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Lakeside Software DEMO Lab Video, from BriForum 2013 London

brian@brianmadden.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:41:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) David Taylor, Partner & Relationship Manager, Lakeside Software

NVIDIA DEMO Lab Video, from BriForum 2013 London

brian@brianmadden.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:40:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) Milan Diebel, Senior Product Manager, GRID, NVIDIA

Oracle DEMO Lab Video, from BriForum 2013 London

brian@brianmadden.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:39:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) Jon Knight, Senior Sales Consultant, Oracle

PureStorage DEMO Lab Video, from BriForum 2013 London

brian@brianmadden.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:37:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) Mark Lewis, Product Marketing Director, PureStorage

RES Software DEMO Lab Video, from BriForum 2013 London

brian@brianmadden.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:36:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) Grant Tiller, Senior Product Manager, RES Software

Splunk DEMO Lab Video, from BriForum 2013 London

brian@brianmadden.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:34:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) Jason Conger, Solutions Architect, Splunk

Streamcore DEMO Lab Video, from BriForum 2013 London

brian@brianmadden.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:33:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) Christophe Peretou, VP Operations, Streamcore

Symantec DEMO Lab Video, from BriForum 2013 London

brian@brianmadden.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:31:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) Joseph Carson, Senior Manager Product Management, Symantec

Xangati DEMO Lab Video, from BriForum 2013 London

brian@brianmadden.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:29:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) Ben Vaux, Director - Systems Engineering, Xangati

Nutanix DEMO Lab Video, from BriForum 2013 London

brian@brianmadden.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:28:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) Rob Tribe, Regional Systems Engineering Manager, Nutanix

IGEL DEMO Lab Video, from BriForum 2013 London

brian@brianmadden.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:25:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) Ainsley Brooks, Sales Director, UK, IGEL Technology

Flexera DEMO Lab Video, from BriForum 2013 London

brian@brianmadden.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:23:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) James Baker, Senior Solutions Engineer, Flexera Software

Atlantis DEMO Lab Video, from BriForum 2013 London

brian@brianmadden.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:20:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) Jim Moyle, Lead Solutions Consultant, Atlantis Computing

AppSense DEMO Lab Video, from BriForum 2013 London

brian@brianmadden.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:13:00 GMT

(Please visit the site to view this media) Gary McAllister, Pre-Sales Consultant, AppSense

Did you miss BriForum 2013 London? Check out this "State of the Industry" keynote video

brian@brianmadden.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:25:00 GMT

As you're hopefully aware, BriForum 2013 London is taking place this week. I kicked off the conference yesterday morning with a 20-minute "State of the Industry" keynote presentation. Check out it: (Please visit the site to view this media) Basically I explained our evolving view of desktop virtualization, covering the two big changes of the past year that enable VDI to be used in many more scenarios than the past. (This is also covered in the evolution from last year's VDI Delusion book to...

Announcing the second edition of The VDI Delusion: "The New VDI Reality"

brian@brianmadden.com — Thu, 16 May 2013 04:03:00 GMT

Big news from BriForum 2013 London, which kicks off today! It’s been a little over a year since Gabe, Jack, and I published the first edition of our book, The VDI Delusion . While we're incredibly proud of that book, in hindsight we're not sure if we picked the best title. Calling it The VDI Delusion scared many people away as they thought it was a book about VDI haters and that we were anti-VDI. (And with a title like that, who could blame them?) Of course VDI had been talked up by so...

VMware is releasing Horizon Mobile Android virtualization, and your phone might be capable of running it today!

brian@brianmadden.com — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 GMT

Today VMware announced that Horizon Mobile for Android, their dual-persona mobile virtualization product, is finally available on two phones from Verizon (the LG Intuition and the Motorola RAZR M). We’ve been waiting for this release for a long time, so today’s announcement feels important. However, there still some interesting surprises that could change the way we think about Horizon Mobile. Horizon Mobile for Android consists of a guest virtual machine that separates corporate...

VDI is still about trade-offs. The difference is that in 2013, you can pick which ones.

brian@brianmadden.com — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:28:00 GMT

Blog posting on BrianMadden.com might be a bit light this week as we scramble to put the final touches on our BriForum 2013 London conference which takes place this Thursday and Friday in London. (If you haven't registered yet and like to attend, you still can .) But much like yesterday's post , I've got a bunch of little ideas that I'm interested in getting out there, so I figured this week is a good week for them. What I'm interested in today is that idea that thanks to the recent...

Two reasons why User Installed Apps don't matter anymore

brian@brianmadden.com — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:33:00 GMT

It's been awhile since we've talked about User Installed Apps (UIA) on the site. But with the news (rumor?) that AppSense is stopping development on their StrataApps UIA project , I'm starting to wonder if UIA even matters anymore? No, actually we've been wondering this a lot. I think I'm ready to say that UIA doesn't matter anymore. (By UIA, I'm talking about some kind of dynamic run-time app packaging environment that could automatically encapsulate Windows apps that users install when...

BriForum 2012 London session video: App-V and User State Virtualisation: How They Work Together

brian@brianmadden.com — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

If you are designing a modern dynamic desktop, you are probably considering application virtualisation. Using application virtualisation not only decouples the application installation, but also decouples the user state for those applications that are virtualised. But what about user's data and settings that are not virtualised using App-V? This presentation will explain the details on how App-V decouples the user state and discuss what the design considerations are. It will also delve...

BriForum 2012 London session video: Branch Repeater and Other WAN Accelerators for Desktop Virtualisation

brian@brianmadden.com — Fri, 10 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

In this session, Vincent Branger will discuss the need for WAN optimization for virtual desktops. Attendees will learn about potential benefits and challenges of WAN optimization, including the main features such as TCP optimizations, caching/indexation/deduplication, protocols, and more. Vincent will also delve into the different vendors in the space and what makes them different, and answer common questions about vendor products, such as: Is Riverbed the best for desktop virtualization? Is...

The return of the Start menu? Word is spreading that Microsoft is set to give in on Windows 8 and stop shoving tablet features down the throat of desktops

brian@brianmadden.com — Thu, 09 May 2013 04:03:00 GMT

Word that Windows 8 isn't selling well is probably only surprising to the people that have bought Windows 8 devices so far, because in enterprises around the world the OS has barely gotten any attention other than by the same tortured souls that tried to run Vista. Many sources this week have made mention of the fact that, due to especially lackluster sales, Microsoft may dial back the radical "features" of Windows 8 to make it more broadly acceptable and boost sales. This is, in large part, to...

BriForum 2012 London session video: Exploring the Secrets of RemoteFX

brian@brianmadden.com — Thu, 09 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

What's the difference between RDP and RemoteFX? What is RemoteFX best suited for? In RemoteFX for Windows 8, Microsoft evolved codecs, progressive rendering, optimized text codecs, media remoting and more. But what is Microsoft's remoting protocol REALLY good for now? What are the similarities and what are the differences between RemoteFX on one side and HDX and PCoIP on the other? Attend this session and learn from remote desktop expert Benny Tritsch if RemoteFX is a killer or not. BriForum...

Will the next versions of Android and iOS solve today’s EMM challenges?

brian@brianmadden.com — Wed, 08 May 2013 04:03:00 GMT

Google IO is next week, and Apple WWDC is next month, which means that we’ll soon be learning about all the new features in the next versions of Android and iOS. Today I’m going throw around some ideas about how changes in each of these platforms could impact the enterprise mobility management world. It’s around this time that bloggers love to tons of wish lists for new features and try to predict what’s in store. So bear with me here... I’ll just say that what...

BriForum 2012 London session video: Getting the Most from the XenDesktop CLI

brian@brianmadden.com — Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT

In this deep dive session, Brandon Shell will discuss how to leverage the PowerShell provider to make automating XenDesktop 5 environments a breeze. Attendees will learn the ins and outs of XenDesktop 5/5.5 management tools, common use cmdlets, and also find out how Desktop Studio can teach the PowerShell commands you need to successfully automate XenDesktop 5. BriForum is our independent Desktop Virtualization and Enterprise Mobility conference, held in both London and Chicago. Registration...