What an Enterprise Should Look for in a Cloud ProviderNovell
This session will address the security and compliance aspects that an enterprise should insist on from a cloud provider. The mechanisms for cloud annexation that provide security and compliance will be described and the architecture of Novell Cloud Security Service will be presented. Presenters will emphasize the contribution that Novell Cloud Security Service makes to intelligent workload management because of cloud security and compliance.
Novell Success Stories: Collaboration in GovernmentNovell
Novell Collaboration benefits are to increase productivity, manage information growth, and leverage investments and skills on Linux.
The California Highway Patrol, Hudiksvall Municipality, Liconsa, Kent Police Authority, The Louisiana Department of Social Services, Texas General Land Office, DRV BW, and the Ministry of Social Development in Bahrain all use Novell Collaboration tools for their IT success.
Novell Success Stories: Endpoint Management in Retail and ManufacturingNovell
Novell Endpoint Management benefits are to improve user productivity, lower IT costs, and mitigate risks.
This presentation will show you how two retailers and manufacturers in particular- Save Mart Supermarkets, and Richardson- reduced IT costs and benefited from Novell Endpoint Management.
Novell Success Stories: Endpoint Management for NonprofitsNovell
Novell Endpoint Management benefits are to improve user productivity, lower IT costs, and mitigate risks.
This presentation will show you how three nonprofits in particular- The Atlantic Philanthropies, Vancouver Convention Center, and Sesame Workshop- reduced IT costs and benefited from Novell Endpoint Management.
Novell Support Revealed! An Insider's Peek and Feedback OpportunityNovell
Don't miss the opportunity to interact with key members of the Novell Services team. We are eager to hear from the customers we serve and provide insights to you into our continuous improvement plans aimed at your satisfaction. In this session, you will learn how Novell has worked to maintain our world-class support standards in the face of intense, global economic pressures and challenging industry trends. Take a peek inside the processes of our global support organization, learn about our technological advancements, and provide feedback on our support offerings.
Implementing Process Controls and Risk Management with Novell Compliance Mana...Novell
Managing processes, automatically testing controls within processes, and proactively managing risk through key performance/risk indicators are significant challenges to establishing GRC/IT-GRC practices and an effective compliance framework. This session will focus on the current and future capabilities of Novell Compliance Management Platform that can assist organizations with implementating process controls and risk management throughout the enterprise. We will provide specific examples with SAP GRC Access Control, Process Control and Risk Management.
What an Enterprise Should Look for in a Cloud ProviderNovell
This session will address the security and compliance aspects that an enterprise should insist on from a cloud provider. The mechanisms for cloud annexation that provide security and compliance will be described and the architecture of Novell Cloud Security Service will be presented. Presenters will emphasize the contribution that Novell Cloud Security Service makes to intelligent workload management because of cloud security and compliance.
Novell Success Stories: Collaboration in GovernmentNovell
Novell Collaboration benefits are to increase productivity, manage information growth, and leverage investments and skills on Linux.
The California Highway Patrol, Hudiksvall Municipality, Liconsa, Kent Police Authority, The Louisiana Department of Social Services, Texas General Land Office, DRV BW, and the Ministry of Social Development in Bahrain all use Novell Collaboration tools for their IT success.
Novell Success Stories: Endpoint Management in Retail and ManufacturingNovell
Novell Endpoint Management benefits are to improve user productivity, lower IT costs, and mitigate risks.
This presentation will show you how two retailers and manufacturers in particular- Save Mart Supermarkets, and Richardson- reduced IT costs and benefited from Novell Endpoint Management.
Novell Success Stories: Endpoint Management for NonprofitsNovell
Novell Endpoint Management benefits are to improve user productivity, lower IT costs, and mitigate risks.
This presentation will show you how three nonprofits in particular- The Atlantic Philanthropies, Vancouver Convention Center, and Sesame Workshop- reduced IT costs and benefited from Novell Endpoint Management.
Novell Support Revealed! An Insider's Peek and Feedback OpportunityNovell
Don't miss the opportunity to interact with key members of the Novell Services team. We are eager to hear from the customers we serve and provide insights to you into our continuous improvement plans aimed at your satisfaction. In this session, you will learn how Novell has worked to maintain our world-class support standards in the face of intense, global economic pressures and challenging industry trends. Take a peek inside the processes of our global support organization, learn about our technological advancements, and provide feedback on our support offerings.
Implementing Process Controls and Risk Management with Novell Compliance Mana...Novell
Managing processes, automatically testing controls within processes, and proactively managing risk through key performance/risk indicators are significant challenges to establishing GRC/IT-GRC practices and an effective compliance framework. This session will focus on the current and future capabilities of Novell Compliance Management Platform that can assist organizations with implementating process controls and risk management throughout the enterprise. We will provide specific examples with SAP GRC Access Control, Process Control and Risk Management.
Best Practices for Administering Novell GroupWise 8Novell
Along with a host of new end-user features, Novell GroupWise 8 includes administrative updates to make it easier than ever to keep your system running reliably, safeguard your data and leverage your existing investments. This session will assist you in perfecting the administration of your GroupWise messaging environment. You'll learn how to optimize and manage agents and configuration settings to maximize your system stability and performance.
2010 Software Licensing and Pricing Survey Results and 2011 PredictionsFlexera
2010 Software Licensing and Pricing Survey Results and 2011 Predictions by Amy Konary, Director, Software Pricing and Licensing, IDC
Presented at SoftSummit 2010
Flexibility In The Remote Branch Office VMware Mini Forum CalgaryJames Charter
VMware Mini Forum Calgary Afternoon Keynote Presentation, February 18, 2010. Overview on how Virtualization Technologies can provide flexibility and additional value in the Remote Office / Branch Office (ROBO). Topics discussed: Centralized vs. Distributed Deployment Models, Backup, Data Replication, Disaster Recovery, vSphere features, Site Recovery Manager, Virtual Desktop, WAN Acceleration.
Presented at MPLS 2010 Oct 24-27 Washington D.C.
Monique Morrow, Cisco Distinguished Consulting Engineer, discussed the role of the network in developing as a base for cloud computing in developing XaaS models across a private backbone vs offering Cloud-based services over the Internet.
The presenter further presented the potential evolution of Cloud Computing in the form of Private, Hybrid and Inter-Cloud.
Service Level Management and Security are also highlighted themes in this presentation.
An overview of the various standards organizations and forums that may be specific to cloud computing and emerging inter-cloud was also provided
Discussion and takeaway - the value of these models to your business.
Intergen Twilight Seminar: Infrastructure Management made easyIntergen
The deployment, management and operation of software and infrastructure across organisations is critical to ensure you get the maximum benefit from your investments.
Microsoft recognises that this extends from the desktop to the datacentre and that it is a critical factor for organisations wanting information technology to be an enabler for their business. The Microsoft Systems Centre Suite provides management of physical, virtual and mobile IT environments for enterprises and mid-sized organisations.
This session was presented by industry recognised experts Mark Fenwick and Andrew Kosmadakis and includes information from the recent Microsoft Management Summit.
If you are a CFO/CIO or have responsibility for Infrastructure Management and deployment then this presentation should be of interest to you.
Application Performance Management in the Clouds - Lessons LearnedMichael Kopp
We face the challenge of monitoring and managing performance in clouds every other day. Not only is application performance management different in a cloud, but all clouds are not equal either. This lessons learned session will show how to do APM in several different Clouds (Azure, EC2, VMware private Clouds) and how it differs from more traditional environments. The session will also cover performance monitoring, troubleshooting and tuning in environments where resources are virtually infinite, but application performance is not.
VDI Choices - Citrix XenDesktop, XenApp or VDI in a Box?eG Innovations
A growing number of companies are virtualising desktop environments to reduce cost and boost flexibility. The dizzying array of available solutions can make the first step quite difficult - what virtualization technology is right for my organization? Citrix alone offers XenDesktop, XenApp and VDI in a box. While Citrix desktop virtualisation often seems like a simple project; user experience problems, delayed deployments, and cost overruns can quickly turn this project into a nightmare.
Join the webinar "Desktop Virtualisation Choices: Citrix XenDesktop, XenApp or VDI in a Box - How to Decide" and learn from UK Citrix desktop virtualization expert Andrew Wood (Gilwood CS Ltd) how to decide what virtualisation technology best fits your needs.
Hear how to determine what technology is right for you based on:
• Your goals for desktop virtualisation
• Number of users, applications, and profiles
• Existing infrastructure issues
• Cost of ownership vs. cost savings
• Performance and scalability considerations
Novell Success Stories: Collaboration in Travel and HospitalityNovell
Novell Collaboration benefits are to increase productivity, manage information growth, and leverage investments and skills on Linux.
Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group, Kempinski, uses Novell Collaboration tools to meet its IT needs.
Novell Success Stories: Endpoint Management in High Tech and Professional Ser...Novell
Novell Endpoint Management benefits are to improve user productivity, lower IT costs, and mitigate risks.
Viable, SNT Deutschland AG, RFB Consulting, and Woolpert, Inc are companies in the high tech and professional services field that use Novell Endpoint Management tools, such as Novell ZENworks and others, to meet their IT needs.
Best Practices for Administering Novell GroupWise 8Novell
Along with a host of new end-user features, Novell GroupWise 8 includes administrative updates to make it easier than ever to keep your system running reliably, safeguard your data and leverage your existing investments. This session will assist you in perfecting the administration of your GroupWise messaging environment. You'll learn how to optimize and manage agents and configuration settings to maximize your system stability and performance.
2010 Software Licensing and Pricing Survey Results and 2011 PredictionsFlexera
2010 Software Licensing and Pricing Survey Results and 2011 Predictions by Amy Konary, Director, Software Pricing and Licensing, IDC
Presented at SoftSummit 2010
Flexibility In The Remote Branch Office VMware Mini Forum CalgaryJames Charter
VMware Mini Forum Calgary Afternoon Keynote Presentation, February 18, 2010. Overview on how Virtualization Technologies can provide flexibility and additional value in the Remote Office / Branch Office (ROBO). Topics discussed: Centralized vs. Distributed Deployment Models, Backup, Data Replication, Disaster Recovery, vSphere features, Site Recovery Manager, Virtual Desktop, WAN Acceleration.
Presented at MPLS 2010 Oct 24-27 Washington D.C.
Monique Morrow, Cisco Distinguished Consulting Engineer, discussed the role of the network in developing as a base for cloud computing in developing XaaS models across a private backbone vs offering Cloud-based services over the Internet.
The presenter further presented the potential evolution of Cloud Computing in the form of Private, Hybrid and Inter-Cloud.
Service Level Management and Security are also highlighted themes in this presentation.
An overview of the various standards organizations and forums that may be specific to cloud computing and emerging inter-cloud was also provided
Discussion and takeaway - the value of these models to your business.
Intergen Twilight Seminar: Infrastructure Management made easyIntergen
The deployment, management and operation of software and infrastructure across organisations is critical to ensure you get the maximum benefit from your investments.
Microsoft recognises that this extends from the desktop to the datacentre and that it is a critical factor for organisations wanting information technology to be an enabler for their business. The Microsoft Systems Centre Suite provides management of physical, virtual and mobile IT environments for enterprises and mid-sized organisations.
This session was presented by industry recognised experts Mark Fenwick and Andrew Kosmadakis and includes information from the recent Microsoft Management Summit.
If you are a CFO/CIO or have responsibility for Infrastructure Management and deployment then this presentation should be of interest to you.
Application Performance Management in the Clouds - Lessons LearnedMichael Kopp
We face the challenge of monitoring and managing performance in clouds every other day. Not only is application performance management different in a cloud, but all clouds are not equal either. This lessons learned session will show how to do APM in several different Clouds (Azure, EC2, VMware private Clouds) and how it differs from more traditional environments. The session will also cover performance monitoring, troubleshooting and tuning in environments where resources are virtually infinite, but application performance is not.
VDI Choices - Citrix XenDesktop, XenApp or VDI in a Box?eG Innovations
A growing number of companies are virtualising desktop environments to reduce cost and boost flexibility. The dizzying array of available solutions can make the first step quite difficult - what virtualization technology is right for my organization? Citrix alone offers XenDesktop, XenApp and VDI in a box. While Citrix desktop virtualisation often seems like a simple project; user experience problems, delayed deployments, and cost overruns can quickly turn this project into a nightmare.
Join the webinar "Desktop Virtualisation Choices: Citrix XenDesktop, XenApp or VDI in a Box - How to Decide" and learn from UK Citrix desktop virtualization expert Andrew Wood (Gilwood CS Ltd) how to decide what virtualisation technology best fits your needs.
Hear how to determine what technology is right for you based on:
• Your goals for desktop virtualisation
• Number of users, applications, and profiles
• Existing infrastructure issues
• Cost of ownership vs. cost savings
• Performance and scalability considerations
Novell Success Stories: Collaboration in Travel and HospitalityNovell
Novell Collaboration benefits are to increase productivity, manage information growth, and leverage investments and skills on Linux.
Europe’s oldest luxury hotel group, Kempinski, uses Novell Collaboration tools to meet its IT needs.
Novell Success Stories: Endpoint Management in High Tech and Professional Ser...Novell
Novell Endpoint Management benefits are to improve user productivity, lower IT costs, and mitigate risks.
Viable, SNT Deutschland AG, RFB Consulting, and Woolpert, Inc are companies in the high tech and professional services field that use Novell Endpoint Management tools, such as Novell ZENworks and others, to meet their IT needs.
NetScaler Deployment Guide for XenDesktop7Nuno Alves
This guide demonstrates how to deploy Citrix NetScaler in conjunction with Citrix XenDesktop 7 with a focus on both simplicity in configuration and advanced features not easily delivered with other products. This guide shows how to provision the XenDesktop 7 infrastructure, the NetScaler appliance and NetScaler Insight Center services to extend Citrix virtual desktop infrastructure and services to remote users in small to medium-size enterprises.
The
This webinar will touch on the architectural changes in XenApp 7.5. The session will also cover the Citrix Consulting Methodology, which focuses on ensuring that projects are properly planned and designed before implementation begins.
Get ready to deliver Windows desktops and apps like a cloud provider with Pro...Citrix
At Synergy in San Francisco, Citrix announced a bold new project aimed at enabling enterprises and service providers to deliver Windows desktops and apps as a true cloud service. Project Avalon promises to revolutionise the delivery of IT services by enabling enterprise customers to build and leverage private, public and hybrid clouds to deliver access to desktops, apps and data anywhere. Join us to learn what you can do to prepare for Project Avalon.
- Lợi ích và ưu điểm của giải pháp VDI.
- So sánh chỉ số ROI giữa giải pháp VDI và PC qua 1 ví dụ thực tế.
Thông tin liên hệ tư vấn giải pháp VDI:
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Hotline: (+84.8) 38.444.929
Email: info@lacviet.com.vn
Website: http://www.lacviet.vn/
This is the first post in my series about the new features in Windows Server 2008 R2. As in my series about the new features of Windows 7, I will update the articles when I learn about new features. I will discuss some of the new features in more detail soon. Essentially, the term "virtualization" covers three different technologies in Windows Server 2008 R2: Server Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, and Presentation Virtualization. Server Virtualization is based on Hyper-V 2.0, which will get quite a few interesting new features. The virtualization technology ehind Desktop virtualization, i.e., Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), is also Hyper-V. This is probably the most important new feature in Windows Server 2008 R2. Presentation Virtualization is nothing but the good old Terminal Server. Technically, I find it a bit odd to use the term "virtualization" in this context, but from a marketer's point of view, it probably makes a lot of sense. Note that Microsoft renamed the "Terminal Services" as "Remote Desktop Services" in Windows Server 2008 R2.
HP Blade matrix, HP Cloud a HP Virtual systém (prehľad HP virtualizačných rie...ASBIS SK
Konferencia Virtual Info jeseň 2011
HP, Ľuboš Šenkery, Michal Sapák
www. virtualinfo.sk
Video k tejto prezentácii si môžete pozrieť na: http://bit.ly/pnG0sf
Troubleshoot Virtualization in All Its Guises: Server, Desktop and SDN.
The benefits of virtualization are well-known and widely accepted, from cost savings and efficiency, to disaster recovery and flexibility. But it’s probably not until you are firmly on the path to virtualization that you start to think about the operational aspects.
Virtualization comes in many guises; the most common is server virtualization. Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) – including products such as Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp or VMware View – is a close second. Software-defined networking (SDN), although in its nascence, is also under heavy scrutiny.
Each of these virtualization technologies has one thing in common: they are incredibly difficult to monitor and troubleshoot. In this slide show you will learn how Riverbed Cascade 10.0 provides a single, unified interface to monitor and troubleshoot these many virtualization guises. To learn more please visit: www.riverbed.com/cascade
Good news from the Worldwide Consulting Desktop & Apps (DnA) team! We’ve just finished updating theVirtual Desktop Handbook for XenDesktop 7, StoreFront 2.0 and XenServer 6.2.
The Virtual Desktop Handbook is an architect’s guide to desktop virtualization. It provides you with the methodology, experience and best practices you need to successfully design your own desktop virtualization solution.
Updates in this release include:
Resource requirements for Windows 8 and Server 2012
XD controller sizing
XenDesktop 7 policy guidelines
Database sizing for XenDesktop 7
SQL 2012 chapter
StoreFront 2.0 chapter
32-bit or 64-bit desktop OS guidance
Desktop group & StoreFront integration
In addition, we’ve also included a Citrix policy quick reference spreadsheet so that you can quickly identify default, baseline and template settings from XenDesktop 5 / XenApp 6 all the way up to XenDesktop 7. Thanks go out to Michael Havens, Maria Chang and Uzair Ali for creating this great reference spreadsheet.
I hope you find this handbook useful during your next desktop virtualization project.
And we’re not done yet, future updates will include:
Bandwidth
Hyper-V 2012
PVS 7
User data
And more …
The Virtual Desktop Handbook is not the only resource to guide you through your desktop virtualization journey. Citrix also provides Project Accelerator; an interactive online tool creating customized sizing and design recommendations based on the methodology, best practices and expert advice identified within this handbook.
You can still reach the XenDesktop 5 handbook using the old URL – CTX136546
Andy Baker – Architect
Worldwide Consulting
Desktop & Apps Team
http://blogs.citrix.com/2013/10/10/new-xendesktop-7-handbook-published/
Reference architecture dir and es - finalNuno Alves
Citrix Director with EdgeSight provides a complete troubleshooting window to quickly resolve issues around desktops or applications. Previous versions of XenApp leveraged EdgeSight, while XenDesktop deployments looked to Director for assistance. Starting in XenDesktop 7, these two great technologies have been merged into one central point for troubleshooting.
The purpose of this document will be to provide you an overviewof all the necessary parts required to give your company a holistic view. With this being a new product with new features, this document will provide administrators the tools to feel comfortable moving forward with monitoring of a XenDesktop 7 deployment.
This document will cover the configuration of the Director server, as well as how to interface with the Insight Center provided from our NetScaler product line. For more of an overview of the EdgeSight product, please reference the whitepapersfound at www.citrix.com/xendesktop.
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX139051
Provisioning server high_availability_considerations2Nuno Alves
The purpose of this document is to give the target audience an overview about the critical components of a Citrix
Provisioning Server infrastructure with regards to a high availability implementation. These considerations focus on the
following areas:
• Virtual Disk (vDisk) Storage
• Write Cache Placement
• SQL Database
• TFTP Service
• DHCP Service
Xd planning guide - storage best practicesNuno Alves
The Citrix Storage planning guide provides a list of best practices, recommendations and
performance related tips that cover the most critical areas of storage integration with Citrix
XenDesktop. It is not intended as a comprehensive guide for planning and configuring storage
infrastructures, nor as a storage training handbook.
Due to scope, this guide provides some device-specific information. For additional device- specific
configuration, Citrix suggests reviewing the storage vendor’s documentation, the storage vendor’s
hardware compatibility list, and contacting the vendor’s technical support if necessary
This document is an introduction to Disk Storage technologies and its terminology. Within this
document basic disk and storage architectures as well as storage protocols and common fault
tolerance technologies will be discussed. It is not intended as a comprehensive guide for planning
and configuring storage infrastructures, nor as a storage training handbook.
Due to scope, this guide provides some device-specific information. For additional device- specific
configuration, Citrix suggests reviewing the storage vendor‘s documentation, the storage vendor‘s
hardware compatibility list, and contacting the vendor‘s technical support if necessary.
For design best practices and planning guidance, Citrix recommends reviewing the Storage Best
Practices and Planning Guide (http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX130632)
This document describes how XenServer provides and keeps track of the storage supplied to its guests. The first section
is a reminder of how Linux looks at storage and the second section builds on that to explain XenServer storage. Basic
knowledge of Linux is required, as some standard tools are used.
XenDesktop relies on the hypervisor for many core functions, including VM creation, power operations, performance and redundancy. Therefore, it is important that you take the time to design an appropriate hypervisor infrastructure (XenServer, Hyper-V or vSphere). Otherwise, you may experience performance, functionality or even reliability issues.
Most information required to design a XenDesktop deployment on your chosen hypervisor platform is available publicly, but it can be hard to find since it’s spread across a multitude of knowledge base articles or white papers. In order to simplify and speed-up the design process, we’re in the process of consolidating the information that you need into a single document and augmenting it with recommendations and best practices. We’ve just finished incorporating the Hyper-V 2008 R2 and SCVMM 2012 planning section into the latest release of the Citrix Virtual Desktop Handbook, which includes important design decisions relating to this hypervisor, for example:
Selecting and sizing the right physical hardware for virtual machines
Knowing what storage options available for Hyper-V 2008 R2
What type of networks to build on the Hyper-V host
How to size the SCVMM servers
Designing a highly available SCVMM solution
Planning an effective failover cluster
The products covered in this current release of the handbook include XenDesktop 5.6, XenApp 6.5, Provisioning Services 6.x and XenClient Enterprise 4.5. A version of the Virtual Desktop Handbook covering XenDesktop 7.x, Provisioning Services 7, Hyper V 2012 R2 and SCVMM 2012 R2 is in the works with an initial release scheduled later in Q4. As always your feedback is welcomed.
http://blogs.citrix.com/2013/09/05/citrix-virtual-desktop-handbook-hyper-v-update/
CTX138217 - IntelliCache Reduction in IOPS: XenDesktop 5.6 FP1 on XenServer 6.1 - Citrix Knowledge Center http://ow.ly/o3Ma4
The purpose of this document is to provide testing results based on MCS-delivered streamed virtual desktops leveraging IntelliCache
Intro:I’m sure you can imagine why. It’s because the CIO in most enterprises is stuck between a proverbial rock and a hard place. Key Points:On the one hand, they know that consumerization is an undeniable force.But on the other hand they know they need to reduce costs, so they attempt to standardize services. Similarly, they must constantly attend to the existing infrastructure of legacy apps why striving to adopt for cost effective, and scalable cloud-based services. As you can see, that places the CIO in a pretty tough spot.Transition: Well before anyone despairs, there is hope. In fact, there is a massive transformation occurring.
Intro: Desktop virtualization addresses many of IT’s most pressing concerns simultaneously.Key Points:We can free people from the constraints of a more traditional enterprise computing model. Our approach is already enabling people to work and collaborate from anywhere, and to access any IT service from any device. It is a new, more people-centric approach that spans from desktop to datacenter. IT has the ability to centralize, virtualize and deliver apps, desktops and data with greater control, security, and efficiency and ultimately lower operating costs. Any data center becomes a delivery center and where all aspects of computing become cloud-based services. For IT, Citrix technology enables a virtual datacenter – where computing resources are always available to users with the security, performance and control that IT requires to manage desktops and apps. It is the foundation of the new, transformed people-centric IT – easier and simpler.For end-users, Citrix technology offers virtual workstyles with the flexibility to balance work and life – the freedom to collaborate and work anywhere, on any device – achieving the freedom employees want with the control IT requires. For the business, Citrix provides the agility needed to seize new growth opportunities – organic and inorganic, deliver exceptional customer service and create a more efficient business.Illustration/Anecdotes/Proof:(Bring in Citrix examples that demonstrate the claims made above.)Transition: Let’s take a look at what is possible today through a customized Desktop Virtualization solution.
As enterprise networks continue to scale in an-unplanned manner, IT has to deal with a variety of locations, limitations and policies around branch offices. The general rule is supporting branch environments is that 20% of the locations incur 80% of the network connectivity and support costs. The remote office in Dubai just can’t put out a competitive RFP for Ethernet providers and expect a competitive price. These stranded locations have typically outsourced their network support or rely on few, poorly trained staff. The users of that branch however, expect performance as though they were on desktop on the LAN. Congestion in buffer queues, remote print jobs and batch processing all suffer over distance and lower the quality of network experience. Layering support HDX environment over a large scale WAN only exacerbates the problem of latency, congestion and response time. To highlight there are two principal challenges with branch networking:Business Constrained BudgetsLimited IT StaffPoor IT policyUsers want lan-like performance from branch. TechnicalLatencyCongestionRemote locationsDeploying a wan optimization strategy can help alleviate the technical issues and provide a foundation to deliver LAN-like performance in branch locations.
As you evaluate virtual desktop vendors and technologies, you will find that only Citrix can provide one complete and integrated end-to-end desktop delivery system.This Citrix delivery system is comprised of critical network infrastructure that ensures high availability, security and performance to deliver the best possible desktop experience to end users. Citrix NetScaler is the “front-door” to XenDesktop and provides high-availability and secure access via integrated Access Gateway Enterprise Edition. Citrix Branch Repeater further optimizes desktop delivery by optimizing the connection between the datacenter and branch offices. Together, NetScaler, Access Gateway and Branch Repeater provide an optimized “Service Delivery Network” for desktop as a services and ensuring XenDesktop success.
Per analysts, general organizational and IT trends, and what we’re finding from our XD customers - WAN optimization is essential for adopting virtual desktops as a core technology that serves the entire organization.ICA is the best protocol for single-user access to virtual desktops and apps. When multiple users come into play at a given location, the network capacity is quickly overrun due to the competing requests for data located across the WAN. Additionally, problematic networks with latency, lossiness or congestion may cause an unacceptable user experience. While XD/ICA is clearly the best technology delivering the best results for virtual desktops across the WAN that doesn’t mean the end-users will accept performance lower than their traditional localized installation.
In a nutshell, Branch Repeater is all about high performance for all end-users – anywhere, on any device. We all know that most companies have a diverse and distributed workforce, and our IT lives are far more complex as a result. To deliver on the potential a virtual desktop delivery model brings, IT organizations must find ways to provide the same or better service levels, and ensure high productivity and ease-of-use. IT must deliver high performance virtual desktops to workers anywhere over any network connection.
So what can you optimize with branch repeater ? There are a variety of protocols that branch repeater can accelerate not just Ica and citrix apps like XenDesktop. But a wide variety of other protocols such as http, SMB, MAPI, CIFS, Sharepoint, etc. Moreover branch repeater will accelerate and improve TCP performance for virtually all apps . That means that the solution are offering your customers or just benefit to XenDesktop but also in the most other apps they have deployed .
We have a wide breadth of different Branch Repeater ‘sizes’ and ‘shapes’ to ensure you can select the right solution for your specific branch office, cloud provider datacenter and remote use cases. We know that for many companies over 80% of the user population works either in a corporate branch office or outside the corporate network altogether (at least part of the time). We also have witnessed the intense growth of non-critical workloads utilizing colocation or infrastructure as a service provider clouds. This slide is designed to show how Branch Repeater supports all possible access scenarios – which means you gain the full return on their virtualization and consolidation investments by delivering XenDesktop and other services to users in branch offices by delivering the excellent experience they expect. And you can choose the form-factors that best suit your organization and IT environment.
The bottom line is that Branch Repeater allows you to deliver a high-definition user experience to XenDesktop users across the WAN while reducing desktop delivery network costs. Additionally, Branch Repeater VPX (our virtual appliance) provides flexible,on-demand provisioning and de-provisioning and further reduces desktop delivery costs by allowing you to:Consolidate hardware and cut costs with standard hardware as organizations can now take advantage of hardware standardization initiatives and Cut branch office energy costs with low power and heat dissipation Slash new branch setup costs and time by reducing the time to ship and deploy a hardware appliance
SmartAcceleration for visibility and control over 500+ apps & services out-of-the-box… and lots more custom servicesFirst and only user-centric prioritization of virtual desktops & appsFaster secured Microsoft apps (Exchange, SMB)Centralized licensing for simpler deployment across all branch offices==============================================SmartAcceleration technologies provide intelligent and adaptive mechanisms to guarantee quality of service (QoS) and experience (QoE) by enabling IT with a set of tools for holistic service delivery management: these tools assess network traffic patterns and usage, classify apps and services traffic, control bandwidth consumption and protect delay-sensitive apps using granular policies, monitor network congestion and delays affecting user experience, and remediate those problems quickly to minimize support calls. Broad and Granular Visibility: Smart Acceleration offers unique, deep visibility and granular control across a broad range of services – more than 500 apps and protocols. This granular control includes, but is not limited to, native and virtual apps and desktops, audio, video, Microsoft apps, web apps and more.User-centric XenDesktop Prioritization: SmartAcceleration is thefirst and only technology able to prioritize virtual desktops and apps by user groups, allowing IT to accelerate the delivery differently for different user groups, determined by their business policies.Branch Caching: Branch caching features provide branch office users with superior web and multimedia experience by caching commonly used web, file and multi-media objects, all while reducing bandwidth use at branch offices.Faster Encrypted Email and File Transfers: Layer 7 optimizations are supported including Microsoft email (Encrypted MAPI & Exchange 2010) and Microsoft file servers (SMBv2, Signed SMB v1/v2).
HDX WAN Optimization makes Branch Repeater the clear choice for Citrix customers. Our HDX technology provides benefits for XenDesktop and XenApp that no other WOC vendor can touch. Why? Our BR engineering team works side by side with the XenDesktop/XenApp engineering team to ensure automated activation and configuration as well as the best optimization capabilities for Citrix XD/XA. We design, build and test together to ensure BR works with XD/XA without having to change anything in the environment.
A core differentiation that Citrix enjoys over competition is the granular view into the HDX traffic. This enables users to set more granular policies that support various users and applications. For example, most enterprise classify SAP traffic as critical, but only a certain times in the month or quarter. Business units that need to have guaranteed delivery for end of quarter order processing or other business events can have their traffic marked as higher priority- even across hosted virtual desktop environment. From an IT perspective,A good example of this would be auto discovery and XenDesktop groups imagine if you have the ability to assure that every executive in your company always had optimal priority regardless of where they’re located it be a good thing right ? Likewise Some applications are mission critical and require priority access to wan resources. You can apply priority based on any of the three factors including desktop group name published app name or ICA priority tags
The job of analyzing your network identifying and defining classifications is much easier with over 500 predefined application classifiers . Any application is not automatically recognized by the quality of service engine, Can be individually The find and defaulted so that the quality of service engine can apply priorities to the application . By default all applications have a medium priority so they’ll be handled equally across the wide area network . You can also take the existing application classifiers and change defaults To meet the specific requirements of your network. Wouldn’t it be great to slow down any non-business app that causes congestion? I remember the situation at a NYC bank – that will go nameless – noticing their bandwidth use between New York and London went way up first thing in the morning and during lunch. I turned out the traders were playing Doom with their London counterparts. When they cut off TCP port 666, the traders screamed and forced the network guys to reinstate it. With BR, they could have just given in a very low priority.
The problem other vendors have with HDX is they take a very superficial view of the protocol. BR opens up the ICA protocol revealing the various components. In the example on the left, you see the actual applications in use and their percentage of bandwidth inside the Citrix session. This is an extremely valuable tool for network and Citrix administrators. With the competition they can just report on the “blob” of the Citrix traffic, but not what’ in side it.You can assign priority by XenApp published app or XenDesktop group.
In a nutshell, Branch Repeater is all about high performance for all end-users – anywhere, on any device. We all know that most companies have a diverse and distributed workforce, and our IT lives are far more complex as a result. To deliver on the potential a virtual desktop delivery model brings, IT organizations must find ways to provide the same or better service levels, and ensure high productivity and ease-of-use. IT must deliver high performance virtual desktops to workers anywhere over any network connection.
Branch Repeater is proven technology with more than 2000 customers (and growing each day)
Branch Repeater and Repeater are available in variety of form-factors and models based on the target application. Appliance models are primarily sized based on a customer’s WAN bandwidth requirements. The next few slides will focus on how to position each of these products.
When compared to the competition, Citrix Branch Repeater is the only XenDesktop and XenApp fluent solution in the market place. No other solution has such unprecedented visibility into XenDesktop and XenApp traffic resulting in superior acceleration of print, video and file traffic. Competitors such as Expand, Riverbed and Cisco lack the native integration and can’t see individual ICA virtual channels hence treating all ICA traffic the same.
Based on the tried and tested Corinth 11500 and 13500 hardware platforms. Significant changes have been made to accommodate the demands of Optimization. Additional storage capacity comprised of 48 GB of ram and 2.6 TB of SSD have been added. The addition of SSD significantly improves the performance of Disk based Compression. The additional available ports and the Netscaler capabilities add some flexibility to the deployment of the Repeater SDX. We now have 10GigE ports as well as Eight 1GigE ports up from 4 ports in the 8000 series appliances. It is important to note that Fail to Wire has not yet been implemented into the SDX but that we can use the HA mode available in Netscaler for Failover. We can also use many of the other advanced features of Netscaler to assist in deployment in complicated network environments environments.
Each model can be upgraded via “pay as you grow” license upgrade to any higher level model. The pricing for Pay/Grow upgrades is the same as existing NetScaler models: the upgrade price is equal to the difference in price of the two models plus 25% of this difference. For example, to upgrade from the MPX 11500 to the new MPX 20500 on Enterprise Edition the price is $181,250. Each lower rated model can also be temporarily (90 day) upgraded to the new MPX 20500 via BurstPack upgrade licenses. The BurstPack upgrade price is approximately 35% of the difference in price from the lower model to the new MPX 20500. For instance, a Burst license from the MPX 11500 Enterprise to the MPX 20500 on Enterprise is $50,750.
Each model can be upgraded via “pay as you grow” license upgrade to any higher level model. The pricing for Pay/Grow upgrades is the same as existing NetScaler models: the upgrade price is equal to the difference in price of the two models plus 25% of this difference. For example, to upgrade from the MPX 11500 to the new MPX 20500 on Enterprise Edition the price is $181,250. Each lower rated model can also be temporarily (90 day) upgraded to the new MPX 20500 via BurstPack upgrade licenses. The BurstPack upgrade price is approximately 35% of the difference in price from the lower model to the new MPX 20500. For instance, a Burst license from the MPX 11500 Enterprise to the MPX 20500 on Enterprise is $50,750.