systems
I recently had the opportunity to chat with Michael Shuster and Todd Hsu from Ferroque Systems about their experience with migrating customers from VMware to XenServer. Ferroque Systems has been a longstanding Citrix partner since 2010, with XenServer consulting experience dating back to around the same time. They estimate that they have deployed XenServer for 50+ … [Read more...] about XenServer Consulting Partner Spotlight: Ferroque Systems
Optimizing Citrix PVS with XenServer PVS Accelerator
When talking to customers of bigger Citrix on-prem deployments, the most liked feature that they mention is that 'it just works'. As a good second, the XenServer PVS Accelerator is mentioned without exceptions. This is understandable, as starting or making changes to a large number of VMs will bring most networks to it's limits. This is why features like PVS Accelerator are so … [Read more...] about Optimizing Citrix PVS with XenServer PVS Accelerator
Why is XenServer best for Citrix?
With the launch of XenServer 8 behind us, it is a good time to take a step back and look at what we are trying to achieve with our great hypervisor. The number one question I get in customer and partner calls is ‘Can you provide more color on what you mean by XenServer is the only hypervisor optimized for Citrix workloads’ (Well to be honest, the most asked question … [Read more...] about Why is XenServer best for Citrix?