Introduction When planning for the deployment or migration to any Azure storage type, there are a number of design factors to take into account. The current post lists Azure Storage design considerations and can be used as a design guide by Azure architects and pre-sales engineers when designing Azure storage solutions. Azure storage account types … Read more
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) service options Citrix offers the following two services for implementing Virtual Apps and Desktops cloud service: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service (managed entirely via the Citrix Cloud and can deploy in any CVAD resource location) Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Standard for Azure (can only deploy on Azure) … Read more
Introduction When planning a migration of .NET apps with associated SQL databases to Azure, you generally have two options: Azure IaaS with Azure VMs and VM scale sets running SQL Server or any other supported SQL DBMS (e.g. MySQL Server) Azure PaaS with Azure App Service and Azure SQL or other supported PaaS-based SQL service … Read more
Introduction Most Microsoft 365 migration projects have an Exchange Online (EXO) portion. Whether that be an on-premises Exchange Server to Exchange Online migration task or a migration from a third party POP3/IMAP email hosting provider, there are a number of design considerations you need to take into account in every EXO project. Exchange Online migration … Read more
Part 2: Check a more recent blog post (Azure App Service Design Considerations Part 2) for additional design considerations which supplement this post. Also refer to the following freely downloadable .pdf document which includes a series of tasks and tools to plan for when designing an application migration to the Azure App Service PaaS offering: … Read more
This post is also available in my podcast. When deploying an on-premises virtualization infrastructure (which could also be thought of as a private cloud with the sole customer being the enterprise/organization itself) there are services and server roles which should be considered in order to achieve a complete virtualization solution. This article provides an overview … Read more
Microsoft Visio is one of the leading software packages for data center diagram design. A Visio stencil is a collection of masters associated with a particular Microsoft Visio drawing type, or template. By default, stencils that open with a template are docked on the left side of the drawing window. You can open stencil (.vss) … Read more
When designing server and storage solutions from Dell, the following Web resources are highly useful: Dell Enterprise Infrastructure Planning Tool: https://www.dell.com/calc. The Dell Enterprise Infrastructure Planning Tool (EIPT) helps IT professionals plan and tune their computer and infrastructure equipment for maximum efficiency. Offering a wide range of configuration flexibility and environmental inputs, this can help … Read more
Architectural Overviews Citrix Tech Zone contains a wealth of information to help you learn more about Citrix Cloud and other Citrix products. Here you’ll find reference architectures, diagrams, and technical papers that provide insights for designing, building, and deploying Citrix technologies. Citrix Workspace conceptual diagram: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/tech-zone/learn/diagrams-posters/workspace.html Tech Zone Reference Architectures: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/tech-zone/design/reference-architectures.html Virtual Apps and Desktops Service reference architecture: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/tech-zone/design/reference-architectures/virtual-apps-and-desktops-service.html … Read more
Citrix has recommended a best practice reference architecture for service provider environments over the years. The reference architecture includes the network logical architecture of all involved Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (Citrix VAD) components as well as information about the traffic flows among the components and applicable hybrid scenarios. The initial Citrix reference architecture for … Read more
