Whats new in CVAD 1906
A list of new features associated with the latest Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1906 release. This is a direct copy from the Citrix Documentation in an aggregated view. Release Date: June 17, 2019...
View ArticleLeveraging your Citrix Current Release investment – Director Style
I originally posted this article under the CUGC community site here. For customers on the Current Release path for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, one of the best features available to you is the...
View ArticleCitrix WEM User Logon Service
Back in the 1812 release of the Citrix WEM Service Agent, Citrix released an additional Windows Service named Citrix WEM User Logon Service which started showing up during the logon process with a...
View ArticleMigrating GPO settings to WEM
A consistent challenge when beginning the adoption of WEM services into an existing environment, is the analysis and migration of existing GPP and GPO settings into the WEM way of processing. Moving...
View ArticleArchitecting for FSLogix Containers High Availability
FSLogix Profile Container is becoming the go-to solution when it comes to profile management. Even before the Microsoft acquisition, FSLogix was a popular solution, however now that it is effectively...
View ArticleCitrix WEM Updated Start-Up Scripts
I have been recommending in all deployments ever since I started with WEM, to implement the very simple “WEM Agent Refresh” Start-Up Script. Every deployment I have seen, touched or been involved that...
View ArticleDeploying Brave and Microsoft Edge Dev Browsers in Citrix CVAD environments
I like choice, and I really like privacy, so naturally, I am drawn to the Brave browser due to its underpinning fundamentals of “privacy first”. In short, it’s the Chrome engine with a load of inbuilt...
View ArticleAzure AD and Citrix Workspace SSO
For those customers integrating Azure Active Directory with Citrix Workspace as their primary Identity Provider (IdP), there are some changes that have been implemented which will result in some...
View ArticleAppMasking The Windows Start Menu
Back again banting on about the Windows Start Menu (surprised?). I am hoping this is one of those James Rankin “final say” style blog posts where I can put this bad boy to bed because I am pretty sure...
View ArticleDesigning Profile Management with Active-Active Resource Locations
For a while now my friend Brandon Mitchell and I have been throwing ideas back and forward around how we see things unfold with profile management across multiple resource locations, both from a Citrix...
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FSLogix Containers – Search Index Considerations and Troubleshooting
This post was initially posted on the FSLogix Blog which has been recently removed. I thought it was worth reposting as the content is still relevant. Extremely important to me is that credit is sent...
View ArticleThe User Environment Management Puzzle
I have worked in the EUC world for a while now with a focus on user-experience. Admittedly the vast majority of my skillset sits in the Citrix based delivery of these workloads, however, I often...
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Improve the WEM Cloud Service Agent Processing Speed
The Citrix Cloud WEM Service looks and feels, for the most part, the same as the On-Premises iteration of the solution, however, there are some challenges which have been known to introduce, let’s say...
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Citrix WEM Documentation Script v2
WEM has offered a world of fun when it comes to environment management, however it introduces a black hole when it comes to documentation. Once your configuration is in WEM, it’s almost impossible to...
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Windows Search in Server 2019 and Multi-Session Windows 10
As always in our industry, small changes in one platform can result in significant impact across what is “standard practice” in many other areas. This week’s lucky contender is Windows Search. Windows...
View ArticleImpacts of CVAD 2003 support changes and LTSR 1912 relevance
A significant number of changes on support stances are being introduced with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2003 Current Release. These changes will directly impact the supportability of many...
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Azure and Ubiquiti VPN with Dynamic IP Address
I am a huge fan of the Ubiquiti network solutions, I leverage a few of their components in my home network and lab environments – USG, Cloud Key, a couple of managed switches and a single beast of an...
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Navigating Azure Storage options for FSLogix Containers
User hosting solutions in the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform are the latest in a long trend of workloads to now be at the forefront of conversations, specifically those that benefit from leveraging...
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Automating Active Directory Domain Join for Azure Storage Accounts with...
Having the ability to Active Directory Domain Join (ADDS) an Azure Storage account has changed the game for many organizations deploying file service into Azure. I wrote previously about the options...
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Securing and Optimizing Access to Azure Storage Accounts with Azure Endpoints
When working with Azure files, it is important to ensure that traffic destined for your files shares is both secured and routed in an optimal fashion. There are several options for securing and...
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