EUC Weekly Digest – April 23, 2016

Here are some EUC items that interested me last week.

Citrix

• Citrix License Server 11.13.1 has historical usage reporting
• NetScaler:
  • Download NetScaler Release 10.5 Build 62.9
  • NetScaler 11.0 build 65.31 is re-released as 65.35
  • Harden SSHD ciphers/MAC to prevent inaccurate vulnerability scans. Citrix KB
  • Suppress Command Center Alarm Related Actions For a Particular Time Period – schedule disable/enable filters. Citrix KB
  • Monitor and Manage Changes on NetScaler Using Command Center – Audit Policy. Citrix KB
  • Setup Netscaler as ADFS Proxy – XenAppBlog
  • Content Switch XenMobile and NetScaler Gateway – Dave Bretty blog post
• XenMobile:
  •  How to configure Citrix VPN for iOS Per App VPN – XenMobile VPN policy, XenMobile App Attribute, NetScaler Session Policy
• StoreFront:
  • Auto launch desktop setting in StoreFront 3.5 is not accurate? – Citrix KB
• Receiver:
  • Receiver 4.3.100 doesn’t create stubs anymore. Registry key to re-enable. Citrix KB
  • New Toolbar in HTML5 and Chrome Receiver – at top of screen. Citrix Blog Post
  • Experience of HTML5 Receiver on mobile browser – gestures, multi-touch, soft keyboard, Continuum. Citrix Blog Post
  • Experience of HTML5 Receiver new App Switcher
• Company:
  • How to renew Citrix certifications – Citrix Blog Post
  • Introducing the new Citrix – interview with CEO Kirill Tatarinov
  • Citrix Revenue up 9% YoY – seems like good numbers
• VDA:
  • How to make logon disclaimer window bigger – David Ball blog post

VMware

• What’s New in VMware Identity Manager 2.6: Technical Deep Dive – 46 minute YouTube video from VMware
• Use VMware UEM to launch and configure BGInfo – VMware Communities
• Can’t search vSphere inventory when logged on using session credentials – VMware KB
• App Volumes – Office 365 32-bit has problems on 64-bit Windows – edit snapvol.cfg – VMware KB
• Download VMware Tools 10.0.8 – resolves NSX issue
• Download VMware Workstation 12.1.1 Pro for Windows
• Download VMware Fusion 8.1.1 for Mac OS X
• It Architect: Foundation in the Art of Infrastructure Design: A Practical Guide for It Architects – book written by VCDXs. vSphere and Horizon. I have not read it yet.

Other

• Microsoft SQL Server Developer Edition is now free
• Microsoft IT Pro Cloud Essentials – free subscription to Azure, free Azure training, free Pluralsight, free exam. More at Microsoft Blog.
• NVIDIA M60 / M6 cards are shipped to OEMs in “compute” mode. Don’t forget to change to “graphics” mode. – Rachel Berry blog post
• RDS redirected resources showing degraded performance Windows Server 2012 R2 – get hotfix form Windows Update
• Lots of Windows 10 UI changes in Insider build