VMware Horizon Connection Server Install Guide

Here’s a step by step run the install wizard for installing VMware Horizon Connection Server 7. Some pre-requisites for the installation are as follows: You must join the server to an Active Directory domain. The Active Directory domain must be one of the following AD domain functioning levels however the connection server must not be

vExpert 2020

I’m proud to announce that I have been awarded vExpert for 2020. This is a great achievement for myself and now join some of the best tech minds and people around. A lot of the vExpert’s are people I look up to and admire so this is a great honour to be part of the

Objective 1.1 – Describe techniques to prepare environment for Horizon

Determine characteristics of Active Directory domain accounts Groups, Permissions. Separate groups should be created for different users within Active Directory. You must join each Connection Server host to an Active Directory domain. The host must not be a domain controller. Trust relationships Users are authenticated using Active Directory against the View Connection Server domain and

New Role… VMUG Leader

Last year I was offered the opportunity to join the leadership team for the North East VMUG here in the UK. This is something I am very proud to be a part of and looking forward to being involved with this role. Unfortunately, due to the current pandemic we have not been able to schedule

VMworld EU 2019

This year I was lucky enough to attend my first VMworld with my colleague Michael Sweeney (http://www.v-ms.uk/ – Go check out his blog!) and can recommend to anyone to try and get to a VMworld if possible. I thought I’d put together a few highlights from my VMworld experience. First off, I cannot really give

How to deploy vRealize Orchestrator 7.0

vRealize Orchestrator (previously known as vCenter Orchestrator) allows you to design and deploy scalable workflows to automate IT processes.  Here is VMware’s description of the product: Simplify the automation of complex IT tasks with VMware vRealize Orchestrator, which integrates with vRealize Suite and vCloud Suite to further improve service delivery efficiency, operational management and IT