Configuring Remote Desktop Certificates for OS X Clients

19 May 2016 in Microsoft on Certificates, Os x

Windows has supported TLS for server authentication with RDP going back to Windows Server 2003 SP1. When connecting to a Windows PC, unless certificates have been configured, the remote PC presents a self-signed certificate, which results in a warning prompt from the Remote Desktop client. An environment with an enterprise certificate authority can enable certificate autoenrollment to enable trusted certificates on the RDP listener, thus removing the prompt. To get OS X clients to accept the certificate takes a little extra configuration not required on Windows clients.

Enabling App-V and UE-V in Windows 10 Enterprise 14316

12 Apr 2016 in Microsoft on App-v, Ue-v

Enabling the App-V client and UE-V client in Windows 10 Enterprise Build 14316 via PowerShell and viewing the behaviour of filter drivers for each client.

An Intel NUC6i5SYB for My Home Lab

10 Apr 2016 in Hardware on Intel nuc, Nuc6i5syb

I’ve recently added a new PC to my home lab - the Intel NUC6i5SYB, to replace a Lenovo laptop that I’ve been using to host VMs on Hyper-V. In this article, I’ll cover an overview of the NUC, how I’ve configured this device and some details on performance.

OS Automation Survey Results - How Often Are Gold Images Updated?

29 Nov 2015 in Community on Automation, Horizon, Rds, Xenapp, Xendesktop

Now that we’ve covered the main questions in the survey - which hypervisors are in use, the VDI solutions are run on those hypervisors, how gold images are built, the automation solutions used to build images and the solutions used to deliver images to SBC and VDI environments, we’ll take a short look at how often gold images are updated.

OS Automation Survey Results - What Solution is Used to Deliver Images?

16 Nov 2015 in Community on Automation, Horizon, Rds, Xenapp, Xendesktop

In the previous article, we covered which automation solutions are in use to create (and manage) master images. In this article we’ll cover what tools or technologies are used to deliver an image to an end-point (that being a virtual machine or a physical device).

App-V 5 FAQ: Visual C++ Redistributable as local installs or allow App-V to deploy as needed?

29 Oct 2015 in Faqs on Appvfaq

Thamim Karim has worked across the globe assisting customers with their user experience and application deployment strategies offering both consultancy and training services. He also has made many speaker appearances at conferences including TechEd, App-V User Groups and Microsoft Ignite.

OS Automation Survey Results - How Do You Build Master Images?

15 Oct 2015 in Community on Automation, Horizon, Rds, View, Vworkspace, Xenapp, Xendesktop

Previously we’ve looked at which hypervisors are in use and the virtual desktop solutions deployed on those hypervisors, so now we’ll take a look at how organisations are building their master images.

OS Automation Survey Results - What Virtual Desktop Platforms are Deployed?

09 Oct 2015 in Community on Automation, Rds, Vdi, View, Vworkspace, Xenapp, Xendesktop

Digging further into the details of the data we’ve gathered from our OS Automation survey, let’s take a look at the virtual desktop platforms in use by those who responded. I’ll largely present this as is and leave any further analysis for later articles.