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Nutanix WeeklyNutanix Weekly: Nutanix and Canonical Partner to Simplify Kubernetes Deployments with NKP and Ubuntu ProNutanix is excited to announce our new partnership with Canonical Ltd., the publisher of Ubuntu and provider of open source security, support and services. Through this partnership, Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) customers will have the option to choose a well-supported and secure Linux operating system for NKP to help simplify Kubernetes® installation and adoption—reitenforcing the engineering commitment at Nutanix to the Linux, Cloud-Native and Open-Source communities.Blog Post: https://www.nutanix.com/blog/nutanix-and-canonical-partner-to-simplify-kubernetes-deployments-with-nkp-and-ubuntu-proHost: Phil Sellers, XenTegraCo-Host: Jirah Cox, Nutanix2025-07-0122 min
The Citrix SessionCitrix + Nutanix: The Easy Button for VDI ManagementManaging virtual desktops doesn’t have to be hard. In Episode 180 of The Citrix Session, Bill Sutton is joined by Citrix’s Todd Smith and Geremy Meyers—and special guest Phil Sellers from XenTegra—to break down the latest innovations from the Citrix + Nutanix partnership.What’s New & Why It Matters:One Integration Point: Citrix now supports Prism Central, giving you seamless access to multiple Nutanix clusters—on-prem or in the cloudHybrid Cloud Ready: Simplify and scale across data centers and hyperscalers with Nutanix Cloud Cluste...2025-06-3027 minThe Citrix SessionRising Costs, Aging Hardware, & One Smart Way ForwardAs hardware costs climb and Windows 11 migration looms, IT leaders face a tough choice: upgrade or optimize. In Episode 179 of The Citrix Session, Bill Sutton (XenTegra) and Todd Smith (Citrix) unpack a smarter path—repurposing aging hardware with Citrix Elux and Scout.Why Listen:Learn how tariffs and supply chain delays are impacting endpoint strategiesDiscover how Citrix Elux enables secure, seamless access to Windows 11 on old devicesUnderstand how Citrix's Scout tool simplifies endpoint managementExplore flexible deployment options, including boot-to-VDI and Imprivata tap-and-goHear how NetScaler and Win365 fit into a hybrid IT model—no r...2025-06-2421 minNutanix WeeklyNutanix Weekly: Announcing Nutanix Cloud Clusters on Google Cloud Public PreviewExpanding freedom of choice and workload mobility have long been core to the evolution of Nutanix products. We’re pleased to announce a path to another major cloud provider with the addition of the Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) solution on Google Cloud public preview.Blog Post: https://www.nutanix.com/blog/announcing-nutanix-cloud-clusters-on-google-cloud-public-previewHost: Phil Sellers, XenTegraCo-Host: Jirah Cox, Nutanix 2025-06-2416 min
Syncing with ServiceNowHas Your CRM Kept Up? Reinventing Customer Success with ServiceNowIn this episode of Syncing with ServiceNow, Andy Whiteside, Fred Reynolds, and Mike Sabia dive deep into ServiceNow’s evolving role in the CRM landscape. From its CSM roots to its growing capabilities in sales, field service, and AI-driven customer experience, the team explores how ServiceNow is redefining what CRM means in a digital-first world.They discuss:Why XenTegra hasn’t lost a customer in three yearsHow ServiceNow's CRM rethinks legacy approaches like SalesforceThe role of AI agents in creating seamless, intelligent supportCRM’s integration with field service, sales, and quoting toolsThe future of contact centers, digita...2025-06-0329 minSyncing with ServiceNowTop Takeaways from Knowledge 2025n this episode of Syncing with ServiceNow, host Andy Whiteside is joined by Fred Reynolds, Practice Lead for XenTegra’s Modern Apps team, and Mike Sabia, Master Architect, for a deep dive into the major highlights from ServiceNow’s Knowledge 2025 conference.From AI breakthroughs to customer success stories, the team unpacks:Why AI + Data + Workflows is the winning formula—and how most organizations aren’t ready for itThe rise of AI agents as 24/7 digital assistantsServiceNow’s bold move into the CRM space and what it means for sales and servic...2025-05-2025 minNutanix WeeklyNutanix Weekly: Introducing Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure for External StorageWe are pleased to announce the general availability of the NCI Compute product, enabling Nutanix customers to leverage external storage as part of their NCP deployments.The first supported solution at launch is the Nutanix Cloud Platform with Dell PowerFlex, a complete server-based infrastructure solution designed for large mission-critical environments where resiliency, security, scalability, and performance are essential.Blog Post: https://www.nutanix.com/blog/nutanix-cloud-infrastructure-for-external-storageHost: Phil Sellers, XenTegraCo-Host: Chris Calhoun, XenTegraCo-Host: Jirah Cox, NutanixCo-Host: Ben Rogers, Nutanix2025-05-1334 minNutanix WeeklyNutanix Weekly: Why You Should Run Nutanix Kubernetes Platform on Nutanix Cloud ClustersThe Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) platform is a cost-effective solution for managing virtualized workloads in the cloud. It also provides the quickest way to move to the cloud without the need to refactor applications. NC2 can help with applications that run in virtual machines (VMs), but it can help equally well with containerized apps running in Kubernetes, thanks to the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform (NKP) solution, which runs both on-premises and on NC2. Blog: https://www.nutanix.com/blog/why-you-should-run-nkp-on-nutanix-cloud-clustersHost: Phil Sellers, Practice Director for Modern Datacenter, XenTegraCo-Host: Andy Greene, Solutions Architect, XenTegra2025-04-2844 minNutanix WeeklyNutanix Weekly: 100th Episode CelebrationWe're got a milestone with 100 episodes where we will recap some of our best moments from the first 99 episodes, some behind the scenes stories, with trivia and prizes. Host: Phil Sellers, XenTegraCo-Host: Jirah Cox, NutanixCo-Host: Ben Rogers, NutanixCo-host: Chris Calhoun, XenTegraCo-host: Andy Greene, XenTegraSpecial Guest: Tom Powell, Nutanix2025-04-2253 minNutanix WeeklyNutanix Weekly: Moving from Multiple Clouds to Multicloud: 6 Steps to Creating a Modern Environment (Part 2)Podcast Part 2 >> When you’re ready to make the move to a unified hybrid multicloud environment, it might seem daunting at first. You are most likely currently managing multiple operational silos across public, private, and possibly hybrid clouds and have been for years, and adapting to the minor and major inconveniences those disparate environments are causing you today.Blog post: https://www.nutanix.com/blog/moving-from-multiple-clouds-to-multicloudHost: Phil Sellers, Practice Director for Modern Datacenter @ XenTegraCo-host: Jirah Cox, Principal Solutions Architect @ NutanixCo-host: Chris Calhoun, Solutions Architect @ XenTegra2025-04-1440 minNutanix WeeklyNutanix Weekly: AOS 7.0 Launch BlogWe are excited to introduce the next major AOS release for the Nutanix Cloud Platform solution, Version 7.0. This release is designed to help customers enhance fault tolerance, simplify automation, strengthen security, and improve networking across their Nutanix infrastructure.Blog link: https://www.nutanix.com/blog/transform-your-cloud-experience-with-nutanix-aos-7-0-and-ahv-10Host: Phil Sellers, XenTegraCo-Host: Chris Calhoun, XenTegraCo-Host: Jirah Cox, NutanixCo-Host: Ben Rogers, Nutanix2025-02-0447 minThe Citrix SessionCitrix's Acquisition of UniconJoin us in episode 173 of the Citrix Session where host Bill Sutton, Director of Modern Workspace at XenTegra, and guest Geremy Meyers, ATS Director at Citrix, delve into Citrix’s latest strategic move—the acquisition of Unicon. In this episode, they explore how this acquisition integrates with Citrix’s current offerings, particularly focusing on Unicon's thin client operating system and cloud-based management stack. Discover the implications for enhanced security and management in VDI environments and how this aligns with Citrix’s goal to simplify access to both cloud and SAS-based apps. Whether you're a tech enthusiast or a professional navigati...2025-01-2716 minThe Citrix SessionCitrix VDA for macOS: Revolutionizing Remote Access for Developers and CreativesIn this episode of The Citrix Session (Episode 170), host Bill Sutton is joined by Andy Whiteside, CEO of XenTegra, Citrix experts Jeremy Myers and Todd Smith, to discuss the exciting new capabilities of Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) for macOS. Dive into how this game-changing feature enables Mac environments to be remotely accessed with the same efficiency as other platforms, perfect for developers, video professionals, and education institutions.Tune in to learn:How Citrix VDA for macOS brings Macs into the fold of remote desktop solutionsKey use cases, including developer environments, multimedia professionals, and educationIntegration with...2024-10-0831 minThe Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session: Maximizing Citrix Performance - Expert Insights and Real-World TipsIn this episode of The Citrix Session, episode 168, host Bill Sutton from XenTegra is joined by Citrix experts Geremy Myers and Todd Smith for an engaging discussion on the latest updates and insights into Citrix solutions. Andy Whiteside also joins in, sharing his humorous take on recent Citrix topics and providing a lighthearted but informative atmosphere.Key highlights of the episode include:The latest Citrix updates that IT professionals need to know.Deep dives into provisioning services and their real-world applications.Expert tips on optimizing Citrix environments for better performance.Whether you're a seasoned Citrix...2024-09-0423 minSyncing with ServiceNowSyncing with ServiceNow: HR leaders will Drive Business TransformationIn Episode 38 of "Syncing with ServiceNow," your host Eddie McDonald, filling in for Andy Whiteside, dives into a crucial conversation on how HR leaders are at the forefront of business transformation. Joined by Mike Sabia, XenTegra's certified master architect, the duo explores a recent blog post titled "Survey Finds HR Leaders Will Drive Business Transformation."In this episode, Eddie and Mike discuss the significant role HR plays in digital transformation, particularly in streamlining onboarding processes, utilizing AI to enhance productivity, and revolutionizing HR service delivery. They also examine how HR executives are leveraging cutting-edge technologies like Gen...2024-08-1313 minNutanix WeeklyNutanix Weekly: Empower Nutanix Data Protection With New HYCU InnovationThis week, we talk with Subbiah Sundaram from HYCU, one of the strongest Nutanix ecosystem partners, about the recent innovations and protections for data hosted in Nutanix services. HYCU was first to market with support for AHV backups, the collaborated with Nutanix to develop backup APIs for Nutanix Files and most recently, HYCU announced support for Nutanix Database Services or NDB, during the .NEXT conference in Barcelona. This podcast is based on HYCU's Blog Post, Empower Nutanix Data Protection with new HYCU innovation - https://www.hycu.com/blog/empower-nutanix-data-security-with-hycuHost: Phil Sellers, XenTegra 2024-06-1138 minNutanix WeeklyNutanix Weekly: Recap from Nutanix .NEXT 2024 in BarcelonaThis week is a special episode, recorded live from the Nutanix .NEXT 2024 event in Barcelona, Spain. On Tuesday, Nutanix held a keynote that unwrapped new capabilities in their software platform, focusing on AI and Cloud Native applications along with extending the reach of Nutanix AOS onto native cloud services in AWS. We will recap all the major announcements from new releases and software to hardware partnerships and enhanced on-prem AI capabilities. Host: Phil Sellers, XenTegraCo-Host: Harvey Green, XenTegra-GOVCo-Host: Jirah Cox, Nutanix2024-05-2340 min
XenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - S3 E4 - FortiADC, FortiWeb, FortiGuard, FortiGSLBFortinet delivers apps and services with FortiADC and FortiWeb!Icing on the cake is Fortinet's FortiGuard and FortiGSLB Cloud services which, with only a couple clicks, will have you online quickly and securely, all without the normal sticker shock.Can your ADC do that? 2024-03-1937 min
Channel Insider: Partner POVXenTegra CEO On Status of VMware Partnership and How Company is Giving Back in 2024 - Part 2In this half of the interview, Andy discusses the vendors that support XenTegra the most, the future of XenTegra's partnership with VMware following its acquisition by Broadcom, and why he says he enjoys being on the partner side more than the vendor side. Plus, what XenTegra is doing to help other solution providers and the greater community.
A new episode of Channel Insider: Partner POV is released every other Thursday. Watch the interview on YouTube @ChannelInsider_NewsAndTrendsIf you have questions for a featured solution provider or want to be a guest o...2024-03-0720 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - S3 E3 - What's New and Accelerate 2024Want to hear about new hardware, including WiFi 7?What's changing with the Fortinet security packages and FortiSASE?How to get to Fortinet Accelerate 2024 on the cheap?Join us for another Podcast where we cover these topics with our guests from Fortinet!2024-02-2652 min
XenTegra On AirIGEL - Discussion on events and What's new with IGEL and Other Vendors in EUCIn this episode we are going to talk about the recent events by XenTegra, IGEL and Other vendor events. What's new in the industry and with IGEL.Host: Indrajeet GhorpadeCo-host: Simon Townsend2023-12-0132 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - S3 E2 - Fortinet XPERTS 2023 RecapJoin us for all the goodness that came from the Fortinet XPERTS 2023 event in Nashville, TN this season. We'll discuss the event itself, what was seen and experienced, and what we as customers can look forward to in the 2024 product year. Special thanks to Isrrael Quintero for covering the event for us and his recap of the experience.2023-11-2748 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - S3 E1 - SDWAN Vendor Ranking ReviewYou know it...there's a LOT of vendors in the networking and security space and SDX Central's review of the (IDC) SD-WAN ranked leaders. The good, the bad, and the confusing is sorted out in this session and XenTegra is here to help guide you through the noise.2023-10-0630 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 18 - FortiGate Automation and FortiMonitorSecurity policies and profiles weighing you down? Health status of apps and services unknown? Listen to this Fortinet Session to hear how there's a solution for you as we discuss native automation capabilities of the FortiGate and monitor availability with FortiMonitor for happy users and to put time back in your day.2023-09-1344 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 17 - Fortinet ServicesBetter together! Services are key for any technology journey to be successful...and XenTegra with Fortinet have you covered. Join us for a discussion with Fortinet's own Emanuel Cole as we look at and discussion how we can help you deliver the best secure experiences for your users.2023-08-0758 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 16 - FortiGate FortiADC Product UpdatesJoin the XenTegra team to check in on what's been going on this summer with the team and review the new offerings from Fortinet with their FortiGate and FortiADC options. Thanks to Isrrael Quintero and Jacob Overton for the conversation and sharing their insights around the Fortinet Security Fabric.2023-07-2542 min
VMware TodayVMware Today: Talking vSphere+ subscriptions and benefits for customersThe XenTegra team kicks off VMware Today, a podcast focused on the entire VMware portfolio. While its not a replacement to the On The Horizon VMware EUC podcast from XenTegra, this podcast will compliment and focus on the cloud, datacenter, networking, and security.In this first episode, we discuss the new vSphere+ subscriptions and their benefits for customers. What is included in vSphere+ and how is it different from the perpetual licenses customers have used in the past? What isn't vSphere+? Who should be looking for it? Get all your answers in this first episode. Host...2023-06-1335 min
IGEL WeeklyIGEL Weekly: Community Podcast. IGEL Fight ClubI was going to write a long detailed episode description for this episode. But then I remembered the first rule of Fight Club.If you know you know.Thanks to our guests on this weeks showXenTegra Global CTO: Moin KhanXenTegra India: Indrajeet Ghorpade2023-06-0330 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 15 - Fortinet NSE TrainingFortinet and XenTegra have multiple avenues for education and enablement...whether it's via formal training, virtual or in person, beginner to expert, or self-paced, there's an option for you to better yourself and your network security. Join us for a conversation around just that. Special thanks to Isrrael Quintero, Jacob Overton, and to our special guest Michael Paez (The Bill Nye of Cybersecurity) for the great talk and insights!2023-06-0245 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 14 - FortiCloudClouds everywhere...but how to secure them and see what's going on in them? FortiCloud and its components is how. Join us for a very special episode with Fortinet guest Srija Allam as she leads us to uncover and discuss the technologies that make your cloud journey safe and insightful. Thanks to the team, as always, for the conversation!2023-04-1746 min
XenTegra - The NetScaler SessionThe NetScaler Session - Season 3 - Ep 1 - JARH AlgorithmNetScaler is, and always will be, the optimum choice in enterprise grade load balancing. Join us on our revamped NetScaler series for a chat around the JARH algorithm and why it's superior to CARP. It you like lower costs in the clouds and greater efficiency, this session will impress you.Blog Topic: https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2022/01/24/innovations-in-load-balancing-better-performance-lower-costs/ Thanks a lot to XenTegra's Justin Weldon and Isrrael Quintero, as well as our special guest John Clayman as we get this series kicked into high gear!2023-04-1134 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 13 - OT SecurityOperational Technology? OT/IT Convergence? Join us as we circle back to this important conversation and review what OT is and what it means for organizations that are fluent OT practitioners and those that are just realizing OT applies to their organization.As always, thank you to our listeners and for the great conversation with Isrrael Quintero for his technical insights!2023-03-3037 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 12 - Security Fabric & ServiceNowPeanut Butter and Jelly time! The @Fortinet Security Fabric and @ServiceNow story is your security network's data and workflow automation falling in love. The partnership and integration between these solution stacks help deliver critical information into management workflows for instant visibility and automation where it’s most needed.Listen to how @XenTegra can help as we review various options for customers to ensure that a customized solution is tailored for your organization’s needs.Special thanks to our guests Fred Reynolds and Kristen McDonald for the expert insight to Ser...2023-03-0847 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 11 - SP5 ProcessorMore bang for your buck! Fortinet SP5 Processor Reviewed. FortiSP5, the latest breakthrough in ASIC technology from Fortinet, propelling major leaps forward in securing distributed network edges. Building on over 20 years of ASIC investment and innovation from Fortinet, FortiSP5 delivers significant secure computing power advantages over traditional CPU and network ASICs, lower cost and power consumption, the ability to enable new secure infrastructure across branch, campus, 5G, edge compute, operational technologies, and more.As always, thank you to our listeners and for the great conversation with Isrrael Quintero for his technical insights!2023-02-2743 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 10 - Season Review and KickoffJoin us for a review of the 2022 season as we chat about the topics we covered and the guests that helped us cover them...an introduction to XenTegra's own Fortinet SME, Isrrael Quintero, who recently joined the team...and our ideas for topics in the upcoming season 2.2023-02-0627 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 9 - FortiNAC OverviewIs your network in need of a "Swiss Army Knife" style technology to get a handle on what's going on in the environment? Do you know what's in your network and how do you control them if they are already there? Is micro-segmentation, audit readiness, or remediation on your list to check off? Join us for a chat about how Fortinet does all of this with FortiNAC.Thanks to Jason Kline (Fortinet), Dave Wynegar (XenTegra/1Marksman), and Mohammad Akif (XenTegra) for joining the chat today!2022-11-2834 minSyncing with ServiceNowSyncing with ServiceNow: Interview New Podcast Host and Practice Lead, Fred ReynoldsIt's a new era at XenTegra. Today we interviewed our new host Fred Reynolds and found out about his background and experience building out automation and workflows with ServiceNow.And we had a little fun... Right!Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Moin KahnCo-Host: Fred Reynolds2022-11-0827 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 8 - FortiMail OverviewDoes your email security have the intelligence and capabilities to inform the rest of the network fabric of malicious messages? Check out our discussion on FortiMail, the Fortinet Security Fabric, Microsoft O365 integration, and hear how Fortinet and XenTegra can take your security to the Enterprise level!As always, thank you to our special guests for the great conversation and technical insights! - Rob Bradish of Fortinet (Special Guest / Presenter) - Garrett Brown of Ingram Micro (Guest) - Shane Colgan of Ingram Micro (Guest) - Anisha Daniel of Ingram Micro (Guest)2022-10-3134 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 7 - FortiEDR OverviewIs your entire network security fabric aware of a compromised user halfway around the world? FortiEDR will act on that endpoint and inform the entire Fortinet Security Fabric of the event. Can your multipoint vendor network do that?As always, thank you to our special guests for the great conversation and technical insights! - Kinjal Patel of Fortinet (Special Guest / Presenter) - Garrett Brown of Ingram Micro (Guest) - Shane Colgan of Ingram Micro (Guest) - William Grayson of XenTegra2022-10-0330 minXenTegra - The NetScaler SessionThe Citrix Session - Network Edition - ZTNA the Easy WayZTNA options got you down, concerned, anxious? Join us for a chat about how Citrix ZTNA (SIA, SPA, CWAAP) might already be in your toolbox, and you might be just a few clicks away from deployment!Special thanks to our guests from Citrix and be sure to sign up for our Webinar Wednesday on August 31st where we’ll take another look at these technologies in an interactive engagement. Register here: https://xentegra.com/event/webinar-wednesday-with-citrix-3/Zachary Rowland - Citrix - App Delivery & Security (AD&S) Specialist Southeast Chelsee Noori - Citrix - Application Deliv...2022-08-1632 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 6 - FortiSASE OverviewStill on the fence about a SASE solution? Don't know where to start? Compliance mandates knocking on your door?Here's how Fortinet does SASE and why they're a the leader in this space. As always, thank you to my special guests for the great conversation and technical insights! - Steven Austin of Fortinet (Special Guest / Presenter) - Rohan Kamat of Fortinet (Special Guest) - William Grayson of XenTegra - Dave Wynegar of XenTegra / 1Marksman2022-07-3136 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 5 - IT/OT Convergence LeaderAre you in the middle of an IT/OT convergence journey and maybe not even aware of it? Check out our guest author's review of his article "Fortinet Named One of Only Two Leaders in 2022 IT/OT Security Platform Navigator™ Report" and learn why their security fabric has you covered.As always, thank you to my special guests for the great conversation and technical insights! - Bill Noto of Fortinet (Special Guest / Author) - Justin Bera of Fortinet - Garrett Brown of Ingram Micro - Dave Wynegar of...2022-06-0435 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 4 - ZTNA OverviewConfused about ZTNA/SASE/SSE? Check out our discussion about how to look at it from the outside before beginning your journey from the Fortinet perspective.Thanks to my special guests for the great conversation and technical insights! - Michael Wier @ Ingram Micro - Garrett Brown @ Ingram Micro2022-04-0536 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 3 - FortiManager & FortiAnalyzer OverviewJoin us for our 3rd installment into the Fortinet fabric where we look at the FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer options and considerations that need to be reviewed before selecting your deployment. Thanks to my special guests for the great conversation and technical insights! - Michael Wier @ Ingram Micro - David Wynegar @ XenTegra/1marksman - Garrett Brown @ Ingram Micro- Patrice Edenboro @ XenTegra- Fadel Matar @ XenTegra Canada2022-03-2137 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 2 - FortiGate OverviewJoin us for our 2nd installment into the Fortinet fabric where we look at the FortiGate series of Next Gen Firewalls (NGFW) and discuss why FortiGate leads this space in the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant report. Thanks to my special guests for the great conversation and technical insights! - Michael Wier @ Ingram Micro - David Wynegar @ XenTegra/1marksman - Brian Haken @ Fortinet 2022-02-1431 minXenTegra - The Fortinet SessionXenTegra - The Fortinet Session - Episode 1 - The Fabric OverviewJoin us for a new XenTegra PodCast series where we'll explore and discuss all things Fortinet and how we make them all work together. In this 1st episode we discuss the tech stack and security fabric that Fortinet is world renowned for.Thanks to my special guests for helping kick off the series.- Kevin Palumbo @ Fortinet - Ryan Thompson @ Ingram Micro - Michael Wier @ Ingram Micro 2022-02-0139 minThe Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Citrix TIPs: 10 common Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops assessment findingsThese sessions discuss the following topics, blogs, and support articles: Citrix TIPs: 10 common Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops assessment findings"In my time as a virtualization consultant on Citrix’s Americas Professional Services team, I have been part of more than 30 Citrix environment assessment engagements. In these, we review the customer’s Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment and its supporting components."Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: David Johnson2020-10-2838 minThe Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Application and Desktop launch process for internal networkThese sessions discuss the following topics, blogs, and support articles: Application and Desktop launch process for internal networkThis is to understand the process flow for the Citrix Application and Desktop launch process and how to troubleshoot further.Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill Sutton2020-10-1337 min
XenTegra - On The HorizonOn The Horizon: VMware VMworld Updates on End-User ComputeThis session discusses the following topic, Blog and/or Support Article: Updates on VMworld and EUC"The VMworld 2020 announcements showcase new VMware innovations that not only help you rethink the possible but also get there more safely with the velocity and agility required by your business’ needs."Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Scott March2020-10-0637 minThe Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session: Tech Preview: Power operations during Local Host Cache (LHC) modeThese sessions discuss the following topics, blogs, and support articles: Tech Preview: Power operations during Local Host Cache (LHC) mode"Citrix is excited to announce that power management during Local Host Cache/outage mode is now in tech preview. With this feature, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop service customers running their workloads on compatible hypervisors will be able to perform power operations when operating in LHC mode. Prior to this feature, VDA power operations were only available when the Citrix Cloud Connectors were in normal (not outage) mode. This prevented the...2020-10-0622 minThe Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - What’s new with Citrix Workspace – August 2020These sessions discuss the following topics, blogs, and support article: What’s new with Citrix Workspace – August 2020"This is where Citrix Workspace can help. The top six IT priorities for 2020, during the pandemic, are all challenges that Citrix Workspace can help you to solve. With Citrix Workspace, customers can leverage all the benefits of cloud technology to improve security, increase remote worker visibility, and replace and/or improve dated technology, all while delivering a consistent, intelligent employee experience for all workers, regardless of their work location."Host: Andy Whiteside...2020-10-0139 minXenTegra - On The HorizonOn The Horizon: The Evolution of VMware Horizon for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Deployments of Virtual Desktops and ApplicationsThis session discusses the following topic, Blog and/or Support Article: The Evolution of VMware Horizon for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Deployments of Virtual Desktops and Applications"Today we announced the general availability of the latest major update to VMware Horizon with Horizon 8. Current events have accelerated the deployment and consumption of virtual desktops and applications across many industries adapting to remote work requirements. For example, some of our largest customers have over 200K users working from home on VMware Horizon, seamlessly accessing their desktops and applications on corporate-issued laptops and BYOD devices on various endpoints...2020-09-3052 minThe Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Bringing desktops as a service to Citrix Virtual Apps and DesktopsThese sessions discuss the following topics, blogs, and support article: Bringing desktops as a service to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops"As we mark the one-year anniversary of the launch of Citrix® Managed Desktops, we have seen many customers embrace the simplicity and speed that desktops as a service (DaaS) offers their business. Citrix Managed Desktops has provided customers the flexibility to deliver Windows apps and desktops on-demand and has been a welcome service during these challenging times with COVID-19. Because of the simplicity and flexibility that desktops as a service offers, we are evolving o...2020-09-2938 minThe Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Manage the complete SSL certificate lifecycle using Citrix ADMThese sessions discuss the following topics, blogs, and support article: Manage the complete SSL certificate lifecycle using Citrix ADM"SSL certificates are critical pillars of application security, helping to establish the credibility of an application and protect sensitive data exchanges. The internet would not be where it is today without them."Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Chris Doran2020-09-2325 minThe Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Tech Preview: HDX Adaptive Transport for Citrix Gateway serviceThese sessions discuss the following topics, blogs, and support article: Tech Preview: HDX Adaptive Transport for Citrix Gateway service"We are excited to announce that support for HDX Adaptive Transport in Citrix Gateway service is now in tech preview. With this support, all Citrix Workspace customers using Gateway service for HDX Proxy will be able to use Enlightened Data Transport (EDT) for a superior end-user experience."Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Vijaya Raghavan2020-09-2228 minXenTegra - On The HorizonOn The Horizon - The Evolution of VMware Horizon for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Deployments of Virtual Desktops and ApplicationsThis session discusses the following topic, Blog and/or Support Article: The Evolution of VMware Horizon for Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Deployments of Virtual Desktops and Applications"Today we announced the general availability of the latest major update to VMware Horizon with Horizon 8. Current events have accelerated the deployment and consumption of virtual desktops and applications across many industries adapting to remote work requirements. For example, some of our largest customers have over 200K users working from home on VMware Horizon, seamlessly accessing their desktops and applications on corporate-issued laptops and BYOD devices on various endpoints...2020-09-2252 minThe Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - New Advanced editions of Citrix virtualization service offerings are hereThese sessions discuss the following topics, blogs, and support article: New Advanced editions of Citrix virtualization service offerings are here"Your options for transitioning to Citrix cloud services are growing. We’re announcing the addition of new Citrix Virtual Apps Advanced service and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Advanced service offerings. Organizations leveraging Advanced on-prem that are happy with their feature set can now transition to the new Advanced offerings in the cloud without having to add a number of new functionalities. The feature set is the same in the cloud as it is on-premises, wi...2020-09-0231 minXenTegra - On The HorizonOn The Horizon - What's new in Horizon 8: Linked Clones replaced with Instant Clones for EveryoneThis session discusses the following topic, Blog and/or Support Article: What's new in Horizon 8: Linked Clones replaced with Instant Clones for Everyone"Smart Provisioning. Horizon automatically choose the type of desktop to create, based on density of VMs per host in selected cluster. Low density types are created without parent VMs, high density are created with parent VMs. Horizon directly clones replica without a parent VM, which takes a lot of memory and disk space. This lowers the number of parent VMs in lower-density clusters, and reduces the footprint. For high density...2020-09-0121 minXenTegra - On The HorizonOn The Horizon - VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure: Scaling for Remote WorkThis session discusses the following topic, Blog and/or Support Article: VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure: Scaling for Remote Work"It’s been 5 months since support for the features of Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop in Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure became Generally Available after months of collaboration and more than three years since VMware released its initial support for Horizon Cloud on Azure. For VMware, this marked an important milestone in our ongoing partnership with Microsoft that allows us to deliver incredible value to our customers with additional features and functionality beyond those of na...2020-08-2419 minThe Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 LTSR is here!This session discusses the following topic and Support Article: Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 LTSR is here!"It’s no secret that a lot can happen in three years. Holidays, gatherings, big moves, weddings, babies, you name it. Three years is plenty of time to fit in a ton of amazing things. Three years ago, we introduced the first XenServer Long Term Service Release (LTSR) — XenServer 7.1. Today, we are ecstatic to announce the newest LTSR, Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 LTSR!"Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Monica Griesemer2020-08-2126 minXenTegra - On The HorizonOn The Horizon - Announcing the Updated VMware Workspace ONE and VMware Horizon Reference ArchitectureThis session discusses the following topic, Blog and/or Support Article: Announcing the Updated VMware Workspace ONE and VMware Horizon Reference Architecture"The Workspace ONE and VMware Horizon Reference Architecture provides a framework and guidance for architecting using VMware Workspace ONE, VMware Horizon 7, or VMware Horizon Cloud Service on Microsoft Azure, whether using cloud-based deployments or installing on-premises. Design guidance is given for each product—with a corresponding component design chapter devoted to each product—followed by chapters that provide best practices for integrating the components into a complete platform."Host: Andy...2020-08-2040 minXenTegra - On The HorizonOn The Horizon - Podcast IntroductionThis session discusses the following topic, Blog and/or Support Article: XenTegra VMware's Podcast IntroductionHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Scott March2020-08-1406 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Virtual Apps and Desktop: Microsoft Windows Defender Is Detecting Citrix Broker Service And Citrix High Availability Service As TrojanThis session discusses the following topic and Support Article: Virtual Apps and Desktop: Microsoft Windows Defender Is Detecting Citrix Broker Service And Citrix High Availability Service As Trojan"Citrix is aware of a potential issue impacting the Citrix Broker and Citrix HighAvailability services on the Delivery Controllers and Citrix Cloud Connectors respectively with Microsoft Defender installed. Please see the following article for best practices to configure Microsoft Windows Defender: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/tech-zone/build/tech-papers/antivirus-best-practices.html."Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: 2020-08-1407 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Enlightened Data Transport is getting even smarter and more robust!This session discusses the following topic and Support Article: Enlightened Data Transport is getting even smarter and more robust!"Citrix initially introduced Enlightened Data Transport (EDT) — our UDP-based reliable transport protocol — to help enhance the performance of ICA sessions in higher latency networks as the distance between users and their resources started to grow due to global data center consolidation efforts and the inevitable migration of workloads to the cloud."Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Miguel Contreras2020-07-3035 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - App Protection for Citrix Workspace, Citrix Workspace Premium Plus is hereThis session discusses the following topic and Support Article: App Protection for Citrix Workspace, Citrix Workspace Premium Plus is hereWith our Citrix's private tech preview, both Citrix Workspace Premium and Premium Plus customers can apply app protection policies to the SaaS and web apps you are delivering through Citrix Workspace. This capability is entitled to all active customers and will be included in Citrix Access Control. Customers with entitlements to Access Control through Workspace Premium, Workspace Premium Plus, or as a standalone service (when launched) will also receive App Protection for SaaS and web...2020-07-2913 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Lessons from the Field: Citrix ADC migrationsThis session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: Lessons from the Field: Citrix ADC migrations"In my over 30 years in the IT industry (yes, I’m showing my age), I have taken part in countless migration projects that have included Citrix ADCs, network switches, routers, and firewalls. I have a good overall view of what takes place when a customer and Citrix are involved in any kind of data center migration. In this post, I’ll highlight some critical decision points and considerations that can help make your next Citrix ADC migration a sm...2020-07-2839 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Citrix Networking VulnerabilitiesThis session discusses the following topic and Support Article: Citrix Application Delivery Controller, Citrix Gateway, and Citrix SD-WAN WANOP appliance Security UpdateCTX276688: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Citrix ADC (formerly known as NetScaler ADC), Citrix Gateway (formerly known as NetScaler Gateway) and Citrix SD-WAN WANOP appliance models 4000-WO, 4100-WO, 5000-WO, and 5100-WO. These vulnerabilities, if exploited, could result in a number of security issuesHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Harvey Greem, Randy Price, Chris Doran2020-07-0810 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - What’s new with Citrix Workspace – May 2020This session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: What’s new with Citrix Workspace – May 2020"Are you ready for the “Next Normal” of work/life balance? Over the past couple of months, we’ve all seen our lifestyles change significantly. Despite the inconveniences and uncertainties, I’ve personally experienced a few things that have put a smile on my face. Things that will provide a new perspective on life after COVID-19."Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Hervey Green2020-06-2624 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Speeding clinical testing times with Citrix and Google CloudThis session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: Speeding clinical testing times with Citrix and Google CloudRecently Sean Donahue had the pleasure, honor, privilege of talking to one of his favorite infrastructure engineers, Ulrik Christensen from Oncology Venture. And the story he told him absolutely stunned and amazed Sean and left him literally speechless. And if you know anything about Sean, he is not one who is short for words, writings, or remarks.Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Sean Donahue2020-06-1827 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 1912 LTSR Cumulative Update 1 is here!This session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 1912 LTSR Cumulative Update 1 is here!Last December, Citrix announced Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 1912 LTSR, which delivered to customers tons of new features and enhancements. Now that companies everywhere are making remote work the norm, products like Citrix Workspace and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops are more important than ever, providing secure access to critical apps and resources and helping employees to stay productive and engaged.Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill Sutton...2020-06-1133 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Are you working securely, or working remotely? – Part 2This session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: Are you working securely, or working remotely? – Part 2This is the second of two podcasts featuring Kurt Roemer on helping your employees to increase situational awareness and reduce risks when working away from the corporate office.Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Kurt Roemer2020-06-0338 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Are you working securely, or working remotely? - Part 1This session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: Are you working securely, or working remotely? – Part 1This is the first of two podcasts featuring Kurt Roemer on helping your employees to increase situational awareness and reduce risks when working away from the corporate office.Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Kurt Roemer2020-05-1934 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Improve employee experience with Citrix WEM External TasksThis session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: Improve employee experience with Citrix WEM External TasksHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Cheng Zhang2020-05-1821 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - A practical approach for managing riskThis session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: A practical approach for managing riskHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Adi Trivedi2020-05-1030 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Citrix ADC for Kubernetes: Scaling DNS with CPX as node local cacheThis session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: Citrix ADC for Kubernetes: Scaling DNS with CPX as node-local cacheHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Raghav SN2020-04-2841 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - ICA and Gateway service Rendezvous now available!This session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: ICA and Gateway service Rendezvous now available!Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Miguel Contreras2020-04-1534 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops BandwidthThis session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops BandwidthHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill Sutton2020-04-0727 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - To VPN, or not to VPN?This session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: To VPN, or not to VPN?Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Bryan Mann2020-04-0135 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops: Deprecation of public cloud support from on-premises Current ReleasesThis session discusses the following topic: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops: Deprecation of public cloud support from on-premises Current ReleasesHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Pete DowningGuest: Harsh Gupta2020-03-3123 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Star2Star offers a Citrix Ready UCaaS solutionThis session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: Star2Star offers a Citrix Ready UCaaS solutionHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: David Portnowitz2020-03-3136 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - App Protection is now GA for on-prem Citrix Virtual Apps and DesktopsThis session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: App Protection is now GA for on-prem Citrix Virtual Apps and DesktopsHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest: Eric KenneyGuest: Arvind S2020-03-3032 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Business Continuity with Secure Remote Access to PCs and Laptops Using Citrix CloudThis session discusses the following topic and Citrix Blog: Secure Remote Access to PCs and Laptops Using Citrix Cloud with XenApp & XenDesktop ServiceHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonCo-Host: Pete DowningGuest: Gabe Carrejo2020-03-1026 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Taking Citrix Workspace microapps for a test spinThis session highlights the following Citrix Blog: Taking Citrix Workspace microapps for a test spinHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest/Author: Martyn Dews2020-02-2841 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Deploying Machine Creation Services on Google CloudThis session highlights the following Citrix Blog: Deploying Machine Creation Services on Google CloudHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest/Author: Rich Meesters2020-02-2736 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - We’re adding Citrix Consulting expertise to our partner projectsThis session highlights the following Citrix Blog: We’re adding Citrix Consulting expertise to our partner projectsHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest/Author: Beau Dolinsky & Tony Hildebran2020-02-2629 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Leading in human terms with Citrix WorkspaceThis session highlights the following Citrix Blog: Leading in human terms with Citrix WorkspaceHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest/Author: Matt Crawford2020-02-1345 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Bridge the employee experience gap with microapp technologyThis session highlights the following Citrix Blog: Bridge the employee experience gap with microapp technologyHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest/Author: David Le Strat2020-02-1245 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Citrix Security Alert; CVE-2019-19781This session highlights the following Citrix CVE: CVE-2019-19781Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest/Author: Harvey Green, Randy Price, Chris Doran2020-01-1715 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Citrix TIPs: Citrix on Azure Q&AThis session highlights the following Citrix Blog: Citrix TIPs: Citrix on Azure Q&AHost: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest/Author: Kevin Nardone2020-01-0743 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Citrix Blogs & Customer Success OverviewThis session highlights the following Citrix Blog:https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2019/11/04/transform-employee-experience-with-microsoft-teams-and-citrix-workspace/Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest/Author: Michelle DettloffMichelle Dettloff's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdettloff/2019-12-1921 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Transform employee experience with Microsoft Teams and Citrix WorkspaceThis session highlights the following Citrix Blog:https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2019/11/04/transform-employee-experience-with-microsoft-teams-and-citrix-workspace/Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest/Author: Vishal GaneriwalaVishal Ganeriwala is the Senior Director Technical Marketing Virtual Apps and Virtual Desktops – A Citrite for over 13 years and Vishal is passionate about solving complex problems for our customers. His current interest includes listening to Richard Feynman's lectures.2019-12-1130 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - How Citrix Enhances Microsoft WVDThis session discusses how How Citrix Enhances Microsoft WVD.Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonSpecial Guest: Pete DowningGuest/Author: Kevin Nardone2019-12-051h 03
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - The best way to connect to Citrix Managed DesktopsThis session highlights the following Citrix Blog:https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2019/11/19/the-best-way-to-connect-to-citrix-managed-desktops/Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest/Author: Derek ThorslundDerek Thorslund is a Citrix ICA/HDA ninja! After ten years driving the Citrix strategy for HDX (high definition experience) virtualization technologies and delivering the very best in-session user experience over challenging network conditions and with demanding multimedia applications, he is now applying his HDX background to Software-Defined Networking, with a focus on Citrix Cloud integration and user experience with SaaS...2019-12-0432 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Cumulative Update 5 for Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR is here!This session highlights the following Citrix Blog:https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2019/10/24/cumulative-update-5-for-citrix-xenapp-and-xendesktop-7-15-ltsr-is-here/Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest/Author: Krishna Desai2019-12-0336 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - Access Control for SaaS and web apps from on-prem StoreFrontThis session highlights the following Citrix Blog:https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2019/05/23/access-control-for-saas-and-web-apps-from-on-prem-storefront/Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill SuttonGuest/Author: Chris FleckChris Fleck is the Citrix Vice President and Technical Fellow. A self-professed tech instigator, he’s a devotee of Mobility, IoT, VDI, Clouds, & Innovation.2019-11-2635 min
The Citrix SessionThe Citrix Session - A Walkthrough of the Citrix Virtual Applications and Desktop SolutionsThis episode is a walk down history lane discussing the history of Citrix and the experiences of Andy and Bill!Host: Andy WhitesideCo-Host: Bill Sutton2019-11-2642 min