UK Citrix User Group Autumn 2020 meeting

Posted by on July 30, 2020 No comments
Eventbrite - UK Citrix User Group Summer 2020 Meeting

Following the incredible success of the Summer meeting in June, we are delighted to announce that our next meeting will also be virtual and will take place on September 22 from 10am to 4pm.

When

Tuesday 22 Sepetember 2020
10:00am to 4pm (followed by the UKCUG Autumn Quiz!)

Where

As before, once you have registered, you will be sent a link to access the event platform a week before the event so that you can familiarise yourselves with the technology and check out our sponsors, as well as take part in the leaderboard challenge and create your own schedule. We will feature the usual EXCELLENT content from engaging speakers and a mix of sessions from Citrix, UKCUG, sponsors & the community.

  • An event run by the user group community for the community
  • Network with colleagues via the Community Chat and 121 messaging
  • Network with our fabulous sponsors and peruse their collateral
  • Collect swag and be in with a chance to win some awesome prizes!

The agenda will follow soon, in the meantime, get involved by using #UKCUG on Twitter.

We’re looking forward to meeting you all virtually!

Sample Agenda

10:00   Welcome & News – UKCUG

10:15   How to Optimize User Experience when Using Remote  Protocols – Rody Kossen 

11:00   Having Fun with Application Layering – Mark Plettenberg

11:30   Optimising Citrix End User Experience for Locked Down Users – Lindell Harry from Control Up (Sponsor Session)

11:45   The REAL user experience from a cloud workspace –    Eltjo van Gulik & Ryan Bijkerk

12:15   Comfort Break sponsored by Flexxible IT  

12:30   The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – Ensuring a great user experience at home – George Swain from Liquidware (Sponsor Session)

12:45   How to transform classical VDI into Intelligent Modern Environments with Windows Virtual Desktop – Patrick Köhler

13:30   Using Nutanix Xi to Burst or Fail your On Prem Citrix Deployment at a Fraction of the Cost of On Prem! – Matthew Nichols from Nutanix (Sponsor Session)

13:45   Lunch Break sponsored by Liquidware

14:15   Azure Automation – Extending Azure Automation to End Users – Leee Jeffries

15:00   Testing the Performance Impact of Windows 10 2004 Update – Lorna Crawford from Login VSI (Sponsor Session)

15:15   Citrix Evergreen Build – Iain Brighton

16:00   Wrap Up & Winner of £100 Amazon Gift Card announced

16:15  Quiz sponsored by Nutanix – F&M Hamper for the winner!

17:00   Open discussion and vbeers

Submit your session idea

Have a good topic, project or case study you’d think would be of interest to others? Submit your session idea for consideration for a future meeting

Sponsors

Our meetings are free to attend thanks to our generous sponsors. You’ll be able to contact them all, through the virtual meeting platform on the run up to the event, during event day and for 30 days after. Please do take the time to watch their videos and download their content.

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UK Citrix User Group XX: Birmingham so much more to offer than a Motorcycle Museum

Posted by on April 7, 2017 1 comment

Covering topics on Netscaler, Multi-factor Authentication, Windows Profiles, Citrix layering and XenApp Essentials, this was our 20th event, and our first in Birmingham. Thanks to our excellent sponsors Liquidware Labs, Lakeside Software, FS Logix, Unicon Software, AppEsnure, Ivanti, Bitdefender, eg Innovations, ControlUp, 10Zig, Atrust, Cloudhouse and Igel this was, for the big 2 zero, a free-to-attend meeting.

 

The UK Steering Group would like to thank all the presenters for their time, effort and engaging presentations: especially for those presenters presenting for the first time at our user group. Thanks to the 3D-realtime-non-augmented-VR attendees for providing insightful feedback and great questions – possibly one of the most vocal and interactive we’ve had to date. It is always splendid to meet and greet new faces and there were a lot more for our first visit to Birmingham: and see, we do read the feedback forms with suggestions for venues.  Thanks also to those attending on-line via Go-to-Webinar. For those of you keen to know how the fancy gold microphone is getting on, it is doing just fine thanks.

post event drinks.. soft drinks for those driving – obviously

Who attends UK Citrix User Group events? For XX we had almost 100 registered and we had a good turnout on the day. While we had an international lineup in-keeping with the location’s airport, we did manage at least some people actually from Birmingham (thanks guys). That said, we appreciate the feedback that many found the venue location handier than London, we’ll bear that in mind for the future.

Again, thanks to our sponsors for this free-to-attend event. Significantly, fsLogix for the lovely lunch which had some great pie, and Unicon Software for refreshment and appreciated cookies and Lakeside Software for the post-event drinks and nibbles.

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Migration, Migration, Migration….

Posted by on March 16, 2017 No comments
To Migrate, or not to migrate, that is the question?

Will desktop migration ever end?  It wasn’t that long ago that we were all hurtling headlong towards April 8, 2014, the date when Microsoft ended the extended support of the Windows XP operating system.

Some of us made it in time, while others didn’t, and the rest just took the decision to carry on anyway and accepted the risks involved. There were even a few that decided to pay out the extortionate amounts of money required for Microsoft to continue supporting them until they had completed their migration.

Move the clock forward to today; here you are now having successfully completed your migration, and for those that moved to Windows 7, or were deploying new machines that came pre-built, you are happily running on Windows 7 with an end of extended support date until January 14, 2020, which is way off into the future. Migration is probably one of the last things on your project list, right? Well maybe not if you are looking to deploy the latest Intel-based client devices.

desktop OS share Nov2016In August 2016 Intel announced the latest ‘Kaby Lake’ processors, with the mobile versions first shipping in Q3 2016, followed by desktops and workstations due to ship in Q1 2017. So, all good so far, new, faster CPU’s, faster clock speeds, and improved graphics architecture/performance. What’s not to like?

I hate to be the one to spoil the party, but I’ve got some bad news for you. Microsoft are only planning on supporting Windows 10 on the Kaby Lake platform, which means for those of you still running Windows 7, which, by the way, is just over 40% of the market if you take a look at the figures on the graph. If you are wanting to deploy Kaby Lake-based hardware in your current Windows 7 environment, then you could end up finding yourself being unsupported yet again.

So, what are your options?

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UK Citrix User Group XIX Review: Civilised Engineering

Posted by on December 4, 2016 No comments
Citrix UK User Group logo

Thanks to our excellent sponsors (AppEnsure, ExtraHop, Liquidware Labs, Nutanix, Uniprint, AppSense, Atlantis Computing, eg Innovations  FS Logix and UniDesk) this was, yet again, a free-to-attend meeting.

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The Steering Group would like to thank all the presenters for their time, effort and engaging presentations: especially for those presenting for the first time at the user group. Thanks to the 3D-realtime-non-augmented-VR attendees for providing insightful feedback and great questions. It is always splendid to meet and greet new faces. We had more chairs this time with your own special little desk: see, we do read the feedback forms.  Thanks also to those attending on-line via Go-to-Webinar. We a couple of niggles early doors, but also a fancy new microphone that just about survived the event unbroken, hopefully that helped.

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Who attends UK Citrix User Group events? For XVIX over 110 registered and we had about 70% turn up on the day – with a number of on-the-door registrations (which is always possible btw). It is mainly end users of attendees on the day but, you know here in the UK, we enjoy inclusivity. Of those attending  :-

  • 70% end users/partners – we did see lots of new faces (looked to be about a third). Thanks to the experienced hands who made the trek down/across/up and for the select group who caught a cheeky mid-session pint, but still came back.
  • 10% from Citrix. As always, good to see you – especially during the Interesting Licensing and Value Questions that came up in the Round Table. A user group needs the support and focus from the vendor to be successful and we appreciate your contribution. All being well we could well have a special event in 2017, focused on meeting with the engineering teams directly. I’ve likely already said to much… LOOK..! Over there! Its a squirrel!
  • 1% came from Sponsors
  • The rest put “other” for those of you who like completeness.

Again, thanks to our sponsors for this free-to-attend event, especially Liquidware for the lovely lunch which had some great pie, and Appensure for refreshment and Extrahop for the post-event drinks and eats.

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Death, Taxes and The Evolution of the Enterprise Desktop – are you prepared?

Posted by on September 5, 2016 No comments

In life we all know a few things are for certain — besides the obvious “death and taxes” — another certainty is that there will also ALWAYS be change.

This maxim can especially be applied to the IT industry and certainly about the desktop/workspace/user/BYOD/DAAS/VDI/SAAS landscape we are seeing morph before our eyes. All of these options certainly raise plenty of questions to an organization trying to figure out what their go-forward desktop strategy should look like.

  • “How do I get started?”
  • “What are the best options for me now and in the long-term?”
  • “How do I keep from making expensive mistakes?”
  • “Am I actually PREPARED to act on my decisions when I want to or more importantly when I NEED to?”

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Welcome to the new UK Citrix User Group!

Posted by on October 4, 2010 No comments

Welcome!

Citrix UK User Group logo

Welcome to the new-look UK Citrix User group!

Introducing the UK Citrix User Group

A few dedicated Citrix engineers and consultants decided the UK had gone without a proper Citrix user group for long enough. So over a beer, a plan was hatched and the results of which you are now reading. It’s still early days, but it’s a start and we look forward to growing the group to become an established part of the Citrix community in the UK over the next few years.

Meetings

We don’t want the group to become a London-only user group, and plan to hold meetings around the country. We welcome suggestions on suitable venues and you can post your own suggestions in the various regional group forums.

Membership

Membership is currently free, although we are investigating the option of having a tiered membership system where a paid membership gives you a number of additional benefits such as discounts on Citrix courses and exams, and access to the Citrix Community Lab infrastructure.

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UK Citrix User Group Summer 2020 meeting

Posted by on May 26, 2020 No comments
Eventbrite - UK Citrix User Group Summer 2020 Meeting

When

Tuesday 16th June 2020
10:00am to 4pm (followed by the UKCUG Super Summer Quiz!)

Where

The meeting will take place on a purpose built virtual meeting platform that will go live a week before event day. This will give you time to familarise yourself with the technology, visit our sponsors and check out the speakers. What’s more, you can take part in the live Leaderboard Challenge by answering questions during the lead up and taking part in feedback surveys and Q&A on event day. The winner will be announced at wrap up on 16th June.

Agenda

10:00   Welcome & News – UKCUG

10:15   How to Optimize User Experience when Using Remote  Protocols – Rody Kossen 

11:00   Having Fun with Application Layering – Mark Plettenberg

11:30   Optimising Citrix End User Experience for Locked Down Users – Lindell Harry from Control Up (Sponsor Session)

11:45   The REAL user experience from a cloud workspace –    Eltjo van Gulik & Ryan Bijkerk

12:15   Comfort Break sponsored by Flexxible IT  

12:30   The Good, The Bad and The Ugly – Ensuring a great user experience at home – George Swain from Liquidware (Sponsor Session)

12:45   How to transform classical VDI into Intelligent Modern Environments with Windows Virtual Desktop – Patrick Köhler

13:30   Using Nutanix Xi to Burst or Fail your On Prem Citrix Deployment at a Fraction of the Cost of On Prem! – Matthew Nichols from Nutanix (Sponsor Session)

13:45   Lunch Break sponsored by Liquidware

14:15   Azure Automation – Extending Azure Automation to End Users – Leee Jeffries

15:00   Testing the Performance Impact of Windows 10 2004 Update – Lorna Crawford from Login VSI (Sponsor Session)

15:15   Citrix Evergreen Build – Iain Brighton

16:00   Wrap Up & Winner of £100 Amazon Gift Card announced

16:15  Quiz sponsored by Nutanix – F&M Hamper for the winner!

17:00   Open discussion and vbeers

Submit your session idea

Have a good topic, project or case study you’d think would be of interest to others? Submit your session idea for consideration for a future meeting

Sponsors

Our meetings are free to attend thanks to our generous sponsors. You’ll be able to contact them all, through the virtual meeting platform on the run up to the event, during event day and for 30 days after. Please do take the time to watch their videos and download their content.