The real-time monitoring aspects of ControlUp and the incredible power of its Script and Automation Actions are so impressive that they can sometimes overshadow the...

EUC Monitoring Platform
October 26, 2018
In a previous article, I covered Citrix Director. For many Citrix Teams, Citrix Director is the only tool they have for monitoring and troubleshooting but as explained in my article it’s not the best Citrix monitoring and troubleshooting tool. I like

Review: eG Enterprise
September 3, 2018
A few years ago, I started on a new project. I had thought I was stepping into a Citrix XenApp 7.6 migration at its very beginning. It turned out the project had already been underway for some time and had

How to Detect SMBv1 on Your Network
September 2, 2018
I was inspired to post this after an interaction with infamous SMBv1 slayer Ned Pyle on Twitter. Great post on detecting SMB1 on your network https://t.co/FpSI57WqTU — Ned Pyle (@NerdPyle) August 23, 2018 Ned was kind enough to share my

How to: Create an MSIX Package with the MSIX Packaging Tool
August 13, 2018
If you follow the 5 Bytes Podcast you’ll have noticed I have covered MSIX in multiple episodes. Having spent so much time working with MSI, App-V and other application packaging and deployment tools this is something I have a great

Liquidware Stratusphere UX Review
August 3, 2018
Introduction I have been spending quite a lot of time researching tools to aide Citrix Administrators with quickly identifying and remediating issues. The catch all label used for these tools is Citrix monitoring but there are various different levels of

Deploying Chrome in an Enterprise
July 6, 2018
Considering the points raised in Part 1. How should you deploy Chrome for ease of management and to deliver the best experience while reducing the risk of it’s resource draining ways? Traditional Deployment to Physical Workstations Deploying through SCCM or

The Great Enterprise Browser Debate
July 6, 2018
I was recently involved in a great discussion at work about browsers. It has been common in the enterprise to have a company standard browser and that’s usually Internet Explorer 11. The reason for this in the past was because

Application Layering Bake-Off
June 24, 2018
Recently I posted a comprehensive blog post on the Algiz Technology site to accompany my Appvirt Decision Matrix. The post covers my efforts to test 20 applications as application layers delivered with the most widely used application layering products on