JC, a.k.a. The Citrix Cetacean, began creative computing for audio and video in the 1990's. In 2002 he began his enterprise computing career as a contractor for Exxon Mobil Global Information Services. JC became Citrix Certified in 2005 and has been Unitek's primary Citrix Instructor for the past 5 years.

Upgrading from Citrix XenApp 5 to XenApp 6-6.5 "Console-itis"

As with all software version upgrades, going from XenApp 5 to XenApp 6.5 could induce mild "console-itis" - that bothersome feeling that comes from trying to find out where all the stuff in the old version has been moved to (and thereby effectively hidden) in the new version. If you are seeing a XenApp 6 or 6.5 farm for the first time, follow the rule "everything is a policy now," and you'll discover that most of the farm property settings are in the new "AppCenter."

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