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Compatibility Containers for Citrix

Key Benefits Future Proof

• Compatiblewiththenewest CitrixandMicrosoftplatforms

• Agnostictoon-premor Clouddeployment

• Designedtoworkwithfuture Windowsplatformupdates

Reduce Risk and Cost

• Eliminateunsupportedversions ofXenApp,XenDesktop andWindows

• Reduceexposuretosecurity vulnerabilitiesandlack ofcompliance

• CutOpExcostsbyconsolidating ontofewerplatforms

Assured App Compatibility

• PackageonceinaContainer,run anywhereonanyplatform

• Fullapplicationredirection andisolation

• Userscontinuetoworkasthough appsarenativelyinstalled

Instant App Deployment

• Streamlineapppackaging

• “Containerize”once, runanywhere

Solution Overview

The ChallengeNoonewantstorunoperatingplatformsthatare10or15yearsold.Theyexposeorganizationstosecurityvulnerabilities,lackofvendorsupportandcompliancerisks.Butheavilycustomized,orbespokebusiness-criticalapplicationsarerarelycompatiblewiththelatestoperatingplatforms.

EndUserComputeteamsareleftwithtwooptions:RunWindowsXPonXenDesktoptomaintaincompatibilityforapplicationsthatcan’trunin multi-usermodeonaserver,ormaintainlegacyCitrixXenApp4.5or5.0 farmsrunningonWindowsServer2003or2008.

EitheroftheseoptionsrequireusingunsupportedCitrixandWindowsreleasesthatcannolongerbepatched.Italsomeansthatcompaniescan’ttakeadvantageoftheHDXperformanceandproductivityimprovementsavailableinthelatestversionsofCitrix.Mostimportantly,itisimpossibletomanagetheseapplicationswithCitrixCloudonAWSandAzureClouds.

The SolutionCompatibilityContainersfreeenterprisesfromrunningunsupportedWindowsServer,WindowsDesktop,CitrixXenAppplatformsbymakingotherwiseincompatibleapplicationsfullyportabletothenewest,supportedversionsofCitrixandWindows,andtheCloud.

Features and BenefitsCloudhouseContainersallowapplicationstorununchangedonthenewestWindowsandCitrixplatforms,on-premorintheCloud.ApplicationsonlyneedtobepackagedonceinContainersthatprovidetherequiredredirections,isolation,andrun-timestoenabledeploymenttothelatestoperatingsystems.

Future Proof Your Citrix InfrastructureWillallofyourexistingapplicationsworkwiththenextversionofXenApp andWindowsServer?WillyoubeabletomovethemtotheCloudwhenthetimecomes?

WithCloudhouse,yourapplicationswillalwaysbeportabletothelatestplatformswithoutrequiringanychangesorrepackaging.CloudhouseContainerscanalsorunonCitrixintheCloudtoday.CustomerswhowanttotakeadvantageofCitrixonAzurecandeployexistingapplicationswithoutanychanges.

Reduce Risk: Security and ComplianceSomeapplicationsrequirelegacyversionsofCitrixXenApporhavebeendeployedontolegacyXenDesktopbecausetheyareincompatiblewithsharedsessionXenApp.Eitherway,runningunsupportedplatformsexposescompaniestosignificantsecurityandcompliancerisks-nottomentionmateriallyhigheroperationalcosts.

WithCloudhouse,ITcanconsolidateallapplicationsontothenewestversionsofXenApp,andonlyneeduseXenDesktopwhenthereisavalidusecaseforVDIratherthanbecausetheapplicationforcesthemto.

Assured Application CompatibilityApplicationvirtualizationsolutionssuchasApp-VandThinAppsimplifydeploymentandaddresssomeapplication-to-applicationconflicts, butdon’tofferanycapabilitiestoeliminateapplication-to-platformcompatibilityissues.

ThankstoCloudhouse’suniqueapplicationandruntimeisolation,applicationswithconflictingrequirementsoroutdatedruntimescanrunsafelyonthelatestplatformswithoutconflict.Legacyapplicationsworkasthoughtheyareinstallednatively,sousersdon’thavetochangehowtheywork.

Instant Application DeploymentDeployingapplicationsontonewoperatingsystemsalmostalwaysrequiresrepackagingandretestingtheapplication-aprocessthatcantakepackagingteamshoursordays.

CloudhouseContainersonlyneedtobepackaged(or“containerized”)once.Theirredirectionandisolationengineensuresthatapplicationscanthenbedeployedtothelatest,supportedCitrixorWindowsplatformsorintotheCloud.

Certified Citrix Ready for XenApp and XenDesktopCloudhouseContainersareCertifiedasCitrixReadyforXenApp andXenDesktop,andaredesignedtoworkinconjunctionwiththe followingtechnologies;CitrixAppLayering,MachineCreationServices,ProvisioningServices.

Solution Overview

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Cloudhouse Technologies Limited 56 Wood Lane,London, W12 7SB020 3515 1505

Adopting Citrix Platforms with Cloudhouse Containers

Current Platform

XenApp4.5,5.0onWindowsServer2003

OR

XenApp6.5onWindowsServer

2008R2

XenDesktop5.0,5.6withWindowsXP

OR

PhysicalWindowsXP

XenDesktop5.0,5.6withWindowsXP

OR

PhysicalWindowsXP

NoCloud

Target Platform

XenApp7.xonWindowsServer2012R2and2016

XenDesktop7.xwithWindows10

XenApp7.xonWindowsServer2012R2and2016

CitrixCloudwithOn-Prem,Azure

orAWS