Citrix has announced to its investors that they are going to be acquired by private equity firm “Vista Equity Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital” for the amount of 16.5 billion USD. Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) (“Citrix”), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which affiliates […]
The Stefanos Cloud Podcast
I am happy to announce that the Stefanos Cloud Podcast has been released and will be updated with new content on a weekly basis. The Stefanos Cloud podcast utilizes AI-driven Natural Language Processing (NLP) and ports the existing Hybrid Clouds Blog posts into audible posts. The following topics are covered: […]
Microsoft TCO calculator overview
Introduction When planning your on-premise to Azure migration there are a lot of technical and business factors which need to be taken into account. First off, you need to assess your existing on-premises infrastructure and make decisions as to whether or not to migrate everything to Azure or keep a […]
Overview of Cloudflare free public DNS service
Introduction Cloudflare offers a wide range of security, SSL acceleration, VPN and application gateway services via its robust worldwide mesh of datacenters and Content Delivery Network (CDN) hops. The free Cloudflare CDN services can be managed via https://dash.cloudflare.com/. Cloudflare offers a lot more than just a CDN. An overview of […]
Comparison of Microsoft Power BI service plans
Introduction Power BI is a cloud-based suite of business analytics tools that lets anyone connect to, visualize, and analyze data with greater speed, efficiency, and understanding. It connects users to a broad range of live data through easy-to-use dashboards, provides AI-infused automated insights, embedded and interactive reports, and delivers compelling […]
Comparison of DaaS and VDI services
Desktop As A Service (DaaS) is a broad term which covers remote computing services running in a cloud (private, public or hybrid). In the framework of DaaS services, end-users can utilize virtual apps and virtual desktops running on a cloud infrastructure. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a very similar concept […]
FsLogix 2201 Public Preview release
The FsLogix 2201 Public Preview release is now available for download from Microsoft. The change log is as follows: Fixed issue where the FSLogix Profile Service would crash if it was unable to communicate with the FSLogix Cloud Cache Service. The OfficeFileCache folder located at %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Office\16.0\OfficeFileCache is now machine specific […]
Microsoft Azure Cloud Design Insiders
What is the Azure Cloud Design Insiders group? The Microsoft Azure Cloud Design Insiders community is a community of Azure enthusiasts. In the capacity of an Azure Cloud Design Insider, you will be asked to provide feedback via surveys, forums and interviews on a voluntary basis. You will receive previews […]
Cloud Computing Crossword 1
Welcome to Cloud Computing Crossword 1. Instructions on solving a crossword online: Click a cell on the crossword grid, or click a clue Click twice on a cell to toggle between across and down The active cell is highlighted in blue Start typing in the word Hit enter when you […]
Announcing new Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops features in Microsoft Azure
Citrix has recently announced the following new Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops features in Microsoft Azure. Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS) for Microsoft Azure — Citrix and Microsoft engineers have worked together to deliver Citrix PVS to Azure, targeted for general availability December 2021. Citrix Ready validation for Virtual Apps and […]
Microsoft Azure hardware innovation and research projects
Having attended the recent Microsoft Azure Virtual Datacenter Tour webinar, a series of highly interesting announcements were made around upcoming Microsoft Azure cloud technologies. Many of these technologies stem from Microsoft Research projects and are very promising in terms of changing the way we perceive the daily functions of the […]
Solution assessment as a Microsoft service
Introduction There is an increasing number of customers around the globe in need of migrating to the Cloud. Implenting a migration project can be challenging and planning/designing the proper migration approach is of paramount importance. Microsoft can offer free solution assessment consulting services to its partner organizations implementing a migration […]
The Microsoft virtual datacenter experience
The Microsoft virtual datacenter experience According to Microsoft, “the cloud is a globally interconnected network of millions of computers in datacenters around the world that work together to store and manage data, run applications and deliver content and services.” Microsoft have created a virtual demonstration and training experience which immerses […]
Citrix ADC security vulnerabilities
Citrix ADC security vulnerabilities description A new security vulnerability with ID CVE-2021-22955 (Unauthenticated denial of service) has been discovered in Citrix ADC, which affects the following Citrix products and firmware versions: Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 13.0 before 13.0-83.27 Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway 12.1 before 12.1-63.22 Citrix ADC and NetScaler Gateway 11.1 before 11.1-65.23 Citrix ADC 12.1-FIPS before 12.1-55.257 Also […]
Reflecting on legacy Internet protocols
In this post, we will be reflecting on legacy Internet protocols. Some of these protocols are now completely deprecated and have become obsolete, while others continue to survive and are regarded as retro-style Internet services. This type of information belongs to what is widely referred to as retrocomputing. For any […]