Brian Madden's Bio

Brian Madden is an independent technology analyst, author, and thinker. He's written several books and over one thousand articles about application and desktop virtualization technology. Brian is the creator of BriForum, an annual independent application delivery technical conference. He’s also the editor-in-chief of BrianMadden.com, a popular industry website with millions of visitors per year. 

Brian has been quoted or featured in many of IT publications over the years, including eWeek, InternetWeek, Infoworld, Computerworld, NetworkWorld, ZDNet, TechTarget, CIO Magazine, and Ent Magazine. He's also been written about on Ars Technica and Slashdot, and has been heard on "Marketplace," NPR's nationally-broadcast radio show. Most recently:

ComputerWorld, "Report: Microsoft prepares for end of Windows with Midori," July 29, 2008

SearchWinIT, "For some, the time is nigh for virtualizing desktops," July 23, 2008

Bitpipe webcast, "How to develop a desktop virtualization strategy," July 11, 2008

Redmond Magazine, "Why Is Greene Gone?," July 10, 2008

SearchWinIT, "IT pros disk on the future of desktops," June 23, 2008

SearchWinIT, "Can we improve on the virtual desktop experience?" June 13, 2008

InfoWorld, "Vista woes could hurt Microsoft's revenue, analysts say" June 11, 2008

ComputerWorld, "VMware's ThinApp gets an upgrade" June 9, 2008

ComputerWorld, "VMware, Microsoft or Citrix -- who's winning the app virtualization war?" June 9, 2008

Virtualization.com, "Citrix XenDesktop 5.0 delayed for months?" May 22, 2008.

SearchDataCenter.com, "Virtualization savings often spent on hardware upgrades, users say," May 21, 2008.

PC World, "Citrix makes the desktop virtual with XenDesktop," May 20, 2008.

Virtualization Review, "Through Thick and ThinApp," May 12, 2008.

NetworkWorld, "Desktop of the future," May 1, 2008

Dzien Dobry Informatyku (Polish IT Magazine), "Brian Madden - Citrix Guru," April 2008 issue (PDF, in Polish)

SearchServerVirtualization, "Citrix one-ups VMware with Provisioning Server in XenServer 4.1," February 8, 2008

eWeek, "Citrix: A One-Stop Virtualization Shop?" February 7, 2008

SearchWinIT, "Citrix bulks up virtualization product line," February 6, 2008

eWeek, "Citrix Kicks XenSource Acquisition into High Gear," February 6, 2008

Marketplace Morning Report (radio show), "Microsoft Profits due to recent sales" January 25, 2008

SearchServerVirtualization, "Microsoft slashes Vista VDI license pricing; acquires Calista Technologies" January 22, 2008.

ZDNet, "Microsoft (finally) broadens Windows Vista virtualization rules," January 21, 2008

ENT Magazine, "VMware Buys App Virtualization Vendor" January 15, 2008.

Ars Technica, "Virtualization shake-up: Citrix acquires XenSource, VMware goes public" August 16, 2007

ZDNet, "Citrix + XenSource: Microsoft’s worst nightmare or dream-come-true?" August 15, 2007

Sci-Tech Today, "Virtual Desktops Head to the Mainstream" June 9, 2007

CIO Magazine, "Virtual Desktop Vendors Headed Toward Mainstream" April 23, 2007

SearchServerVirtualization, "Microsoft intros virtualization-friendly Vista Enterprise license" April 3, 2007.

Computerworld, "Microsoft adjusts to add support for thin-client computing" April 2, 2007.

Computer Business Review, "Citrix plans three flavors of desktop server" March 29, 2007.

NetworkWorld, "Citrix acquires Ardence for PC, server provisioning" December 20 2006.

TechTarget, "Citrix stumbles onto virtual desktop scene" October 25, 2006.

TechTarget, "Comparing app streaming to thin clients: Pros and cons" August 14, 2006.

Computer Weekly, "Citrix Launches 64-bit Presentation Server" October 14, 2005

InfoWorld, "Brian Madden on Longhorn Terminal Services" October 3, 2005

Computer Weekly, "Citrix plans load balancing tools to boost application performance" June 21, 2005

InternetWeek, "Microsoft Preps Thin Client For XP" May 13, 2005

InfoWorld, "Citrix updates Access Suite, adds SSL VPN appliance" April 27, 2005

IT Business Edge, "The Thin Switch" April 26, 2005

IT World Canada, "Microsoft making Windows XP thin clients" April 25, 2005

ComputerWorld, "Microsoft preparing Windows XP-based thin clients" April 20, 2005

Slashdot, "Microsoft to Release a Thin-Client Windows XP" April 18, 2005

NetworkWorldFusion, "Citrix buys into better SSL VPN support" November 29, 2004

NetworkWorldFusion, "Citrix shifts gears; users wary" May 24, 2004

Microsoft Watch, "Even More Windows Server 2003 Add-Ons In the Works" October 13, 2003

ITPro Norway, "Citrix Guru is Coming to Norway" October 1, 2003