citrix thin client / server based computing in the real world

Citrix Thin Client / Server

Based Computing in the Real

World

Brian Madden

Principal Consultant, FrontWay

Today’s Agenda

• Welcome

• Technology Review

• Citrix Add-on Products

• MetaFrame XP

• Application Hosting

• Candle’s ETE Solution

Enterprise Applications

G/L CRMInter-

net

Extra-

netVoice Video

Office

Auto.

Hosted

Apps Information

Information

Clients

Anywhere Remote

Office

Home Office


G/L CRMInter-

net

Extra-

netVoice Video

Office

Auto.

Hosted

Apps Information

Customers

LAN Infrastructure (Wired and Wireless) Information

Infra-

Structure

Information

Clients

Anywhere Remote

Office

Home Office


G/L CRMInter-

net

Extra-

netVoice Video

Office

Auto.

Hosted

Apps Information

Customers

LAN Infrastructure (Wired and Wireless)

WAN Infrastructure (Wired and Wireless)Information

Infra-

Structure

Information

Clients

Anywhere Remote

Office

Home Office


G/L CRMInter-

net

Extra-

netVoice Video

Office

Auto.

Hosted

Apps Information

Customers


WAN Infrastructure (Wired and Wireless)

NOS Infrastructure

Information

Infra-

Structure

Information

Clients

Anywhere Remote

Office

Home Office


G/L CRMInter-

net

Extra-

netVoice Video

Office

Auto.

Hosted

Apps Information

Customers



NOS Infrastructure

Directory Infrastructure

Information

Infra-

Structure

Information

Clients

Anywhere Remote

Office

Home Office


G/L CRMInter-

net

Extra-

netVoice Video

Office

Auto.

Hosted

Apps Information

Customers



NOS Infrastructure


Server-based Computing

Information

Infra-

Structure

Information

Clients

Anywhere Remote

Office

Home Office


G/L CRMInter-

net

Extra-

netVoice Video

Office

Auto.

Hosted

Apps Information

Customers



NOS Infrastructure



Web Foundation

Information

Infra-

Structure

Information

Clients

Anywhere Remote

Office

Home Office


G/L CRMInter-

net

Extra-

netVoice Video

Office

Auto.

Hosted

Apps Information

Customers



NOS Infrastructure



Security

Web Foundation

VPN PKI Firewall Detection

Information

Infra-

Structure

Information

Clients

Anywhere Remote

Office

Home Office


G/L CRMInter-

net

Extra-

netVoice Video

Office

Auto.

Hosted

Apps Information

Customers



NOS Infrastructure



Security

Web Foundation


Wireless (Broadcast) Network

Information

Infra-

Structure

Information

Clients

Anywhere Remote

Office

Home Office


G/L CRMInter-

net

Extra-

netVoice Video

Office

Auto.

Hosted

Apps Information

Customers



NOS Infrastructure



Security

Web Foundation

Plan –

Strategy

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Architect

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Information

Infra-

Structure

Information

Clients

Anywhere Remote

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NOS Infrastructure



Security

Web Foundation

Plan –

Strategy

Design –

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Information

Infra-

Structure

Information

Clients

Anywhere Remote

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Security

Web Foundation

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Strategy

Design –

Architect

Implement –

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Operate –

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Information

Infra-

Structure

Information

Clients

Anywhere Remote

Office

Home Office


G/L CRMInter-

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netVoice Video

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Auto.

Hosted

Apps Information

Pro

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Customers

Desktop PCs

PublishPublish

MF Windows

SubscribeSubscribe

Load Balancing

Terminals

Wireless Devices

MF Unix

Load Balancing

MF Unix

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Citrix Application Delivery

Citrix Add-on Products

• Installation Management Services

• Resource Management Services

• Extranet

• nFuse

• Feature Release 1

Installation Management Services

• Deploy Applications to multiple Citrix servers in

minutes

• Save time and money

• "Package and Publish"

• Package the application

• Publish the application

• Seamless Operation

• Uninstalling applications is simple

Resource Management Services

Citrix Extranet 2.0

Feature Release 1• TCP Browsing

• Speed Screen 3

– Instant Mouse Click Feedback, Text Entry Prediction

• Web-based ICA Client Installation

• TCP Based ICA Browsing

• ICA Priority Packet Tagging

• Updated Video Features

– 24 bit, 64,000 x 64,000 resolution

– Multi-monitor Support

– Higher ICA Session Size Support

– Panning and Scaling

– Application Start Save Position

• Pass-through Authentication

• NFuse 1.5 Support

• 128-bit Encryption (Secure ICA)

• Win16 can support multiple sessions

MetaFrame XP

• Designed for the Internet and Windows 2000 and XP Platforms– Extreme scalability

– Integrated manageability

– Easy extensibility

– Improved reliability

– Full Compatibility

XP New Features that Actually Matter

• Print Driver Replication

• Centralized License Management

• Active Directory Support

• Advanced Shadowing

• Client Time Zone Support

• More reliable ICA Browser

XP Packages

• XPs

– Base

– Workgroup only (single server only)

• XPa

– Adds Load-balancing

• XPe

– Application Packing and Deployment (like IMS)

– System Monitoring and Analysis (like RMS)

– Integrates into 3rd party management consoles (HP OpenView, etc.)

XP Citrix Management Console

Citrix Licensing

• XP Significantly Simplifies Licensing

Citrix Licensing• Connection-based Licensing Model

– Licensing based on total number of concurrent users

– Doesn’t matter how many servers are used to host the users

• Server software can be installed as many times as needed

– Doesn’t matter how many users are hosted per server

• Customer Benefits

– One price for all users based on MetaFrame XP solution

• MetaFrame XPs, XPa, XPe

– Simple for customers to understand, budget and purchase

– Flexibility in configuration

• Administrator doesn’t have to calculate number of users per server

• Customer can choose as many or as few servers based on application load and server capacity

• Customers can add resources (users or servers) without variations in their cost per concurrent connection

• Pricing: New Customers

• Product Packaging & Terminology

• MetaFrame XP Starter System

– One MetaFrame XP Starter System required per organization

– MetaFrame XP Starter System Includes:

• MetaFrame XP Universal Server License

• 20 base connection licenses

• MetaFrame XP product media

– Price calculated at specific Cost Per Connection * 20

– Separate starter system for each language

– Available with or without Subscription Advantage

• MetaFrame XP Connection Licenses

– License to “connect” specific number of users within organization to licensed MetaFrame XP server software

– Connection Licenses available in standard 5, 10, 20, and 50 user increments

– Price of a connection license based on

• Functionality (MetaFrame XPs,XPa, XPe)

• Subscription vs. No Subscription

• Pricing Model: Customer Example

• Customer wants MetaFrame XPe with Subscription for 100 users:

– Purchase MetaFrame XPe Starter System with Subscription (includes 20 connections) for $8,000

– Purchase additional 80 connections license packs @ $400 per connection

• Customer can serve applications on as many servers as they wish

– Customer SRP for this configuration is easily calculated: 100 connections @ $400 per connection= SRP of $40,000

– Additional users can be purchased in the future by ordering “connection packs” in increments of 5, 10, 20, and 50

• “Migration” versus “Upgrade”

• MetaFrame 1.x to XP Migration Options

• Customers with Subscription

– Subscription customers will receive corresponding MetaFrame XP solution at no charge, based on existing products purchased

• Customers without Subscription

– May purchase a MetaFrame XP migration product

• Migration products discounted from full product price to protect their investment for MetaFrame 1.x/WinFrame 1.x product

• Migration products are priced independently of MetaFrame (orWinFrame) version currently installed

• Migration products may be purchased with or without Subscription Advantage

• Subscription Migration Fulfillment

• Upon request, active Subscription customers will receive nearest MetaFrame XP family solution at no charge*

– Customers with MetaFrame 1.8 only –MetaFrame XPs

– Customers with MetaFrame 1.8 and LBS –MetaFrame XPa

– Customers with MetaFrame 1.8, LBS, and RMS or IMS – MetaFrame XPe

• Subscription customers will request MetaFrame XP from Citrix Secure Portal

– Will receive an e-mail notification of availability

• MetaFrame XPs/XPa/XPe –March 5th

– Licenses downloaded from Citrix Secure Portal

• Media to be received within 1-2 weeks

• MetaFrame XP Connection Licenses

– License to “connect” specific number of users within organization to licensed MetaFrame XP server software

– Connection Licenses available in standard 5, 10, 20, and 50 user increments

– Price of a connection license based on

• Functionality (MetaFrame XPs,XPa, XPe)

• Subscription vs. No Subscription

• Pricing Model: Customer Example

• Customer wants MetaFrame XPe with Subscription for 100 users:

– Purchase MetaFrame XPe Starter System with Subscription (includes 20 connections) for $8,000

– Purchase additional 80 connections license packs @ $400 per connection

• Customer can serve applications on as many servers as they wish

– Customer SRP for this configuration is easily calculated: 100 connections @ $400 per connection= SRP of $40,000

– Additional users can be purchased in the future by ordering “connection packs” in increments of 5, 10, 20, and 50

• “Migration” versus “Upgrade”

• Migration

– Moving from one platform to another platform

– Example: MetaFrame 1.8 to MetaFrameXPe Migration

• Upgrade

– Moving up within a platform family

– Example: MetaFrame XPs to MetaFrameXPe Upgrade

Licensing

• Connection-based Licensing Model– Licensing based on total number of concurrent users

– Doesn’t matter how many servers are used to host the users

• Server software can be installed as many times as needed

– Doesn’t matter how many users are hosted per server

• Customer Benefits– One price for all users based on MetaFrame XP solution

• MetaFrame XPs, XPa, XPe

– Simple for customers to understand, budget and purchase

– Flexibility in configuration

• Administrator doesn’t have to calculate number of users per server

• Customer can choose as many or as few servers based on application load and server capacity

• Customers can add resources (users or servers) without variations in their cost per concurrent connection

Application Hosting - Advantages

Freedom from IT operational details

Access to a wider range of functionality and services

Faster access to latest functionality

Reduced costs

Less initial capital expense

Less maintenance

Improved support

Single point of contact

SLAs

Decreased implementation effort

Application Hosting - Disadvantages

– Loss of Control

– Vendor Hostility

– Security

– Application performance

– SLAs

– Quality of service

Unproven reliability of the ASP model

Financial stability of the application provider

– Limited ability to customize or modify applications

Questions

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