Seems like you just got to %DAYJOB%. Did everything you set out to accomplish and they offered you a consulting gig?
On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Webster <carlwebs...@gmail.com> wrote: > “Have you tried watching a video from say.. CNN.com over Citrix 4.0? It > is painful.” > > > > Then hire me to move you to XenApp 5 Feature Pack 3. Works great plus PS4 > has been EOL/EOM/EOS for some time now. > > > > Oh, did I tell you I am a hired gun (like MBS) now? Going the solo route. > Last day at %DAYJOB% is February 4. Already been hired by one of the > largest pharmacy chains in the country to either “fix or rip and replace” > their two Citrix XenApp farms. > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Carl Webster > > Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional > > http://dabcc.com/Webster > > > > > > > > > > *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 25, 2011 3:28 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Riverbed Steelhead > > > > Interesting…. Someone else had mentioned how ridiculously expensive > Riverbed is. > > > > Have you tried watching a video from say.. CNN.com over Citrix 4.0? It is > painful. > > It really hasn’t been an issue, as most users haven’t had a real need until > recently. > > I am on the same network as the Citrix Servers (gigabit) and if I bring up > CNN.com and try to play a video is unbearable. > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Kim Longenbaugh [mailto:k...@colonialsavings.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 25, 2011 4:15 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: Riverbed Steelhead > > > > Since your primary application at the remote sites is Citrix, look at the > Citrix WanScalers (or Branch repeaters). They’re much less expensive than > most of the other contenders, especially Riverbed, and have the extra added > benefit that no other optimizer can offer, true Citrix ICA optimization. > > > > We did evals of Riverbed, and while it worked great, it didn’t accelerate > ICA directly, and it costs out the wazzu. > > > > Also, if you’re providing internet access through the user’s Citrix > sessions, I don’t understand why they’d see latency because of the wan links > between headquarters and remote site. Same goes for streaming video. If > your users are doing those things in their Citrix sessions, the browsing and > streaming are taking place at headquarters, and the remote users are just > seeing the results in their Citrix windows. > > > > *From:* David Mazzaccaro [mailto:david.mazzacc...@hudsonmobility.com] > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 25, 2011 2:49 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Riverbed Steelhead > > > > Hi all, > > I am looking to optimize my WAN. > > I have 8 locations that all come back to my main site (all locations are > being bumped up from fractional Ts to 1.5Mbps T1 circuits) > > There are no servers or internet access at any remote sites, and all > applications are run on our Citrix 4.0 servers at the main site. > > Even with full T1 lines and citrix, these remote sites suffer from latency, > especially > internet browsing. > > I am wondering what is out there to help speed things up. > > I stumbled on Riverbed’s Steelhead product and am waiting for a call back > to discuss their offerings. > > From what little I’ve read, riverbed does a great job of reducing some > types of traffic, but I’m not sure what I can do about certain things like > streaming internet video. > > Anyone have any experience w/ riverbed in this type of environment? > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
