Daniel Ruiz

NetScaler

Server Name Indication (SNI) and SSL VPN

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November 20, 2012

Been working a lot around PCI Citrix initiatives for the last couple of months. After speaking with some very smart Citrix NetScaler folks, they were kind enough to provide a lot of information to me around security and SSL VPN which I am sharing with you. Take notice that Windows XP…
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XenApp, XenDesktop

Outlook’s taskbar icon occassionally shows as PowerPoint

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November 19, 2012

While working on a XenApp 6.5 project for a large company, I heard from one of the IT Directors that Outlook 2010 was showing the PowerPoint icon in the taskbar… Naturally I immediately attempted to reproduce the issue and was not able to. Microsoft confirms this bug can affect you in the following scenario.…
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PVS

Provisioning Services antivirus exclusions

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November 7, 2012

Citrix wrote an excellent article about the PVS Antivirus exclusions and thought I will share it with you. In my experience with PVS, this is very crucial step as it will ensure you don’t interrupt the streaming process and/or slow things down. If you are like me and decide to…
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XenApp, XenDesktop

New XenApp/XenDesktop preview – Project (Avalon) Excalibur Technology

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November 1, 2012

Citrix has released today the Tech Preview of the new XenDesktop/XenApp version. Project (Avalon) Excalibur Technology Preview is our next-generation, unified desktop and app virtualization technology that is reinventing the delivery of Windows apps and desktops for mobility in the cloud-era. The availability of this tech preview will allow Citrix…
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XenApp, XenDesktop

XenApp 6.5 / XenDesktop 5.6 Best Practice Policies

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October 22, 2012

One of the most common mistakes that Citrix Engineers make in a XenApp/XenDesktop deployment is not taking the time to fully understand Citrix Policies. There are several articles such as the XenApp and Desktop Policy Planning Guide and the XenDesktop and XenApp Best Practices Reference Guide I suggest reading. I been in environments running pretty large farms…
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