Optimize you IT environment - by Kurt Callens, Jasper Geelen and Mathias Alleyn

1. Session 1: optimize
your IT environment by
measuring
Seminar ‘On cloud nine about your IT solution’

2. Embrace the digital transformation
…even when it’s challenging for the IT organization

3. Business vs. users

4. Cost vs. experience

5. Increased complexity

6. Constant and even accelerating pace of change

7. Continuous delivery

8. Continuous delivery requires new insights
End user
centric
Pro
active
Agile
Cost
efficient

9. With a focus on user experience …

10. … and continuity
Design
Validate
Build
Monitor

11. Let’s have a closer look at our beta
Validate

15. VSImax

16. Optimize to save costs

17. Correct segmentation is key

18. Expect the unexpected

19. Under heavy stress …

20. Is newer always better?

21. 114
148
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140
Office 2013
(150 sessions)
Office 2010
(150 sessions)
Office 2013 (150 sessions) Office 2010 (150 sessions)
Office 2010 vs. Office 2013

22. 197
182
0 50 100 150 200
Office 2016
(220 sessions)
Office 2013
(220 sessions)
Office 2016 (220 sessions) Office 2013 (220 sessions)
Office 2013 vs. Office 2016

23. There's no substitute for computing power

24. Tuning helps to save money

25. VSImax 264
VSImax 248
VSImax 222
VSImax 184
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Windows 2012R2 fully tuned (280 sessions)
Windows 2012R2 default install (250 sessions)
Windows 2016 fully tuned (240 sessions)
Windows 2016 default install (240 sessions)
Fully tuned VSImax %
2016 and 2012R2 default install vs. fully tuned

26. … and continuity
Design
Validate
Build
Monitor

27. And our omega
Monitor

28. latency
logon details
Login PI: our virtual friend

29. Monitor
IT reacts to real user
problems
= remediation
Pro-actively managing user performance,
setting alerts and discovering trends before
users complain
= preventing remediation
time
NOW
☺


30. What can our virtual user do for you?
Check system – platform –
application (SaaS) availability
Validate change and predict
performance
Proactively identify performance
trends, set alerts, prevent
performance issues
Generate SLA reports

31. Key takeaways

32. Pro’s and contra’s
• Pro • Contra
Scale & flexibility Single pane of glass
Increased complexityLet’s you focus on the business

33. Demo

34. What does a Citrix on Azure environment look like
Compute
Virtual Machines
Windows and Linux variants
in various machine sizes.
VM Scale Sets
Deploy identical VMs in a
single operation & auto-scale
as needed.
Service Fabric
A platform for reliable,
hyperscale, microservice-
based applications.
Storage
Storage Blob
Repository for VHDs and files
exposed via web protocols.
Azure Files
Fully managed file shares that
use the standard SMB 3.0
protocol.
Storage Account
Container for Blobs, Files,
Queues and Tables.
Network
Virtual Network
Define DNS, IP address
ranges, DHCP.
Direct Connectivity
ExpressRoute and VPN
options for connecting on-
premise to Azure.
RESOURCE GROUP
Storage
Storage Blob
Repository for VHDs and files
exposed via web protocols.
Azure Files
Fully managed file shares that
use the standard SMB 3.0
protocol.
Storage Account
Container for Blobs, Files,
Queues and Tables.
Network
Virtual Network
Define DNS, IP address
ranges, DHCP.
Direct Connectivity
ExpressRoute and VPN
options for connecting on-
premise to Azure.

35. Deployment with Citrix Cloud (apps & desktops)
Citrix Cloud
(operated by Citrix)
SQL
Hypervisors
Active
Directory
NetScaler
Gateway Server
VDAs
Server
VDAs
Server
VDAs Server
VDAs
Server
VDAs
Desktop
VDAs
License
Server
Studio Director
Customer/partner
managed
Resource Location(s)
Delivery
Controllers
StoreFront/
Receiver for Web
Cloud-based management, local resources – less to deploy plus faster, simpler deployment
Cloud Connectors

36. How can we optimize and monitor?