So You Missed Citrix Synergy 2013 Al Solorzano Principal Architect Agile360 – a Division of Entisys Solutions Al.Solorzano@agile360.com named Agenda • • • • • • • Synergy Theme XenDesktop 7 XenApp 6.5 FP2 EdgeSight NetScaler XenMobile Exhibit Hall Tour of interesting companies 2012 Strategy Deliver “Any” Apps & Desktops 2013 Strategy Deliver & Manage “Any” Data Devices Configure Provision Secure Share & Sync Secure Edit Apps & Desktops Email & Web Inter-app Controls App Store XenDesktop 7 XenDesktop 5.6 VDI Edition Enterprise Platinum XenDesktop 7 VDI Edition App Edition Enterprise Platinum 2 Consoles Enhanced and Simplified Delivery • Machine Creation Server for Server and Desktop OS workloads • Discovery and Publishing of applications • Integrated App-V 5 Support XenDesktop 7 – HDX Mobile • HDX Mobile – Keyboard/Combo box detection – Access to GPS Radio and Camera functions – Smooth bidirectional HD Audio/Video – Multi-Touch – HDX Mobile SDK – Network utilization designed for 3G/4G networks Automated App Analysis • AppDNA is now included with Platinum edition • Analyze applications for OS and virtualization compatibility • Simple Green-Amber-Red Dashboard • Remediation recommendations HDX Local Seamless Apps • Designed for apps that can’t be migrated – Non-Secure web browsers – DVD burners – Video Collaboration Provisioning Server 7 • Stream Windows 2012 and Windows 8 • Still better density than MCS • Faster catalog creation (no more cloning template VM write cache disks) • Microsoft SCVMM for Hyper-V 3.0 Integration Going, Going… Gone • Citrix will no longer be moving these products into this or newer versions (deprecated features/products) – Citrix Application Streaming – Single Sign On (AKA Password Manager) – SmartAuditor Citrix End of Life Product Matrix http://tinyurl.com/cdhthuy – Shadow Taskbar XenDesktop 7 • No more IMA database (Database availability is critical to uptime of this environment) • Support for Windows 2012 and Windows 8 (and Windows 2008 R2 , XP/Vista/7) • Updated “StoreFront” for self service applications (No database required) • Client-Less Receiver (HTML 5 web based receiver) • Enhanced Remote PC catalog management and hardware acceleration Expected Release Date in June XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 2 Focus of XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 2 Experience Acceleration Compatibility Performance Focus of XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 2 Experience Acceleration Compatibility Performance Focus of XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 2 Experience OpenGL Acceleration Acceleration Compatibility Performance HW virtualization of GPU Focus of XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 2 Experience Acceleration • AppDNA (Platinum Only) • Lync 2013 Optimization Pack Compatibility • SCCM 2012 connector Performance • Hyper-V 3.0 Support Focus of XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 2 Experience • Up to 4x Faster Downloads/Uploads??? Acceleration Compatibility Performance Expected Release Date in June EdgeSight… Where did you go? EdgeSight moves into Director • Troubleshooting Dashboard • Trends • Filters • Help Desk view • No more EdgeSight Agent New Features New Features But I had XD/XA Platinum Edition? • Director only has Real-time data (7 days) of data… need data around longer? The answer is XenDesktop Platinum. • Platinum will allow for up to 1 year of data (default will still be 90 days) • Can be integrated with NetScaler Insight (NetScaler Platinum feature) for Network Analysis of ICA/HDX packets • Hey… at least no more Agent or SQL Reporting services NetScaler HW refresh • High end model now supports 120 Gbps / 560K SSL transactions per second (2048bit certificates) • Entry level and midrange models were updated at the end of 2012 (55x0 and the 8x00 line, replacing the 5500 and the 7500/9500 line) • • Access Gateway is going EOL 2014 or 2016 depending on model NetScaler 7000/9010 are already EOL 10.1 Features • New UI • Enhancements for XenMobile and StoreFront 2.0 • Faster content delivery with SPDY (lightweight HTTP processing) 10.1 Features • NetScaler Insight (HTTP/S and ICA/HDX) • Simpler multi-tenancy with traffic domains • DO NOT DEPLOY FOR ACCESS GATEWAY YET! XenMobile What “Mobility” feels like for users What “Mobility” should feel like Trying to find the right balance • Device Security • Compliance • Corporate/IT Security • User Access • Multiple Devices • Native device experience Introducing XenMobile • Provision, Configure, Secure and Decommission of mobile devices (BYOD or corporate issued) XenMobile MDM Edition App Edition Enterprise XenMobile MDM edition • • • • • • • • • Control peripherals Jailbreak/Rooted detection Wipe devices Enforce encryption/passcodes Configure device and networks Update devices Push apps Locate devices Reporting XenMobile App Edition • Native device application specific Micro-VPN XenMobile App Edition • Secure Web Browser to access internal web sites without need for VPN XenMobile App Edition • Secure e-mail, calendar and contacts within a native device experience e-mail client High Level Architecture • NetScaler Gateway with StoreFront – End user interface and security • MDM Server – Device enrollment and management • App Controller – Application packaging and management NVIDIA GRID The Last Mile of Session Remoting GPU Pass-through • Hardware virtualization of GPU – 1 desktop per 1 GPU – 2H 2013: Expect Virtual GPU (Many desktops per 1 GPU) • Low-Latency Remote Display • Maximum User Density • Designed for Designers, Healthcare Providers, Engineers and more K1 and K2 cards • Grid K1 – 4 Entry level Kepler GPUs, 768 CUDA Cores, 16GB of RAM – 4 desktops per card, 3 cards per server • Grid K2 – 2 High-end Kepler GPUs, 3072 CUDA Cores, 8GB of RAM – 2 desktops per card, 2 cards per server Demo - Citrix and NVDIA Video at Synergy http://tinyurl.com/lktqbba Miscellaneous Data Mobility • ShareFile for secure document sharing, viewing and editing • Full support for cloud or onpremise storage • Now supports access to Microsoft SharePoint and network drives • Microsoft Azure support Desktop Player for Mac • Synchronize to local VM instance on Mac • No Windows XP Support • Tech Preview coming June/July Exhibit Hall Tour • Nutanix – Purpose built compute and storage resources within the same 2U unit for Virtualization and VDI projects. • PrinterLogic – A company that can assist in tricky printing configs like location based printing with location based default printers, can also eliminate print servers. Exhibit Hall Tour • ObserveIT Systems – Replacement for Citrix SmartAuditor – Record or watch live sessions (ICA/HDX, RDP, PCoIP, Unix, Windows, Desktops, etc.) for troubleshooting, compliance and change control – Can be used on desktop or Windows/Unix server infrastructure – “A picture is worth a thousand logs” What couldn’t I get to??? • • • Citrix Synergy will be in Anaheim again Migration paths to XenDesktop 7 (coming soon from Citrix support) Licensing migration to XenDesktop 7 (coming soon from Citrix sales) • • Provisioning Server 7 updates to managing/updating the image In depth MDM discussion Calls to Action • Take the survey (e-mailed shortly) for a chance to win a $100 gift card • Review your mobile device strategy and see if XenMobile can either solve your device management problems or enhance your application delivery model • XenApp and XenDesktop Platinum clients – Learn more on how Citrix AppDNA can improve application compatibility testing and remediation