Just a quick blog post, there was recently an ask from a partner on how do you create a virtual channel between the Horizon Client and Horizon Agent in order to exchange data. This was something I had done in the past to prototype the battery synchronisation (which is now in product) but that prototype…
Reporting Horizon Application Usage by Date
Here’s another one that came in recently from a friend of mine. The simple ask, was as follows: “How do I report on application usage by day?” Well, not easily, actually! So I set about writing just that. If you check the VMware Horizon Event’s Database, you’ll find an “Aladdin’s Cave” of information pertaining to…
Adding Physical Linux Devices to Horizon
This was an ask that came up recently and I set about figuring out how we can service Linux Physical Devices to remote users leveraging VMware Horizon. Note: This is a completely unsupported configuration, I did this for fun. Note: This definitely won’t work with Nvidia GPU’s of any description. From the get go, We…
Release of Wake On Lan Mesh (WOLMesh)
TLDR: https://github.com/andyjmorgan/WOLMesh With the recent COVID19 worldwide scare, many organisations have put in place mandatory work from home policies. Some organisations were ahead of this, with a myriad of solutions such as: Distributed laptops with VPN’s VDI or RDSH remote access. etc.
Building Horizon Reach, why, how and whats next.
One of the best parts of my Job in the VMware EUC office of the CTO, is dealing with large escalations in our product that make their way up to Shawn’s attention. These customers are using the product at such scale or complexity that it gives me the opportunity to see pain points, problems and…