Trends in Server Based Computing

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Trends in Server Based Computing

• Application Serving Done Right!

Julian WilcoxonNW Field Sales Manager,
Citrix503-245-0790
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Agenda

• The Citrix Vision
• Sever Based Computing Overview
• Web Enablement and Security Trends
• User Experience
• Administrator Experience
• Summary and Conclusions

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Our Mission

• To make information access as simple as a phone
  call, for anyone, anyplace, and at anytime.

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The Citrix Vision
To deliver the Secure, Consistent, Virtual
Workplace the ability to access any
application over any network and any device,
quickly, easily, securely, and cost-effectively.
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Application Server Computing

• What is Application Server Computing?
• The focus is on the software applications, not
  the hardware
• Server-centric Architecture
• Applications execute 100 on server
• Users view and work with application interface

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Citrix Application Delivery Solution
Publish
Subscribe
Desktop PCs
Laptop PCs
MetaFrame Platform
Terminals
Wireless Devices
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Common Citrix Themes

• Benefits of Citrix Application Server Software
• Workforce Mobility
• Remote Office Connectivity
• Information Aggregation
• Application Deployment
• Business Continuity

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Citrix Technology Overview
Why are our customers using MetaFrame?

• Simplify Application Deployment and Management
• Provide Predictable Application Performance
• Improve Security
• Overcome Hardware Obstacles
• Simplify Database Management
• Application Vendor Recommendation
• Web Browser Based Application Access
• Reduced Communication Costs

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Application Server Computing

• Benefits of the Application Serving Model
• Cost-effective centralized management
• Upgrades, configuration, maintenance done in one
  place
• Shadowing allows remote troubleshooting,
  support
• High, consistent performance
• Minimal data travels over network so bandwidth
  requirements low and performance is predictable
• Web-enabled
• Supports application delivery via Web browsers
• Integrates with Portal and other web initiatives
• Security
• Applications and data remain on servers
• Users cannot alter applications or introduce
  viruses
• Built in security options for utilizing public
  networks

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What is MetaFrame XP?

• MetaFrame XP is
• The current generation of Citrixs MetaFrame for
  Windows application serving software.
• Designed for scalability and maximum management
  for the Enterprise
• Includes additional components such as NFuse,
  Citrix Secure Gateway, Citrix Management Console
• Designed to take Terminal Services to an
  Enterprise scale
• Tightly integrated with NFuse (for browser based
  application access and portal integration)

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How is it Packaged?
MetaFrame XPs

• Base MetaFrame XP Functionality

MetaFrame XPa

• Base MetaFrame XP Functionality
• Load Manager

MetaFrame XPe

• Base MetaFrame XP Functionality
• Load Manager
• Resource Manager (System Monitoring Analysis)
• Installation Manager (Application Packaging
  Delivery)
• Network Manager

Licensed per Connection

• Deploy as many servers as you need

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MetaFrame XP Family Comparison

• Enterprise Application Serving Infrastructure
• Corporate-wide deployment
• 51000 serversin a farm
• Includes
• Load Manager
• Resource Manager
• Installation Manager
• Network Manager

Functionality
Size and Scope of Installation
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Citrix Technology Overview
Trends in Server Based Computing

• Web Based Access to Applications
• Nfuse for Browser Based Access
• Integration into Intranets and Extranets
• Single URL Based Access regardless of user
  location
• Security for access from Public Networks
• Citrix Secure Gateway
• SSL Traversal and PKI Leverage
• Management
• Server Based Computing Management, MetaFrame XP
• Capable of supporting thousands of concurrent
  users
• Capable of supporting 1000s of Servers

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Application Server Computing

• Solution Components
• MetaFrame XP
• Leverages Microsoft Terminal Services
• Current generation of Citrix Application Serving
  Software
• Includes IMA Management Framework
• NFuse
• Web Server component to present applications to
  users
• Integrates with Portals and other web initiatives
• Requires only a URL for users to connect to
  custom application set
• Citrix Secure Gateway
• Provides SSL Based connections to MetaFrame
  Delivered Applications
• Eliminates need to maintain VPN in most cases

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What is Citrix Secure Gateway?

• Citrix Secure Gateway
• Citrix Secure Gateway (CSG) is a gateway, or
  proxy server for ICA traffic
• CSG is responsible for authorizing users and
  relaying their ICA traffic to MetaFrame servers.

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The Virtual Workplace of Tomorrow
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MetaFrames Value on Windows 2000
Flexible Application Access
Web Application Publishing
Enterprise-Class Management
Windows-basedTerminal
Net PC
PC
Windows-baseddevices
Macintosh
Legacy PC
Windows-basedTerminal
UNIXWorkstation
NetworkComputer
Wireless Terminalsand InformationAppliance
Net PC
PC
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MetaFrames Value on Windows 2000

• Citrix MetaFrame Extends the Value of Microsoft
  Windows 2000 Server
• Enterprise-Class Management
• Application Publishing and Program Neighborhood
• Application Launching Embedding (ALE)
• Advanced Load Balancing Shadowing
• Cross Subnet Administration
• Auto Client Update
• Resource Manager Installation Manager
• Installation Manager
• Network Manager
• Web Application Publishing
• NFuse web portal technology
• Flexible Application Access
• Support for both Windows and non-Windows clients
• Full and automatic access to client system
  resources
• Enhanced anonymous user support
• ReadyConnect and Business Recovery client
  capabilities
• SpeedScreen 3 and Seamless Windows

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Demonstration
The User Experience
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Citrix Deployment Methodologies
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Citrix Deployment Methodologies
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NFuse MetaFrame
Preserve IT Value

• No application rewrites!
• Retain full application interactivity
• Secure application access
• Device independent bandwidth friendly
• Centralized administration of published
  applications
• Embed Launched Applications

Application choices customized by user
Applications delivered directly into the portal
Applications can be opened within the browser or
in a separate window
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Web-based Client Installation

• Fast, simple deployment of ICA clients to first
  time users. No need for administrators to touch
  every desktop

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What is happening behind the scenes?
The Administrators Experience
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Citrix Application Delivery Solution
Publish
Subscribe
Desktop PCs
Laptop PCs
MetaFrame Platform
Terminals
Wireless Devices
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Final Deliverable Application Set (PN)
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Final Deliverable Application Set (NFuse)
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NFuse Overview
1- URL web page content request 2- Authentication
information communicated to MetaFrame 3- HTML
content is displayed with applicable app icons
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Win32 ICA Client Options
3 Win32 ICA Client Versions Now!

• Choose the right version for your needs
• All clients share the same Connector, with the
  same features
• The UI functions are handled differently with
  each
• They all support NFuse

Win32 Client
UI
Connector
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Case StudyHow is Citrix being deployed at a
county-wide level?
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Creating Excitement in the Learning Community

• Contra Costa County DoIT
• Located just North of Silicon Valley, The Contra
  Costa County Department of Information Technology
  (DOIT) is responsible for providing IT services
  to over 4,000 computer users.
• Challenge
• Provide Peoplesoft to hundreds of HR
  professionals in 60 locations
• Affordable to maintain
• Benefits
• Deployed Peoplesoft rapidly across all users
• Savings of 13,500 for each Peoplesoft Update
• Leverage Existing Computing Infrastructure,
  resulting in dramatic cost savings

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Doing more with less

• "Thanks to Citrix MetaFrame and Microsoft
  Terminal Server, we save about 180 hours of IT
  staff time each time we update our PeopleSoft
  application. This translates into savings of
  13,500 for the county per update, which take
  place several times a year. We can also free up
  our IT staff to work on other mission-critical IT
  projects"
• -- John Forberg, Deputy CIO, Contra Costa County

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Summary and Conclusions
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How does this impact the Users?

• User Community gets
• simple and pervasive access to business tools,
  from the office to the home.
• consistent performance and experience,
  regardless of user location or client hardware.
• Result Less limitations on access to resources
  more efficient work happier customer.

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How will this impact IT?

• IT gets
• applications to market faster and more
  efficiently, Decreased Time-to-Value
• More administrative control over applications
• ..increased reach of applications theyll be
  available to more users from more locations.
• your existing and future applications deployed
  to the Web (now!).
• Result Better service to more customers with
  less effort.

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Citrix Application Serving Software

• Citrix is the leader in application serving
  solutions
• Citrix MetaFrame and NFuse software enable
  educators to do more with less
• Use less-expensive devices and existing
  infrastructure
• Maximize value of scarce IT staff
• Extend reach of applications to a wider audience
• Gain efficiency through centralized management
  and training
• Reduce lost learning opportunities with high
  performance

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