Dell to be purchased by Silver Lake in conjunction with Michael Dell
You can read the announcement over at BusinessWire. This comes as a shock to me especially after the recent acquisition of Quest Software and WYSE. What does this mean for Dell? Are they going to...
View ArticleConfigure vWorkspace Web Access
Continuing with the basic foundation setup, it is time to setup the Web Access interface. At this point the vWorkspace Connectors can be used to connect to the environment but for most implementations,...
View ArticleDell vWorkspace 8.0 Beta program
Last week, Dell announced the availability of the vWorkpsace 8.0 Beta program. I am a big fan of vWorkspace. vWorkspace is not tied down to a single virtualization platform and provides both virtual...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Installing vWorkspace 8.0 Beta on Windows Server 2012
After downloading the ZIP file and extracting it, start the install routine by leveraging the autorun.exe and run it as administrator. After acknowledging the UAC you will be presented the initial...
View ArticleWill Microsoft’s Loan to Dell Benefit vWorkspace?
Dell announced that it is being acquired by Michael Dell and Silver Lake for $24.4 billion. (Dell Press Release) One of the investment vehicles being used for this transaction is a $2 billion loan from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Licensing of vWorkspace 8.0 Beta
In the first post of this series, we installed vWorkspace. After successful installation, there will be two shortcuts available on server’s desktop. Double click the vWorkspace Management Console...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Configuring the vWorkspace Farm Properties
Start the vWorkspace Management Console and you will be presented with the Quick Start Wizard. I generally do not use the Wizard so I will check the “Don’t show this wizard automatically” and then...
View ArticlevWorkspace Location Configuration
In my previous post, we walked through configuring the farm settings. The next level of granular control for vWorkspace is Locations. A Location represents a group of one or more data centers and the...
View Article