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Thanks to those of you who joined us Tuesday, November 15 e for "from Wow to How 2. virtual desktops, networking and" Cloud webinar I was happy to hear Citrix and Microsoft experts discussing the role of public clouds, private and personal, the power of virtual desktops and the means to provide a single point of authentication for users to securely access all applications, including those sprayed on Infrastructure-as a-service or private cloud platforms. for those of you who missed it, you can access the replay here: http://virtualizationreview.com/webcasts/2011/10/citrix-wow-to-how-ii.aspx?partnerref=ARCHIVE
We received lots of questions from the participants We've included here with the answers from our panel:
. Q: what is the cost - I know hard to know, but in general, which is it going to cost me to use your system
has: Here is a tool that will take your requirements and turn it into estimated costs: http://flexcast.citrix.com/analyzeandcompare.html[1945004~~number=plural]
Q: is the software providers to keep up with this technology in software licenses
A:. All software publishers deal virtualization differently, but in general, we see understanding user needs around virtualization and creating licenses to work in these environments
Q: How the same document / sheet calculation is run between the devices? Will I lose data when moving from one to the other? Do I need to save it first, or, if I am working on one and just move to another? Can I be on both devices at the same time
? A: You can go perfectly from one device to another without loss of data. No, you must register first as your entire session is focused on the new device. No, you can not be connected to your office desk at a time
Q: XenDesktop includes XenApp licenses
A: Yes, XenDesktop 5.5 includes the new Citrix XenApp ™ 6.5 as. an integrated feature
Q:.? for companies that have a Citrix environment and use VMware on the server side, you see a hybrid implementations leveraging these solutions to provide a VDI solution
A: Yes, with Citrix solutions no vendor lock-in. You are free to mix and match
Q :. Especially when using tables or iPads, could you explain a little more about how users can change the content when off-line? Assuming that the content remains on the device when out lie, how protected content while it is on the device? Is it sync back to the server when online
A:. Yes, content is synchronized to the server once you log in again
Q: Are there any PeopleSoft application to Citrix Receiver
has:. Yes, Citrix XenDesktop and Citrix XenApp allow users to a variety of Oracle implementation and delivery options optimized for Oracle Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and E-Business Suite applications
Q: y will support for Android and Blackberry devices
? A: Yes, the Citrix Receiver clients support more than one billion devices, including iOS, Android, WebOS, Chrome OS, Mac OS, Linux and Windows. Take a look at this white paper for more information: http://www.citrix.com/%2Fsite%2Fresources%2Fdynamic%2Fsalesdocs%2FCitrix_Receiver_-_Product_O%5B1%5D.pdf
Q: Citrix supports apple devices, but what about Android phones and tablets, and Linux desktops
? A: Yes, the Citrix Receiver clients support more than one billion devices, including iOS, Android, WebOS, Chrome OS, Mac OS, Linux and Windows. Take a look at this white paper for more information: http://www.citrix.com/%2Fsite%2Fresources%2Fdynamic%2Fsalesdocs%2FCitrix_Receiver_-_Product_O%5B1%5D.pdf
Q: -what that work on Android tablets based
? A: Yes, the Citrix Receiver clients support more than one billion devices, including iOS, Android, WebOS, Chrome OS, Mac OS, Linux and Windows. Take a look at this white paper for more information: http://www.citrix.com/%2Fsite%2Fresources%2Fdynamic%2Fsalesdocs%2FCitrix_Receiver_-_Product_O%5B1%5D.pdf
Q: No supported windows applications
? A: Yes, the Citrix Receiver clients support more than one billion devices, including iOS, Android, WebOS, Chrome OS, Mac OS, Linux and Windows. Take a look at this white paper for more information: http://www.citrix.com/%2Fsite%2Fresources%2Fdynamic%2Fsalesdocs%2FCitrix_Receiver_-_Product_O%5B1%5D.pdf
Q: Citrix Receiver available on android berry and black
? A: Yes, the Citrix Receiver clients support more than one billion devices, including iOS, Android, WebOS, Chrome OS, Mac OS, Linux and Windows. Take a look at this white paper for more information: http://www.citrix.com/%2Fsite%2Fresources%2Fdynamic%2Fsalesdocs%2FCitrix_Receiver_-_Product_O%5B1%5D.pdf
Q: I do not know if you have already answered, but will this webcast will be available for download or view later? (I arrived late and also share hope with colleagues who were unable to attend)
A: Yes, a replay is available from the same URL as you joined from or you can see here http: //virtualizationreview.com/webcasts/2011/10/citrix-wow-to-how-ii.aspx?partnerref=blog
Q: Perspectives be one of the applications used in XenDesktop
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A: Yes
Q: What are the hardware requirements for running the Citrix server
A: XenServer technical specifications can be found here: http: // www .citrix.com / English / ps2 / products / subfeature.asp contentID = 1681139
Q: We use high-end graphics applications. What products and methods are best for this type of environment
A:. Citrix XenDesktop with HDX technology provides users an experience that rivals a local PC, even with Flash multimedia, video collaboration, USB peripherals and 3D graphics
Q: What kind of financial savings can -we expect from desktop virtualization? Do you have measurement
A: XenDesktop frees you from the costs and constraints of traditional computing architectures. centralized delivery, management and control of virtual desktops bring new levels of efficiency in your IT organization while streamlining security and compliance. provisioning of self-service applications, a simplified assistance and support for mobile and virtual workstyles give you a base to take advantage of a new generation of computer models and strategies. We recommend that you watch this video TCO: http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/feature.asp?contentID=2300341
Q: How does Citrix Xen family of products integrate with an Identity Manager already provides single sign
a: with XenDesktop, you can provide your workforce with any type of application they need, including Windows, web and SaaS applications. Citrix Receiver all perfectly into a single interface, so that users only need to connect once to have secure access to all their applications
Q :. What is an average return on investment to replace existing desktops with VDI? Is the expensive initial cost
? A: We recommend watching this video which deals TCO http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/feature.asp?contentID=2300341
Q: What would you recommend XenDesktop solutions for SMB without huge capex for licenses and hardware server
a: We recommend Citrix VDI-in-a-Box for small and medium enterprises. Visit http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/product.asp?contentID=2316437&ntref=prod_top for more
Q :. Would it really be affordable for SMEs or small teams as 2 -5 users
a: We recommend Citrix VDI-in-a-Box for small and medium enterprises. Visit http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/product.asp?contentID=2316437&ntref=prod_top for more
Q :. Is there a personal issue or edition small business? I run VMs at home and I would like something like this other than using a copy of a virtual product of the workstation on a beef box
A :. We recommend Citrix VDI-in-a-Box for small and medium enterprises. Visit http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/product.asp?contentID=2316437&ntref=prod_top for more
Q :. In our economic models, when one considers the server side hardware and licenses and variables on the number of sessions a server can support, with less than 1000 seats, it does not save us money, and we actually cost more in the early years. Has something changed in the last year that would make it affordable for our size model agency
? A: We recommend Citrix VDI-in-a-Box for small and medium enterprises. Visit http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/product.asp?contentID=2316437&ntref=prod_top for more
. Q: How are you targeting and partnership with health care clients (hospitals and clinics) to meet our challenges and unique needs, and be one step ahead of VMware
? A: We have a number of health care case studies available on our website, including the Children's Hospital in Seattle, Emory Healthcare can be found here: http://www.citrix.com/ ? English / ps2 / products / subfeature.asp contentID = 2300391
Q: Could you talk a bit more about the options available to control or improve the screen or display lag when running video applications " hungry? ". autocad say
A: There are a couple of choices - either Citrix HDX and RemoteFX Microsoft ?. Both solve similar problems, but in different ways - and you need to choose the right one for your environment. Check microsoft.com/remoteFX or Citrix.com/HDX for details
Q:.? So CITRIX has its own laptop with MS, Microsoft applications
A: No, Citrix Citrix Receiver, easy to install client software that allows you to access corporate data, applications and desktops from any computing device, including smartphones, tablets and computers
Q :. would it be better to use Hyper-V on business when deploying XenDesktop XenServer
A :? Microsoft and Citrix jointly accept Hyper-V hypervisor is best for Windows 7 virtualized desktops. For other workloads for virtualized desktops, XenServer is often used
Q: Is there a free version of XenApp, XenDesktop, Citrix Receiver for home users
A: free downloads are available here: http://www.citrix.com/English/ss/downloads/index.asp
Q: A short answer (if possible) the difference between the supply and delivery APPV XenApp
A .: Here is some information that can help http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/subfeature.asp?contentID=1863016
Q: difference does it make that the client computer is used, corp or personal if all applications are managed service center
? R: correct. With a BYO program in place your employees can use their own devices to access corporate applications
Q :. My main concern is the bandwidth ... How can she handle a large number of users, in particular the delivery of video on the data?
A: Complete network optimization and performance make desktop virtualization both scalable and practical, even on low bandwidth and high latency WAN connections. You can read more here: http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/subfeature.asp?contentID=2315315
Q: Branch Repeater hardware or implementation of software? How does it integrate / compare with secure access gateway
A: Citrix Repeater for NetScaler SDX is a WAN optimization data center solution that provides end users and remote offices with " on LAN "experience of their WAN connections, dramatically reduces bandwidth costs and simplifying branch infrastructure. You can read more about that here: http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/product.asp?contentID=1350184 or download a free trial here: https://try.citrix.com/ blind? action = DisplayPage & Locale = en_US & SiteID = citrixtr & id = QuickBuyCartPage
Q: Where can I find a list of laptops supported
a: Citrix Receiver clients support more than one billion devices, including iOS, Android, WebOS, Chrome OS, Mac OS, Linux and Windows. Take a look at this white paper for more information: http://www.citrix.com/%2Fsite%2Fresources%2Fdynamic%2Fsalesdocs%2FCitrix_Receiver_-_Product_O%5B1%5D.pdf
Q: -what Citrix have plans to work on desktop virtualization for the Mac
a: Citrix Receiver supports customers take more than one billion devices, including iOS, Android, WebOS, Chrome OS , Mac OS, Linux and Windows. Take a look at this white paper for more information: http://www.citrix.com/%2Fsite%2Fresources%2Fdynamic%2Fsalesdocs%2FCitrix_Receiver_-_Product_O%5B1%5D.pdf. If you ask about Mac VM, those were presented at Synergy Sanfrancisco 2011 as a concept, but there are no immediate plans to offer Mac virtualization
Q :. So is XenApp (receiver) supported on all mobile devices such as different Android platforms / iPad? What about employee personal data on mobile devices? In addition, the mobile device are encrypted tunnels to the data center
A: Citrix Receiver client support more than one billion devices, including iOS, Android, WebOS, Chrome OS, Mac OS, Linux and Windows. Take a look at this white paper for more information: http://www.citrix.com/%2Fsite%2Fresources%2Fdynamic%2Fsalesdocs%2FCitrix_Receiver_-_Product_O%5B1%5D.pdf
Q: XenDesktop 5 also free for 10 users (as was 4) a: Citrix offers two practical testing options. 1) a test for up to 10 users, OR 2) a pilot with our professional services team. Visit www.citrix.com/XenDesktop/tryit for more
Q: What is the best way to manage 3D design high-end applications in virtual space
A: Citrix HDX technology gives users an experience that rivals a local PC, even with flash media, video collaboration, USB peripherals and 3D graphics. You can read more here: http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/subfeature.asp?contentID=2315315
Q: What about security
a: an integrated hardened SSL VPN with advanced, control based on access rules allow you to give users encrypted access to workstations, applications and valuable intellectual property from anywhere while eliminating the risk of data theft or loss
Q :. Are there security issues with the opening of the office on your personal laptop? Espeically on a device / laptop where you can download and personal desktop on the same laptop
? A: An integrated hardened SSL VPN with advanced, policy-based access control lets you give users encrypted access to desktops, applications, and valuable intellectual property from anywhere while eliminating the risk of data theft or loss
Q :. the security of corporate data in the virtualized network environment continues to be number one concern. How the address of the MS & Citrix desktop virtualization solution that
? A: An integrated hardened SSL VPN with advanced, policy-based access control lets you give users encrypted access to workstations, applications and valuable intellectual property from anywhere while eliminating the risk of theft or loss of data
Q :. Can you explain how Citrix performs SSO functionality such as that shown in the video on the connection? LinkedIn? Does this also apply to online banking? It seems insecure if some gate does not support SSL, or RSA token
A :. An integrated hardened SSL VPN with advanced, policy-based access control lets you give users encrypted access to desktops, applications. and valuable intellectual property from anywhere while eliminating the risk of data theft or loss
Q: Is that the encrypted data is the data center to the mobile device and the data can be recorded to the mobile device
a: an integrated hardened SSL VPN with advanced, policy-based access control lets you give users encrypted access to workstations, applications and valuable intellectual property from anywhere while eliminating the risk of data theft or loss
Q: Citrix / Microsoft Virtualization, is it a concern for assessing the security posture of an end device
? R: a hardened integrated SSL VPN with advanced, policy-based access control lets you give users encrypted access. desktops, applications and valuable intellectual property from anywhere while eliminating the risk of data theft or loss
Q: Can you post a link to the video on youtube? Help to sell to other
A :. A replay is available from the same URL as you joined from or you can see here: http://virtualizationreview.com/webcasts/2011/10/citrix-wow? -to-do-ii.aspx partnerref = Blog
Q: How To Improve The Citrix Education Middle School
? A: A number of case studies of education can be found here: http: / /www.citrix.com/English/aboutcitrix/casestudies/list.asp?c=p&cs=1535497&n=0&ns=0
Q: What are the benefits of Citrix XenDesktop have more VMware ESXi
A: A detailed summary of the differences can be found here: http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/ ? products / subfeature.asp contentID = 2300385
Q: How does that compare to VMWare?
A: A detailed summary of the differences can be found here: http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/subfeature.asp?contentID=2300385
Q: is the biggest killer option that really brings Citrix and Mcrosoft above solutions, particularly VMware
A: A detailed summary of the differences can be found here: http://www.citrix.com/ English / ps2 / products / subfeature.asp contentID = 2300385
Q: How does the supply of a new office compare to that of VMware view
has a detailed summary of the differences can be found here: http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/subfeature.asp?contentID=2300385
Q: How the data center knows the size of the devices. These pages should fit several sizes XenApp is this that maintains a table with all the different devices, features and the networks they use
A: The secret here is Citrix Reciever on the final device. It is optimized for each type of device to activate specific functions (eg touch screens). More info here: http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/feature.asp?contentID=2317009
Q: single sign on can be accomplished by external customers who reside not on the Citrix field
? A: Yes, for Web and SaaS applications using CloudGateway. For published applications, SSO work for clients who access their virtual desktop on the domain
Q :. Is there a medium-term strategy to move away from virtual office and virtual applications that are intended for a specific operating system environment, and working toward a "universal" environment where applications can run natively locally, what that either the local environment
a: Citrix will continue to deliver business applications to users on any device. However, as with applications running locally, there is a little start playing with this idea. For example, BlueStacks: http://bluestacks.com/home.php
Q: Turning old, obsolete workstations in zero customer
A: Yes, you can transform old PC thin clients using things like Windows ThinPC
Q :. One area I survey VDI for my business is the provision of SAP remote third party warehouses. So rather than having to install a site to site VPN with firewall, a complete PC with SAP GUI, I would be able to deliver our SAP system to a PC connected to the Internet already in the warehouse. My question is, in this scenario, it is often necessary for a printer available to accept SAP print jobs. How would it work if we deliver SAP via a kind of VDI or streaming app and did not have a VPN
configuration A: XenDesktop can perfectly connect to and print local printers. In this case, if your PC warehouse has access to a printer, you can print from XenDesktop
Q:.? How does the ICA protocol Compare with PCoIP VMware VDI
A CIA is higher than PCoIP for several reasons. Chief among them is the performance on WAN or difficult network conditions. With features like Flash redirection and multi-stream ICA for quality of service, the ICA protocol provides a noticably better user experience. More information is available here: http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/subfeature.asp?contentID=2300385
Q: Is there a combined strategy to provide the once a user portal and orchestration mechanism to make it a real service "Cloud"? If so, is it intended for public clouds or private clouds
A :? The answer is "yes" and "yes." We recently introduced our private and public cloud strategy at Synergy Barcelona. CloudGateway product was introduced as the first unified service broker that aggregates industry, controls and Windows offers, Web, SaaS and mobile apps to any user on any device. With Citrix Receiver, it provides the user portal and orchestration mechanism you speak. For business access to public clouds, recently announced CloudBridge extends the data center by providing an easy way to securely connect to additional capacity in the cloud. More information can be found here: http://www.citrix.com/English/NE/news/news.asp?newsID=2317397
Q: We do not currently use Citrix, how to treat Involved with other virtualization companies, Parallels specifically
A :. Citrix uses an open architecture to integrate it with the customers existing infrastructure: http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/subfeature.asp? contentID = 2315318. As for Parallels, our application delivery infrastructure work with Parallals to provide applications to these virtual desktops
Q :. Is there a clear strategy for when it makes sense to use Citrix XA alone, and when it makes sense to combine it with APPV MS
? A: Yes, XenApp works perfectly with APPV and we often recommend APPV in certain circumstances. A good blog on the subject here: / blogs / 2010/03/12 / go-ahead-use-app-v-no-really-please /
Q: Are I have remote call Desktop Services licenses in all of these delivery scenarios
A:. you will need to RDS CALs for applications that you host
Q: In the case of Web services (such as LinkedIn mentioned in the video), how are the credentials of a secure connection on the XenServer
? A: There are two options for this, but the best is the recently announced CloudGateway which provides the ability to aggregate and control SaaS applications and services, such as LinkedIn. More info here: http://citrix.com/English/NE/news/news.asp?newsID=2317397
Q: What about printers? You are obviously far from the Office. But if I want to print something out of the office, which is part of the Citrix virtual desktop
A: XenDesktop can perfectly connect to and print local printers. So if a user accesses XenDesktop home, XenDesktop easily identifies and prints on printers connected to the computer at home
Q:.? What is the requirement of the network speed to run the XenApp server smoothly in a society
a: The following white paper provides a detailed answer: http://support.citrix.com/article / CTX124457
Q: Where are the newspapers preserved (for things like legal medicine)
A: the SmartAuditor feature included in XenDesktop and XenApp Platinum is often used by the organization needs keep track of the use of the access and application for compliance reasons. More info here: http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/feature.asp?contentID=2300372#top
Q: Is there a hypervisor for netbooks
a: The hypervisor XenClient has a long list of laptops supported. The full list is here: http://www.citrix.com/ready/list/products?page=1&partnerPage=1¤tTab=product&rss=false¤tComparison=&h_Product_Citrix+Products=XenClient&h_0Categories_Categories=Notebooks+and+Desktops&pageSize=50&sortBy=Alpha&showGridExists=&gridOn= 1 & pageSizeSelect = 50 & partnerSortBy = Alpha & pageSizeSelect = 50
Q: an attacker who knows Google and some simple facts on the authentication of cloud services can easily find access codes, words password and secret keys necessary to unlock the data stored in the public cloud environments services if an attacker
? A: No.
Q: What happens if you try to use the same app / data with two devices simultaneously
A: smooth roaming means that the same user pulls the application or VM with them the next time they connect so they can not be registered in two
Q: .. What is the key element that provides high performance of hundreds of virtual machines runnning on a Hyper-V or XenServer? ie memory / CPU / disk / image VM
A:. ? .