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Bob AllredRight! SystemsCitrix Practice [email protected]
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Right! Systems, Inc. (RSI) is a leading Technology Solution Provider in the Pacific Northwest focused on delivering successful data, voice, and video solutions to corporate and government agencies alike. Founded in 1993, RSI is a nationally recognized expert in remote access technologies, and a regional expert in such advanced technologies as Storage, network, IP telephony, security, wireless and virtual infrastructure.
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Synergy 2014• Anaheim
• May 6-8
– XenDesktop
– XenMobile
– Netscaler
– Storefront
– Monitoring
– Sharefile
– AppDNA
– 3rd Party solutions
• Nvidia
• Nutanix
Outline
XenDesktop• Latest version: XenDesktop 7.1
• Unification: Combined Products XA and XD
• Citrix Secure Gateway (CSG) is not supported
• Database requirements – Move away from IMA - Database availability considerations
• Windows 8 and Server 2012
• 3D Apps, Simplicity, MCS, Desktop player for MAC
• XenDesktop 7.1 Platinum
• AppDNA Enterprise added!!!
• Netscaler Insight
• XenApp 7.5/XenDesktop 7.5 release date March 2014
Storefront• Release 2.1 is out
• STABLE!
• Database is gone!
• Required for XenMobile, Email based discovery and HTML 5 Integration
• New installations are all Storefront
• Limitations ARE being addressed (Anonymous access, Pre-Launch,
• Side-by-side implementation of Storefront and Web Interface
• Start getting your feet wet
• Move your mobile users over
• Web Interface 5.4 EOL 06/15, but XD 7.1 WILL BE SUPPORTED!
XenMobile
PROMOTION for existing XA/XD Platinum Customers
Get Citrix XenMobile® MDM edition for the price of Software Maintenance, or XenMobile Enterprise edition at a 20 percent discount
off the product price. This offer expires September 30, 2014
On-Prem or in the Cloud
WorxMail
Secure Email, calendar and contact app
WorxWeb
Full consumer-like browser that
provides access to Internet and intranet sites
Worx App Gallery
Over 120 Apps!
App Isolation
XenMobileWorx
XenMobile
XenMobile
XenMobile
XenMobile
Winner at Interop
Recognized as a “Leader” by Gartner;
Netscaler• New Sharefile Wizard
• New NetScaler Gateway Wizard
• Updated VPN client for Windows 8.1 and Mavericks
• Multipath TCP
• Maintain connectivity while switching from one network to another
• Centerpiece of Access to Citrix Technologies
• XenMobile
• Sharefile
• XenApp/XenDesktop
Edgesight•EOL for XA/XD 5.x or earlier: June 2015
•EOL for XA 6.x or later: August 2016
Netscaler Insight•Web Insight: Provides visibility into web applications and allows IT administrators to monitor all web applications being
served by Netscaler appliances.
•HDX Insight: Provides administrators of XA/XD environments with an easy way to monitor the users and performance
of the applications hosted on those products.
•HDX Insight Licensing:
Monitoring
Netscaler Insight – Features and Benefits
• Monitor and help improve performance of web apps
served by the Netscaler
• Monitor performance of apps hosted on XA/XD
• Know the top apps accessed by clients
• Monitor XA/XD users
• Identify problem areas
• Track peak usage
• Identify user experience with respect to client-side parameters
• View the performance of applications in the last 5 minutes, 60 minutes,
1 day, 1 week, and 1 month
Monitoring
Sharefile
Access from Any Device
Store data in the cloud
Store data On-Prem
Manage, report, secure, audit
Sharefile
Top 5 reasons to choose Sharefile
Absolute flexibility to choose where your data is stored
Cloud or On-Prem
Power to mobilize existing enterprise data
Leverage existing Network Shares or SharePoint sites
Optimized experience on mobile devices and virtual platforms
Secure easy access from any device, Create/update/share docs on the fly
Security across every device and scenario
Security policies, auditing, remote wipe, encryption, HIPAA compliant
End-to-end mobility from a single provider
AppDNA
The app is likely to work on the target platform as it is and is ready for (UAT)
The app may fail or have impaired functionality, although remediation is possible
The app is likely or certain to fail and the application may need redevelopment
AppDNA
• Release 7: Support for Windows 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, and IE 11
• Licensing
Feature XenApp Hosted / TS
App-V DesktopWindows
7/8
Server Windows 2008/2012
IE/Firefox
AppDNA StandardX X X
AppDNA EnterpriseX x X X X
XenDesktop Platinum X
New and InterestingFramehawk
The Framehawk Platform enables secure, high-
performance application delivery to mobile devices. Will
be merged with HDX and rolled into ALL editions!
Crystal Palace
Makes it simple to share information
among your devices. Need to get a presentation to a
co-presenter? Just open and share; they will get it
straight away. Need to transfer a video you are
watching from your desktop to your tablet? Just send it.
Got some text on your PC that you need on your
phone? Simply copy and paste.
3rd Party Solutions
NVIDIA
NVIDIA GRID vGPU enables multiple Virtual
Machines (VM) to have simultaneous, direct
access to a single physical GPU, using the
same NVIDIA graphics drivers that are deployed
on non-virtualized Operating Systems.
Card Physical GPU’s
GRID K1 4
GRID K2 2
DEMO LAB
Types of End UsersTier 1: Professional users(e.g. design engineers, radiologists)•Top rendering performance•3D mouse support
Tier 2: Power users•Viewing of large 3D models, basic editing
Tier 3: Knowledge workers•Limited use of 3D graphics today•2D apps, Aero effects of Windows, HD videos, PowerPoint slide transitions, etc.
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3rd Party Solutions
Nutanix
•Converged architecture
•Each Node in the cluster contains
• Local Flash based storage for massive iops
• Hard disk drives for low cost, high capacity storage
• Virtual Storage Controller
• Distributed File System that aggregates local storage
across all Nodes creating a local storage pool
• No need for LUNs, Volumes, or RAID groups
Without Nutanix
With Nutanix
Storage Controllers$$ Central StorageLUNS, Volumes,
RAID GroupsCOMPLEXITY
MANAGEMENTUp Front Purchase
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