How to win in a competitive environm- Citrix XenDesktop vs. VMware View

Objectives

Understand…– – – – – – Our Keys to Success New features in View View Architecture View Futures Traps & FUD Resources available to you

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eys to Success Any device, anywhere with Receiver HDX user experience Beyond VDI with FlexCast On-demand apps by XenApp Open, proven, scalable

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Any device, Anywhere with Receiver Leverage the latest devices with a universal client Leverage Enable end-user flexibility, choice and productivity user Secure application data with XenVault Secure Simple, fast, self Simple, self-service installation and auto-updates

17 Receiver Clients supporting hundreds of Devices

Thin & Diskless PCs

PCs & Macs

Smartphones

Tablets

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HardVideo & VoicePCoIP RGS

Hardest

Graphical

PCoIP RDP

Citrix Technologies

Document

Other

Database

Other

Other

Easy

LAN

802.11

Internet

3G

Hard

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sts Performed by Benny Tritsch and Shawn Bass and presented @ TechEd 10 Europe

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Citrix XenDesktop Microsoft VDI

Quest vWorkspace Vmware View

VDISmackdown!

Author(s) : Version: Date:

Ruben Spruijt 1.21 February 2011

HDX vs PCoIP –

rd 3

Party Validated

Miercom Specialists in network/comm testing and analysis

Tested multiple scenarios Flash, Multimedia, Office Apps, Printing, Downloads Riverbed and Branch Repeater

Open & available tools Login VSI Apposite WAN emulator

Control LayerXenApp (Master) XenApp (XML) XenApp (XML) SQL Database Web Interface Web Interface License Server XenDesktop Controller XenDesktop Controller

xCast: eamed VHD

FlexCast: Hosted SharedShared Desktop

FlexCast: Local VMLocal VM ExistingHypervisor Pool

FlexCast: Hosted Virtual Desktop

med VHD

Physical

PooledHypervisor Pool

DedicatedHypervisor Pool Hypervisor Pool Hypervisor Pool

Streame

Blade PC

ysical points

XenApp Servers

XenClient

Hypervisor Pool Hypervisor Pool

Blade PCs

Hypervisor Pool Hypervisor Pool

Hyperviso Pool

visioning ervices

Provisioning Services or Installed

Synchronizer

Installed Images

Machine Creation Services

Provisionin Services

Imaging Layer

Any Windows app Self-service enterprise app store service Hosted or streamed app delivery Granular access control

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Access control Single sign sign-on Directory services integration Enabled by Citrix OpenCloud access technology

SAML support, numerous connecto

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Simple, powerful management Any hypervisor, any storage Comprehensive SDK Proven scalability 10,000 Citrix Ready products

View’s Newest FeaturesPCoIP secure

gateway vSphere 4.1 Support Full Windows 7 Support View Client with Local Mode (Experimental) New Admin Console Linked Clones & Tiered Storage ThinApp Integration Security features New clientsCitrix Confidential - Do Not Distribute

View at a Glance

What there offers looks like

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View Composer Overview Parent VM + snapshot

Parent VM + snapshot = Replica Replica is read only Clones from replicas OS/Diff disks for system changes Persistent disks (formerly user data disks)

Clone 2

Clone 1 ReplicaData Disk Persistent Disk OS Data Disk

Persistent Disk

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View Composer refresh process Necessary to control growth Resets OS/Diff disk Reverts to snapshot Users receive new image Persistent disk preserved Only info in profile

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