Why is the Application Slow? Prove it’s NOT the Network! This article was originally published on NetworkDataPedia. Slow Time is the New Down Time The one complaint that an IT administrator dreads to receive is one where an end user says, “My...
What is Citrix Receiver? Citrix Receiver (now renamed as Citrix Workspace app) is client software that is bundled with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and allows client devices to connect to various virtualization services offered by Citrix. Citrix...
Most Citrix professionals are well aware that when desktop or application performance is slow, the first finger tends to get pointed at the Citrix team. But even for complex ecosystems like Citrix, ITIL guidance like a Service Desk continues to be a...
Daniel Feller, a lead architect at Citrix, recently posted a couple of very interesting articles relating to troubleshooting Citrix logon issues. These blogs highlight challenging Citrix issues and how to go about locating the root cause of these...
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops deployments are performance sensitive. There are many components both datacenter-side and client-side which must be optimally performing together to deliver a consistent and performing virtualized apps and desktops...
As a Citrix administrator, it is often frustrating when you are looking for options to fix a performance issue or optimize the infrastructure. Ensuring that a Citrix infrastructure is working well is no easy job! There is a plethora of tools made...
Virtualization technology is being widely adopted thanks to the flexibility, agility, reliability and ease of administration it offers. At the same time, any IT technology – hardware or software – is only as good as its maintenance and upkeep...
Monitoring, observability and analytics have become common phraseology in the Citrix world. Alongside every Citrix project, whether it’s a new deployment, expansion, upgrade, or cloud migration, what is essentially needed in the IT toolkit is...
The biggest challenge when a user complains of slow application is diagnosing why it’s slow: Is it due to a code-level issue or a database issue? Should we call the DBA or the application manager? Performance problems with the database can cause...
User experience is the biggest and most important factor in determining the success of Citrix rollout in an organization. When end-users are happy with their virtualized applications and desktops, then everything is hunky dory and Citrix admins can...