As of this writing, in May 2020, many schools are wrapping up the spring semester. IT staffs who have “made it” to the finish line are likely enjoying a sigh of relief and are looking forward to (somewhat of a little) break in the action provided by the summer months. You all deserve the breather. …
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Schools: Re-open your student labs easily, virtually! (part 2: technical setup)
In part one of this pair of postings, we covered the use case for extending your on-campus computer labs to your students (and potentially staff).This is a a strategy I have encouraged institutions to adapt long prior to the COVID-19 related closures of campuses (and thus closing access to computing labs), due to the multitude …
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Shattuck’s Tech Tips: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Policies: 4 pieces of advice
Here’s a brain dump of some considerations for use of Policies in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environments based on quite a few years of administration and observation. If you have any questions or disagreements, feel free to drop me a line or comment below! Should policies be placed in AD Group Policy or within …
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Your time managing antivirus would be better spent getting virtualized
As a recovering beat up sysadmin, one of my least desired tasks was management of enterprise Anti-Virus. I’ve had experiences with multiple vendors, but there was always one consistent truth … I could never get 100% endpoint compliance or stability. My AV clients across the globe would repeatedly suffer one or multiple fates. They’d …
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