BriForum London 2015Stop the Bickering!

FSLogix Ends the Folder Redirection Debate!

Kevin Goodman@rtokevin

What is Folder Redirection?

Folder Redirection lets administrators redirect the path of a folder to a new

location. The location can be a folder on the local computer or a directory on a network file share. Users can work with documents on a server as if the documents were based

on a local drive.

What is Folder Redirection?

What’s the Debate?

Two Factions in the SBC/VDI Community:You Have No Choice! Use Folder Direction!

Don’t Use Folder Redirection!Which Folders? Segregate Servers?

Tweet Storms Galore!

It All Started When…

BriForum 2013 Chicago – “Why Folder Redirection Sucks, but is a Necessary Evil That Shawn Bass Will Have to Live With”

- Dan Allen and Nick Rintalin

What’s The Debate?

Dan’s Desktop

What’s The Debate?

Desktops have lots of

files on them. Bad

idea for Roaming Profiles

Folder Redirection

BriForum 2014 London/Boston – “How Folder Redirection Impacts User Experience and Breaks

Applications”Helge Klein & Shawn Bass

Aaron & Shawn Bass

What’s The Debate?

Folder Redirection

BriForum 2015 Denver – “I’ve Got 99 Problems and Folder Redirection is

Everyone of Them”Aaron Parker & Shawn Bass

What’s The Debate?

What Is The Problem Specifically?• Desktop and Start Menu• Synchronous Operations

– File Opens and Closes– Like Dan’s Desktop– Logon Storm

• Increasing the size of a file – Like .OST Files

• An Issue even with SMB 3.0 with SSDs

Folder Redirection

What is the Solution?

FSLogix Profile Containers1 File Open/Close per User

Stream Data Instead of Files Across Network

FSLogix Is The Solution

File Open/Close Activity

FSLogix Is The Solution

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FSLogixRedirected Folders

Profile Network Traffic

FSLogix Is The Solution

Highly Scalable

FSLogix Is The Solution

Easily Convert Existing Profiles

FSLogix is The Solution

FSLogix Apps 2.0

• User profiles can now reside in .vhd(x) files

• Easy migration from existing profile solutions• First viable alternative to Folder Direction• Handles large files like .OST’s• Handles files that update frequently like SAPGUI.mdb

Containerization:

Top 10 Use Cases for FSLogix Apps 1. Solve user profile issues in VDI/XenApp2. Massively reduce the number of Windows gold images in your

environment3. Eliminate silos/pools in XenApp and VDI4. Make non-persistent VDI a reality5. Simplified DR/BC for virtual desktops6. Ensure license compliance for all users and all apps on all

Windows infrastructure7. Implement VDI and DaaS without legacy management

overhead8. Manage multiple application versions, like Java, easily9. Simple version control and rollback for application updates10. Granularity to feature level for Office add-ins, browser

plugins, printer visibility, fonts

Additional InformationTuesday 1:55 Breakout #2

Shawn & AaronVDI Version 2 Breakout #4

Michael ThomasonFSLogix Booth

FSLogix is The Solution

Thank You!

Kevin Goodman@rtokevin