Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Great News and Launches from RES Software Celebrated at Citrix Synergy!
The news were many - and really exciting! Here are som "Key Highlights" from the Launch at Citrix Synergy 2010, Berlin:
A complete cross platform management solution for FlexCast and the entire user environment: One tool to rule them all!
- RES Workspace Manager: Workspace Personalization & Composition, ZeroProfile, FollowMe with Context-Awareness, Administration and Security for the Dynamic Desktop
- RES Automation Manager: Task Automation, Resource Provisioning, Service Orchestration and Self-Service for the Dynamic Datacenter
Need a small car, stretched limo or plane to meet the users individual needs? Citrix FlexCast and RES Dynamic Desktop Studio allow Just-in-Time automated and dynamic workspace delivery - using the optimal vehicle based on the real-time context and need of the user.
Reverse Seamless Applications and Services for integrating local and virtual desktops into ONE workspace for the user. Put the X-Factor into VDI with VDX - enjoy the best of both worlds seamlessly integrated. RES and Citrix support you in thick and thin!
From Wow to How: Model, Methodology and Tools for a Step-by-Step transformation of the Desktop environment and implementation of Virtual Desktops
- Desktop Sampler, Workspace Designer and Workspace Model
Together with all the great news from Citrix, this will enable you to move away from traditional static & device centric solutions. We empower flexible user-centric and context-aware computing experiences for end-users, and simplified complexity and management for IT.
Manage the complete user environment for local and virtualized desktop solutions through one User Workspace Management solution.
Embrace change: The Virtual and Dynamic Desktop Revolution is here!
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Congratulations Citrix - All stars and planets seems to be aligned for a great future!
Remember to check out the New RES Software: http://www.ressoftware.com
Press Release for the Launch of RES Dynamic Desktop Studio: RES Software Introduces Dynamic Desktop Studio at Citrix Synergy Berlin 2010
Want to know more about Dynamic Desktops?
Check out the blog: Emerging Technology - Dynamic, User-Centric & Context-Aware Desktops
(And the Video Blogs for this article)
Missed out on the keynote by Mark Templeton? It is now available here: Citrix TV
- At Citrix TV you can also find many of the other sessions and presentations from Citrix Synergy 2010 Berlin: Complete Synergy Review
Missed out on the keynote by Mark Templeton? It is now available here: Citrix TV
- At Citrix TV you can also find many of the other sessions and presentations from Citrix Synergy 2010 Berlin: Complete Synergy Review
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Migration Stress Stretches Beyond the Walls of IT
On my way home from a recent business trip, I made a stop for a coffee. As I sat down a businessman at the next table caught my attention. His entire body language was screaming in frustration, and he appeared to be very close to pouring his entire freshly brewed, steaming hot Grande Triple Shot Cappuccino over his laptop.
Just a few days ago his laptop was upgraded to the new Windows 7 OS. He really liked the look and feel of this new operating system. His laptop was faster and there was a lot of new great stuff in there. Unfortunately, his tools and applications were not really working anymore.
He told me that his day had turned into a complete disaster. It all started just before lunch when a colleague called to check if he was ready for their joint meeting with a new prospect. He had totally forgotten about the appointment, and this had never happened before. He would always get a reminder on both his computer and cell phone 1 hour and 45 minutes prior to any bookings put into his calendar. Because of his busy workdays he was totally dependent on these alerts, and one of the IT guys had once showed him how to personalize his Outlook application to always generate these default reminders at exactly 1.75 hours prior to the event. But after he got Win7 on his computer, none of his new appointments worked this way anymore.
This was only the beginning of his nightmarish day. Already late, he rushed to his cubicle, logged onto his laptop and pulled up the business proposal for the new prospect. There were a few lines to be completed, and as he was typing in Word the system was constantly changing many of his words as he was writing. This had happened before a long time ago, but he had figured out that he needed to personalize and tune the “Auto Correct” and dictionary and spelling configurations.
He had made many of these changes over time so that he could work faster, and now even this seemed to be screwed up. Running the spell check after his updates, all of the technical terms and words that he had previously added to his personal custom dictionary were also lost, and he had to manually run them. Now he was really running late.
He clicked the print icon, tossed his laptop into his bag and ran past the printer on his way out. But the document was not there. Stressed and frustrated, he fired up his laptop again, logged on, opened the document and this time clicked through the menu of file, print and then started searching for his printer in a jungle of all kinds of strange descriptions. Which one was it???
Fortunately he noticed a tag on the printer “NY_Sales_PRT064032”, and after a few minutes found that a print driver with the same name still existed on his laptop even after the new Windows 7 installation. A little relieved but still stressed, he selected the printer, printed and grabbed the documents before rushing out the door.
His colleague was all ready with the car outside, and they took off at light speed to make this important appointment. With the business proposal in his hands he started flipping through the pages and realized that something had gone terribly wrong.
The whole document was printed on poor quality paper, and the company’s logo and headers weren’t on the pages. How could this have happened???
When printing these kind of documents to that specific printer, it had always selected the tray with really nice, high-quality paper with the company header and logo.
So there he was. Late. Uncertain about the quality of his proposal. Unhappy with its sloppy appearance. He was feeling the heat—bad— and the last thing his proposal needed was sweat spots.
Needless to say, he told me that the day did not turn out very well. Less than an hour after that meeting the company’s VP of Sales instructed him to get on a plane and head to HQ the very next day. And here he was…
The change to Windows 7 can be a great upgrade for your business and users. There are many advantages and enhancements. Making sure that users get all of their data and applications back after the migration is a very good start. However, remember that every user has customized and personalized most of their applications over time. They customize their calendar, their notes, the way their Office applications work, printers, web browser and more. Most of these individual customizations are done to be more productive and efficient.
If you are planning to implement Windows 7, you must consider how it will impact your users. By separating all of the user settings, customizations and personalization from the applications and the operating system, you can easily make the move to Windows 7 and let users keep their own personal workspace at the same time!
How will the transition to Windows 7 impact End-User Productivity and Helpdesk Workload in your organization?
Read also: Emerging Technology - Dynamic, User-Centric & Context-Aware Desktops
Just a few days ago his laptop was upgraded to the new Windows 7 OS. He really liked the look and feel of this new operating system. His laptop was faster and there was a lot of new great stuff in there. Unfortunately, his tools and applications were not really working anymore.
He told me that his day had turned into a complete disaster. It all started just before lunch when a colleague called to check if he was ready for their joint meeting with a new prospect. He had totally forgotten about the appointment, and this had never happened before. He would always get a reminder on both his computer and cell phone 1 hour and 45 minutes prior to any bookings put into his calendar. Because of his busy workdays he was totally dependent on these alerts, and one of the IT guys had once showed him how to personalize his Outlook application to always generate these default reminders at exactly 1.75 hours prior to the event. But after he got Win7 on his computer, none of his new appointments worked this way anymore.
This was only the beginning of his nightmarish day. Already late, he rushed to his cubicle, logged onto his laptop and pulled up the business proposal for the new prospect. There were a few lines to be completed, and as he was typing in Word the system was constantly changing many of his words as he was writing. This had happened before a long time ago, but he had figured out that he needed to personalize and tune the “Auto Correct” and dictionary and spelling configurations.
He had made many of these changes over time so that he could work faster, and now even this seemed to be screwed up. Running the spell check after his updates, all of the technical terms and words that he had previously added to his personal custom dictionary were also lost, and he had to manually run them. Now he was really running late.
He clicked the print icon, tossed his laptop into his bag and ran past the printer on his way out. But the document was not there. Stressed and frustrated, he fired up his laptop again, logged on, opened the document and this time clicked through the menu of file, print and then started searching for his printer in a jungle of all kinds of strange descriptions. Which one was it???
Fortunately he noticed a tag on the printer “NY_Sales_PRT064032”, and after a few minutes found that a print driver with the same name still existed on his laptop even after the new Windows 7 installation. A little relieved but still stressed, he selected the printer, printed and grabbed the documents before rushing out the door.
His colleague was all ready with the car outside, and they took off at light speed to make this important appointment. With the business proposal in his hands he started flipping through the pages and realized that something had gone terribly wrong.
The whole document was printed on poor quality paper, and the company’s logo and headers weren’t on the pages. How could this have happened???
When printing these kind of documents to that specific printer, it had always selected the tray with really nice, high-quality paper with the company header and logo.
So there he was. Late. Uncertain about the quality of his proposal. Unhappy with its sloppy appearance. He was feeling the heat—bad— and the last thing his proposal needed was sweat spots.
Needless to say, he told me that the day did not turn out very well. Less than an hour after that meeting the company’s VP of Sales instructed him to get on a plane and head to HQ the very next day. And here he was…
The change to Windows 7 can be a great upgrade for your business and users. There are many advantages and enhancements. Making sure that users get all of their data and applications back after the migration is a very good start. However, remember that every user has customized and personalized most of their applications over time. They customize their calendar, their notes, the way their Office applications work, printers, web browser and more. Most of these individual customizations are done to be more productive and efficient.
If you are planning to implement Windows 7, you must consider how it will impact your users. By separating all of the user settings, customizations and personalization from the applications and the operating system, you can easily make the move to Windows 7 and let users keep their own personal workspace at the same time!
How will the transition to Windows 7 impact End-User Productivity and Helpdesk Workload in your organization?
Read also: Emerging Technology - Dynamic, User-Centric & Context-Aware Desktops
Overgangen til Windows 7 gjennom en brukers øyne!
Jeg var nylig på forretningsreise, og på vei hjem stoppet jeg for å ta en kaffe. En opprørt kar på nabobordet fanget umiddelbart oppmerksomheten. Frustrasjonen lyste, og han syntes nær ved å helle kaffekoppen over PC-en. For få dager siden hadde han fått oppgradert PC-en til Windows 7 (W7). Han likte utseendet og opplevelsen, PC-en var raskere, og hadde flere nye flotte funksjoner. Men dessverre fungerte ikke alt som før.
Han fortalte at gårsdagen ble en katastrofe. Det startet før lunsj da en kollega ringte og påminnet om et viktig møte med en potensiell kunde. Han hadde helt glemt avtalen - og det hadde aldri skjedd før. Han fikk alltid påminnelser fra både PC og mobiltelefon 1 time og 45 minutter før kalenderavtalene, noe han var helt avhengig av i en travel hverdag. En gang hadde en IT-kollega vist hvordan man tilpasser Outlook, og de hadde lagret disse standard påminnelsene. Etter W7 ble installert fungerte ikke dette lenger.
Allerede sent ute løp han til kontoret, logget på PC-en og åpnet kundens tilbudsdokument. Det manglet bare noen få linjer. Han begynte redigeringen, men oppdaget at Word stadig forandret mange av ordene automatisk mens han skrev. Dette hadde skjedd en gang for lenge siden, men løste seg ved å tilpasse stavekontroll og autokorrektur funksjonen – ett eller annet sted.
Over tid hadde han gjort mange slike tilpassinger og endringer. Det gjorde hverdagen enklere og han ble mer effektiv. Nå var alt borte. Til slutt valgte han stavekontroll. Men nå var alle tekniske begrep og ord, som han selv hadde lagt til i ordlisten også vekk. Det var ikke tid til å gjennomgå alt dette manuelt, for nå var han virkelig sent ute.
Han klikket på utskrift, slengte PC-en i sekken og løp forbi skriveren på vei ut. Men hvor var utskriften? Stresset og frustrert startet han PC-en igjen, logget på og åpnet dokumentet. Denne gangen gikk han via menyene fil og skriv ut for å velge skriver manuelt. Nå måtte han søke etter skriveren i en jungel av alle slags betegnelser. Heldigvis oppdaget han en merkelapp på skriveren; "Salg_PRT064032". Etter noen minutter fant han en skriver med samme navn. Lettet, men fortsatt stresset valgte han utskrift, grep dokumentene og spurtet ut døren.
Kollegaen ventet utenfor, og bilen var i bevegelse før han hadde lukket døren. Det var en viktig avtale og mye stod på spill. Tilbudsdokumentet var fremdeles varmt fra skriveren. Han kikket gjennom sidene, og skjønte at noe hadde gått fryktelig galt. Alle sidene var av svært dårlig kvalitet. Papirene var matte, og bedriftens tillitsvekkende logo og sirlige brevhoder manglet. Hvordan kunne dette skje? For tilbudsdokumenter hadde alltid utskriften kommet fra papirskuffen med riktig papir. De var svært nøye med dette og benyttet alltid papir med glans, høy kvalitet og innpreget logo for viktige tilbud.
Så her satt han men bilen suste avsted. Stresset, forsinket og usikker på både innhold og kvalitet i tilbudet som skulle presenteres. Han ble uvel, varm – og det siste tilbudet trengte var svettemerker. Som vi skjønner gikk ikke dagen særlig bra. En snau time etter kundemøtet ringte salgsdirektøren. Han ble beordret om å ta første fly og møte på hovedkontoret neste dag. Og her var han nå...
W7 kan være en stor overgang for brukerne. Operativsystemet har mange fordeler og forbedringer, men det finnes fallgruver. At brukerne får sine data og programmer tilbake etter migrering er en god start. Men dersom brukerens individuelle tilpassinger, preferanser og konfigurasjoner utelates – kan overgangen bli som i denne historien.
En PC blir personlig over tid. De aller fleste tilpasser sin kalender, sine notater, diverse innstillinger i programvare som MS Office, økonomisystemer, Web-lesere, selve skrivebordet, skrivere osv. I tillegg til at det forenkler hverdagen blir brukerne mer produktive. Det er også en viktig trivselsfaktor.
Når du planlegger innføring av W7, må brukerperspektivet tas med. Ved å virtualisere brukernes innstillinger, tilpasninger og konfigurasjoner – separeres de fra applikasjoner og operativsystem. Dermed kan slike tilpassninger følge brukeren uavhengig av klient og OS. På denne måten blir det enkelt å innføre Windows 7 samtidig som brukerne beholder sine personlige arbeidsflater.
Hvordan vil overgang til Windows 7 påvirke produktivitet og helpdesk belastning i din virksomhet?
Han fortalte at gårsdagen ble en katastrofe. Det startet før lunsj da en kollega ringte og påminnet om et viktig møte med en potensiell kunde. Han hadde helt glemt avtalen - og det hadde aldri skjedd før. Han fikk alltid påminnelser fra både PC og mobiltelefon 1 time og 45 minutter før kalenderavtalene, noe han var helt avhengig av i en travel hverdag. En gang hadde en IT-kollega vist hvordan man tilpasser Outlook, og de hadde lagret disse standard påminnelsene. Etter W7 ble installert fungerte ikke dette lenger.
Allerede sent ute løp han til kontoret, logget på PC-en og åpnet kundens tilbudsdokument. Det manglet bare noen få linjer. Han begynte redigeringen, men oppdaget at Word stadig forandret mange av ordene automatisk mens han skrev. Dette hadde skjedd en gang for lenge siden, men løste seg ved å tilpasse stavekontroll og autokorrektur funksjonen – ett eller annet sted.
Over tid hadde han gjort mange slike tilpassinger og endringer. Det gjorde hverdagen enklere og han ble mer effektiv. Nå var alt borte. Til slutt valgte han stavekontroll. Men nå var alle tekniske begrep og ord, som han selv hadde lagt til i ordlisten også vekk. Det var ikke tid til å gjennomgå alt dette manuelt, for nå var han virkelig sent ute.
Han klikket på utskrift, slengte PC-en i sekken og løp forbi skriveren på vei ut. Men hvor var utskriften? Stresset og frustrert startet han PC-en igjen, logget på og åpnet dokumentet. Denne gangen gikk han via menyene fil og skriv ut for å velge skriver manuelt. Nå måtte han søke etter skriveren i en jungel av alle slags betegnelser. Heldigvis oppdaget han en merkelapp på skriveren; "Salg_PRT064032". Etter noen minutter fant han en skriver med samme navn. Lettet, men fortsatt stresset valgte han utskrift, grep dokumentene og spurtet ut døren.
Kollegaen ventet utenfor, og bilen var i bevegelse før han hadde lukket døren. Det var en viktig avtale og mye stod på spill. Tilbudsdokumentet var fremdeles varmt fra skriveren. Han kikket gjennom sidene, og skjønte at noe hadde gått fryktelig galt. Alle sidene var av svært dårlig kvalitet. Papirene var matte, og bedriftens tillitsvekkende logo og sirlige brevhoder manglet. Hvordan kunne dette skje? For tilbudsdokumenter hadde alltid utskriften kommet fra papirskuffen med riktig papir. De var svært nøye med dette og benyttet alltid papir med glans, høy kvalitet og innpreget logo for viktige tilbud.
Så her satt han men bilen suste avsted. Stresset, forsinket og usikker på både innhold og kvalitet i tilbudet som skulle presenteres. Han ble uvel, varm – og det siste tilbudet trengte var svettemerker. Som vi skjønner gikk ikke dagen særlig bra. En snau time etter kundemøtet ringte salgsdirektøren. Han ble beordret om å ta første fly og møte på hovedkontoret neste dag. Og her var han nå...
W7 kan være en stor overgang for brukerne. Operativsystemet har mange fordeler og forbedringer, men det finnes fallgruver. At brukerne får sine data og programmer tilbake etter migrering er en god start. Men dersom brukerens individuelle tilpassinger, preferanser og konfigurasjoner utelates – kan overgangen bli som i denne historien.
En PC blir personlig over tid. De aller fleste tilpasser sin kalender, sine notater, diverse innstillinger i programvare som MS Office, økonomisystemer, Web-lesere, selve skrivebordet, skrivere osv. I tillegg til at det forenkler hverdagen blir brukerne mer produktive. Det er også en viktig trivselsfaktor.
Når du planlegger innføring av W7, må brukerperspektivet tas med. Ved å virtualisere brukernes innstillinger, tilpasninger og konfigurasjoner – separeres de fra applikasjoner og operativsystem. Dermed kan slike tilpassninger følge brukeren uavhengig av klient og OS. På denne måten blir det enkelt å innføre Windows 7 samtidig som brukerne beholder sine personlige arbeidsflater.
Hvordan vil overgang til Windows 7 påvirke produktivitet og helpdesk belastning i din virksomhet?
Monday, September 27, 2010
Emerging Technology - Dynamic, User-Centric & Context-Aware Desktops
A Dynamic Desktop is a Windows-based Workspace (physical or virtual) that is aware of the situation or context of the user at any given time and dynamically adjusts the content and appearance of the workspace accordingly. A key component to Dynamic Desktops is that they are Context-Aware.
This is one of the most important technologies for today’s desktop and client solutions (physical/local and/or virtual desktops, including Windows 7 or VDI solutions). It is a proven strategy that reduces complexity and cost - and increases overall productivity, security and job satisfaction.
Dynamic Desktops is a key factor in moving from a device-centric to a user-centric approach, and the end result will enable IT organizations to mature to the service-centric model. For delivering IT as a Service or Desktop as a Service - a dynamic infrastructure is crucial.
Dynamic Desktops is a key factor in moving from a device-centric to a user-centric approach, and the end result will enable IT organizations to mature to the service-centric model. For delivering IT as a Service or Desktop as a Service - a dynamic infrastructure is crucial.
A Dynamic Desktop has the unique capability of presenting a personalized dynamic workspace on any Windows based client or desktop solution, the underlying operating system can be locked down and centrally managed. According to Gartner this can Cut Total Cost of Ownership for Desktops and Laptops by 42-45%.
Gartner Group have also gathered a lot of research within the area Context-Aware Computing that is relevant for this technology space.
Dynamic Desktops are implemented, delivered and managed by the technology "User Workspace Management". This concept virtualizes all of the users personal and individual preferences, settings and configurations by separating them from the applications and operating system. This allows for all these personalized settings to follow the user - regardless of client and operating system. This allows for migrations to Windows 7 or Virtual Desktops without impacting end-users and their productivity.
Other technologies that are relevant for Dynamic Desktops:
- Workspace Virtualization
- Persistent Personalization
- Zero Profile Technology
Should not a technology rich Microsoft based desktop be more intelligent than your car?
VideoBlog: Dynamic Desktops - in less than 4 minutes!
- This videoblog explains the technology Dynamic Desktops and compares it to modern cars and everyday life
VideoBlog:
VideoBlog:
Change Ahead - What about the users?
8 out of 10 organization have decided to move to Microsoft Windows 7. Close to 50% are also looking to introduce Virtual Desktops. Many of these projects are starting alreay this autumn.
The main challenges are application compatibility, migrating user profiles and settings, concerns for loss of productivity, downtime and unhappy users.
Watch this VideoBlog on YouTube: Change Ahead - What about the users?
The main challenges are application compatibility, migrating user profiles and settings, concerns for loss of productivity, downtime and unhappy users.
Watch this VideoBlog on YouTube: Change Ahead - What about the users?
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Transition to Windows 7 and Adoption of VDI – Short-term technology refresh, or a strategic direction?
I've recently been on the road for a week conducting seminars together with Microsoft, as well as other partners. The theme of our road show was the transition to Windows 7 and Virtual Desktops. During the week, I had the pleasure of meeting nearly 150 skilled IT professionals from various companies and organizations.
In light of all of the pending projects for transitioning to Windows 7 and introducing VDI solutions, I’ve realized that it has become critical for IT to determine how to make these changes part of a new strategic direction for their organization, instead of viewing them as just another tactical, short-term technology refresh.
One of the challenges of Windows Desktops is that they are relatively static and require a lot of time consuming maintenance. Administration of static solutions will lead to a lot of customization and scripting along with many manual tools. This is complex, expensive to maintain, inflexible, and not very user friendly.
The solution: "Dynamic Desktops”
A Dynamic Desktop is a Windows-based workspace (physical or virtual) that is aware of the situation or context of the user at any given time and dynamically adjusts the content and appearance of the workspace accordingly.
Situational and context awareness aren’t entirely new concepts. Take the modern-day car, for instance. A car may be aware that it is raining and start the wipers at the correct speed. Some cars are aware of nearby objects when reversing and alert the driver immediately. Radio and console displays can change their level of contrast and appearance when the surroundings are dark versus light, and some cars can even dim high beams automatically when approaching other cars at night.
These features make life easier for the user, or in this case, the driver. Like today’s cars, a technology rich "Windows Desktop" or workspace can also be intelligent and dynamic.
In the office, a user needs to access a unique combination of applications, data, printers, and user settings— this is a personal workspace. When the user moves to another location and logs on, the content and appearance is delivered according to who the user is, their current role or situation, the location, what device is being used and the time of day. For this specific location, access to a local printer is automatically provided.
If a user logs on to a laptop from home, the workspace is aware of where he/she is and dynamically adapts for the home location and current time. For security reasons, access to sensitive data and applications can be blocked, but in the evening, the user may have access to services like iTunes and their music.
Dynamic Desktops ensure that wherever a user is, the right workspace is always available. The result is more simplicity and increased job satisfaction for users, as well as fewer help desk calls, higher productivity and better security for businesses.
If your organization is planning to implement Windows 7 or VDI solutions, the gains can be far greater by making the move to Dynamic Desktops beforehand (or simultaneously).
Earlier this year RES Software conducted a survey related to Windows 7 and VDI adoption and related challenges. Close to 1,000 CIOs and IT specialists participated. Among these, 8 out of 10 responded that they will implement Windows 7, and nearly half will also introduce Virtual Desktops. The biggest concerns they expressed were the migration of user profiles, loss of productivity and dissatisfied users.
The survey also shows that the vast majority expects their project to take 7-18 months to complete. Analysis, design and testing are the phases expected to consume the most time. This is also a good reason to clearly identify what an organization is looking to achieve.
A traditional project will bring the infrastructure from static Windows XP or Vista desktops to a new but still static Windows 7 desktop.
When planning to use 7-18 months to introduce a new Desktop Solution anyway, why not reap the rewards of making the new platform Dynamic?
This will also ease migration headaches, provide better quality and reduce risk for the project. It even ensures that users retain their personal settings and preferences, so they can be fully productive during and after the migration.
What I hear from many IT professionals about projects like this is that they tend to have a lack of resources, challenging milestones and deadlines – and there is always an urgency. In a busy workday, these challenges leave little time for reflection and the overall long-term goals.
Remember that speed is rarely a good tradeoff for the lack of direction. My advice is to stop and decide on a strategic direction before you jump into tactical technology moves.
An operating system itself is not a strategy, and transition to Windows 7 is only a tactical choice of a technology refresh. If the vision is to deliver more effective tools for company employees, and to improve overall productivity, the introduction of Dynamic Desktops is a clear and sound strategy.
Watch the VideoBlog: Transition to Windows 7 and Adoption of VDI
Overgang til Windows 7 og innføring av VDI - Kortsiktig teknologibytte eller strategisk veivalg?
Jeg har nylig vært på en ukes Roadshow sammen med Microsoft og andre partnere hvor tema var overgang til Windows 7 og virtuelle arbeidsflater. I løpet av denne uken hadde jeg gleden av å møte nesten 150 dyktige IT mennesker fra ulike bedrifter og organisasjoner.
I møte med alle disse oppdaget jeg det som kanskje er det aller viktigste for dagens klient og desktop løsninger – spesielt i lys av alle forestående prosjekter for overgang til Win7 og innføring av VDI løsninger.
Det jeg vil beskrive er hvordan denne overgangen kan bli et strategisk løft i stedet for å bare være et taktisk og kortsiktig teknologi bytte.
En av utfordringene med ”Windows Desktops” er at de er relativt statiske og krever mye manuelt vedlikehold. Administrasjon av statiske løsninger medfører ofte mye skreddersøm og scripting sammen med mange manuelle verktøy. Dette blir komplekst, dyrt å drifte og lite fleksibelt og brukervennlig.
Løsningen er å innføre ”Dynamiske Arbeidsflater”.
En dynamisk arbeidsflate er en Windows basert arbeidsflate
(fysisk eller virtuell) som er oppmerksom på sammenhengen eller konteksten brukeren til enhver til er i – og i samsvar med dette dynamisk tilpasser arbeidsflatens innhold og utseende.
Det å være oppmerksom på sammenheng eller kontekst og dynamisk tilpasse seg er velkjent på mange områder. Ta bil som et eksempel; Den kan være oppmerksom på at det regner og selv starte vindusviskere. Noen er oppmerksomme på at objekter nærmer seg når en rygger og varsler umiddelbart. Display for radio og konsoll kan skifte kontrast og utseende i mørke kontra lyse. Noen biler kan til og med dimme fjernlys automatisk når en møter biler i mørket.
Slike funksjoner gjør hverdagen enklere for brukeren – en slipper lete gjennom instruksjonsboken eller ringe serviceverkstedet for å finne ut av avanserte funksjoner. Brukeren kan fokusere fullt og helt på oppgaven å kjøre bil. Resultatet blir økt kjøreglede, bedre produktivitet og høyere sikkerhet.
På samme måte som bilen, kan også en ”Windows Desktop” eller arbeidsflate gjøres intelligent og dynamisk.
På kontoret trenger brukeren en bestemt kombinasjon av applikasjoner, data, skrivere og brukerinnstillinger – dette er en personlig arbeidsflate. Når brukeren flytter seg til en annen lokasjon og logger på, presenteres arbeidsflaten i samsvar med hvem brukeren er, aktuell rolle eller situasjon, lokasjon, hvilken klient som benyttes og hva klokken er. For dette stedet kobles også automatisk de nærmeste skriverne opp.
Benyttes en laptop hjemmefra er arbeidsflaten igjen oppmerksom på hvor brukeren er - og tilpasses dynamisk for hjemmelokasjon og gjeldende tidspunkt. Av sikkerhetsgrunner er nå tilgang til sensitive data og applikasjoner blokkert – men her gis det tilgang til tjenester som iTunes og musikk.
Dynamiske arbeidsflate sørger for at den riktige arbeidsflaten alltid er tilgjengelig uansett hvor brukeren er. Resultatet blir en enklere hverdag og økt arbeidsglede, færre helpdesk henvendelser, høyere produktivitet og bedre sikkerhet.
Dersom din virksomhet planlegger overgang til Windows 7 eller innføring av VDI løsninger vil gevinstene bli langt større ved å først eller samtidig ta steget til dynamiske arbeidsflater.
RES Software gjennomførte i juli-august en nordisk spørreundersøkelse hvor nesten 1000 IT-sjefer og spesialister deltok. Blant disse har 8 av 10 besluttet å gå til Windows 7, og nær halvparten vil også innføre virtuelle arbeidsflater. De største bekymringene er migrering av brukerprofiler, tap av produktivitet og misfornøyde brukere. Dette kan man enkelt unngå ved å innføre dynamiske arbeidsflater som et ledd i prosjektet.
Undersøkelsen viser også at de aller fleste forventer å bruke fra 7-18 måneder på prosjektet. Analyse og design sammen med testing forventes å ta lengst tid. Det som er viktig å tenke på i denne sammenheng er hva en ønsker å oppnå. Et tradisjonelt prosjekt vil bringe virksomheten fra statiske Windows XP eller Vista desktops, til en ny men fremdeles statisk Windows 7 desktop. Alternativt fra en statisk lokal desktop til en ny men fremdeles statisk virtuell desktop.
Når en uansett planlegger å bruke 7-18 måneder på å innføre en ny desktop løsning, hvorfor ikke høste gevinsten av å gjøre den nye plattformen til dynamiske arbeidsflater? Dette vil samtidig forenkle prosjektet, og sørge for at brukerne beholder sine personlige innstillinger og preferanser etter overgangen.
Det jeg hører fra mange IT medarbeidere er slike prosjekter preges av ressursknapphet, milepæler, deadlines og hastverk. I en travel hverdag gir dette store utfordringer, og det blir lite tid til ettertanke og de overordnede langsiktige mål.
"Husk at høy hastighet sjelden er en god kompensasjon for mangel av retning. Mitt råd er; Stopp og velg en strategisk kurs før du kaster deg over taktiske teknologi grep."
Et operativsystem i seg selv er ingen strategi, og overgang til Windows 7 er isolert sett bare et taktisk teknologivalg. Dersom visjonen er å levere mer effektive verktøy til bedriftens ansatte er derimot innføring av dynamiske arbeidsflater en tydelig og god strategi.
En strategi for fremtidsklare arbeidsflater!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Migrations to Windows 7 and Virtual Desktops in rapid growth!
Four out of ten are delivering migration projects on time and on budget
A survey of close to 1000 IT professionals in the Nordics conducted by software company RES Software shows that eight out of ten businesses have decided to roll out Windows 7, and almost half will roll out virtual workspaces by the end of the year. Migrating user profiles is considered the biggest challenge.
The survey shows that almost eight out of ten companies are planning to migrate to Windows 7 (W7), with the same amount having purchased licenses already. 34 percent have already rolled it out, and almost four in ten indicate that they have a few selected users up and running the operating system. 65 percent do not have any tools or procedures to migrate back from W7 on challenges arise.
“According to IDC over half of all businesses will migrate to W7 at the end of the year. The big challenge is that user settings and preferences disappear unless procedures are in place. This leads to large additional charges," said Ole-Kristian Sivertsen at RES Software.
Eight out of ten believe analysis and design of the platform will take up to six months, with the remaining using more time. For application testing, 75 percent believe that this will also take the same amount – up to six months. 40 percent indicated that they will spend more than six months on the actual roll-out. Next to application compatibility, migrating user profiles, downtime and lost productivity, lack of knowledge of the user environment and potentially disgruntled users are the biggest concerns.
“To deliver the same desktop environment is a necessity for a migration. We want to make it easier, safer and cheaper to manage users' desktop environments. Migrations are not difficult if you have the right tools. The process should take place without the users being affected, "says Sivertsen.
50% have decided to roll out virtual workspaces from Citrix or VMware. 45 percent by the end of the year, another 20 percent set in 2011.
"This confirms what many people know. Virtual workspaces are one of the biggest growth rockets in the market. The results show that customers have realized the many advantages of the concept. It is positively surprising that so many say they should have it in place during the fall, " says Sivertsen.
Nordic findings
The survey was also conducted in the Swedish and Danish market. Number of respondents in these two markets were almost 300 in total. Although the answers to a large extent aligned, there are also some interesting differences:
About the Survey
The web-based survey was conducted from Nordic end-users in July 2010 with nearly a thousand answers. 676 people answered the survey in Norway. Seven out of ten worked in the private sector. More than half had more than 500 IT users in the business. Half were architects or IT consultants. 20 percent were IT or operations manager. In Sweden, 179 people answered the survey. Seven out of ten came from the private sector. 55 percent from businesses with fewer than 1,000 IT users. In Denmark, there was 111 responses. Eight out of ten from the private sector, and seven out of ten had fewer than a thousand users in the IT environment.
About RES Software
RES Software is the market leader in solutions for the management of Microsoft-based user groups. The company operates development in administration of physical and virtual client solutions, and supports all types of customers of all sizes to reduce costs associated with the operation and management of desktop environment. Customers get a better ability to manage complex client and user groups more easily, and simultaneously meet demands from users who need personal and dynamic desktop environment regardless of time and place. RES Software supports both physical and virtual desktop solutions, and our patented technology makes it easier to manage, automate and deliver secure, personalized and innovative user experiences. For more information, follow us on Twitter @ RES Software and visit our website: www.ressoftware.com
A survey of close to 1000 IT professionals in the Nordics conducted by software company RES Software shows that eight out of ten businesses have decided to roll out Windows 7, and almost half will roll out virtual workspaces by the end of the year. Migrating user profiles is considered the biggest challenge.
The survey shows that almost eight out of ten companies are planning to migrate to Windows 7 (W7), with the same amount having purchased licenses already. 34 percent have already rolled it out, and almost four in ten indicate that they have a few selected users up and running the operating system. 65 percent do not have any tools or procedures to migrate back from W7 on challenges arise.
“According to IDC over half of all businesses will migrate to W7 at the end of the year. The big challenge is that user settings and preferences disappear unless procedures are in place. This leads to large additional charges," said Ole-Kristian Sivertsen at RES Software.
Eight out of ten believe analysis and design of the platform will take up to six months, with the remaining using more time. For application testing, 75 percent believe that this will also take the same amount – up to six months. 40 percent indicated that they will spend more than six months on the actual roll-out. Next to application compatibility, migrating user profiles, downtime and lost productivity, lack of knowledge of the user environment and potentially disgruntled users are the biggest concerns.
“To deliver the same desktop environment is a necessity for a migration. We want to make it easier, safer and cheaper to manage users' desktop environments. Migrations are not difficult if you have the right tools. The process should take place without the users being affected, "says Sivertsen.
50% have decided to roll out virtual workspaces from Citrix or VMware. 45 percent by the end of the year, another 20 percent set in 2011.
"This confirms what many people know. Virtual workspaces are one of the biggest growth rockets in the market. The results show that customers have realized the many advantages of the concept. It is positively surprising that so many say they should have it in place during the fall, " says Sivertsen.
Nordic findings
The survey was also conducted in the Swedish and Danish market. Number of respondents in these two markets were almost 300 in total. Although the answers to a large extent aligned, there are also some interesting differences:
- The Swedes are on top in the decision to roll out W7 (85 percent)Four out of ten Danish companies have rolled out W7, compared with three out of ten Norwegian and Swedish
- 50 percent of Norwegian companies have taken the decision to roll out virtual workspaces. In Sweden and Denmark four out of ten have made the decision
- Four out of ten Danish companies have not decided when the deployment of virtual workspaces to happen (six out of ten will be in place by the end of next year s). Just over half of Swedish companies will have it in place by the end of 2011
- Half of the Swedish migration projects are delivered on time and on budget. Similarly, Norway and Denmark were ten percent lower
- The Danes set a higher degree of planning for emergency preparedness plans / tools for the transition back from W7 (rollback)
- Norwegian companies will use the shortest time on analysis and design of W7, the Swedes the most
- Danes calculated shortest time to application and functionality testing (55 percent in under three months)
- Half of Danish enterprises will have deployed the W7 to all users within three months. The Swedes will take the best time, probably because they have many special adaptations and tailoring to the user environment
- Danish and Norwegian companies believed that the migration of user profiles will provide them with as many challenges. The Swedes were most worried about downtime and lost productivity. Other special concerns across the region were: Many tedious manual processes, dissatisfied users, the migration at the expense of more strategic initiatives and whether users would have the same permissions, the rights and programs as they had before migration
- When asked about their thoughts on migrations, most respondents emphasized strongly that it is mission critical. About 15 per cent in each country believed migrations are fun. Between ten and 20 percent thought it was a necessary evil
About the Survey
The web-based survey was conducted from Nordic end-users in July 2010 with nearly a thousand answers. 676 people answered the survey in Norway. Seven out of ten worked in the private sector. More than half had more than 500 IT users in the business. Half were architects or IT consultants. 20 percent were IT or operations manager. In Sweden, 179 people answered the survey. Seven out of ten came from the private sector. 55 percent from businesses with fewer than 1,000 IT users. In Denmark, there was 111 responses. Eight out of ten from the private sector, and seven out of ten had fewer than a thousand users in the IT environment.
About RES Software
RES Software is the market leader in solutions for the management of Microsoft-based user groups. The company operates development in administration of physical and virtual client solutions, and supports all types of customers of all sizes to reduce costs associated with the operation and management of desktop environment. Customers get a better ability to manage complex client and user groups more easily, and simultaneously meet demands from users who need personal and dynamic desktop environment regardless of time and place. RES Software supports both physical and virtual desktop solutions, and our patented technology makes it easier to manage, automate and deliver secure, personalized and innovative user experiences. For more information, follow us on Twitter @ RES Software and visit our website: www.ressoftware.com
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Survey on Windows 7 and Migrations completed with close to 1000 participants!
Let me start by sharing a big thank you to everyone who participated in our survey on Windows 7 and migrations in the Nordics.
The survey was completed and closed at 17.00 Monday August 16th. Close to 1000 IT-Managers, consultants and specialists have participated. 7 of 10 participants are working within the private sector, more than half of them are from companies with more than 500 IT-users. 50% of the answers came from IT-architects and consultants and more than 20% from CIOs and IT managers.
Everyone who participated will receive a complete presentation of the results Friday afternoon, August 20th, 2010.
As described in our invitation to the survey we would run a random draw from the database of participants. The winner is receiving an Apple iPad, and the draw was made Monday evening!
Congratulations to Henrik Dahl from Arrive,
he is the fortunate winner of our Apple iPad.
Remember that with the use of Virtual Desktop technology you can run a complete Windows environment on this device...
- and yes then it can even be managed by
RES PowerFuse from RES Software :-)
Allow me to also post a reminder for our series of Breakfast Seminars "Windows 7 and Virtual Desktop Migrations - Made Easy". This is a seminar where the focus will be on the key challenges related to Windows 7 and Desktop Migrations. Please follow the links below for complete agenda and registration:
Breakfast Seminar in Kristiansand: 17. september 2010
Again a big thank you to everyone who participated in our survey on Windows 7 and migrations!
Again a big thank you to everyone who participated in our survey on Windows 7 and migrations!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Vinn Apple iPad - Siste first for å delta i undersøkelse og trekning er 16 august 2010!
Minner om at siste sjanse for å delta i spørreundersøkelsen om Windows 7 og migreringer er mandag 16 august. Dersom du enda ikke har besvart spørreundersøkelsen kan du delta ved å benytte linken:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/migrering.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/migrering.
Mer om undersøkelsen her: http://oksivertsen.blogspot.com/2010/06/svar-pa-12-kjappe-sprsmal-om-migrering.html
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Vinn Apple iPad! Svar på noen kjappe spørsmål om Windows 7 migrering og bli med i trekning
Dersom du kan avse litt tid til en kort spørreundersøkelse omkring migrering og Windows 7 er jeg svært takknemlig.
Deltakere kan også være med i trekning av en Apple iPad. Undersøkelsen vil være aktiv gjennom sommeren frem til 16 august 2010.
Delta her: Spørreskjema migreringer
Litt om undersøkelsen
Overgang til Windows 7 står for tur hos mange virksomheter. Mange har allerede investert i lisenser, men ikke like mange har begynt utrulling av nytt operativsystem til sine brukere.
RES Software er samarbeidspartner av Microsoft, Citrix og VMware, og gjennomfører en spørreundersøkelse om migrering av brukermiljø og operativsystem. Undersøkelsen vil se nærmere på hvordan endringer som berører brukernes skrivebord utføres, hvilke utfordringer det medfører og hva slike overganger betyr for norske virksomheter.
Som samarbeidspartner av Microsoft, leverer RES Software programvare for administrasjon av brukermiljø samt forenkling av migreringer og overgang til nye operativsystem eller fra tradisjonelle til virtuelle skrivebordsløsninger. Les mer om hvordan RES Software kan forenkle migreringer her: Windows 7 Migrering og Migrering Uten Migrene.
Undersøkelsen er anonym
Alle besvarelser behandles anonymt, og undersøkelsen har ikke som formål å være et direkte salgsfremmende virkemiddel. Personopplysninger vil således kun registreres til brukt for trekning av spørreundersøkelsens premie. Det lagres ingen link mellom personopplysninger og avgitte svar i spørreundersøkelsen.
Du vil ikke bli kontaktet av RES Software eller samarbeidspartnerne uten samtykke ved å aktivt be om å kontaktes i spørreskjemaet.
Personopplysninger vil bli slettet etter trekning av undersøkelsens premie er gjennomført. Ingen personopplysninger vil videreformidles RES Software eller partnere.
Tilbakemelding og resultater
Spørreundersøkelsen vil være aktiv gjennom sommeren og avsluttes 16 august. Alle som har deltatt med besvarelse vil få tilsendt spørreundersøkelsens resultater. Utdrag fra undersøkelsen vil også kunne bli publisert i media i forbindelse med artikler om Windows 7 og migreringer.
Premie og trekning
Deltakere i undersøkelsen kan være med i trekning av en Apple iPad. For å delta i trekning må en velge JA på spørsmål om ønsket deltakelse i trekning. Trekningen vil foretas med ”random record selection” fra database over alle som har valgt å være med i trekningen. Vinneren annonseres sammen med resultat fra undersøkelsen mandag 16 august.
Sikker link til spørreundersøkelsen: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/migrering
Takk for at du deltar!
Med vennlig sommerhilsen,
Ole-Kristian
Friday, May 14, 2010
RES Software Tops One Million Licenses Mark with the Norwegian National Police Computing and Material Service
Philadelphia and Oslo, May 14, 2010 — RES Software, a leader in user workspace management, today announced that it has sold the one-millionth license of its flagship product, RES PowerFuse, through a customer deal with The Norwegian National Police Computing and Material Service (PDMT). PDMT is currently in the process of updating its infrastructure with new technologies such as virtualization. Through its work with Steria, a RES Software Gold Partner, the organization indentified and selected RES PowerFuse to mitigate the desktop management challenges that often arise during infrastructure changes of this nature.
The unique User Workspace Management capabilities of RES PowerFuse enable PDMT to transform its traditional, static desktops into dynamic user workspaces that can be managed more seamlessly, both during the infrastructure upgrade and on a day-to-day basis. RES PowerFuse also offers a single, intuitive console, providing a centralized management solution for both native Microsoft and Citrix technologies, as well new server based computing elements. The solution enables PDMT to optimize the utilization and oversight of its complex IT environment, minimizing the resources necessary to run these operations.
“RES PowerFuse is a critical component of our evolving Citrix based infrastructure,” says Lars Henrik Bøhler, director general of PDMT. “The solution’s sophisticated user workspace management capabilities have enabled us to centralize and streamline the management of our vast desktop pool, minimizing the amount of resources needed to oversee these components and ensuring uninterrupted service to our end-users.”
RES PowerFuse enables organizations operating in any environment to separate the desktop from the operating system, automating the management, creation and dynamic composition of user workspaces. This feature enables the desktop transformation necessary to manage major infrastructure changes or migrations. RES PowerFuse also provides the essential context-aware, secure and centrally managed delivery of applications, data, printing and personalized settings to users irrelevant of their location, ensuring optimal end-user productivity. These critical features enable IT professionals to more cost effectively manage and maintain their desktop environments in any state.
“We’re extremely pleased that PDMT has selected RES Software and we are excited that through this partnership, we have now passed the one million license threshold. This is a great validation for the strength of our offering and the benefits we are providing our diverse customer base,” said Klaus Besier, president and CEO of RES Software. “Effective desktop management is imperative to ensure strains on IT are reduced and user productivity remains constant as more organizations implement and/or update their infrastructures. RES Software has a tremendous opportunity to help new and existing customers manage these shifts, especially with the expected growth in migrations to Windows 7, VDI and cloud computing over the next year.”
About RES Software
RES Software, the proven leader in user workspace management, is driving a transformation in the way organizations manage and reduce the cost of their PC populations. The company empowers customers, from SMBs to global enterprises, to manage an increasingly complex desktop ecosystem and meet the essential needs of a dynamic workforce that requires on-demand access to their personalized workspaces. Designed for physical or virtual desktop platforms, RES Software’s award-winning, patented technology enables IT professionals to address this shift by managing, automating and delivering secure, personalized and more productive desktop experiences to any user. For more information, follow updates on Twitter @RESSoftware and visit www.ressoftware.com.
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For Inquiries within North America:
RES Software
Andrea Waldin
Vice President, U.S. Marketing
610.994.0574
a.waldin@ressoftware.com
Racepoint Group
Shannon Breen
Account Director
781-487-4607
sbreen@racepointgroup.com
For Inquiries within the Nordics:
RES Software
Ole-Kristian Sivertsen
Country Manager Nordic Region
+47 95 77 77 77
o.sivertsen@ressoftware.com
The unique User Workspace Management capabilities of RES PowerFuse enable PDMT to transform its traditional, static desktops into dynamic user workspaces that can be managed more seamlessly, both during the infrastructure upgrade and on a day-to-day basis. RES PowerFuse also offers a single, intuitive console, providing a centralized management solution for both native Microsoft and Citrix technologies, as well new server based computing elements. The solution enables PDMT to optimize the utilization and oversight of its complex IT environment, minimizing the resources necessary to run these operations.
“RES PowerFuse is a critical component of our evolving Citrix based infrastructure,” says Lars Henrik Bøhler, director general of PDMT. “The solution’s sophisticated user workspace management capabilities have enabled us to centralize and streamline the management of our vast desktop pool, minimizing the amount of resources needed to oversee these components and ensuring uninterrupted service to our end-users.”
RES PowerFuse enables organizations operating in any environment to separate the desktop from the operating system, automating the management, creation and dynamic composition of user workspaces. This feature enables the desktop transformation necessary to manage major infrastructure changes or migrations. RES PowerFuse also provides the essential context-aware, secure and centrally managed delivery of applications, data, printing and personalized settings to users irrelevant of their location, ensuring optimal end-user productivity. These critical features enable IT professionals to more cost effectively manage and maintain their desktop environments in any state.
“We’re extremely pleased that PDMT has selected RES Software and we are excited that through this partnership, we have now passed the one million license threshold. This is a great validation for the strength of our offering and the benefits we are providing our diverse customer base,” said Klaus Besier, president and CEO of RES Software. “Effective desktop management is imperative to ensure strains on IT are reduced and user productivity remains constant as more organizations implement and/or update their infrastructures. RES Software has a tremendous opportunity to help new and existing customers manage these shifts, especially with the expected growth in migrations to Windows 7, VDI and cloud computing over the next year.”
About RES Software
RES Software, the proven leader in user workspace management, is driving a transformation in the way organizations manage and reduce the cost of their PC populations. The company empowers customers, from SMBs to global enterprises, to manage an increasingly complex desktop ecosystem and meet the essential needs of a dynamic workforce that requires on-demand access to their personalized workspaces. Designed for physical or virtual desktop platforms, RES Software’s award-winning, patented technology enables IT professionals to address this shift by managing, automating and delivering secure, personalized and more productive desktop experiences to any user. For more information, follow updates on Twitter @RESSoftware and visit www.ressoftware.com.
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For Inquiries within North America:
RES Software
Andrea Waldin
Vice President, U.S. Marketing
610.994.0574
a.waldin@ressoftware.com
Racepoint Group
Shannon Breen
Account Director
781-487-4607
sbreen@racepointgroup.com
For Inquiries within the Nordics:
RES Software
Ole-Kristian Sivertsen
Country Manager Nordic Region
+47 95 77 77 77
o.sivertsen@ressoftware.com
Monday, May 10, 2010
Visit the RES Software Team at Citrix Synergy: Booth #424
May 10-15th RES Software is a sponsor and exhibitor at the Citrix Synergy conference in San Fransico.
Make sure to stop by booth #424 to learn more about "User Workspace Management"
Some of the advantages RES Software offers to the Citrix Virtualized Infrastructure solutions include:
Citrix Synergy 2010
RES Software
Make sure to stop by booth #424 to learn more about "User Workspace Management"
Some of the advantages RES Software offers to the Citrix Virtualized Infrastructure solutions include:
- Even lower TCO for the virtual infrastructure with Citrix and RES Software
- Quicker, easier and predictive deployment of virtual Citrix infrastructure with RES Software
- Faster ROI on your Citrix virtual infrastructure with RES Software – end users fully productive from day 1
- Broaden the reach of the Citrix virtual infrastructure with Workspace Extender
- Enrich the Citrix virtual infrastructure with user-centric and context-aware functionality
- Optimal security for the Citrix virtual infrastructure with RES Software: User-centric, context-aware and dynamic security
- High security and stability for the Citrix virtual infrastructure with RES Software Application Security
- Less risk of virus infection for the Citrix virtual infrastructure with RES Software
- Increased performance for Citrix virtual infrastructure with RES Software
- The most complete central management of your complete Citrix desktop infrastructure, including XenApp, XenDesktop and XenClient
- Central application license management and application usage logging for all your Citrix desktop infrastructure
Citrix Synergy 2010
RES Software
RES PowerFuse 2010 lansering
Gikk du glipp av RES PowerFuse 2010 lanseringen hos Commaxx?
Presentasjoner og annet materiale fra eventet finnes her: RES PowerFuse 2010 er lansert!
RES PowerFuse 2010 gir deg enkel og sømløs overgang til Windows 7. Klikk deg videre og få tilgang til videooppdatering på nyheter i den nye versjon samt hvordan du på enklest mulig måte migrer til Windows 7
Kontakt Frank Hage hos Commaxx for mer informasjon.
Presentasjoner og annet materiale fra eventet finnes her: RES PowerFuse 2010 er lansert!
RES PowerFuse 2010 gir deg enkel og sømløs overgang til Windows 7. Klikk deg videre og få tilgang til videooppdatering på nyheter i den nye versjon samt hvordan du på enklest mulig måte migrer til Windows 7
Kontakt Frank Hage hos Commaxx for mer informasjon.
User Workspace Management Made Easy
What is User Workspace Management?
RES Software is transforming traditional desktops into managed, dynamic and context-aware user workspaces. This will allow organizations to introduce a completely user-centric desktop solution (local, virtualized or combinations). The desktop turns into a workspace that follows the users, dynaically adapting the content and security rules based on the users needs, location, device and time of day.
Instead of trying to develop tailor made solutions with advanced scripts for any scenario, using numerous different tools to build and manage the desktop and client environment - IT administrators can manage the complete user environment through one central system with an intuitive management console in RES PowerFuse.
Take a look at this short movie to get a better understanding of what this can offer your users.
RES Software is transforming traditional desktops into managed, dynamic and context-aware user workspaces. This will allow organizations to introduce a completely user-centric desktop solution (local, virtualized or combinations). The desktop turns into a workspace that follows the users, dynaically adapting the content and security rules based on the users needs, location, device and time of day.
Instead of trying to develop tailor made solutions with advanced scripts for any scenario, using numerous different tools to build and manage the desktop and client environment - IT administrators can manage the complete user environment through one central system with an intuitive management console in RES PowerFuse.
Take a look at this short movie to get a better understanding of what this can offer your users.
User Workspace Management Made Easy
View more videos from Ole-Kristian Sivertsen.
Digi.no published article about: Easy Migration to Windows 7
Read the article by Eirik Rossen on easy migration to Windows 7 at digi.no:Enkel overgang til Windows 7
"RES Powerfuse 2010 gjør det samtidig mulig å etablere et effektivt driftsmiljø for alle pc-er"
Møt RES Software, Citrix, Microsoft, VMware & Cisco på Steria Fagdag 10 juni i Oslo
Steria samler IT bransjens fremste leverandører innen virtualisering, sikkerhet og IT-prosessforbedring til fagdag 10. juni 2010.Meld deg på her: http://www.steria.no/delta
RES Software er markedsleder innen programvare for administrasjon av Microsoft baserte brukermiljøer. Vårt fokus er å forenkle hverdagen for både IT avdeling og sluttbrukere gjennom å redusere kompleksitet samt antall verktøy og ulike kilder båder IT medarbeidere og brukere må forholde seg til i hverdagen.
På "Spor 3 - Produktstrategi" klokken 17.00 - 17.45 presenterer Ole-Kristian Sivertsen og Frode Kipperberg: "One Tool to Rule Them All"
- Lei av kompleks administrasjon av brukermiljøet, adskilte systemer og mange verktøy?
Hver dag gjennomføres mange oppgaver i både, Citrix, VMware og på Windows- klienter og servere. Med det svært rimelige verktøy fra RES Software blir du helten på it-avdelingen og det kan se ut som om du har fått mange flere hender. Gjennom demoer viser vi hvordan du øker din effektivitet og på en smart og effektiv måte administrerer it-miljøet.
IDG Norway / Nettverk & Kommunikasjon Article: Forenkler migreringen
IDG Nettverk & Kommunikasjon in Norway is writing an article on how to ease migrations to Windows 7.Forenkler migreringen
Written by Stig-Roar Martinsen
In addition to this collateral I advice you to take a look at the free toolkit from RES Software: Desktop Transformation. This is a solution consisting of the following components:
- Desktop Sampler (To gather real-time data from every desktop in the organization)
- Workspace Designer (To analalyze data and create a design for the new solution whith the highest quality)
- Workspace Model (For a low risk, step by step migration to a completely managed and optimal new infrastructure where users are fully productive during and after the migration. Even the users personalization, preferences and customizations can be delivered to the user at the first login to the new desktop.
By implementing Workspace Management the organization will never have to worry about a tradition migration for the furture. Any issues related to user profiles are history thanks to RES Softwares Zero Profile Technology. Complexity and cost is reduced while flexibility, security and productivity is increased.
IT administration for the complete Microsoft based user envirnment can be managed through one console. Even Citrix, VMware and other virtualization and streaming technologies are managed from the same console. Effectively this is "The One Tool to Rule Them All".
Windows 7 Migrations Made Easy
Migration to Windows 7 or from a local to a virtual desktop solution is a potential headache both to users and IT professionals.
With the new, open and free software components of Desktop Transformation, RES Software is offering organizations a painless and low risk solution for migrating desktops.
The solution offers capabilities to gather complete live and real-time data from every desktop within the existing infrastructure and based this actual data determine the migration process.
RES PowerFuse can even capture every user setting, personalization and customization made to the desktop by the user. This allows IT professionals to do a complete move from XP or Vista to Windows 7 - and re-deploying the complete user environment.
The advantages include a safer, quicker and low risk migration at less cost. Migrations can be done without affecting the users, and the end-user will be fully productive from the very first logon with the new operating system or virtual desktop.
Take a look at this short movie for more details
With the new, open and free software components of Desktop Transformation, RES Software is offering organizations a painless and low risk solution for migrating desktops.
The solution offers capabilities to gather complete live and real-time data from every desktop within the existing infrastructure and based this actual data determine the migration process.
RES PowerFuse can even capture every user setting, personalization and customization made to the desktop by the user. This allows IT professionals to do a complete move from XP or Vista to Windows 7 - and re-deploying the complete user environment.
The advantages include a safer, quicker and low risk migration at less cost. Migrations can be done without affecting the users, and the end-user will be fully productive from the very first logon with the new operating system or virtual desktop.
Take a look at this short movie for more details
Windows 7 Migrations Made Easy
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Møt RES Software på CUGtech XenZone, 26-27 mai på Lillestrøm
CUGtech XenZone in Synergy with Commaxx arrangeres 26-27 may 2010.
Programmet er mer omfattende enn noensinne og CUGtech samler de viktigste teknologier og løsninger i Xen året under ett tak i 2 dager på Lillestrøm Kultursenter. Målgruppen er utvidet fra bare teknikkere og retter seg i år også mot arkitekter, rådgivere, IT sjefer og andre beslutningstakere:
Fra RES Software kommer Bob Janssen, Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer for RES Software. Bob og RES Software teamet har følgende sesjoner på agendaen:
Et administrasjonsverktøy for hele løsningen
Hver dag gjennomføres mange oppgaver i både, Citrix, VMware og på Windows- klienter og servere. Med det svært rimelige verktøy RES Wisdom blir du helten på it-avdelingen og det kan se ut som om du har fått mange flere hender. Gjennom mange demoer viser Bob de Kousemaker viser hvordan du øker din effektivitet og på en smart og effektiv måte administrerer it-miljøet.
Forenklet migrering til ny arbeidsflate Win 7 eller virtuell
Med nye gratisverktøyer fra RES Software forenkles migreringen til ny klientplatform. Desktop Sampler er et av flere verktøyer du MÅ se på når du planlegger migrering av klientplatform.
Bob viser også hvordan brukernes personlige oppsett kan virtualiseres og isoleres slik at det lar seg administrere separat fra operativsystem og applikasjoner.
Ready for the Cloud
IT as a Service og en dynamisk infrastruktur for brukermiljø og applikasjonsleveranse er en kritisk komponent for enhver SaaS eller Cloud basert tjenesteplattform. Bob Janssen snakker om hvordan man tar hele steget som Microsoft også i sin Core I/O modell beskriver som det dynamiske datasenteret.
Noen av foredragsholderne er:
RES Software er gullsponsor av Citrix User Group, og vi har egen stand ved siden av Citrix på CUGtech XenZone. For mer informasjon se også CUG sine hjemmesider: http://cug.no
Programmet er mer omfattende enn noensinne og CUGtech samler de viktigste teknologier og løsninger i Xen året under ett tak i 2 dager på Lillestrøm Kultursenter. Målgruppen er utvidet fra bare teknikkere og retter seg i år også mot arkitekter, rådgivere, IT sjefer og andre beslutningstakere:
- 4 paralelle løsningsspor
- Mer enn 30 sesjoner fra teknologi evangelister, leverandører, uavhenige rådgivere og Citrix eksperter
- Spennede panledebatt der ulike tema drøftes og forskjellige løsninger belyses
- Geek Speak Live!
- ShowDinner med Bye & Rønning
- Og mye mer...
Fra RES Software kommer Bob Janssen, Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer for RES Software. Bob og RES Software teamet har følgende sesjoner på agendaen:
Et administrasjonsverktøy for hele løsningen
Hver dag gjennomføres mange oppgaver i både, Citrix, VMware og på Windows- klienter og servere. Med det svært rimelige verktøy RES Wisdom blir du helten på it-avdelingen og det kan se ut som om du har fått mange flere hender. Gjennom mange demoer viser Bob de Kousemaker viser hvordan du øker din effektivitet og på en smart og effektiv måte administrerer it-miljøet.
Forenklet migrering til ny arbeidsflate Win 7 eller virtuell
Med nye gratisverktøyer fra RES Software forenkles migreringen til ny klientplatform. Desktop Sampler er et av flere verktøyer du MÅ se på når du planlegger migrering av klientplatform.
Bob viser også hvordan brukernes personlige oppsett kan virtualiseres og isoleres slik at det lar seg administrere separat fra operativsystem og applikasjoner.
Ready for the Cloud
IT as a Service og en dynamisk infrastruktur for brukermiljø og applikasjonsleveranse er en kritisk komponent for enhver SaaS eller Cloud basert tjenesteplattform. Bob Janssen snakker om hvordan man tar hele steget som Microsoft også i sin Core I/O modell beskriver som det dynamiske datasenteret.
Noen av foredragsholderne er:
- Harry Labana, Citrix Systems XenApp Chief Technical Officer
- Bob Janssen, RES Software, Co-Founder & Chief Technical Officer
- Benny Tritsch Immidio, Chief Technical Officer Citrix Technology Professional (CTP), Microsoft Valuable Professional (MVP)
- Rene Vester, System Engineer at Axcess Citrix Technology Professional
- Jeroen van de Kamp, Log In Consultants, Chief Technical Officer (CTO), Citrix Technology Professional (CTP)
- Daniel Wedel, frittgående guru fra Wedel IT
- Ole Kristian Lona, løsningsarkitekt Atea
- Alexander Ervik Johnsen, Arrow ECS Product Manager, Citrix Technology Professional (CTP)
- Trond Eirik Håvarstein, Citrix Team Leader at ErgoGroup, Citrix Evangelist
- med flere +++
RES Software er gullsponsor av Citrix User Group, og vi har egen stand ved siden av Citrix på CUGtech XenZone. For mer informasjon se også CUG sine hjemmesider: http://cug.no
Migrering uten migrene
I 2010 skal mange IT-avdelinger innføre både Windows 7 og virtuelle arbeidsflater. På kort sikt kan de vente seg mange misfornøyde brukere.
Av Ole Kristian Sivertsen, Nordensjef RES Software
Windows 7 er på vei inn, og virtuelle arbeidsflater er spådd som den neste revolusjonen. IDC hevder at mer enn halvparten av alle forretningsbrukere vil gå over til W7 innen utgangen av året. I følge Gartner kan man nesten halvere kostnadene rundt drift av desktops/laptops om klientløsningene er riktig administrert. Når man også vet at en tredjedel av IT-budsjettet går til administrasjon av klienter og arbeidsflater bør dette stå øverst på prioriteringslisten for mange.
Analytikerne hevder at den beste måten å begrense kostnadene er ved å standardisere og ”låse ned” maskinen - lage samme oppsett og felles profiler for alle. Gartner hevder at nedlåsing nesten vil halvere TCO for klientmiljøet, men man må samtidig vurdere hvilken effekt dette har for de ansattes produktivitet og trivsel. Nedlåsinger kan være vanskelig å gjennomføre fordi ansatte vil motsette seg slike restriksjoner og begrensninger, spesielt i en tid hvor samhandling og web 2.0 baserte verktøy er en forutsetning.
Ved migreringer er det viktig for brukerne å beholde sine egne oppsett og tilpasninger. Dette er slik brukeren over tid har gjort skrivebordsmiljøet sitt optimalt og produktivt. Eksempler er oppsett av startmeny, ikoner, skrivere, e-post oppsett og signaturer, data og filer, tilpasning av applikasjoner, nettlesere med favoritter, snarveier m.m. Løsninger for å løse dette omtales som administrasjon av brukerarbeidsflater eller ”User Workspace Management”. Løsningene fungerer ved å separere brukernes skrivebordsflate fra det underliggende operativsystemet. Overgang mellom ulike operativsystem eller lokale og virtuelle skrivebord, gjøres dermed uten at brukerens arbeidsflate påvirkes. Resultatet er en sømløs overgang hvor brukerne beholder en konsistent, personlig og tilpasset arbeidsflate. Dette gir produktivitet fra første dag, og redusert behov for opplæring. IT- avdeling og brukerstøtte får en vesentlig reduksjon i arbeidsbelastning. Fordi skrivebordsflaten blir separert fra OS kan maskinen låses fullstendig ned, samtidig som brukerne beholder personlige innstillinger.
Hvordan velge riktig?
Alle endringer i klientmiljøet oppleves ofte mer komplisert enn de behøver å være, nettopp fordi det i stor grad berører brukerne. I slike prosjekter må man planlegge godt, ha de riktige hodene på plass, og ikke minst verktøyene som gjør prosessen så smertefri som mulig - ”riktig verktøy er halve jobben” og ved å automatisere og innføre sømløse prosesser kan man komme enda lengre. Hele jobben med brukerprofiler, innstillinger og brukernes skrivebordsflater kan automatiseres. Tidsbesparelsen er betydelig og IT-avdelingen kan fokusere på nye prosjekter, ikke fortidens utfordringer.
Når man skal endre regime er det flere faktorer å forholde seg til. Noen av disse er å kjenne det faktiske innholdet i klientmiljøet, og hvordan bruksmønsteret i organisasjonen er, slik at man kan bygge de beste arbeidsflatene uavhengig av plattform. Løsningen bør også isoleres fra OSet slik at man kan fokusere på hva man behøver, fremfor hva systemene tillater. Videre bør man ha en dynamisk sikkerhetstilnærming for å skreddersy retningslinjer basert på hvor brukeren er, hvem han/hun er, hvilken avdeling de jobber i, og til og med hvilken tid på døgnet det er. I tillegg bør løsningen administreres sentralt. Dette gir raske og kostnadseffektive endringer uten at brukeren påvirkes.
Når den nye løsningen skal implementeres er følgende faktorer viktige:
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