This document discusses desktop virtualization options including Citrix XenDesktop, XenApp, and VDI-in-a-Box. It provides an overview of the key features of each solution and considerations for deciding between them. The presentation compares the editions, licensing, and capabilities of each product and suggests asking about management, optimization, and support when choosing a virtual desktop solution. It promotes eG Innovations as providing performance assurance and optimization for virtual desktop infrastructures.

1. Desktop
Virtualisation
Choices
Citrix XenDesktop,
XenApp or
VDI-In-A-Box -
How to Decide?
Presenters
Andrew Wood (Gilwood CS Ltd)
Keith Girt (eG Innovations UK Ltd)

2. Citrix Desktop Virtualisation Choices:
XenDesktop, XenApp, VDI-in-a-Box.
How to Decide ?
Andrew Wood
CEO
Gilwood CS Ltd
Andrew.Wood@gilwood-cs.co.uk
Twitter: @gilwood_cs
www.gilwood-cs.co.uk
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3. Is this just another smackdown?

4. Poll

5. Your goals for desktop virtualisation?

6. Assessment is key for any transformation

7. Open, scalable and
Any device, anywhere proven technology
High-Def user view Single-instance
including 3D management
Any Windows, Web or Data security and
SaaS App access control
Deploy virtual desktops
and apps for any use case

8. Monitoring via Edgesight
WAN Optimisation via Branch Repeater
Features by edition Single Sign on For Apps& Data
Windows Apps on demand via XenApp Windows Apps on demand via XenApp
Flexcast Local Desktop via XenClient Flexcast Local Desktop via XenClient
Flexcast Shared Desktops via XenApp Flexcast Shared Desktops via XenApp
Help desk support via Desktop Director Help desk support via Desktop Director Help desk support via Desktop Director
Fine grained configuration & CLI Fine grained configuration & CLI Fine grained configuration & CLI
Remote Access via Access Gateway Remote Access via Access Gateway Remote Access via Access Gateway
Departmental Apps via Personal vDisk Departmental Apps via Personal vDisk Departmental Apps via Personal vDisk
High Definition user experience High Definition user experience High Definition user experience
Any device, anywhere Any device, anywhere Any device, anywhere
Dedicated & Pooled VDI Desktop Dedicated & Pooled VDI Desktop Dedicated & Pooled VDI Desktop
XenServer virtualization XenServer virtualization XenServer virtualization
platform platform platform

9. Questions to ask of XenDesktop 5

10. XenApp
Open, scalable and
Any device, anywhere proven technology
High-Def user view Single-instance
including 3D management
Any Windows, Web or Data security and
SaaS App access control
Deploy virtual desktops
and apps for any use case

11. XenApp 6.x features by edition Provisioning services
Secure application access
Single sign-on (offline included)
Application Virtualization SmartAuditor
Performance Monitoring for Apps
Basic Service Monitoring Basic Service Monitoring
Power and capacity management Power and capacity management
Load testing services Load testing services
Profile management Profile management
Enterprise Management Enterprise Management
Resource Manager, CPU/Memory Resource Manager, CPU/Memory
Optimization, Health Assistant, MS SC Optimization, Health Assistant, MS SC
integration integration
Workflow automation Workflow automation Workflow automation
Application virtualization Application virtualization Application virtualization
Session virtualization Session virtualization (Server & VM) Session virtualization (Server & VM)

12. XENAPP
Questions to ask of XenApp 6.5

13. VDI-in-a-Box

14. VDI-in-a-Box
All key features are built-in:
Virtual Virtual Virtual Virtual
 Connection brokering
Desktop Desktop Desktop Desktop
 Dynamic provisioning
User Dynamic Desktop Template  High-availability
Manageme Provisioning & Managem
nt Management ent  Load balancing
Connection
Broker
Logical Shared
Storage
Load
Balancer
 On-demand scaling
 Citrix HDX user experience
High-Availability Grid Engine
 Linked clones
VDI-in-a-Box virtual  Personal and pooled desktops
appliance
Hypervisor ..hypervisor supported
• Citrix XenServer
• Microsoft Hyper-V
• VMware vSphere (ESXi)
DAS

15. Platinum Features
Citrix Hosted Desktop feature check Windows Apps on demand via XenApp
Flexcast Local Desktop via XenClient
Flexcast Shared Desktops via XenApp
HelpDesk support via DesktopDirector HelpDesk support via DesktopDirector
Automation Automation
Designed for multi-site deployments Designed for multi-site deployments
RemoteAccess via Access Gateway RemoteAccess via Access Gateway RemoteAccess via Access Gateway
Departmental Apps via Personal vDisk Departmental Apps via Personal vDisk Departmental Apps via Personal vDisk
High Definition user experience High Definition user experience High Definition user experience
Any device, anywhere Any device, anywhere Any device, anywhere
High availability w/o shared storage
All in one turnkey appliance
Dedicated & Pooled VDI Desktop Dedicated & Pooled VDI Desktop Dedicated & Pooled VDI Desktop
XenServer virtualization XenServer virtualization
platform platform

16. VDI-in-a-Box
Questions to ask of VDI-in-a-Box

17. What works for me?

18. How to Manage? .. 12 steps to better
desktop virtualisation

19. How to decide?

20. Poll

21. eG Innovations Support For
Desktop Virtualisation Projects
Keith Girt
Regional Sales Manager
eG Innovations Ltd (UK)
Keith.Girt@eginnovations.com
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22. Desktop Virtualisation Performance Pain
50% of all desktop
virtualisation projects
stall or fail for 2 reasons:
1) Unacceptable End
User Performance
2) Cost Overruns
“Traditional management tools and
desktop assessments are failing to
deliver VDI performance, user
acceptance and scalability.”
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23. Virtual Desktops
20% Endpoints | User Workspace
Management | Desktop Mgmt
 Complexity
 Investment
 Performance
impact
 Technology
choices
 Opportunities
for Problems Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure
80%
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Connection Brokers | Provisioning Servers
Profile Servers | Storage | Network | Apps

24. Where is the Problem Root-Cause?
SAN
Active
Directory
on ESX Switch
User
Virtual Desktops
Network
on XenServer Provisioning
Server on XenServer
XenDesktop
DC on XenServer
License Server
on XenServer Profile Server
Oracle Enterprise
Apps on ESX
vCenter
Hypervisor, Virtual Desktops, Connection Broker, SAN, … a problem in any
of these components can impact the user experience.
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25. Where are we Over/Under Resourced?
Active Directory
SQL
SAN
Switch
Enterprise
Client Apps
Network Web on XenApp on
ESX ZDC on VMware ESX
VMware ESX
Profile Server
Should we scale up or scale out? Can we add more users per virtual
XenApp or do we need more License Server instances?
XenApp
Oracle vCenter
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26. Traditional Approach
to Performance Management
 Silo monitoring tools and manual troubleshooting
were OK in yesterdays static, physical IT environments
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27. Performance Assurance Challenges
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28. How Do We Help?
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29. The Solution: eG Enterprise
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30. Snapshot
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31. Performance Assurance Challenges
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32. Key Capabilities
Unmatched performance Fast, pre-emptive problem
visibility and auto- detection & alerting
correlation of all so you can fix performance
components and problems BEFORE users
dependencies that impact complain. Prevent
user experience - across downtime, ensure great
desktop, application, performance and enhance
network, storage and user satisfaction.
virtualization tiers.
Automatic root-cause
Right-size and optimize
diagnosis pinpoints
your environment
problems and accelerates
and reduce hardware cost
diagnosis and resolution
by 20% through better
of performance issues - so
utilization rates.
your highly skilled staff
can be more productive
rather than fighting fires
all day.
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33. Cost Savings & ROI Benefits
Reduce downtime Reduce number and
by accelerating time to severity of outages
diagnose and repair by pre-emptively detecting
performance issues. and repairing performance
issues before they cause
downtime.
Reduce Support cost
Reduce hardware and
by optimizing expert
associated software and
staffing levels and
support cost
resource allocation.
by right-sizing and
optimizing your
environment.
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34. About eG Innovations
 eG Innovations helps companies to dramatically simplify,
accelerate, and optimize performance management across
mission-critical virtual, cloud and physical IT environments
Performance Assurance  Only eG Innovations award-winning root-cause diagnosis
Made Easy technology can automatically pinpoint performance issues by
auto-correlating the user’s service experience with the
underlying infrastructure and application components
 Deliver exceptional performance, user productivity, and ROI
Worldwide Offices in London, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas,
Locations Singapore, Chennai. Partners in all major markets.
Customers Over 1,000 customers worldwide
Certifications &
Sample Awards
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35. Customer Success
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36. Ask the Experts
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37. Next Steps
 Live Product Demonstration
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