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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.com
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