[THIN] Re: Vmware vs Citrix....
- From: "Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms" <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 14:03:38 -0400
NO Xenapp Server is formerly Presentation server which was formerly
Metaframe Server which was formerly Winframe. Xenserver is a new product
for virtualizing servers.
Jim Kenzig
Blog: http://www.techblink.com
On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Harry Singh <hboogz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Jim.
>
> So Xenserver is a different product than CPS ? And Xenserver is the direct
> VMware/Hyper-V competitor ?
>
> I believe the new name is XenApp Server and it's up to revision 5.0,
> correct ?
>
> I'm trying to catch up, forgive me.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms <
> jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Forgot a link. Citrix put up a separate site for Xenserver at
>> http://www.xenserver5.com/
>> which contains additional information just on Xenserver.
>> Jim Kenzig
>> Blog: http://www.techblink.com
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 1:03 PM, Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms <
>> jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> On the Citrix front you will want to take a look at Xenserver (
>>> http://www.citrix.com/xenserver ) and consider that they include
>>> Provisioning with it that gives you a faster ability to deploy servers in my
>>> opion then VMWare. Vmware has been doing this a whole lot longer though and
>>> they have probably the most robust management tools out there. As time goes
>>> by though that game is changing.
>>>
>>> Jim Kenzig
>>> Blog: http://www.techblink.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Harry Singh <hboogz@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> All -
>>>>
>>>> Let me preface this by saying, I run a relatively small shop with a
>>>> single CPS 4.0 farm and single WI/CSG deployment.
>>>>
>>>> Now, Management wants to get involved with server virtualization. They
>>>> are heading towards the direction of VMware but i do know that Citrix is in
>>>> the virtualization space as well, but i don't know to what capacity. I,
>>>> personally, have always thought that VMware would be the route to take to
>>>> get server's and client's virtualized -- does citrix have something to
>>>> compete with vmware ESX/Workstation ?
>>>>
>>>> in other words, what exactly is citrix doing with regards to
>>>> virtualization ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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