1. Bob Allred
Right! Systems
Citrix Practice Manager
bob.allred@rightsys.com

2. Who we are…
Right! Systems, Inc. (RSI) is a leading Technology
Solution Provider in the Pacific Northwest focused on
delivering successful data, voice, and video solutions to
corporate and government agencies alike. Founded in
1993, RSI is a nationally recognized expert in remote
access technologies, and a regional expert in such
advanced technologies as Storage, network, IP telephony,
security, wireless and virtual infrastructure.

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5. Synergy 2014
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Anaheim
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May 6-8

6. Outline
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XenDesktop
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XenMobile
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Netscaler
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Storefront
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Monitoring
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Sharefile
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AppDNA
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3rd Party solutions
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Nvidia
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Nutanix

7. XenDesktop
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Latest version: XenDesktop 7.1
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Citrix Secure Gateway (CSG) is not supported
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Database requirements – Move away from IMA - Database availability considerations
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Windows 8 and Server 2012
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Unification: Combined Products XA and XD
3D Apps, Simplicity, MCS, Desktop player for MAC
XenDesktop 7.1 Platinum
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AppDNA Enterprise added!!!
Netscaler Insight
XenApp 7.5/XenDesktop 7.5 release date March 2014

8. Storefront
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Release 2.1 is out
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STABLE!
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Database is gone!
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Required for XenMobile, Email based discovery and HTML 5 Integration
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New installations are all Storefront
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Limitations ARE being addressed (Anonymous access, Pre-Launch,
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Side-by-side implementation of Storefront and Web Interface
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Start getting your feet wet
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Move your mobile users over
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Web Interface 5.4 EOL 06/15, but XD 7.1 WILL BE SUPPORTED!

9. XenMobile
On-Prem or in the Cloud
PROMOTION for existing XA/XD Platinum Customers
Get Citrix XenMobile® MDM edition for the price of Software
Maintenance, or XenMobile Enterprise edition at a 20 percent discount
off the product price. This offer expires September 30, 2014

10. XenMobile
Worx
WorxMail
WorxWeb
Secure Email,
calendar and
contact app
Full consumer-like
browser that
provides access to
Internet and
intranet sites
Worx App Gallery
Over 120 Apps!
App Isolation

11. XenMobile

12. XenMobile

13. XenMobile

14. XenMobile
Recognized as a “Leader” by Gartner;
Winner at Interop

15. Netscaler
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New Sharefile Wizard
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New NetScaler Gateway Wizard
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Updated VPN client for Windows 8.1 and Mavericks
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Multipath TCP
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Maintain connectivity while switching from one network to another
Centerpiece of Access to Citrix Technologies
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XenMobile
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Sharefile
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XenApp/XenDesktop

16. Monitoring
Edgesight
•EOL for XA/XD 5.x or earlier: June 2015
•EOL for XA 6.x or later: August 2016
Netscaler Insight
•Web Insight: Provides visibility into web applications and allows IT administrators to monitor all web applications being
served by Netscaler appliances.
•HDX Insight: Provides administrators of XA/XD environments with an easy way to monitor the users and performance of
the applications hosted on those products.
•HDX Insight Licensing:

17. Monitoring
Netscaler Insight – Features and Benefits
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Monitor and help improve performance of web apps
served by the Netscaler
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Monitor performance of apps hosted on XA/XD
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Know the top apps accessed by clients
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Monitor XA/XD users
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Identify problem areas
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Track peak usage
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Identify user experience with respect to client-side parameters
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View the performance of applications in the last 5 minutes, 60 minutes,
1 day, 1 week, and 1 month

18. Sharefile
Access from Any
Device
Store data
in the cloud
Manage, report,
secure, audit
Store data
On-Prem

19. Sharefile
Top 5 reasons to choose Sharefile
Absolute flexibility to choose where your data is stored
Cloud or On-Prem
Power to mobilize existing enterprise data
Leverage existing Network Shares or SharePoint sites
Optimized experience on mobile devices and virtual platforms
Secure easy access from any device, Create/update/share docs on the fly
Security across every device and scenario
Security policies, auditing, remote wipe, encryption, HIPAA compliant
End-to-end mobility from a single provider

20. AppDNA
The app is likely to work on the target platform as it is and is ready for (UAT)
The app may fail or have impaired functionality, although remediation is possible
The app is likely or certain to fail and the application may need redevelopment

21. AppDNA
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Release 7: Support for Windows 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, and IE 11
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Licensing
Feature
XenApp
Hosted / TS
App-V
Desktop
Windows
7/8
Server
Windows
2008/2012
IE/Firefox
X
X
X
X
X
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AppDNA Standard
AppDNA Enterprise
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XenDesktop
Platinum
X
x

22. New and Interesting
Framehawk
The Framehawk Platform enables secure, highperformance application delivery to mobile devices. Will
be merged with HDX and rolled into ALL editions!
Crystal Palace
Makes it simple to share information among your
devices. Need to get a presentation to a co-presenter?
Just open and share; they will get it straight away. Need
to transfer a video you are watching from your desktop
to your tablet? Just send it. Got some text on your PC
that you need on your phone? Simply copy and paste.

23. 3rd Party Solutions
DEMO LAB
NVIDIA
NVIDIA GRID vGPU enables multiple Virtual
Machines (VM) to have simultaneous, direct
access to a single physical GPU, using the
same NVIDIA graphics drivers that are deployed
on non-virtualized Operating Systems.
Card
Physical GPU’s
GRID K1
4
GRID K2
2

24. Types of End Users
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2
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Tier 1: Professional users
(e.g. design engineers, radiologists)
•Top rendering performance
•3D mouse support
Tier 2: Power users
•Viewing of large 3D models, basic editing
Tier 3: Knowledge workers
•Limited use of 3D graphics today
•2D apps, Aero effects of Windows, HD
videos, PowerPoint slide transitions, etc.

25. 3rd Party Solutions
Nutanix
•Converged architecture
•Each Node in the cluster contains
Without Nutanix
Storage Controllers
$$ Central Storage
LUNS, Volumes,
RAID Groups
COMPLEXITY
MANAGEMENT
Up Front Purchase
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Local Flash based storage for massive iops
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Hard disk drives for low cost, high capacity storage
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Virtual Storage Controller
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Distributed File System that aggregates local storage
across all Nodes creating a local storage pool
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No need for LUNs, Volumes, or RAID groups
With Nutanix

26. Questions & Answers