Seamless Change of Application Delivery Infrastructure

I have created a short video that shows how IT seamlessly can change application delivery infrastructure without affecting end-user productivity.


Using Zero Profile Technology in RES Workspace Manager allow IT to make these kind of seamless changes.

Happy user = happy admin!


Increase the speed and adoption of new technologies by implementing a User Workspace first!


/Patrik

RES Automation Manager 2012

RES Automation Manager 2012 enhances existing capabilities with the following:


Cross platform support (including Red Hat & SuSE)
Take all your existing management scripts, copy & paste them into controlled and secure modules. Can be included in RunBooks to make changes in multi-tenant systems & services. 
New Linux Tasks:

• Execute Command
• Reboot
• Shutdown
• Download Resource

Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager integration
Utilize the Automation Manager Self Service Portal to install applications through collections in ConfigMgr. You can also query the ConfigMgr client status (version, available services, cache options etc).


Scalability and performance improvements, including native 64-bit support
Unlimited scalability through the new Dispatcher+. Previous recommended limit per Dispatcher was 150 CCA (concurrent agents). This limit has been removed.


Launch window support
Control when jobs can be launched on systems to prevent changes during business hours. This can be overruled in the delegation model (for emergency maintenance).


Agent, Team and evaluator relationship enhancements
Allows for running queries and then automatically perform an action based on the outcome.
Evaluators now included:

• =
• >
• <
• <=
• >=
• <>
• LIKE 
• NOT LIKE

Enhanced support for evaluators in the following queries:

• Query AD Computer
• Query AD Group
• Query AD Object
• Query AD Organizational Unit
• Query AD User
• Query Computer Properties
• Query Disk Space
• Query Installed Programs
• Query Service Properties
• Query TCP/IP Properties

New Task: Change Team Membership
Add or remove agents from teams directly in a task.


New Global Setting: Default Schedule
To have an additional safe net the default scheduling can be changed from Scheduled to On Hold. This also applies to rescheduled jobs.


Job Scheduling
The option to schedule offline agents at next boot is enhanced with; or when Agent is resumed after hibernate, sleep or standby. this is very useful for managing laptops.


RunBook Scheduling
The option to use RunBook parameter has been enhanced with the following;

• to select Agents on computer name
• to select Agents on active Console user
• to select Agents on last Console user
• to select most recent Agent on last Console User

Global Variables
When configuring a Task, the values of many fields can now optionally be replaced with Variables. Similar to parameters, Variables function as placeholders for customer-specific values, such as, server names, passwords or credentials. Different from parameters however, Variables are resolved at the moment of Job execution, rather than at the moment of Job scheduling.



Plus many additional enhancements.


/Patrik

Citrix Synergy 2011 Barcelona

Citrix Synergy 2011 in Barcelona is just around the corner. RES Software will be exhibiting as usual and will be there with more people than ever.

Make sure you stop by to get the latest and greatest on the RES Software great offerings.

You probably heard of RES Workspace Manager 2011 Express being launched this Wednesday. Now you have a possibility to see it in action at the booth (#200).

We will also make another announcement that you do not want to miss.

There will be presentations and live training courses available to attend at the booth.


Attend the following session;

Delivering ITaaS today with Citrix Technology (SYN603)

Geek Speak Live! Panel Session: Desktop Transformation - thinking outside of the out-of-box scenario

Geek Speak Live! Panel Session: User Profiles smackdown (SYN507)

Citrix: It's all about me! Desktop personalisation and user profiles (SYN317)

Intel Corporation: Intelligent Desktop Virtualization helps optimize your deployment (SYN602)


These are the great technical people you can meet at our booth and in sessions:

• Bob Janssen - CTO and co-founder of RES Software, The Netherlands
• Bob de Kousemaeker - Product Manager, The Netherlands
• Grant Tiller - Product Manager, United Kingdom
• Eddie van Ravesteijn - Presales Director, The Netherlands
• Arie Joosse - Presales, The Netherlands
• Haakon Flender - Presales, Norway
• Frode Kipperberg - Solution Engineer, Norway
• Adam Stockley - Presales, United Kingdom
• Alexander Sebestian - Presales, Germany
• Sean Donahue - Senior Deirector, Global Alliances, US
• Jeff Wettlaufer - Senior Director, Global Product Marketing, US

And many many more....Oh and I will be there as well!

This is where you will find us:

/Patrik

RES Workspace Manager - NOW FOR FREE!

Introducing

First, why should you even bother about this free version?

If you already find it very easy to manage what the user gets on their desktop and why, you probably already have Workpace Manager installed :-) If not, you need it to prepare for any future changes and to be able to deliver IT as a Service.  Feel free to take a look at any of my previous blogs and videos about User Workspace Management.


What can it do for you?

The management of your users will be greatly simplified! You can migrate existing desktops into managed workspaces with minimal impact. I urge you to use RES Baseline Desktop Analyzer to quickly get from current state to desired state. RES BDA is also for FREE!

You will get context aware desktops. How about;

• Follow me printing
• Follow me shares
• Follow me applications
• Follow me configuration
• Follow me user settings

The users will be happier with a profile solution that really works! Easily switch between Windows XP and Windows 7 or even Windows 8 without loosing personal settings.






Conclusion!

You will get:

• The leading profile management solution for free
• A replacement for group policies
• A replacement for login/logout scripts
  
  AND IT IS CONTEXT AWARE!

Note: The free version is of course limited in its functionality. But be amazed over what you actually get for free...

There is absolutely NO EXCUSE anymore for creating complex group policies or managing insanely long login scripts. You do not even have to bother about user profiles!

Download your free version here NOW and take the first step towards nirvana.

Oh...did I mention that it is for FREE? And the context awareness? No? Well...it is free AND context aware :-)



/Patrik

Windows 8 Persona Management

This short video demonstrates RES Workspace Manager handling persona's (profile) between Windows 7 and Windows 8 in real time.

It just works!

/Patrik

World leading solution now even better!

RES Workspace Manager SR2 is released. This world leading User Workspace Management solution is now even better!

This service release does not only contain improvements but also new functionality. Here's a few examples:

1. Configuration Wizard - Now customers can get up and running with the solution even quicker with the built-in configuration wizard. This wizard will guide you through common configuration choices and paths in a few steps. You can choose between Evaluation or Production setup. It even includes sample data for Usage Tracking analysis!

2. Navigation map - The console has been enhanced with a navigation map to make it even easier to quickly jump to desired sections.

3. Video tutorials - Video tutorials make it even quicker to get started with RES Workspace Manager as well as configuring various parts such as Folder Synchronization and Workspace Model. You will find all video tutorials here.

Besides the above new features, RES Workspace Manager also now officially supports Citrix XenApp 6.5, has reduced network I/O, support for Baseline Desktop Analyzer files support for shares in advanced connection states and more...

Make sure to upgrade if you are an existing customer or install if you want to make the single most important step in your desktop management strategy.

/Patrik

Change, Adapt and Expose!

Change, adapt and expose. Three words that describe what RES Dynamic Desktop Studio does for an IT department based on organisational requirements.

When there is a organisational need or requirement, it will almost always end up in some sort of technical change. Let me give you an example:

There is a new person joining the company. In order for that person be productive access to services is required. One of the services required is e-mail. The IT department will have to create an e-mail account on a mail server (often done manually).

RES Automation Manager can automate this change immediately upon the request (i.e. need) from the organisation through fully automated service orchestration. No IT interaction required.

But is this all? No, just adding a mailbox will not enable user's sending and receiving e-mail. The technical change needs to be adapted and exposed to the user based on their need and individual situation.

First they need a mail profile and then, if  they are a remote worker, they need offline access . Maybe additional mailboxes needs to be opened, and finally the signature needs to be created.

RES Workspace Manager takes care of everything that needs to be adapted and exposed.

RES Automation Manager takes care of the technical change.

These products are RES Dynamic Desktop Studio.

RES Dynamic Desktop Studio will help any IT department with making changes, adapting and exposing them based on the actual user need and situation.

Here's a demo!

/Patrik