The document discusses Citrix Netscaler and its features, emphasizing centralized management, optimization, and enhanced security for application delivery and load balancing. It highlights the advantages of using Netscaler VPX, including lower total cost of ownership, instant delivery, and multi-tenancy capabilities. The document also suggests that traditional load balancers are becoming obsolete as application delivery controllers (ADCs) gain prominence in the market.

1. More Applications, More
Security, More Availability
Jason Poole
Citrix Systems

2. Centralize, Virtualize, Optimize
Delivery Network Workflow Studio Dynamic Datacenter
XenDesktop XenApp XenServer
Monitor Optimize Secure Provision
NetScaler

3. NetScaler Overview
LAN
High Maximum Infrastructure Complete
Application Application Offload & Application
Availability Performance Savings Security
Branch • World-class L4-L7 • Caching • Connection • Access Gateway
load balancing pooling SSL VPN
• Compression
• Intelligent service • SSL processing • Application firewall
health monitoring
Mobile User

4. Gartner: Application Delivery Controllers

5. Secure Access, Availability and DR/BC for XenApp
Business Secure Remote Local Load
Continuity Access Balancing
Web
•Failover across •Access Gateway •Web Interface Interface
XenApp sites SSL VPN servers Servers
•Global server •Policy-based •XML Broker
load balancing access control servers
App
Silo

6. Secure Access, Availability and DR/BC for XenApp
Business Secure Remote Local Load
Continuity Access Balancing
Web
•Failover across •Access Gateway •Web Interface Interface
XenApp sites SSL VPN servers Servers
•Global server •Policy-based •XML Broker
load balancing access control servers
App
Silo
Global Access Gateway Enterprise Load
Server Load VPN
Load Balancer Balancer Sharepoint
Balancer Global Server Load Balancer OWA
SAP
Etc.

7. Application Delivery Controllers
“SoftADCs will be an important component of the ADC market and by 2013 will
account for nearly one third of all units shipped.”
Joe Skorupa, Research VP at Gartner, Inc.

8. Enterprise 2.0
Web Applications in the Enterprise
40%
Of apps in use
80%
Of apps in development

9. Citrix NetScaler VPX

10. VPX: The Virtual NetScaler
• What is VPX?
• How might it impact my business?

11. What is NetScaler VPX?
Software!

12. NetScaler NetScaler
MPX VPX
Acceleration
Availability
Security
Offload

13. Business Impact: Lower TCO
• SME
• Test & Development
• Internal network

14. Business Impact: Deliver as software
Networks Applications
Browser Web Host
Caching
Compression
Security
Content Switching

15. Business Impact: Deliver on demand
Provision
Users Orchestrate = Decide + Act
NAS
Production
Servers
Virtualise
Delivery Controller
= Manage + Optimise
Consumers
Unpowered, bare
Monitor metal servers

16. Single App with NetScaler VPX
User

17. Command Center
Centralized Management
Fabric
• Network‐wide actions
• SSL offload
Users • App‐specific LB
• Compression
• App firewall

18. Scaling the Web App Fabric
Users

19. Orchestration and Automation
Users

20. VPX–Multi-tenancy at a fraction of the cost
Company A
Company B
Company C

21. Datacenter migration
Users

22. Cloud Balancing
Users

23. Most efficient use of resources
Flexible re-purposing of resources
Dynamic allocation/re-allocation of resources

24. Business Impact: Deliver Instantly

25. Business Impact: Deliver Instantly

26. Business Impact: Multi-tenancy
Before VPX With VPX
Config #1 Config #2 Config #3
Config #1 Config #2 Config #3
Config #4 Config #5 Config #6
Config #4 Config #5 Config #6

27. NetScaler VPX
• Lower TCO
• Deliver as Software
• Deliver on Demand
• Deliver Instantly
• Multi-tenancy

28. In Summary…
• NetScaler is available as Hardware or Software
• NetScaler features can be added with a simple license key
• Throughput can be upgraded in some instances – prepare for growth!
• Infastructure Offload and Centralized Operations is better
with the Citrix software family
• Load balancers are Dead – ADC's are the future.