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	<title>Jason Conger Blog</title>
	<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger</link>
	<description>Welcome to the Blog of Jason Conger. Here, we will focus on Server Based Computing environments including Microsoft Windows Terminal Services and Citrix Presentation Server, Application and Server virtualization, Application streaming and delivery technologies such as Microsoft Softricity, and many other server-centric topics. Also, I will point out tools and tips to help you with your Terminal Services environments.</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>What are companies spending on M&#38;A in the Virtualization space?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/30/what-are-companies-spending-on-ma-in-the-virtualization-space/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Conger</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Virtualization Tips &#038; Tricks</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[ Back in 2007, Citrix acquired XenSource for a reported $500 million. A lot of people at the time either thought that was lunacy or brilliance. I remember someone asking Doug Brown about what he thought of the purchase during Citrix iForum 2008. Doug didn't skip a beat when he answered, "I think it is the best $500 million Citrix could have ever spent on marketing." I can 100% agree with that statement because any time an article or news source mentions VMware, Citrix XenServer is mentioned too. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/30/what-are-companies-spending-on-ma-in-the-virtualization-space/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Application Virtualizaiton Overview and Feature Matrix</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/30/application-virtualizaiton-overview-and-feature-matrix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:42:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Conger</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Virtualization Tips &#038; Tricks</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[ The vendor landscape for application virtualization has continued to grow. The question a lot of people have when trying to choose a vendor in the application virtualization space is "which vendor is the best fit for my organization?". The answer to this question is naturally "it depends". <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/30/application-virtualizaiton-overview-and-feature-matrix/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>VMware releases VMware View Reference Architecture Kit</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/30/vmware-releases-vmware-view-reference-architecture-kit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Conger</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Virtualization Tips &#038; Tricks</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[ VMware recently made a VMware View Reference Architecture kit available for download. This reference architecture kit is contains papers written by VMware and supporting partners to serve as a guide to assist in the architectural design of large-scale VMware View based solutions. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/30/vmware-releases-vmware-view-reference-architecture-kit/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Oracle snuffs out Virtual Iron after buying them</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/30/oracle-snuffs-out-virtual-iron-after-buying-them/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/30/oracle-snuffs-out-virtual-iron-after-buying-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Conger</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Virtualization Tips &#038; Tricks</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[ Just last month, software giant Oracle purchased Virtual Iron. Apparently, Oracle only wanted pieces of the company (like the VM management) as Oracle has killed the brand by firing all but 10 Virtual Iron employees. Also, just this week, Oracle has closed the Virtual Iron reseller channel. It is yet to be seen how much of the Virtual Iron IP will be integrated into Oracle's Oracle VM offering. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/30/oracle-snuffs-out-virtual-iron-after-buying-them/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>How to: Convert VMware Windows VMs to Citrix XenServer VMs</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/29/how-to-convert-vmware-windows-vms-to-citrix-xenserver-vms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Conger</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Virtualization Tips &#038; Tricks</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[ Now that Citrix XenServer 5.5 is free, a lot of people want to try it out to see if it can fill some of their virtualization needs. One of the strategies I have seen for people running VMware shops is to migrate some smaller workloads from VMware to XenServer. This gives them a nice introduction and way to compare functionality and performance. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/29/how-to-convert-vmware-windows-vms-to-citrix-xenserver-vms/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Hyper-V Snapshots in Windows Server 2008 R2</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/19/hyper-v-snapshots-in-windows-server-2008-r2/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/19/hyper-v-snapshots-in-windows-server-2008-r2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Conger</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Virtualization Tips &#038; Tricks</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[ There are a lot of new features coming out in Windows Server 2008 R2. Some of the exciting features encompass Hyper-V. One of the new features will be how Hyper-V handles virtual machine snapshots. Some of the changes include:  You can now export a single snapshot from a virtual machine. Snapshot AVHD files are now created in the same directory as their parent VHD files. Their names have also been updated to include the name of the parent virtual hard disk. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/19/hyper-v-snapshots-in-windows-server-2008-r2/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Citrix releases XenServer 5.5 - for FREE</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/19/citrix-releases-xenserver-55-for-free/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/19/citrix-releases-xenserver-55-for-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Conger</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Virtualization Tips &#038; Tricks</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[ Citrix recently released version 5.5 of their XenServer product. Some of the new features include:  Consolidated backup Enhanced conversion and search tools Active Directory integration Expanded guest support for virtually every version of Windows and Linux operating systems  Citrix Essentials includes:  Seamless storage integration Citrix StorageLink™ technology exposes the advanced data and storage management features in today's storage systems directly to a virtualized environment. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/19/citrix-releases-xenserver-55-for-free/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>VMware vSphere pricing breakdown</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/19/vmware-vsphere-pricing-breakdown/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/19/vmware-vsphere-pricing-breakdown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Conger</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Virtualization Tips &#038; Tricks</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[ VMware vSphere is out and a lot of people like what VMware has done. I don't think anybody questions that VMware has more virtualization options than anybody else, but all those options come at a price. So, what are the pricing options for VMware vSphere? The Mental Ward blog over on VirtualizationReview.com has a nice breakdown of vSphere pricing options: There are two entry-level suites: Essentials and Essentials Plus. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/19/vmware-vsphere-pricing-breakdown/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Application Virtualization comparison chart</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/19/application-virtualization-comparison-chart/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/19/application-virtualization-comparison-chart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Conger</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
	<category>Virtualization Tips &#038; Tricks</category>
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   		<description><![CDATA[ Ever wonder how different application virtualization vendor features compare? VirtualFuture.info put together a nice PDF document comparing several application virtualization vendor's features in a nice matrix. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/19/application-virtualization-comparison-chart/">more...</a>]]></description>

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		<title>Everything you ever wanted to know about Application and Desktop delivery solutions</title>
		<link>http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/19/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-application-and-desktop-delivery-solutions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Conger</dc:creator>
		
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   		<description><![CDATA[ Ruben Spruijt recently posted an updated article on BrianMadden.com detailing all the concepts dealing with Application and Desktop Delivery. This article isn't necessarily a deep dive; it is more of an explanation of the various components involved in application and desktop delivery. <a href="http://blogs.virtualizationadmin.com/conger/2009/06/19/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-application-and-desktop-delivery-solutions/">more...</a>]]></description>

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