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Citrix XenDesktop 2.0Citrix XenDesktop 2.0

Michael SchmidtCountry Manager SwitzerlandCitrix Systems International GmbH

Michael SchmidtCountry Manager SwitzerlandCitrix Systems International GmbH

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Citrix XenDesktop™

makes the delivery of Windows desktops

from your datacenter

simple, secure and fast

XenDesktop


Agenda

Introducing Citrix XenDesktop

Product Details

Desktop Challenges

Summary


Gartner “Bubbles and Footprints: The Future Shape of Client Computing”


Gartner “Bubbles and Footprints: The Future Shape of Client Computing”

• “Consumerization” of client computing!

• PCs are going to be diverse

• Desktops are strategic –devices may not be!

• Don’t forget app delivery


Traditional PCs for office workers

Business Risk

High Costs

Out of date

Still slow!


What if Desktops are Delivered?

Business Risk

High Costs

Out of date

Still slow!

Secure by design

40% lower TCO

Up to date image

Smokin’ fast!


Retire5

Monitor4User

Provision1Manage3

Datacenter

Secure2

Before – Deploy desktops


After – Deliver desktops

User Datacenter

Retire5

Manage3

Secure2

Provision1

LAN / WAN

Monitor4


Agenda

Introducing Citrix XenDesktop

Product Details

Desktop Challenges

Summary


What is VDI?

Users Data Center

Server Hardware

HypervisorDelivery Protocol

Desktop Appliance


Desktop Virtualization Challenges


Citrix XenDesktop™

Simplest solution for IT

Best end user experience

Lowest TCO for the business


Citrix XenDesktop

Desktop Delivery

Controller

VirtualizationInfrastructure

Virtual

DesktopProvisioning


Office worker target market

Repetitive Tasks

UnstructuredWork

Complex Projects

Virtual DesktopsVirtual Desktops

• Call Centers• Retail POS• Branch Banking• Order Entry

• Finance / Accounting

• Sales Operations• Administration• Marketing

• Product Engineering• Visual Analytics• Trading Desk


Agenda

Selling XenDesktop

Product Details

Desktop Challenges

Competitive PositioningSummary


Citrix XenDesktop Key Technologies

Instant On

SpeedScreen

UniversalPrinting

Delivery

Controller

Virtual DesktopProvisioning

XenCenter

XenMotion

Best user experience Simple for IT


Citrix XenDesktopEnd to end desktop delivery

User Experience

Desktop Appliance with Citrix App Receiver


VistaWinXPWinXP

HardwareBlade Rack

App

User

App App

User User

Blade Blade Blade

VistaWinXPWinXP

Hardware

Hypervisor

Hardware

App

User

App App

User User

Standard Desktop

IndividualDesktop

High PerformanceDesktop

Hardware

User User User

Windows Server OS

Applikationen

TCO

Standardization

Dynamic Desktops - Comparison


Desktop Server EvolutionVM and Blade PC-based Virtual Desktop

Desktop Server 1.0

ICA RDP

“In Band” Broker Server(s) VM-Based or Blade PC

Citrix XenDesktop 2.0

ICA

VM-Based or Blade PC“Out of Band” Broker Server(s)


Citrix XenDesktop – Dynamic DeliveryDelivers desktops to all office workers

Client DeviceXenDesktop

ICA • Finance

• Sales Ops

• Administration

• Marketing(Xen) Hypervisorx64 Hardware

Virtual Machine

BoxorBlade

BoxorBlade

BoxorBlade

BoxorBlade

BoxorBlade

BoxorBlade

• Engineering

• Visual Analytics

• Trading Desk

Blade Chassis

PC Blade

Windows Server OS

• Call Centers

• Retail POS

• Branch Banking

• Order Entryx64 Hardware

Terminal Server

Dedicated

Shared


Provisioning Server (streaming service)

Network Storage

Provisioning Server Will Complement Server Virtualization

1The ‘Image Builder’ snapshots OS & Workload to Network Service. Virtual Machine disk size is set for 1 Mb

2Guest OperatingSystems are configuredfor network boot.

3Guest Operating Systems rebooted. OS & Workloadare streamed fromNetwork Storage.

XenSource Paravirualization Layer

CPU NICMemory Disk

x86 Architecture

B

A


OS Streaming and Desktop Delivery“Rich”Clients

“Thin”Clients

ICAICA

ICA

Virtual Desktops Blade PC’sShared Desktops

On Demand Server & Streamed Desktop OS, Apps & Personality Provisioning

Brokered ICA Delivery

OS Streaming

Prov

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ning

Del

iver

y

Desktop Delivery


Two Types of vDisks

• Standard Image Mode• One vDisk to many target devices• Read only

• Private Image Mode• One vDisk to one target device• Read/Write access


Provisioning Server

Target Device 3

NetworkStorage

Target Device 1

Target Device 2

Standard Image Mode

A single vDisk is streamed to many target devices.Any session changes are not written back to the base vDisk.

On reboot, a “clean” image is streamed down to the target devices.

A


NetworkStorage

A

Provisioning Server

Target Device

Private Image Mode

A single image is streamed on boot to the target device.User installs software or updates which are written back to the vDisk real-time.The target device is shut down.On next boot, settings are persisted.


Today you deliver some apps to PCsDesktop challenges still exist: complexity, security, costs

Citrix Presentation Server

Deliver some Windows apps virtually

Client OS

Installed Apps

Virtual Apps


Best Practice for best TCOSeparate Desktop and App

• Eliminate app conflicts, optimize system performance

• Simple, secure and fast on-demand service


Xen & XenServer

• Xen provides the engine

• XenServer provides the luxury


Xen Hypervisor

• Provides core virtualization engine

• Includes stable, tested components and unstable or untested components

• Supports Next Generation Virtualization• Paravirtualization• Hardware Virtualization Assist

• Runs Hypervisor architecture on bare metal

Open Source XEN Hypervisor

stable, testednot testedunstable


From Xen to XenServer

Open Source XEN

stable, testednot testedunstable

Quality Assuranceand Testing on Enterprise Level

Automated Regression

Optimization

BETA releases

XenServer

stable, tested

Proprietary software

FixesFixes

Enterprise Virtualization Software

Manual Regression


Desktop Server XenServer Provisioning Server

Citrix XenDesktop Tech Preview Kit

DOWNLOADwww.citrix.com/xendesktopwww.citrix.com/xendesktop

…Plus the Citrix XenDesktop Setup Tool!


Enterprise-class virtualization infrastructure31

High performance desktop delivery technologies2

Simple, low cost virtual desktop provisioning3

Build desktop virtualization infrastructure31

Xen VirtualizationInfrastructure

Configure desktopdelivery controller2

Desktop Server

Provision virtual desktops3

XenDesktop Setup ToolXenCenter

XenDesktop Server consoleVirtual Desktop Provisioning console

3 Steps to XenDesktop


Citrix XenDesktopVirtual desktops at 40% lower TCO

Partially managed PC

Virtual desktop(VM-based)

Desktop Administration

$110 $55• Moves, adds, changes,

deletions $30 $20

• Patching OS, reimaging , etc. $20 $20

• Configure/upgrade/repair hardware

$40 $10

• Data recovery, archiving, backup

$20 $5


Citrix XenDesktop

Simplest solution for IT• Integrated desktop delivery system offers

complete solution

Best end user experience• High-speed delivery technologies provide

up to 2x faster virtual desktop performance

Lowest TCO for the business• Up to 40% lower cost compared to

traditional PCs• Up to 90% lower storage costs


Agenda

Selling XenDesktop

Product Details

Desktop Challenges

Competitive PositioningSummary


The desktop delivery solution

Users Access devices

Applications ?

WorkstationsXenDesktopServers

VM Servers

OS Images


Key Takeaways

1. Citrix XenDesktop – Dynamic Delivery• Delivers desktops to all office workers

2. Citrix XenDesktop – makes desktop delivery simple• Best user experience with up to 2X faster performance• Lowest TCO with up to 90% lower storage costs• Integration with Citrix application delivery infrastructure

3. Separate application and desktop delivery• Keep desktops and apps isolated and “pristine”• Optimal performance & best compatibility


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