Welcome to Paul Stansel's Section

Paul Stansel (CCEA, CCA) is a consultant specializing in the design and implementation of the Citrix Access Suite for companies of any size. Paul has consulted on Citrix design and implementation at a variety of major corporations including The Hartford, GlaxoSmithSkline, and Pfizer Pharmacuticals. He holds a B.S. in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix.

In addition to his columns here, Paul has also co-authored books on Citrix MetaFrame including "Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 for Win2K" and the new "Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 with Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services", recently published by Syngress. Paul has also provided technical editing for several other related books, and contributed to several articles on thin client computing.

Paul currently lives in Manchester, Connecticut with his wife and their two children. You can contact Paul directly at Paul@stansel.org.

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Paul Stansel's Latest Contributions

Using a Replicated Data Store for Maximum Connectivity between Remote Sites (Part 1): Date - Jul 18, 2006; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Performance; This two part article will look at data store replication and how you can implement it to achieve maximum connectivity in your environment.
Designing and Implementing Effective Disaster Recovery Strategies with Citrix Technology Part 3: The Data Store: Date - Apr 25, 2006; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General; While we as administrators often spend a considerable amount of time planning our production environment, Disaster Recovery issues with complex Citrix environments remain the weak point of many installations. This three-part article will focus on effective disaster recovery strategies for organizations of any size.
Designing and Implementing Effective Disaster Recovery Strategies with Citrix Technology Part 2: The Strategy: Date - Mar 02, 2006; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General; While we as administrators often spend a considerable amount of time planning our production environment, Disaster Recovery issues with complex Citrix environments remain the weak point of many installations. This three-part article will focus on effective disaster recovery strategies for organizations of any size.
Designing and Implementing Effective Disaster Recovery Strategies with Citrix Technology Part 1: The Plan: Date - Feb 16, 2006; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General; While we as administrators often spend a considerable amount of time planning our production environment, Disaster Recovery issues with complex Citrix environments remain the weak point of many installations. This three-part article will focus on effective disaster recovery strategies for organizations of any size.
Do I Really Need Citrix for Effective Application Hosting?: Date - Jan 25, 2006; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General; Microsoft has long been making inroads into application hosting with the Terminal Services improvements. Given the added cost Citrix brings, why not just use Terminal Services? We'll take a look at where the gaps remain between the products and why you might be happy with a Terminal Services solution.
Inside Citrix Presentation Server's Application Isolation Environments: Date - Dec 28, 2005; Section - Articles & Tutorials / Performance; With the release of Presentation Server 4.0, Citrix has finally given administrators a method for isolating applications on the same server. Understanding the nuts and bolts of Isolation will make your Presentation Server 4.0 farm an even more effective tool for application deployment.
Terminal Services Features in Longhorn: Date - Nov 23, 2005; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General; Microsoft has finally released some concrete information about the Terminal Services features in their next server OS platform release, still titled “Longhorn”. We'll take a look at what they plan to provide and how it can impact your installation.
Citrix Access Suite 4.0 – It’s Not Your Daddy’s MetaFrame: Date - Oct 19, 2005; Section - Articles & Tutorials / General; Citrix has released their newest product line, Access Suite 4.0. Find out what`s different and why you want it in your environment.