This would have been handy.

Thought this looks useful. I might push to use it in our environment periodically as part of an in-house health check to evaluate if write cache storage requirements from the users have changed.

Tracking the PVS Write Cache size | Citrix Blogs

Netscaler and wireshark

Follow the link to download Netscaler additions to view netscaler traffic logs in Wireshark.

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX122318

New HDX monitor

Looks like if you have the monitor installed, there's an update that fixes some misreporting and allows for better export of data.

From the TWEETS: "CitrixLicensing: Citrix Blog: New HDX Monitor 2.0 update now available http://t.co/8BulCXde #citrix" --http://twitter.com/CitrixLicensing/status/124931324472598529

Not virtual in any way

This isn't something that I would normally post here, but I feel that it's invaluable to understand what Tony writes to be the best we can be.

The Secret to Dealing With Difficult People: It's About You - Tony Schwartz - Harvard Business Review

Xenappaudit rc available

Looks like a neat tool for aggregating log and error information. I'll write a comment if I get a chance to try it out.

http://www.papershare.com/paper/XenAppAudit-for-Citrix-XenApp-Release-Candidate

Application Virtualization Smackdown by Ruben Spruijt

I like these smackdowns that Ruben and company put together. They actually list out relevant considerations when choosing what option best fits your use case. I think that does justice to addressing the complexity of the discussion.

http://t.co/a6wbiXQv

Considerations when Updating an #AppV Read-only (Shared) Cache | StealthPuppy

As I transition between jobs, my coworker asked why we use a Read-Only Cache in our VDI environment and how the symbolic links fit in. I didn't have a neat, tidy answer, but fortunately for me Aaron Parker did. The following is a good explanation of the process around updating the Read-Only Shared Cache for App-V and also what symbolic links are good for.

Considerations when Updating an #AppV Read-only (Shared) Cache: http://j.mp/qztd7r

XenServer 6.0 released

For anyone on XenServer, they just released a brand new version. The improvements read as fairly significant. The installation procedure utilizes an upgrade wizard, which to this guy, having never used XenServer, seems from the documentation like a new option. It even has a prereqs check with a mitigation option, which should ideally make the process so easy anyone should be able to do it. (right?) They still recommend you backup your database before beginning the upgrade.

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX130418