Citrix implemented CA Release Automation to enhance its adoption of DevOps and continuous delivery principles, achieving an 80% reduction in application deployment times. The initiative aimed to address significant pain points in manual and scripted processes, while transforming the company culture to support DevOps practices. The outcomes included faster automated releases and substantial cost savings alongside improved compliance and reputation.

1. Case Study: Citrix Adopts DevOps Principles to
Gain Efficiency and Speed Software Releases
Eugene Lehenbauer
DevOps: Continuous Delivery
Citrix
Group Manager, IT
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Abstract
Excited by the promise of DevOps and
Continuous Delivery principles, Citrix turned to
CA Release Automation to get them
started. Learn how Citrix was able to speed
application deployment times by 80% and
address key pain points with their manual and
scripted processes, while working to shift their
culture to better embrace DevOps principles.
Eugene
Lehenbauer
Citrix
Group Manager, IT

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Agenda
INTRODUCTION
CHANGING DIRECTION
MYCITRIX® RELEASE AUTOMATION
LESSONS LEARNED & KEY POINTS
Q & A
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Hiking Checklist
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Pain Points
Fragmented
DevOps Adoption
Unmeasured
Current States
Exec Sponsorship
for “Concepts”

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DevTestOps: Working More Effectively
“[Regarding Production Changes]…you get pushback and you wonder
‘why is this such a big deal?’ Being on the other side, you do understand
what’s going on. It was a big eye-opening event for me.”
CA DevOps Simulation Training

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Tools as a Catalyst
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DevOps Momentum

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POC Criteria
Enterprise-level
Platform
Process FlowsCode Flows

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Licensing
Maintenance
Support
Customers
Partners
MyCitrix
my

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MyCitrix Automated Delivery
80% Faster
Manual
Deployment
97 minutes
Proof of
Concept
18 minutes
Dev
Redesign

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MyCitrix – Redesigned
Original Monolithic Deployment
Refactored
Architecture
my
New Architecture1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Decoupled into ‘products’
my

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MyCitrix Automated Delivery
Manual
Deployment
97 minutes
Proof of
Concept
18 minutes
Automated
Releases
6 minutes
Dev
Redesign
25 minutes
Up Next:
Automated
Testing and
Promotion
91 Minutes Saved = 94% Faster

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MyCitrix – Cost/Benefit
Savings for ‘Production’ Deliveries
Benefit Risk
ROI (3 years)
$42K Time & Error Avoidance
Other Benefits
+Guaranteed SOX Compliance
+Solid Reputation
+Audit Trail
+Self Actualization

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What’s Next?
CA Service
Virtualization
CA Release Automation

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DevOps Projects: Lessons Learned
Mock
Deployment
Early
Involvement
Tech
Retrospective

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• Boost with DevOps Simulation Training
• Catalyze with Tools
• “Do” Release Automation
• Optimize Projects & Learn Forward
Summary
Key Points

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Recommended Sessions
SESSION # TITLE DATE/TIME
DO4T33T
Tech Talk: Evolve from Continuous Integration to
Continuous Delivery
11/19/2015 at 12:15 pm
DO4T35T
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Management with Release Automation for the
Best of Both Worlds
11/19/2015 at 2:00 pm
DO4X210L
Hands-On Lab: Build Integrations You Need with
CA Release Automation Rapid Dev Kit (RDK) and
SW Dev Kit (SDK)
11/19/2015 at 3:00 pm

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Eugene "Bear" Lehenbauer (Group Manager Information
Technology) drives IT Delivery Optimization at Citrix. In addition
to fostering adoption of DevOps principles and solutions, he
directs IT SWAT Team efforts for critical situation resolution. His
background in software test engineering and IT operations
management brings relevant perspective and insights to help
bring architecture/dev, test, and operations efforts into
alignment.
Eugene.Lehenbauer@citrix.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/eugene-lehenbauer/22/450/523

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Q & A

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