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Is virtual desktop infrastructure old wine in new bottles?! Will this still be the case in 2010? If there is just one buzzword in the IT industry, then it is “virtualization.” Nowadays we virtualize the network, storage, hardware, desktops and applications. Desktop or workspace virtualization is an application that is gaining in importance. This form of virtualization can, in essence, be divided into to parts: “server-hosted” and “client-side.” The type of desktop virtualization that is receiving the most attention is “server-hosted.” More and more organizations are asking themselves whether they must choose between Virtual Desktop Infrastructures (VDI), Server-Based Computing (SBC) or local desktops. Questions that arise include: Will VDI replace the SBC concept? What are the pros and cons of VDI? What role do application virtualization and OS streaming play in the overall concept?...

"Tomorrow's news today" that's BriForum 2008. Together with 20 other speakers I joined the BriForum crew this year. It's really an honor to be part of this impressive list of awesome experts and it's great to learn from these guys! This year I gave three presentations: Hyper-V unleashed, Streaming Smackdown 2008 Edition and Top10 challenges with SoftGrid (and other application virtualization solutions). These presentations can be downloaded from Virtuall, hopefully that makes sense! ...

Now that Google has introduced the capability to create custom search engines that search a specific list of websites, we have enhanced the functionality of the search engine on BrianMadden.com so that users have the option of searching the websites of the entire application delivery community instead of just limiting their searches to BrianMadden.com....

We've been working really hard on the technical session topics for BriForum, and now ready to put together the schedule. We're hoping you can take a few minutes and complete a survey that indicates which sessions you'd like to attend....

With BriForum 2006 planning well underway, we decided that we'll make all the BriForum 2005 content available for free over the next six months or so. We'll release videos, audio, and PowerPoint slides from all 37 breakout sessions....

Are you looking for a new Citrix- or Terminal Server-related job? Are you an employer who's looking to fill some positions? Meet each other at the BrianMadden.com Job Board....

I've just launched a podcast / Internet Radio Show called Brian Madden Live. It's a technical show about Citrix and server-based computing technologies where I'll interview experts in the industry to find out how different products work....