Since RES PowerFuse 2010 SR1 a new option has been introduced within the RES PowerFuse / Workspace Manager Console: Disable Active Setup.

Still a lot of questions arise around this subject. Let me try to explain a bit more and give a nice example from a current customer case.

The purpose of this blog?
Disable Active Setup is more and more used as a logon-speed-up feature. Fact is that Active Setup takes some valuable time from the user at logon. These days more Local Profiles are being used, customers hate to see the Active setup at each logon. It is so easy to enable this feature, but think about the possible consequences.

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This post describes some random performance tips, triggered by some issues reported at RES Software Support. When you are busy in maintaining everything for your users, you might ‘forget’ to plan some maintenance within your RES Workspace Manager Console. After changes within your IT infrastructure you probably have to make some cleanup actions within your RES WSM environment. This blog is based on RES Workspace Manager 2011. Create a RES Datastore backup and Building Blocks to have a proper fallback scenario. The next steps can positively influence your RES WSM environment. These are sorted like the order within the RES Console. 1.  Context 1.1  Clean up Directory Services (Context – Directory Services) Check for Directory Services or Microsoft ... READ MORE>>

By Martin Lako, Support Engineer

The Homedrive is a very crucial part of building a dynamic Workspace with RES Workspace Manager. Basically the Homedrive contains of two areas: User Data (often linked to and known as My Documents) and the RES Workspace Manager Home Drive (contains User related settings like Workspace Preferences and User Settings).

In case of a Workspace design with Workstations (Physical or VDI) or RDS Servers, configuring the RES HomeDrive location is quite easy: choose a central fileshare  (preferably as close as possible to the Agents) and use Active Directory (or other mechanism) to map the homedrive before the RES Workspace ... READ MORE>>

By Sean Donahue, Senior Director Global Alliance Marketing

Much ado about nothing??? Only time will tell. This week I find myself in a most unusual location, my home office. I know I am at the home office because, unlike in my quiet and pristine Marriot- based office, my 4 sons (yes, 4) are raining chaos and confusion in a distinct 3-square-foot space around my chair. You know, many people ask me, “Sean – how do you travel so much with four sons?”  And my response, “It’s because I have four sons that I travel so much.” Now, seriously, this week, at home or on the road ... READ MORE>>

By Thomas Kurz, Channel Manager Central Europe, RES Software

The tides have been changing quickly for user virtualization, and with all the complexity that IT must overcome, it’s no surprise that this space is picking up speed. Whether it be to manage “hybrid” desktop environments that combine delivery platforms to accommodate an increasingly mobile user-base, or to preserve the user experience and personalization as organizations look to standardize with desktop virtualization, user virtualization is rapidly transforming from a nice-to-have-technology to a must-have.

But don’t just take my word for it. In Germany, we recently engaged with IDC to study the market. Check ... READ MORE>>