CloudPortal Services Manager: Service vs. Citrix Hosted Service Applications and Office - In CloudPortal Services Manager There are two ways to deliver applications and job work Citrix XenApp. Sometimes we wonder, "Why two?" And "Which one should I use"look at some of the differences: Citrix Service

• Can be used to provide other types of applications (eg XenDesktop apps / workstations or even RDP applications).
• Can be used to provide resources (to configure printers, settings specific for AD, etc ...).
• allows tenants to create their own groups of applications.
• not to use the user plane model for the management .. . instead of selecting applications for each user.
• has support for private applications (applications that can not be assigned to a user).

hosted applications and office service

• uses the user plane model, so it follows the familiar route to the provision of services.
• does not support streaming applications (although you might want to do this with a workaround).
• Based on the technology Orchestration App, which is the future of how we provisioning applications and workstations.
• accordingly, it allows you to quickly configure XenApp for new tenants.
• you can configure isolation levels 3 tenants in XenApp (shared, private server, private farm).
• also get 3 tenant isolation levels for the Web interface (and it will be available for you WI).
• A loan business features such as support for the upgraded application / user migration.
• This will save your admins much time at the next need to provide a fix for an application or upgrading to a new version of an application.

Which one is right for you depends on your needs. The risk may be too generalizing, I would say that the Citrix service requires more manual labor. Also hosted and desktop applications is the way to go if you want to scale really. It is a key part of our Avalon history that we announced at Synergy. With Avalon, you'll be able to really automate your data center by leveraging CloudPortal Services Manager offers available to your users App Orchestration, which manages complex XenApp and XenDesktop deployments for you.In the "Demo Private Room" Synergy Barcelona I did a demo that really showed how you can automate end to end using hosted applications and desktop services and App Orchestration, starting with define your offers all the way to saving the end user in Outlook via Citrix Receiver.He was a great developer on the simplicity and power that we see in terms of automation of the data center!

Citrix continues Momentum Mobility Positioned as Leader in 2013 Mobile Device Management Software Magic Quadrant Gartner - In the technology market of aujourd ay, companies are constantly touting the unique and vast benefits of their products, and often, consumers are left scratching their heads as to who actually has a superior solution. Gartner, as the first search technology plan of the world's information and advice, is a lighthouse in space technology and has provided insight during his more than 30 years.And considering this, we here at Citrix are delighted to announce that Citrix is positioned in the quadrant of the Magic Quadrant 2013 Leaders for Mobile Device Management Report (MDM) software following its evaluation Citrix XenMobile. Gartner Magic Quadrant are the result of research in a specific market - in this case software MDM - giving consumers a wide-angle view of the relative positions of market competitors. In other words, they draw the players competing in the major technology markets and determine how they are positioned to help potential clients.In addition, Citrix XenMobile received the highest score of "Outstanding" for the case of the overall use of the Critical Capabilities report for the mobile device management software. Critical capabilities for MDM takes a deep look at the advanced technology in the MDM for policy compliance, mobile security management, mobile software management, mobile content management, analysis and styles delivery.with federal policies, such as digital and Federal Government Strategy Bring your toolbox clean driving apparatus agenda of mobility, organizations are looking for solutions that can enable them to meet the growing demand for mobile. And we knew when we published XenMobile Enterprise Edition, a complete solution that enables mobile device users, application and freedom of information, while enabling it to meet its requirements management and compliance, it would be a great success on all markets, including the public sector. We believe this recent recognition affirms that not only offers Citrix help organizations achieve their goals of mobility, especially as we offer an end-end MDM solution that other vendors can not.We are honored to be recognized by Gartner in these reports and we hope you take a moment to consider the full 2013 Gartner Magic Quadrant for MDM and critical capabilities for MDM reports. For more information on XenMobile Enterprise Edition, click here, or drop me a line. Tom Simmons, vice president of public sector region for Citrix Systems is available at @ tom.simmons citrix.com .

To appease Dept of Defense security problems, UYOD can be the first step to true federal BYOD -

We all know about the Bring-Your-Own-device asks always riveting discussion among government agencies. Dept defense agencies are particularly opposed because of the underlying security issues in the exposure of non-GFE personal devices to a secure defense network. It was no different at the town hall meeting Mobility Exchanges there are only a few weeks when I had the dubious honor of moderating the "BYOD in Action" session, featuring the CTO of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) -.. Mr. Joshua Lashbrook

We launched the discussion with the mention of BYOD Toolkit federal CIO Council published last year in this document, there were three key solutions for BYOD that were recommended in as part of the management (I talked about this already in my earlier blog here). for our discussion at the MWE session, we concentrated mainly on virtualization because it has a long history proven in organizations federal and responded to the specific security needs by eliminating data at rest concerns about defense agency settings.

M .. Lashbrook length about moving to DLA App / Desktop Virtualization and how he made profit for a program "home" to empower employees of his agency for telework and COOP scenarios.

"home" program DLA allows 28,000 employees across several field sites to use their personal devices to their home network using only the Citrix Receiver, a product CAC reader for authentication and simple anti-virus software. One of the participants of the session asked a poignant issue - if a user has no right to "make" their non-GFE device in the office, only to "use" their non-GFE home appliance - can -it really be a "BYOD" program?

is that federal agencies really want a policy that allows non-GFE devices be physically plugged into a secure federal network? Several commercial companies implement BYOD policies, generally create a single WiFi network that provides Internet access only to help secure this treats all BYOD users physically located on-site or off-site "corporate LAN. " - That remote users. Although this type of architecture can not be an immediate reality for federal agencies, providing "remote" Use-Your-Own-Device (UYOD) access at home for non-GFE devices may be a common ground that would allow users any federal architecture and network policies can catch

learn more about the Defense Logistics Agency program in the following white paper to learn how they leveraged virtualization as a step towards a federal true BYOD program :.

Feel free to continue the conversation in the comments section below and be sure to follow me on twitter @virtfaisal for more information on how the federal BYOD.

Eight Reasons to Run 7 XenDesktop on Hyper-V 2012 -

XenDesktop 7 is the latest version of Citrix product to deliver virtual desktops and applications enabling users to work anywhere on any device. XenDesktop 7 is supported on all major hypervisors; but I will present the case for the selection Hyper-V 2012. Please note that this will not be a Hyper-V vs. VMware or XenServer comparison hypervisor. Each hypervisor offers unique features that organizations need to decide which is most important to them. However Hyper-V 2012 offers some great improvements over Hyper-V 08 R2 to 7 XenDesktop deployments.

1. Support for Windows 8 and Windows 2012 virtual machines

2012 Hyper-V supports Windows 8 and Windows 2012 virtual machines. This may not be important for organizations with existing Windows 7 VDI deployments, but those running Windows XP must read. Microsoft announced that all support for Windows XP will end next year, 8 April 2014. In April 2013, Netmarketshare research shows that Windows XP is the second desktop operating system most widely used for companies with 38% market share. Windows 7 is in first place with a market share of 44%.

The Netmarketshare research also shows that over a period from September 2012 to April 2013, Windows 7 market share has remained steady at 44%. Windows XP market share fell from 41% to 38%, while Windows 8 increased from 0.8% to 3%. If the current trend continues, most organizations with deployments of Windows XP VDI will migrate to Windows 7 8. XenDesktop will support all Windows workstations versions from Windows XP to Windows 8, so that organizations can benefit party for migration, and continue to support legacy applications will not work on Windows 8.

2. SMB 3.0 Enhancements

the (SMB) Server Message Block protocol is used for sharing files in Windows. In Windows Server 2012, the SMB protocol has been updated with new features to improve performance and stability. Some of these new features have a direct impact on the performance of Provisioning Services (PVS) and Machine Creation Services (MCS).

SMB Direct is a new transport protocol that supports the network adapters that have access Remote Direct Memory (RDMA) capability. This allows direct memory data transfers memory between servers with minimal CPU utilization and low latency. For Hyper-V hosts in 2012, remote file servers appear as fast as local storage. By minimizing the use of Hyper-V processor is able to allocate more CPU cycles to virtual machines and applications.

SMB Multichannel is a new feature that allows bandwidth aggregation through multiple network interfaces. This improves machine performance Creation Services when virtual machines are placed on file shares with shared volumes in the cluster via SMB 3.0.

SMB Transparent Failover is another new feature that allows Windows file shares in a failover cluster configuration to be permanently available. A good example of this would be if a Provisioning Services vDisk is located on a file share in the cluster. If a failure occurs on the node, the SMB client on the provisioning server to reconnect to another file server node in the cluster automatically and Provisioning Services does not experience downtime.

For a deeper look at the new SMB 3.0 features please see the Microsoft TechEd 2013 session of Understanding Hyper-V over SMB scenario, Configuration and Performance End-to-End presented by Jose Barreto.

3. Improvements Extension

Hyper-V 2012 scale resources about 4-16 times higher than Hyper-V 08 R2. A Hyper-V host 2012 can support up to 320 logical processors, while a R2 Hyper-V host 08 supports 64. A host Hyper-V 2012 can support up to 4TB of RAM, while Hyper-V 08 R2 supports 1TB. A Hyper-V cluster 2012 can support up to 64 nodes, which goes well beyond the limitation of 16 knots Hyper-V 08 R2. For larger deployments with XenDesktop adequately sized servers, this means fewer physical resources in the data center to support the environment. See the table below from the Microsoft white paper on Windows Server 2012 to view other resource enhancements to Hyper-V, 2012.

4. Migration dynamic no longer limited to clusters

In Hyper-V 08 R2, Live Migration is only possible between nodes in a cluster. With Hyper-V 2012, it is now possible to "live migrate" between two autonomous Hyper-V hosts, or between two standalone Hyper-V host clusters. File shares in the storage locations must use SMB 3.0 to take advantage of this feature. This is useful for smaller XenDesktop environments where resources may be limited and dedicated host servers to a cluster may not be possible, or in test environments where building a cluster is not justified.

5. Network Enhancements

There have been several enhancements to Windows Server 2012 and Hyper-V networking 2012.

Logical Networks, a new feature in System Center virtual machine Manager SP1, you can create multiple virtual networks on a physical host for Hyper-V to isolate network traffic. To do this on Hyper-V 08 R2 VLANs are typically required. A design XenDesktop may require multiple VLANs to isolate virtual desktops, servers supporting infrastructure, and traffic Provisioning Services. Depending on the use case, using logical networks have a distinct advantage over VLANs. They do not have the complexity of the design of VLANs. They do not require a physical switch for isolating the flow, or require the use of VLAN tagging. VLANs are also limited to a single IP subnet that usually limit the creation of the virtual machine at one site. logical networks can be designed to extend through different IP networks. For more information about logical networks please see the Microsoft white paper on Windows Server 2012.

Virtual Fibre Channel is now supported which allows virtual machines to access Fibre Channel storage based directly. This feature is only available for virtual machines running the Windows Server operating system (Windows Server 08, 08 R2, and 2012). So while virtual desktops can not enjoy this, critical infrastructure servers supporting the XenDesktop environment can. The typical use case, when useful is when you use Failover Clustering and Live Migration.

NIC Teaming is now native in Windows Server 2012. Although it is possible to team NICs on a Hyper-V R2 host 08, requires the use of third party software and are not taken into supported by Microsoft. The Hyper-V Extensible Switch enables the Hyper-V host in 2012 to use the NIC teaming configurations in the operating system.

Single Route I / O Virtualization (SR-IOV) support is now available. This allows the functions of the physical network adapter is available directly on a virtual machine, which increases the network throughput and reduces the network latency. This feature is ideal for virtual servers Provisioning Services. By communicating with the network adapter directly Provisioning Services is able to perform and scale better. SR-IOV can also improve the performance of live migration.

6. Storage Enhancements

2012 Hyper-V supports 4K sector VHDs that replace the 512-byte sector disks as the new standard in the storage industry. Hyper-V 2012 also supports 512 sector byte emulation disks, also called of the 512th sector discs, which are disks that have a 512-byte logical sector size, but a physical sector size 4K . This allows support for existing software written for the discs of 512-byte sector which are incompatible with the 4K sector drives. There is a performance impact when using discs 512th due process "Read- modify-write "involved.

Hyper-V 2012 is a new format that VHDX greater protection against disk corruption due to power outages. The disc has a VHDX intent log that captures all changes to metastructure VHDX. If power is lost before the changes are written to disk, the changes are recovered from the intent log, once power is restored.

7. supply services 7 can broadcast on Hyper-V synthetic adapter

One of the limitations in the use of provisioning services 6.x on Hyper-V is that network adapter inherited Hyper-V is required to start and spread the vDisk to target devices. The legacy adapter performs at 100Mbps, so for VMs provisioned using the most efficient synthetic NIC, your option is to assign the adapters to both the network and synthetic inherited to the virtual machine. the streaming traffic is linked to the card of inheritance and other network traffic can run on synthetic adapter.

Provisioning Services 7 will support the distribution of traffic on the synthetic network adapter in Hyper-V (both 08 R2 and 2012 versions). The legacy adapter is always required to boot the virtual machine, about the first 20 MB, then after it starts to synthetic adapter as long as the two adapters are on the same subnet. This feature can be disabled via a registry setting if desired.

8. Auto Write Cache & BDM discs

When using Provisioning 7 services, creating the disk write cache is an automated step in the wizard Installation XenDesktop and the boot Device manager (BDM) disk if you prefer to start the virtual machines without using PXE services. (This feature is supported in Hyper-V 08 R2). You no longer need to build master model pictures with the disk write cache attached, and using the Boot Device Manager has been simplified greatly by eliminating the manual process involved in the partition configuration start-up.

For more information on all new features Hyper-V, 2012, please visit What's New in Microsoft Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 for more information about XenDesktop on Hyper 7 V, 2012, including architecture information, scalability and advice on improving performance, I encourage you to check the Microsoft TechEd Europe 2013 sessions presented by my colleague Tony Sanchez. Visit the Citrix Web site to download a XenDesktop evaluation 7.

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Bitdefender is Citrix Ready -

There is no dispute virtualization brings benefits to organizations. As technologies of computing and storage improvement; through virtualization of organizations see a better use of resources with the reduction of operating expenses and capital in their data centers.

The challenge, the virtual machines are still susceptible to malicious attacks and must be protected. In many cases, organizations use traditional security solutions in an attempt to counter these risks. However, they end up paying the price with regard to application performance.

traditional security evolves to accommodate virtualised environments, but not necessarily optimized for virtualization.

security vendors VMware has the ability to integrate with vShield Endpoint Security (EPSEC), agentless anti-malware scan that is triggered on open and close file. What is missing is the ability to perform processes, registry and memory scanning. To do this, organizations must still install an agent on each virtual machine, which in most cases is the traditional agent complete return to the header box with such issues as described above.

So what is the solution to this riddle? Also, are organizations with virtualized infrastructure based on hypervisors such as Xen, KVM or Hyper-V predestined these questions without solution?

virtualization security must be optimized specifically for virtualized environments, offering features such as whitelisting VM template files, caching mechanisms to reduce scans double and VM scanning offline .

Fortunately, I work for a company that is doing something about it and has a solution. Security for Virtualized Environments (SVE) by Bitdefender is designed specifically for virtualized environments, providing a hypervisor agnostic protection for Windows, Linux and Solaris virtualized for organizations. When installed in VMware environments, SVE takes advantage of vShield Endpoint Security offering agentless protection. The solution also provides protection in other virtualized environments against malicious attacks, while providing cost savings by the small size of the silent agent.

The Bitdefender solution de-duplicates and centralizes scanning functionality to virtual machines dedicated. Patent-pending technology that includes a series of sophisticated intelligent caching mechanisms is to provide new performance improvements in the scanning process, resulting in less CPU and memory usage compared to other anti-malware solutions. And result in higher VM density ratios host and greater cost savings. The white paper "The Impact of security virtualization on your VDI environment" goes into detail about the security cost savings for Virtualized Environments brings

Product Name :. Security for Virtualized Environments

version (s): 1.2

Unique Feature (s):

• security platform agnostic ability to support major virtualization platforms: Citrix, VMware, Microsoft, Red Hat, Oracle and any guest operating system: Windows, Linux and Solaris
• antimalware centralized offloads scanning and update on a dedicated virtual appliance per physical host, on all platforms
• protection at Deep :. provides process and memory introspection capabilities to cover not only the file system, but also scanning the memory of both online and offline. VMs
• Haute optimization :. integrates caching mechanisms of self-learning processes that streamline the antimalware outside cover VMware vSphere
• Integrated Management : simplifies deployment. and administration of the protected environment through tight integration with VMware vCenter and Citrix XenServer

Propostion Value:

• Improves rate consolidation of up to 30% compared to traditional antimalware, thanks to the patent-pending optimization technologies designed for virtualization.
• Reduces infrastructure costs through higher server density and performance
• addresses the most common security challenges caused by the AV heritage in virtual environments :. AV storms, poor performance, management overhead and complexity
• meets the requirements of complex data centers with discreet protection designed to run on all operating systems in virtualization infrastructure and invited

technical contact (s): Andrei Pisau (apisau@bitdefender.com), product manager for EVS

Link (s) documentation:

administrator's Guide http://download.bitdefender.com/SMB/SVE/SVE-1.2/Multi-Platform/Bitdefender_SVE_MultiPlatform_AdminsGuide_enUS.pdf

Guide Reporter http://download.bitdefender.com/SMB/SVE/SVE-1.2/Multi-Platform/Bitdefender_SVE_MultiPlatform_ReportersGuide_enUS.pdf

Link (s) for the video demonstration - currently available only for VMware vShield: http://enterprise.bitdefender.com/solutions-and-services/enterprises-virtualization-security.html#Product%20Demo

product page bitdefender.com/sve

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Client Virtualization speak: Part 1 - User Scenarios -

Earlier this year, Citrix has acquired Virtual Computer to complete our Client virtualization product and to launch the new version of XenClient Enterprise. XenClient Enterprise is now part of our mobile solution Workstyles FlexCast technology and virtual office administration. It is a proven solution with real clients large-scale deployments, offering local virtual desktops that are managed centrally. In this series of blog should read, we'll look at client virtualization space, how XenClient came to be, why the acquisition of Virtual Computer was a logical thing to do, and how XenClient provides value.

The creation of XenClient was motivated by the need for virtual desktops offline. Citrix XenServer took type 1 hypervisor and put it on desktops and laptops, creating a virtualized PC client environment. In doing so, companies can now virtualize either client or server, allowing end users to run multiple virtual machines according to their specific needs better

XenClient has been developed with two attributes key to mind -. performance and security . From the standpoint of performance, the goal was to provide a user experience that was as good as native. To do this, the Citrix engineering benefited from specific hardware capabilities of PCs such as Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I / O, or VT-d.

Like a true type 1 hypervisor, XenClient Enterprise inherently provides multiple, securely- isolated IT environments on a single device. To further harden this environment, XenClient has been enhanced to take advantage of the Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) and the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). This result leads to XenClient XT, published in the second half of 2011. Intel TXT provides a client hypervisor trusted launch at boot time of the machine by validating that the hypervisor has not been altered. Intel TPM provides more tamper proofing sealing configuration of the hypervisor encryption keys.

The performance and safety attributes have attracted the attention of IT professionals and government agencies. Each saw how XenClient Enterprise (or XenClient XT) could be a useful tool for solving a client-side problem of calculation. However, it became clear that another scenario, the scenario management of PC images, presented the largest market opportunity.

In version 2.0, Citrix grew up the list of compatible hardware. However, there was a great opportunity to capitalize on that success by broadening the range for hardware management tools and back-end. This resulted in the acquisition of Virtual Computer. This strategy proves to be successful Citrix has recently signed an agreement of 1800 seats of XenDesktop Platinum, driven by XenClient Enterprise.

The following table summarizes these use cases for virtualization key customers.

Table 1 :. scenarios client hypervisor user

in the next part of the series of blog we will discuss the problem of managing the computer image in more detail. Meanwhile, join the conversation by connecting with Citrix XenClient team online!

• Visit product page XenClient
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• Visit our XenClient Technical Forum

Citrix Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant of Gartner Magic for application delivery controller -

Magic Quadrant Gartner report focuses on the ability of provider to resolve complex challenges of deploying applications.

"Citrix has been evaluated and positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the leaders quadrant in the 2012 Magic Quadrant Application Delivery Controllers * report by Gartner analyst Joe Skorupa, VP Distinguish analyst, Neil Rickard, vice president of research and Bjarne Munch, senior research analyst. "

Partners , you can now shoot campaign party Citrix marketing Concierge that offers the report in 2012 magic Quadrant for Gartner Contollers delivery application. Check out the new HOT campaign today

- "Citrix in the Leaders Quadrant for App Delivery Controller (Gartner Magic Quadrant Report)"

And check out some of our other related campaigns! . Search NetScaler

- "Citrix NetScaler beats the competition in Making Enterprise Networks Cloud Ready (White Paper)"

- "NetScaler with TriScale Technology: Three ways to change your Cloud Ready Network (white Paper) "

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Citrix XenApp 6.5 Критическая -

Доброго времени суток, уважаемые читатели. Снова с вами российский голос технической поддержки Citrix.

В версиях Citrix XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 1 как с так и без него, обнаружена уязвимость службы XML, которая может быть использована злоумышленником для исполнения произвольного кода в контексте сервисной учётной записи на сервере XenApp. Уязвимость может быть использована отправкой особо обработанного пакета уязвимому компоненту.

Смягчающие факторы
Для использования уязвимости, злоумышленнику нужен доступ к сервису XML. В рекомендованных к внедрению конфигурациях, XML сервис недоступен из сети Интернет

Что нужно сделать

Citrix настоятельно рекомендует установить следующие заплатки :.

• Для Citrix XenApp 6.5 for Windows Server 08 R2 Feature Pack 1 с заплатка доступна CTX135025 .
• Для Citrix XenApp 6.5 for Windows Server 08 R2 Feature Pack 1 заплатка доступна CTX135499 .

Оригинал статьи CTX135066.

Receiver for Mac 11.7 - Just Published -

Also in time for the new year, this version meets the demands of improving the user experience and adds support for StorageZones together with CloudGateway 2. To update your Mac, visit http://receiver.citrix.com/.

As before, you can configure using an email address or a server or activate the opening of a supply or even deploy file using an ESD tool. However, you can not deploy this version via the Merchandising Server. Full documentation is on eDocs.

Here are more details about what is new, what has changed, and what we are working on it. Please continue to let us know where we can improve. Its a great help

SSO Access Gateway :.

• The use of a single session for VPN and clientless access so that a user logs on receiver once for the two types of access and consumes a single license.
• automatic routing ICA traffic through the Access Gateway Proxy ICA for optimal user experience.
• automatic start a VPN tunnel when a user connects. This feature requires that you disable Single Sign-On with Windows setting on the access gateway

The connection and support operations for disconnection Access Gateway SmartAccess controls improved ..

• users are invited to connect to the receiver only when a connection is needed. Actions that require a log on include starting an application from the receiver or the Finder, using the Refresh command applications, viewing or searching for applications, or adding an account. A user is connected only to the account associated with the requested resource.
• Users remain connected until the choice to leave or disconnect Receiver, err on the internal network to an external network, or remove passwords.
• tunnel VPN is established if necessary. Internal users are connected to StoreFront

Other usability enhancements :.

• The application button is removed. Users can now simply click to add an application and, if an application to add the application is required, a dialog box appears.
• The error messages are clearer.
• All Receiver user interface (UI) images are consistent retina display.

StorageZones

• receiver provides support for Sharefile StorageZones that allow the storage of user data to close.

SHA2 Certs.

• You can now use server certificates with 2048 bit RSA public key and a SHA256 hash algorithm signing.

What is new

Access Gateway Plugin for Mac 2.1.4 is required for the new integration Receiver-AG. It supports OXS 10.7 and 10.8 and both Access Gateway Enterprise Edition 10.x 9.3and Click here to update this version

HDX RealTime Optimization Pack ™ for Lync for Mac -. Optimization Pack Lync provides clear, crisp and high-definition video calls in conjunction with Microsoft® Lync ™ by leveraging the user's device for the treatment of local media. Click here to find the update December that supports Mac -mycitrixID requuired.

What has changed

This receptor Mac version can not be deployed or upgraded via Merchandising Server. We decided to focus engineering efforts on ultimately allowing the configuration directly from StoreFront and software updates directly from Citrix, saying it would have the greatest long-term value.

What we are working on

First, we redouble our efforts to meet the recently reported problems. There session reliability and reconnect the questions we hope to conquer in the coming weeks.

From there, the next update for Mac should happen with the Excalibur version of XenDesktop next half year. provided featurings include IPV6, office functions for ease of use, and as mentioned above automatic notifications of updates.

Again, we welcome your feedback on.

In a BYOD world, MDM is not enough -

In a world BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) you need to control applications and data, not devices and that means you have to go beyond MDM . Organizations are rapidly adopting a better approach that shifts the focus from management devices themselves to manage their content, applications and data.

Check out the brand new MDM kits on Citrix janitor marketing and show your customers how to go beyond MDM to manage the explosion of devices, applications and data impact on their organization and how they can get company information whatever devices their users choose.

On Citrix Concierge MDM market research and you will be able to select and customize

• The business kit Go Beyond MDM Enterprise Mobility (strategic IT - White Papers)
  

• The technical kit: Go Beyond management mobile devices to support BYOD (Functional iT - white Papers)
  

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Implementing Citrix Syndication - Let us show you how -

The new year brings a fresh new series of beginnings and opportunities for all of us, the workplace does no exception. Often, the new year brings with it the historical and fresh challenges and, at a time when we are all trying to do more with less, when it comes to your update your website - is it really so that a you can do more with less? Of course, with Citrix Syndication!

If you are enrolled in the program, you will know first hand why Citrix Syndication is right for you. Now we want to show you how you can implement and make your web content to the next level.

Thursday 31, we will hold an exclusive 30 minutes 'how' webinar dedicated to guiding you through the way in January to implement the Citrix content directly to your website. Discover how you can quickly get the most out of your Citrix Syndication registered account to restart the content, generate leads and maximize your marketing efforts - all in just a few simple steps. And if you have not registered the program? Do not worry, its as simple as 1,2,3. For more information, click here.

This 30 minutes webinar will provide an update of content and resources available to you with a detailed step by step demonstration how to implement and get the most of your Citrix account Syndication

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With Citrix Syndication you remain in complete control in selecting the content you want to view from your own private dedicated partner console where you can customize the syndicated content, add your own resources, view statistics, lead management and more. With content available in several languages, Citrix Syndication is the ideal way to offer content rich quick Citrix, easy and free.

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How to take advantage of new multiple options datastore VDI-in-a-Box 5.2 -

Last year, with version 5.1, VDI-in-a -Box introduces the ability to take advantage of two separate data stores for VDI-in-a-Box for better use of direct storage servers. When you use Hyper-V or ESX hypervisors, VDI-in-a-Box allows you to set a second datastore for separate storage of gold images and linked clones. Now with version 5.2 of VDI-in-a-Box, we introduced the possibility for a third datastore. In addition to the datastore options for images and gold desktops, there is now an option to store the personal vDisk associated with personal computers on a separate datastore. Administrators now have the ability to store images, workstations, and personal drives separately or together on the datastore of their choice. Best of all, this option is available on all supported hypervisors.

During the initial setup, vdiManager uses a single datastore. This primary database contains all the gold images, desktop instances, and vDisk associated with personal computers. Enabling multiple datastore function in advanced vdiManager properties can separate these three types of data in their own data stores.

The flexibility of multiple databases can be exploited by storing desktops on a pooled database for SSD IOPS performance improved. Since the workstations pooled require much less space, better IOPS performance can be obtained by adding small amounts of SSD to a server. Using SAS drives for primary datastore will provide more storage capacity to store the largest gold images. Using both SAS and SSD storage in servers enables VDI-in-a-Box to avoid being constrained by the limits IOPS SAS disks or low capacity SSD. With this combination of IOPS and storage space, administrators can pack more workstations than ever on each server in the VDI-in-a-Box network.

The third datastore option for personal records allows the administrator to place the PvD on SAS or SSD datastores. If there will be a lot of personal workstations and personal records will have a large amount of space, it may be advisable to place them on SAS drives. If there is not a lot of PCs in an environment, and they do not take a large share of space, they can be placed on the SSD datastore to improve reading and writing performance. Another option when running the VDI-in-a-Box environment on Hyper-V hypervisors 2012 or ESX datastore is to configure the personal drive to use shared storage. Doing this creates the added benefit of allowing personal computers to survive a server failure without the need for manual backup and restoration of personal records. In this scenario, each server in the VDI-in-a-Box network will be configured to use the same shared storage to keep personal records. When a server is hosting a personal computer, the personal record associated with that office would be stored on discs that can be played on all servers in the grid. In case the server hosting a personal computer should fail, a new office can be spun on a running network server and the new office can be reconnected to the same personal record, because it is being reading from the shared storage.

For more information on how the use of multiple datastores can improve performance, run more virtual desktop per server, and improve high availability of personal computers, please see the following reference links:

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX136080

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Multipathing Guide New XenServer release -

Last week, we published a new multi XenServer guide:

CTX136354- multipathing configuration for XenServer

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX136354

This guide provides significantly improved guidance on how to configure XenServer multipathing, including iSCSI, Channel and ALUA fiber. It also provides procedures to help you validate your configuration is correct. This guide revise significantly the previous guidance, in particular as regards the creation of SR for use with multipathing. Although this guide applies to XenServer 6. x family, it is probably useful for all versions of XenServer

Some highlights :.

Test your computer (p. 55)

procedures in this guide include those to help customers validate their multichannel configuration all active paths and data on all paths is balanced. If multipathing is misconfigured, it is possible, in some cases, both paths to be active, but less than optimal throughput or even have a road that barely works (but is still marked active). The procedures in this section help to ensure this is not the case.

XenCenter Wildcard (*) Option (p.49)

(XenCenter SR Wizard > Location page > Target IQN box.) not select the generic option whenever it appears. Just select on the basis of guidelines on pages 50-52. Using the generic option when it is not appropriate may actually slow storage performance.

This guide also provides iSCSI HBA configuration, zoning requirements Fibre Channel, preliminary troubleshooting information, and the list of additional references. As always, your suggestions and comments are welcome.

Flu Season + Strategy = Higher productivity WorkStyle mobile -

The impact of this flu season was costly for employers. A study last year by Walgreens has found that 100 million working days and about $ 7 billion in wages were lost during the 2010-2011 flu season. A recent CDC report estimated that US employers paid $ 10.4 billion in hospitalization and outpatient costs - and they think it is on track to be even worse this season. Keep in mind that this does not account for the loss of employee productivity that declare work and transmit the disease to other colleagues.

What is surprising is that most organizations do not have a plan in place for how to deal with a bad flu season (or any flu season for that matter). Each organization must have a mobile WorkStyle strategy that improves productivity, reduces employer costs and increases employee satisfaction during the flu season. The best approach is to have a flexible working policy that keeps sick employees at home and outside the office still provides them access to work remotely, but efficient

This includes, without limitation .:

• Create flexible work environment where sick workers stay home without fear of losing their jobs.
• flexible Craft work everywhere policies so that parents can take care of a sick child or one who is sick at home.
• Provide remote workers secure but controlled access to their corporate applications, desktops and data.
• Deliver self-service enterprise app store that allows remote employees to access all their business applications (Windows, web, SaaS and mobile).
• provide tools that give workers the opportunity to meet, communicate and work with people inside and outside the office with ease.
• and above, set expectations for the level of productivity needed to work remotely (if re too sick to work, they should take this time to recover).

for the tools and resources on how to design a work program Partout see Citrix Workshifting Starter Kit . This starter kit Workshifting offers practical advice and resources to help you increase productivity and ensure the continuity of the workforce. Also visit Citrix Business Continuity for the latest information on our solutions.

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AppController 2.5 Implementation Tips -

AppController is a component of the suite Citrix CloudGateway Enterprise orchestrating access to enterprise cloud applications. These applications can take many forms, including mobile applications, Software-as-a-Service hosted in public clouds, and web links. Below I provide some tips to help in the implementation of AppController 2.5 (which is the latest version from the publication of this blog).

Related System

including parameters such as host name, SSL certificates, and catering

TIPs :.

• Take a snapshot of the hypervisor level after the initial installation so you can easily return to this basic level if the configuration or polyvalence efforts go awry.
• host name can not contain special characters in the application signing certificate AppController.
• host name must match an SSL certificate.
• cert the system must be chained to the CA / (s).

Active Directory Related

Including settings such as the server (Domain Controller), DN base and service account credentials

PIL :.

• The AppController supports integration with a single domain. Several areas require several AppControllers. NetScaler Access Gateway can be configured to allow users to access a single FQDN still be directed to their respective fields of AppController through the use of global groups. See CTX116169 for more information http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX116169
• All user accounts must have a name, surname and email address configured or they will receive a permission error when attempting to launch applications. The account linking Administrator must also have the email address configured or fail directory integration.
• Only LDAP (TCP 389) can be configured via the wizard that must be completed in the beginning. By following LDAPS (TCP 636) can be configured through the full menu of the administration.
• If the domain name server is a DNS entry for balanced load the initial import can work, but attempts to link fail later. Otherwise you can use the IP address of a load balancer LDAPS on Netscaler with specific domain controllers configured as services. See CTX135092 for more information http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135092

network-related

Including parameters such as IP address, and @ Workweb NTP server

TIPS :.

• Use private IP addresses that the system, if possible. When trust settings are configured for NetScaler Access Gateway does not allow SSO public addresses. If the public addresses to be used the NetScaler can be configured with an SSL bridge to the AppController. View NetScaler traffic management document for more information.
• NTP must be configured or SAML authentication may fail for SaaS sites if the time difference is significant.
• When trust settings are configured for NetScaler Access Gateway must be able to deliver to all application sites. It acts as a proxy for the client once the application is launched.
• After installing the application @Workweb ensure that its network policy is set to "tunneling", otherwise the application links that depend on access to the intranet, and were able to run in the native browser of the device will fail.

Matt Brooks

Architect
Worldwide Consulting Solutions
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Citrix Kick Starts Public Sector Momentum with Citrix Mobility Mobile Solutions Bundle with XenMobile -

2013 is all about mobility for the public sector. We are in the midst of a powerful convergence of need - the need for public sector organizations to do more with less - and a growing consumer demand for (and some say dependence on) connectivity anytime, anywhere. These factors, as well as federal, state and local guidelines and policy tools, help to put the wind behind the sails of the mobile movement.

And while the public recognizes and has set his sights on achieving the great mobility of large-scale benefits provides agencies - cost savings, improved productivity, more great competitive advantage in recruiting and retaining the best and brightest and COOP strategies improved, to name a few - the challenges remain. Federal agencies and state and local governments continue to struggle daily with familiar but formidable issues -. data security, authentication and management of devices, applications and network access, to name a few

To date, we have seen two approaches to solving these challenges

• Securing and managing all devices participants, applications and data with a complex set of point solutions, leading to management headaches and security silos
• Require the employees to use different devices for different activities, leading to user frustration

Organizations, realizing that these options do not represent a sustainable solution, the search for new approaches. More and more analysts and similar professionals are citing the need for a corporate approach to mobility management that protects the underlying applications and confidential data regardless of ownership of the unit, while allowing access to existing Windows-based web and applications from any device.

Citrix is ​​at the forefront of this movement - known as the management of enterprise mobility (EMM). Today we are pleased to present the first end-to-end solution EMM industry -. Citrix Mobile Solutions Bundle with XenMobile

The solution allows it to manage and secure devices, applications and data - all while allowing users the freedom to live the professional life and their way. It is a revolutionary new way for the public sector to mobilize labor and government to realize a new age of business.

The Citrix Mobile Solutions Bundle with XenMobile has six key capabilities that the public sector needs to manage and secure enterprise mobility :.

• enterprise-class MDM With the proliferation of personal devices in the workplace in the public sector requires management based on roles, configuration and Government Security and employee devices to support the choice of the device and compliance with associated security held.
• email, docs browser. IT must provide secure user mail applications, doc, and browser that provide a rich user experience anytime, anywhere.
• mobile containers. With the increase in mobile applications, it requires management, security and control of native mobile applications and their associated data.
• Unified app store. to be productive, mobile users need a single place to access all of their mobile, web, SaaS and Windows applications instantly and on multiple devices.
• federated identity and single sign. With the huge number of applications that the agency operates, it needs a central identity store providing applications and de-provision based on the user's identity while providing users single sign so they do not connect to applications individually.
• access controls based on scenarios. TI's work is to use granular security controls to support the implementation of security policies and standards to ensure that users have the appropriate access levels to applications and data.

Citrix Mobile Solutions Bundle with XenMobile is the first of its kind comprehensive mobility solution designed to give users the flexibility they need combined with the IT needs control. And he joins our other market-leading solutions such as NetScaler, XenDesktop, GoToMeeting, ShareFile and Podio, allowing us to provide the public sector with a single source for mobility solutions. Last year, we added key capabilities in the implementation and management of mobile data arena and this year we are strengthened for the opportunity to work with more and serve the public sector community with this new innovative solution . For more information on Citrix Solution Bundle with XenMobile Mobile, visit this site, or send me a line.

Tom Simmons, Area Vice President of Public Sector for Citrix Systems is available at tom.simmons@citrix.com .

ITaaS - If everything is a service, it is better to have the -

I know, the last thing we need is another * aaS in the mix, but it is perhaps be the most important because. it covers all. Consider this- business initiatives like BYOD, and remote work environments are driving a requirement for anytime, anywhere, any device access to the applications and services necessary to enable productivity. This requirement is forcing him to rethink how applications, data and services are provided and how the underlying infrastructure evolves to support these new capabilities. To meet this growing trend, CIOs are redefining cloud strategies from basic infrastructure and delivery platform to as a Service-IT (ITaaS) model that includes everything .

For ITaaS a reality, however, an enterprise cloud strategy should set the value for the entire company. clouds of business investment in the use of public cloud and dev / private cloud testing corner cases will benefit the most technical users and overall consumption of SaaS and IaaS public cloud services are often beyond the direct control of IT organizations. So how do you pull it all together?

I have been carefully considering the conversations of the customers we have had over the past year and the problems they are trying to solve in their journey to ITaaS. One of the main obstacles they see is a centralized management and simplified access to cloud resources. If one of the pillars of the "cloud" regardless of what we are discussing is * aaS self-service ... is there a better way for end users to consume these services? And how does that impact self-service administrators and end users?

I recently created the following architectural view of an offer ITaaS highlighting the basic material requirements for both the administrator and the consumer.

your organization is on the path to ITaaS? Does this sounds like your plan? Are you looking for an, customizable centralized multi-service, cloud management platform that connects to existing backend systems and presents a simple end user catalog? Watch this space ...

Write EuroSmartz PDF is Citrix Ready -

EuroSmartz was founded by two brothers from New Zealand in 1994 and has excelled in the development of software products across multiple plat- forms and operating systems.

EuroSmartz specializes in the functionality of printing photos, contacts, web pages, and more to the iPhone when it released "Print" in late December 08.

EuroSmartz provides business applications for iPad, iPhone and Android devices. EuroSmartz 'app "Print n Share" was selected by Apple for inclusion in the "Office" iPhone TV Commercial that aired throughout 09. In 2010 EuroSmartz' app "PrintCentral" was featured as "App of the Week" UK and European iTunes App Store. .

Product name: WritePDF

Function (s) Unique:

Main Features

• Edit PDF files
• Complete forms PDF
• Add text, arrows, squares and other shapes to a PDF document
• highlight words or individual text sections
• Add text, images or web page links
• Select the 'Open in ...' option to transfer PDF files to and from other applications, including numbers, Pages and Keynote
• fully compatible with most Mac, PC and iOS App PDF viewers, shows changes

search Function

• find all files using keywords or specified phrases, no need to individually open files to find what you are looking
• search results displayed as interactive links

Organization PDF Merger, conversion and page

• delete, move, add, rotate, reorder, or copy and paste pages
• add pages of spreadsheets, documents, or other files to existing PDF
• See, convert and merge file formats Popular such as iWork, Photos, Office, PDF, web pages, email and attachments, and web pages as well as many other
• Import various different file formats to create a multi-page PDF, if desired
• Select the 'Open in ...' option to print or convert PDF files from other applications

fully featured print

• print of Numbers, Keynote and Pages without the need for an AirPrint printer
• Print to any printer, including WiFi or shared or remote printing via Google Cloud Print or 3G / 4G

form filling

• Email and / or print forms completed from WritePDF
• fill Swiftly in multiple fields and boxes of PDF forms
• Save and reuse your signature when necessary

cloud services and Email

• No need to upload files, edit documents directly in the Cloud
• secure access to files and documents
• CloudMe, Box.net, Sharefile, Dropbox, FTP, iDisk, Google Docs and WebDAV supported

Keywords and reminders

• Add keywords to files you want to facilitate
• Set reminders for any document

Value Propostion:

WritePDF is not just any standard PDF application - it is an annotation of PDF complete and app edition which is easy to use. In addition, you can view PDF documents, the application offers a wide selection of editing tools and advanced messaging options.

WritePDF is as easy filling, including multiple fields and boxes, custom signatures and the ability to email or print the finished form right from the application! Edit PDF files by adding arrows, circles, squares and other shapes, fill PDF forms and add text, use the highlighter, add links to the web page. You can transfer to other PDF files from other applications & using the "Open in ..." option and insert images into a PDF file.

WritePDF can also edit PDF files on your device locally, or directly in the cloud, so you can view the changes on the iPad or iPhone instantly on your Mac or PC.

quickly merge or convert different file formats, including Microsoft office, PDFs, iWork files, contacts, web pages, email, attachments and much more. You can even open multiple files and merge them into one PDF document

The application also comes with a useful function "global search" which allows quick search via keywords and provides results search form of clickable list -. No need to open documents to find what you are looking for! You can even assign keywords to the specified documents or set calendar reminders for files, PDF files or documents

WritePDF allows you to print to any printer, including but not limited to what follows:. WiFi, shared printers, printer via your Mac, PC, 3G / 4G or Google Cloud Print. The possibilities are endless!

WritePDF is fully compatible with most Mac, PC & App PDF editors and viewers, and can be used to mount your iPad as a network disk on your Mac or PC or to copy files.

technical contact (s): Ian Schenkel, ischenkel@eurosmartz.com

Link (s) Availability:

Link to the web page WritePDF

http://mobile.eurosmartz.com/products/writepdf.html

WritePDF link to the App Store

iPhone: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id4013304?mt=8&ls=1

iPad: http: // itunes.apple. com / app / id486677943? mt = 8 & ls = 1

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All things Citrix Syndication - InfoCenter has all -

The Citrix Syndication InfoCenter is your central destination for all things Citrix Syndication. Of "union why" to "how" - InfoCenter brings you everything you need to start, and even includes sample sites. Take a look!

If you are familiar with the InfoCenter you may notice that we have recently undergone a minor change. True, we did even faster to access the content and resources you need, providing easier navigation and fewer clicks.

Now arriving at the InfoCenter you immediately reach the page as shown below, which provides an overview of the complete program, access to resources and sample sites, FAQs and all material information recording. But that's not all -. You can also quickly view the same information in French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Portuguese by clicking one of the flags to the top right corner or simply selecting from the drop down menu

And if you are new Citrix Syndication or just find out a little more behind the scenes - InfoCenter is where it all begins. Try it today. And remember - !. his free

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The strategic value of data -

Examples of how big data is changing the world are abound. From the infamous electoral data from Nate Silver at the last discussion of the data around "March Madness", the impact of big data on our lives is undeniable. What was interesting, however, is the emphasis on how technology, especially around cloud computer, enabled the great discussion of data to really take off. If you think that high technology has had a profound impact on the data, just wait until you see how big data will change the landscape of technology.

Anyone who made their contribution IT also knows that the infrastructure produced a wealth of data. syslog terabytes of data are generated every day, the NetFlow data generates enough graphics, real-time SNMP data triggers pagers and mobile phones buzzing at all hours of the night to get attention. Unfortunately, most of this data is stored, used for their immediate operational value, then quickly rejected. At best, the SNMP data is preserved over time sufficient to identify the basic trends in areas such as the use of bandwidth.

But that is changing. Specifically, there are two aspects of big data infrastructure that change: (1) smarts data, and (2) What we do with the data

The syslog bucket was largely just that -. a bucket to throw various data. The purpose of a newspaper over another is usually left to the imagination of the developer. SNMP and NetFlow held similar requirements with SNMP has the distinction of having the greatest strategic potential. As we begin to explore what could be done with the data for analysis and correlation, infrastructure manufacturers such as Citrix NetScaler start asking how we can make the underlying information more useful. For us, a key step was developed AppFlow for HTTP which added IPFIX records to application data and allowed administrators to link together a variety of packages and data flow to the application-specific transactions. A link that has never been offered in web environments.

With the data generated, the vendors in the analysis space began to wonder what else is possible. This was particularly interesting for vendors that focus on inter-domain data collections that allows them to correlate data from a variety of devices. For directors of the company, be capable of data interconnect their entire data center is a powerful feature that has the potential to lead to smarter design decisions as well as the increase in gains efficiency in implementation as well as purchase. The bottom line is that the different technologies we have adopted in the data center in recent years, some have the potential to be so far reaching in the way we manage our businesses that analysis had.

As the options are held for width options for the treatment of this mountain of data, a new generation of analysis is set to emerge that looks deep. Specifically, how can understand more deeply in a short list of applications provide a powerful addition to the width of the tools? Or in other words, once I know that a device or a specific piece of software is part of the key stream which still has the analysis, how can I get this analysis? That's where we'll see the next generation of tools appear as additions to current capabilities.

Stay tuned. There is much more to come.

IT and research new hero -

Much of what makes Citrix such a special place to work are our customers. I feel especially fortunate to have the opportunity to listen and talk with Citrix clients on a regular basis. As part of a team of talented storytellers customers, I can hear first hand about the challenges faced by organizations large and small that are trying to allow users to be more creative, more efficient and more productive. Two of these organizations, Miami Children's Hospital and the secretary of education for the city of Medellin, Colombia, have obviously cracked the code to give employees the freedom they need to innovate and excel . Both were recognized this week 2013 Computerworld Honors winners for their outstanding contributions in health care categories and Human Services, the efforts of their IT teams. Whether the division of surgical techniques with pediatricians worldwide or opening a new world of possibilities for the next generation of residents of Medellin, Citrix solutions enable our customers to succeed in a world increasingly more mobile and dynamic.

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Introducing Citrix CloudPortal Business Manager 2.0 -

Today at Citrix, we are pleased to announce the availability of Citrix CloudPortal Business Manager 2.0. This version not only changes how we think CloudPortal Business Manager, but especially how organizations will use and types of cloud services, they can now deliver with it. Previously CloudPortal was the (support system for business, operational support system) BSS / OSS platform to provide Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) clouds built on Citrix CloudPlatform, powered by Apache CloudStack. Today that changes CloudPortal grow to become a cloud services delivery platform to self-service IT . infrastructure services, cloud and everything can now be delivered to users of simple catalog, self-service. As above, it also unifies trade, user management, provisioning and operational aspects of a cloud on single cloud business platform of .

So what is behind the evolution of CloudPortal Business Manager?
as we have seen, most initial strategies of clouds and IaaS deployments oriented, but that the continued adoption and use cases to expand, the clouds move rapidly beyond IaaS. In response, enterprise IT is redefining cloud strategies to extend to an all-encompassing model IT-as-a-Service so they can centrally manage and deliver a cloud service. At the same time, cloud providers want to differentiate themselves and increase their competitive advantage by providing additional cloud and IT services such as storage, desktops, platforms, applications and more.

To achieve these goals, organizations need a consistent way to provide and allow access to the application to the cloud and IT services through a self-service catalog, which is the place where the CloudPortal business Manager comes in. You can read more the importance of self-service in the blog When a cloud a cloud? The importance of self-service.

How CloudPortal Business Manager help me do this?

CloudPortal Business Manager 2.0 provides a powerful platform for packaging, delivery and dosing of a custom set of cloud services to users. As an open and extensible platform, cloud operators and administrators can take advantage of the new SDK available to provide IaaS cloud services beyond and integrate seamlessly with systems management and existing operations. CloudPortal clouds will help manufacturers in three main ways:

• Deliver Everything-as-a-Service from a catalog of customizable services that can deliver IaaS , PaaS, SaaS, cloud computing services and the third party business applications.
• Empower users with self-service access cloud and IT services, infrastructure and account management tools they need an easy to use service cloud showcase "".
• Simplify cloud management services by unifying and automating provisioning, systems B / OSS, billing and metering and user management in a flat Platform single, extensible.

What's new in CloudPortal Business Manager 2.0

• personalized cloud services catalog - Create a simple catalog, self- services service, including IaaS, cloud and enterprise services
• Extensible Platform - .. Seamlessly deliver and meter all CloudPortal service using the service SDK and solutions ecosystem partners Cloud
• workflow approvals -. Define workflow rules for another activation of the user and the service provision to ensure that the requirements and approval of departmental budgets are met
• Active Directory integration - Integration with active Directory to allow the rules of supply and services RBAC based on AD users, groups and roles
• multi-cloud support - . Managed and provide IaaS cloud services from multiple distinct Citrix CloudPlatform deployments, enabling cloud builders to offer more variety, choice and architectures to their users.

In addition, 2.0 adds support for Citrix CloudPlatform 3.05, improving user experience, the use of mediation and advanced rules, pricing and service improvements.

ecosystem CloudPortal

As mentioned earlier, the new cloud services SDK enables any cloud service to be delivered by CloudPortal. Some early users of the SDK are the Citrix Cloud ecosystem partners who are building connectors to their own solutions. For example, Cloudian Caringo and use the SDK to connect their solutions to CloudPortal.

"Manager Citrix CloudPortal Business offers a solution that enables service providers to rapidly deploy new services that their customers can easily select, buy and use. Caringo is pleased to have integrated our enterprise class storage objects with CloudPortal business Manager and has worked closely with Citrix to ensure that organizations can provide a highly scalable and easy to manage a cloud storage service with just a few clicks "
-. Mark Goros, CEO, Caringo

"The Cloudian storage platform is already fully integrated with Citrix CloudPlatform, enabling transparent deployment of storage S3 compatible cloud quickly and cost effectively, while providing secondary storage. Now, with our integration to come with the CloudPortal business Manager, we provide iT-as-a-Service and storage-as-a-Utility one step closer to being reality "
. - Jay Desai, VP, Product Management, Cloudian

Stay tuned for more announcements from other partners who build their own connectors

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Citrix Access Gateway: Demystifying .E releases -

end of 2012, Citrix launched CloudGateway 2.5, and in the context of this publication, Access Gateway launched its version number - 10.0- 71.6014.e. The .e in the version number has intrigued and confused some of us. I'll try to demystify it.

Access Gateway (Enterprise) as you know, is based on the NetScaler platform. NetScaler has two different types of media:

• MR - Maintenance Releases
• .E - News Improved

MRs are regular maintenance releases that out of a branch of liberation and generally include all the bug fixes and critical security updates. Look NetScaler version 10.0. 10.0 has an MR version comes out almost every month, and continues to improve the quality and stability of the 10.0 branch.

.E press other hand, as the name suggests, are the releases that contain minor improvements to the NetScaler code base. All major improvements have been made in the major release per year, while minor improvements or specific improvements to the customer are made .E releases. These versions do not have a fixed release schedule and are released on a need basis. If there is an improvement that needs to happen, a version is created.

So when Access Gateway is to make minor improvements to the NetScaler code base to support the use cases of CloudGateway, and it is impractical to wait for the next major version of NetScaler, we put these changes in the industry for improvement. And that is why we published the mystical 10.0-71.6014.e version of

Now the question that most of you ask is -. What this means that the release .E will not get all the bug fixes that are in regular MRs? Of course they will. For example. we recently published 10.0-73.e. This version is based on the release of 71.e, adding some other improvements, but also includes all bug fixes that have entered the release of 73 MR corresponding

The figure below illustrates this concept at a high level :.

for the latest version of Access Gateway that supports CloudGateway, always go to Downloads on CloudGateway Citrix.com, which will then direct you to the right (and last) Access Gateway build, for this version of CloudGateway. In the case of XenApp / XenDesktop use, skip to Access Gateway downloads.

XenApp 6.5 - Licensing Practices for Citrix Service Providers -

At age 16, I remember vividly find out how to get my first pilot's license. I did not know my initial questions are relevant not only operate a vehicle, but also a piece of software?!?

"What does it cost me?" ... "What can I do?" ... "Are there any restrictions?" ... "What are my responsibilities once I get it?"

Fortunately, if you are a service provided, offering service offers cloud-based XenApp 6.5 (or look to in the future), the good people running the Citrix service provider program have already submitted responses to some of these issues (www.citrix.com/csp~~number=plural - for FAQs and guides). However, as a 16 year old, with a new license flashy, all the law of the street and book knowledge in the world will not prepare you for the practical application of conduct ... on the road .. . South Florida

so, like a good parent, trying to help you avoid your first accident, i want to offer a practical guide for configuring the right license your XenApp 6.5 Farm in the Citrix service provider program (CSP).

Under the CSP program, XenApp must be configured to use a licensing model based on the use . This model offers the flexibility of an "active subscriber" monthly pricing. It also enables CSPs to track properly and report on monthly use by their customers, with the advantage of not being charged for users who can not be using hosted services related Citrix app or desktop in a given month. You're probably saying "Great, Got it!?! Are there consequences? " The only major implication is that you can not use concurrent licenses under the CSP program.

It is also important to understand that the CSP program offers two types of storage code / references to choose from. According to the SKU you order from your CSP distributor, your XenApp Farm configuration will vary. These references define the Citrix product grouping you can use and deploy your cloud, including XenApp. both SKU current offers are "Premium" and. "Basic" the details are described on page 3 here: (http://www.citrix.com/content/dam/citrix/en_us/documents/become-a- partner / citrix_service_provider_program_faq_27august2012_final_revised.docx. pdf)

for our needs properly license your XenApp 6.5 farm, you should think about the "premium" and "base" UGS as follows :.

CSP premium SKU - You can use XenApp Platinum components

CSP SKU base - You are limited to the use of XenApp Advanced components

digested With this information, we will turn to the practical side and different option s you must configure your farm.

based on the initial installation and configuration roles

During installation, you choose the product edition that you intend to use. Remember to reference the above SKU mappings if necessary.

At the time of configuration, you must set the licensing model to be based on the use by selecting "user XenDesktop / device " licensing mode (as seen below)

notes :. the "XenDesktop" the name of the licensing model is sometimes the source of confusion and poor agricultural CSP configuration. Under the program, the user licenses / the XenDesktop appliance are valid for use for XenDesktop and XenApp in the context of a CSP service offers. The other two licensing models are based concurrent users and can not be used with the CSP program.

XenDesktop Local Option: Benefits Citrix XenClient Series -

Citrix XenDesktop enables secure mobile workstyles and reliable through both hosted virtual desktops and local, with local virtual desktops powered by Citrix XenClient the local option VM XenDesktop and FlexCast delivery technology.

We recently made a series of blog posts on various benefits of local FlexCast option, and thought it would be useful to summarize them in a single ticket website for the convenience of our readers:

• Laptop virtualization: Extend Desktop virtualization offline laptops to enable users to work from anywhere
• PC management: Simplify PC management by turning them into virtual appliances
• general direction and management of distributed offices: Reduce traffic and IT remote WAN resources in remote offices to assist users in one place
• Endpoint security, isolation and compliance: Protecting corporate data on laptops and PC terminals
• Reuse PC thin clients: Leverage existing PC terminals as flexible for terminal access two virtual desktops hosted and local
• limited network environments: Manage laptops and PCs in an environment to allow users to work with or without network connectivity

to learn more about the benefits of XenClient, see benefits all Citrix XenClient Series here.

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