{"id":3568,"date":"2020-04-01T20:27:14","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T20:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/axendatacentre.com\/blog\/?p=3568"},"modified":"2020-04-01T20:27:14","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T20:27:14","slug":"hello-world-project-q-helsinki-stream-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/axendatacentre.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/01\/hello-world-project-q-helsinki-stream-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello World! Project Q Helsinki &#8211; Stream 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;d to welcome to the world a personal project of mine that originated in 2010 yes a decade ago, its paused and re-started several times over the past decade and for good meaningful measure, as a family member in my household has <strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)<\/span><\/em><\/strong> which gradually moved from Stage 4 > Stage 5 (less than 20% kidney function), resulting in <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>hemodialysis<\/strong><\/span><\/em> &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/dialysis\/what-happens\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/dialysis\/what-happens\/<\/a> <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">but<\/span><\/em> before you get to that point you go through the <strong><span><i><u>creation of a blood vessel called an arteriovenous fistula (AV fistula) which is created within your arm<\/u><\/i><\/span><\/strong>. I&#8217;ve also successful completed intensive NHS training by renal specialists over a few months learning how to maintain the hemodialysis machine + equipment and how-to care for a patient while doing hemodialysis and how-to keep someone alive when things turn sideways, which has happened more than once and it happens as fast as you can take a deep breathe. My journey has been a very lengthly one, all the while actively working for nearly 8+ years at Citrix which enabled for <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">me on day one in 2012 Flexible Working Styles<\/span><\/em> enabled by its people + culture but powered Citrix&#8217;s technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reflecting on a very lengthy 8 year journey supporting a family member on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hemodialysis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hemodialysis<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CKD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CKD<\/a> Stage 4&gt;5 to eventually receiving a kidney transplant in year 7 \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb. Thank you to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/citrix?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@citrix<\/a>\u2019s people + culture + technology enabling <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FlexibleWorking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FlexibleWorking<\/a> since 2012. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nbmHLtpY6N\">pic.twitter.com\/nbmHLtpY6N<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Lyndon-Jon Martin \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83d\udcbb (@lyndonjonmartin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lyndonjonmartin\/status\/1245292935467458560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is it Project Q Helsinki?<\/strong><br>It has three key streams the first I call the &#8220;ANY APS framework&#8221;, the second streams gravity is centred on the Citrix Workspace eco-system which has had three macro versions with each one building upon the foundation of the previous one, the third and final stream I&#8217;ll sum up as Workplace EQ which I continue to research in parallel to my (digital) transformation research over these past 2+ years.<br><br>Stream 2 as I said is focused on a Citrix Workspace eco-system, it includes micro and macro self-service platform releases. I define it as follows it&#8217;s a Self-Service Citrix Technology Advocate (CTA) Platform accelerating the time to value, while avoiding Technology + Business friction, and therefore achieving meaningful + measurable business outcomes frictionless with greater efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How Does it Work?<br><\/strong>You complete either a guided vs. advanced (\u00c0 la carte) web form with questions that generates a purpose built document in HTML format for you by you, the below image demonstrates how it works. It&#8217;s built to be modular and the interface + API can be re-framed for different people types e.g business partners, IT Admins + Pros, Architects and Consultants for future releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hello World! Project Q Helsinki &#8211; Stream 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Workplace?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Workplace<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Workspace?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Workspace<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EmployeeExperience?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EmployeeExperience<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ITOps?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ITOps<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8yzJkgrf77\">pic.twitter.com\/8yzJkgrf77<\/a><\/p>\u2014 WorkspaceCoUK (@WorkspaceCocouk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WorkspaceCocouk\/status\/1245261004021411845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What Does it Look Like?<\/strong><br>I published the following demonstration <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WorkspaceCocouk\/\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/WorkspaceCocouk\/<\/a> on 22 June 2019 at &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WorkspaceCocouk\/status\/1142439856246800386\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/WorkspaceCocouk\/status\/1142439856246800386<\/a>, as you can now see from the below embedded video its continued to evolve since 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our first macro proto-type self-service CTA platform enabling IT Pros to reduce the time to value with CVAD (Service) to deliver Citrix virtual apps &amp; desktops with less friction, achieving your business outcomes efficiently enabling the best <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EmployeeExperience?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EmployeeExperience<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vtDrBTwowp\">pic.twitter.com\/vtDrBTwowp<\/a><\/p>\u2014 WorkspaceCoUK (@WorkspaceCocouk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WorkspaceCocouk\/status\/1245092217733120001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What&#8217;s in the Initial Proto-Type Release ?<\/strong><br>The following is a simple bullet point list of the outcomes that can be achieved once the CVAD (Service) proto-type is released to the Citrix community. I will introduce further Citrix services in the future and continue to add more capabilities as time allows me, I do all this work in my own personal time often late into the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Branding On-Premises StoreFront (Already available separately +)<\/li><li>Flexible Working Styles<\/li><li>Force Field Analysis<\/li><li>Suggested Citrix Technology Advocate (CTA) Virtual Guidance<\/li><li>Citrix Workspace app (CWa) vs. CWa for HTML5<\/li><li>Deploying on-premises Citrix Gateway formerly NetScaler Gateway<\/li><li>PaaS &#8211; Virtual Apps &amp; Desktops Service including Citrix Cloud Connectors<\/li><li>Virtual Delivery Agent<\/li><li>Leading Practises<\/li><li>On-Premises &#8211; StoreFront and CVAD Controller<\/li><li>Windows Mgmt. Infrastructure e.g WDC, AD Bindings e.t.c<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Getting Started<\/strong><br>I published the first proto-type which was a micro self-service CTA platform release in 2019 designed to aid IT Admins and Consultants completing more advanced branding activities for on-premises StoreFont &#8220;stores&#8221;. If you want to test drive it visit &#8211; <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/workspaceco.co.uk\/prototype\/citrix\/index-storefront.php\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/workspaceco.co.uk\/prototype\/citrix\/index-storefront.php<\/a> to get started, the below embedded video demonstrates an example outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our first prototype micro self-service online tool enabling IT Pros and SysAdmins to brand, add notifications to notify employees for on-premises StoreFront environment\u2019s is now available to test at &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bpgy8qshrO\">https:\/\/t.co\/bpgy8qshrO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EmployeeExperience?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EmployeeExperience<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AiteKGYDuF\">pic.twitter.com\/AiteKGYDuF<\/a><\/p>\u2014 WorkspaceCoUK (@WorkspaceCocouk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WorkspaceCocouk\/status\/1175132490438258691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do you want to Contribute?<\/strong><br>I was intending to release the proto-type for CVAD (Service) today 01\/04\/2020, however due to COVID-19 my work workload the past 6 weeks has meant very long hours into the evening and night in helping and supporting Citrix customers preparing to implement BCP prior and during the current UK lockdown. I simply don&#8217;t have the time to complete everything by myself, including testing and validate it all and so I have complied a suggested community goal list below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>PowerShell Automation:<ul><li>Citrix Cloud Connector and VDA Installers for both non-managed\/powered and managed\/powered machines using MCS as the provisioning method. <\/li><li>Create a hosting connections for all supported (cloud) hypervisors for Citrix Cloud and on-premises 1912 LTSR. <\/li><li>Create a machine catalog and delivery for both non-managed\/powered and managed\/powered machines to delivery a Citrix Virtual Desktop and following the Citrix Virtual Apps Google Chrome.<\/li><li>Setup and configure a StoreFront &#8220;Store&#8221; for remote access.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Field leading practises it could be anything e.g<ul><li>Leading conf for vGPU enabled desktops using AMD Cards<\/li><li>Community leaded architectural framework<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Language &#8211; Simplify and correct my spelling\/grammar as I&#8217;m dyslexia.<\/li><li>Language of Business<ul><li>Cost Modelling (Verify)<\/li><li>Suggested community CTA guidance <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to get involved please DM me on Twitter @ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lyndonjonmartin\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/lyndonjonmartin<\/a> and let me what area(s) you wish to contribute towards, you will receive full credit for your work. 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