How To Use Citrix Xendesktp 4 With Flexcast

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1 Citrix XenDesktp 4: The clear chice fr desktp virtualizatin Citrix pineered desktp and applicatin delivery ver 20 years ag, and in recent years, we have been rapidly innvating with ur industry leading XenDesktp prduct line. Since the initial launch f XenDesktp in 2008, Citrix has delivered three majr prduct releases, ffering unmatched capabilities, such as HDX and FlexCast delivery technlgy. In cntrast, cmpetitive prducts such as VMware View have remained relatively static in terms f innvatin and new functinality. Only Citrix XenDesktp 4 delivers: The best type f virtual desktp fr every user in yur enterprise A high definitin user experience, assuring perfrmance ver LAN and WAN cnnectins Instant and secure access t desktps frm any device, anytime, anywhere withut any cmprmises The ability t manage fewer desktp images and reduce management csts with n- demand apps by XenApp The best data security and access cntrl with rich set f plicies An pen architecture, ensuring supprt fr any hypervisr, strage r netwrk devices XenDesktp 4 delivers the best type f virtual desktp fr every user in yur enterprise Different types f wrkers acrss the enterprise need different types f desktps. Sme require simplicity and standardizatin, while thers need perfrmance and persnalizatin. Only XenDesktp can meet all these requirements in a single slutin. With ur unique Citrix FlexCast delivery technlgy, each user gets exactly the perfrmance, security and flexibility he r she needs. Lk at all the flexibility that FlexCast ffers: Hsted Shared Desktps - lcked dwn, streamlined and standardized envirnment with a cre set f applicatins, ideally suited fr task wrkers where persnalizatin is nt needed r allwed. Hsted VM- based VDI Desktps - persnalized Windws desktp experience, typically needed by ffice wrkers, which can be securely delivered ver any netwrk t any device. Hsted Blade PC Desktps hsted blade wrkstatin which enable technical wrkers and pwer users t run prfessinal graphics applicatins. Lcal Streamed Desktps - leverages existing investment in recently purchased PCs and ffers a smth IT and budgetary transitin t a hsted virtual desktp slutin. Virtual Apps t Installed Desktps - virtual apps run n the lcal devices which are managed centrally. Virtual apps can wrk ffline which makes this a ppular chice fr mbile users. Lcal VM- based Desktps - extends the benefits f centralized, single- instance management t mbile wrkers that need t use their laptps ffline. Changes t the OS, apps and user data are autmatically synchrnized with the datacenter when cnnected t a suitable netwrk. Currently under develpment. XenDesktp with FlexCast gives IT the ability t deliver any type f virtual desktp, t any user, n any device and t change this mix at any time. Page 1

2 VMware View 4 nly really supprts ne type f desktp virtualizatin - VDI VMware View 4 lacks the capability t deliver all types f virtual desktps that an rganizatin will need t serve all f their emplyees in the mst cst effective way. VMware ffers VDI desktps and recmmends them fr all users. Althugh VMware claims t supprt hsted blade PC desktps and hsted shared desktps delivery mdels in View 4, the reality is that they are cnsidered secndary by VMware - and sftware PCIP des nt wrk with these mdels. XenDesktp 4 delivers a high- def user experience ver LAN r WAN Citrix HDX technlgy, built n the industry- standard ICA prtcl, leverages the entire delivery infrastructure frm the datacenter t the device t deliver a high definitin experience t users. Citrix HDX technlgy adapts t changes in the entire infrastructure and applies the best ptimizatin technlgy fr each unique user scenari. As a result, users get a high definitin experience frm any lcatin, while using up t 90% less bandwidth than ther slutins, including View. VMware View 4 with PCIP is unprven and des nt scale fr enterprise use View 4 relies upn PCIP, an unprven third party display prtcl that des nt scale t handle different netwrks and applicatins. PCIP cnsumes large amunts f bandwidth which impacts user experience and reduces the scalability f the netwrk. PCIP will nt wrk fr all situatins. It des nt supprt Smart Cards, WAN ptimizatin, printing enhancements, r its wn View Cnnectin Server fr external users. In these cases VMware recmmends deplying an lder versin f the RDP prtcl hwever this creates additinal prblems. This ptin als cnsumes large amunts f bandwidth, resulting in unacceptable perfrmance ver netwrks with 100 ms r mre f latency (e.g., branch ffices, remte users and ffshre wrkers). On the LAN, it cnsumes nearly 4X the bandwidth f XenDesktp just running basic ffice applicatins. The difference becmes greater when handling rich cntent such as multimedia: View 4 takes up t 10X mre bandwidth than XenDesktp regardless f the prtcl. Furthermre, PCIP is resurce- intensive it requires significant amunts f CPU cycles, and therefre impacts the scalability f the server. As a result, View 4 will likely require netwrk infrastructure upgrades, mre servers t deliver an acceptable user experience, and mre cmplexity t mange as it des nt have a single prtcl slutin that wrks fr all users. XenDesktp 4 delivers t any device Citrix XenDesktp delivers the best user experience n all endpint platfrms including Windws, Linux and Mac platfrms, and devices such as the iphne and Windws Mbile. This ensures that rganizatins will be able t purchase any endpint device and enables crprate initiatives such as a wrk- frm- hme r BYOC prgrams. Als, cntract and temprary emplyees are able t securely access the crprate desktp, n matter what device they are using. VMware View 4 limits endpint chices VMwar devices, giving custmers limited flexibility and chice. Fr several scenaris, example Smart Card authenticatin r repurpsed ld PCs with 1 GHz r less prcessr, View 4 requires use f RDP, which increases verall cmplexity f the Page 2

3 envirnment. VMware may claim t supprt ther endpints but these will revert t basic RDP functinality, lsing supprt fr mst f their extensins such as USB cnnected devices, lcal printing and any lcal graphics acceleratin. XenDesktp 4 ffers includes cmplete applicatin delivery XenDesktp includes all the capabilities f the prven XenApp applicatin virtualizatin platfrm, giving IT unparalleled cntrl ver applicatins and unmatched enterprise applicatin virtualizatin capabilities. Online and ffline applicatin delivery - Applicatins can be hsted centrally and delivered fr use while nline, r streamed directly t the endpint and run in an islated envirnment fr use when ffline. Zer applicatin cnflicts - Applicatin islatin eliminates cnflicts and simplifies cmpatibility testing. Rapid applicatin updates - Applicatins centralized in the datacenter need t be updated nly nce; the updates are then applied t user desktps at lgn. Simple, self service prvisining - Citrix Dazzle acts as a strefrnt t desktps and applicatins. IT can instantly and easily advertise the existing ffline and nline Windws and Web applicatins. Prven applicatin cmpatibility - Whether yu are delivering multi- tier line- f- business applicatins, cmmn ffice prductivity applicatins r prfessinal 3D graphics sftware, XenDesktp ffers a delivery slutin. Trusted applicatin delivery platfrm - Over 230,000 custmers with ver 100 millin end users. The flexibility f applicatin virtualizatin ptins cuts dwn verall server utilizatin, placing the least pssible lad n the virtualizatin infrastructure resulting in lwer hardware acquisitin and supprt csts. In additin, XenDesktp is fully interperable with Micrsft App- V applicatin virtualizatin technlgy. VMware View 4 des nt have enterprise class applicatin delivery ptins. View 4 Premier is packaged with ThinApp technlgy, which is an applicatin packaging utility withut rle- based app delivery capabilities. ThinApp lacks a strng management system, resulting in a very cmplex envirnment t manage, especially fr enterprise scale deplyments. This lack f management capability requires administratrs t deal with numerus text files and custm scripts in rder t give users their applicatins. Changes and updates t the applicatins require further manual wrk. As mre users need access t mre applicatins the lack f management becmes a heavy burden. Users that need self service prvisining are ut f luck as View has n capability t allw self- service. XenDesktp ffers cmprehensive plicies t cntrl access XenDesktp ffers granular, scenari- based access cntrl which ensures that nly authrized users can cnnect and access specific resurces if their rle, lcatin, netwrk and device allw. A secure ticketing authrity verifies that the user is allwed t lgin. Once they cnnect, IT can cntrl the flw f data s that nly screen updates, muse clicks and keystrkes nt data traverse the netwrk. Smart cards are fully supprted in XenDesktp, with seamless authenticatin int applicatins and device- t- device raming capabilities. While users are cnnected XenDesktp creates secure and searchable visual recrds f user activity in critical applicatins. This infrmatin can be used fr regulatry cmpliance and litigatin supprt. Page 3

4 VMware View 4 des nt have detailed security and cntrl PCIP des nt supprt the basic SSL tunneling in the View Cnnectin Server, requiring a 3rd party VPN that can supprt PCIP. In additin, PCIP des nt supprt smart cards, limiting the prducts use in high security envirnments. View 4 als lacks access plicies, making it unable t respnd t different rles, lcatins, netwrks and devices. Further, ThinApp requires manual updating f text files and scripts t apply rudimentary security and audit user activity. XenDesktp 4 supprts any virtualizatin infrastructure Whether yu use XenServer, Micrsft Hyper- V r VMware ESX r vsphere, XenDesktp supprts them all and simplifies management f netwrked s with Micrsft App- V and System Center fr applicatin management. VMware View 4 lcks yu int the VMware platfrm VMware. Setting the Recrd Straight I rengths r cnfuse the issues arund desktp miscnceptins here. Fr example, ur cmpetitrs may try t: Dwnplay the flexibility and pwer f FlexCas reality that FlexCast ffers unmatched ability t ensure that each user gets the right type f desktp delivery mdel, at the lwest cst t the rganizatin. Obscure the true cmplexity f management assciated with their wn slutins. T match the capabilities f XenDesktp, they need t rely n 3 rd party prducts with additinal management verhead and cnsles. Claim that they supprt features that match the Citrix ICA prtcl and HDX technlgies, when the fact is that they are relying n a mash up f multiple prtcls and extensins, sme f which are incmpatible with each ther, and still cme up shrt when it cmes t user experience, netwrk efficiency and CPU utilizatin. Claim inflated market share numbers withut slid references t back them up. Citrix has custmer references with thusands f users in prductin envirnments. Our cmpetitrs have nly been dealing with virtual desktps fr a shrt perid f time whereas Citrix has been the industry standard fr delivering virtual desktps and applicatins fr ver 20 years. Of curse, the nly way t make the right decisin is t evaluate the slutins fr yurself, and talk t a Citrix representative t help set up the truest criteria fr yur envirnment that spans all the apprpriate use cases, netwrk requirements, endpint devices, applicatins and multimedia and mre. T get started, yu can dwnlad a simple, free 10- user envirnment frm and see fr yurself. Page 4

5 Benefit Summary XenDesktp View Multiple desktp & applicatin delivery mdels YES VDI nly Scalable high definitin user experience n any netwrk YES NO Office applicatins n the LAN YES YES Best user experience n all endpint platfrms YES NO Delivers apps based n user rles YES NO Granular, plicy- based applicatin access cntrl YES NO Fully integrated smart card supprt YES NO Self- service applicatin prvisining YES NO Service level mnitring & reprting YES NO Manages physical and virtual desktps with a single image YES NO Built- in prfile management YES NO Flexibility and chice f VM infrastructure YES NO Page 5