All posts by Sean Bianco

Change in Citrix XenApp Architecture Investigation

The Issue The virtualization revolution has brought BYOD networks and virtual offices into reality. Today, businesses have multiple options to create a virtual infrastructure and remotely deliver desktops and applications. One of those options is Citrix XenApp, which recently released XenApp 7.6. Because XenApp 7.6 uses a different Citrix XenApp architecture than previous versions, there […]

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The Evolution of IT: Toward Cross-Platform Solutions

Why Cross-Platform Will Be Even Bigger in 2016 2016 promises to be a year that continues in the same vein as 2015: the IT industry will continue to boom, digital media will continue to grow in importance, and the world will continue to be more digitalized and more mobile. The digital, mobile culture that people […]

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An Overview of Dell vWorkspace

An Overview of Dell vWorkspace Unified business procedures are a key offering of the cloud revolution, and virtualization plays a key role in unifying business procedures across an organization. The entrance of Dell into the virtualization space speaks volumes about this trend. The recent acquisition of virtualization solutions company Quest by Dell has brought the […]

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How W.S. Badcock Corp. Delivers Applications to 1,000 Users—Across 8 States

“High-quality cross-platform support is the #1 benefit of the switch from Citrix to Parallels Remote Application Server. Now, with the efforts of W.S. Badcock network engineers like Michael Buckley, we are able to efficiently deliver desktops and applications to Linux, Macintosh, and Windows devices with ease.” ~ Todd Zacharias, Manager, IT Network Systems Badcock chose Parallels Remote […]

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Here’s Everything You Should Know About Two-Factor Authentication

One of the notable aspects of virtualization is the presence of heterogeneous networks with diversified devices, platforms, and OSes. Desktops and laptops have been accompanied by and sometimes replaced with tablets and smartphones. In addition, a variety of devices such as Chromebooks, Raspberry Pi, and wearables came into the network. The Internet of Things has […]

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Parallels Client for Linux: The Best Alternative to Citrix Receiver Ubuntu

For people who love security and open-source systems, Ubuntu is a favorite. According to the BuildWith website, there are 3,097,360 live websites using Ubuntu, which equates to 0.9% of the entire Internet. AskUbuntu forums reports that Ubuntu has 1-2% market share in most markets. Another interesting fact about Ubuntu from OMGUBUNTU survey is that Ubuntu […]

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Thinking About ICA Citrix? Here’s What to Expect

Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) is a proprietary presentation services protocol designed by Citrix. This protocol enables you to convert any device into a thin client such that you can easily and cost-effectively access remote resources. It contains server component software, client software, and the network protocol component. The ICA protocol separates the application’s processing from […]

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Save 75% On Your Citrix Costs

The white paper “Save 75% On Your Citrix Costs“ shows how switching from Citrix XenApp to Parallels Remote Application Server, you can save up to 75 percent of the initial and running costs of your application and virtual desktop delivery solution. This blog post summarizes the findings of the white paper. The main reasons why installing […]

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Everything You Need to Know Before Deciding to Install Citrix

A History of Citrix Products One of the issues businesses have with Citrix is choosing the right tool from Citrix’s multiple products and versions. The company has already released two dozen products with 200 names in a span of 20 years. Its first virtualization product, Citrix Multi-user, was released in 1991 and was succeeded by […]

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Case Study: Lush Handmade Cosmetics

“With Parallels Remote Application Server, licensing costs have significantly reduced. We are able to easily create a stable network environment that is easy to deploy and manage.” ~ Dale Hobbs, Manager, Network and Security Systems Lush Handmade Cosmetics chose Parallels Remote Application Server over Citrix to overcome licensing issues related to it (Citrix). This move resulted in […]

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