Removing road blocks to growth when implementing OnDemand Access

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Removing road blocks to growth when implementing
On-Demand Access

• Stephan Glathe, CTO co-founder, enteo Software

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removing road blocks to growth when implementing
On-Demand Access agenda

• introducing the road blocks to growth
• growth dynamics
• changing business requirements
• removing road blocks to growth
• IT administrators requirements
• solutions
• live demonstration
• overview on experiences references

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introducing the road blocks to growth typical
introduction of a Citrix Access Platform

• starts typically with project character
• limited of applications
• limited of users
• high user satisfaction
• rapid ROI
• with recognition in the organization that the
  project might
• become a strategic solution
• grow in applications and users
• but... be aware of the dynamics of growth!

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introducing the road blocks to growth dynamics
of growth

• dynamics
• of changes increase downtime
• of applications increase integration efforts
• of servers increase management effort
• road blocks
• adding more staff will not help out

management efforts
road blocked
cloning zone
of users and servers
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introducing the road blocks to growth changing
business requirements

• ensure 24x7 availability of business critical
  apps
• every change means the risk of losing the app or
  having to reboot
• reduce cost and automate configuration tasks
• configuring applications for a multi-session
  environment manually or by cookbook approach
  takes a lot of time and causes mistakes
• fast increase of capacity and dynamic
  configurations
• on demand management must be flexible and
  independent of hardware
• rapid and complete disaster recovery
• no time for adapting clone images to different
  hardware/hard disk size
• keep software configuration documented and in
  sync
• including order of installation and all the
  small changes

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removing road blocks to growth when implementing
IT administrators requirements
requirements
simplify server provisioning, software changes
and user profile management
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reduce risks and document software and
configuration changes on the fly
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apply changes without after hours work in 24 x 7
environments
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enable hardware independent disaster recovery and
On-Demand Management
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removing road blocks to growth solution
solution

• simplified server provisioning. software changes
  and user profile management
• simple packaging and configuration integrated
  with deployment
• ready to use packages for OS and Citrix
  Presentation Server
• automated farm configuration import
• automated application publishing and farm
  join/unjoin
• automatic adaptation of packaged software for the
  Citrix environment
• automated handling of user and server portions of
  software

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• stops patchwork quilt of tools needed to manage
  different aspects
• simplifies and automates management, saves time
  money
• ensures rapid ROI for Citrix Access Platform

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removing road blocks to growth solution
application
application configuration aspects
solution
user state

• can be configured, backed-up or migrated

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configuration changes

• easy to modify registry, files, NTFS permissions,
  registry permissions, local SAM database
• individual, automated user specific changes
  (TUS)
• everything is documented and reproducible

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patches additional files

• can be easily added later in the process
• are linked to the app as components
• will always be deployed in the same order

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original setup

• pcm packaging for MSI and legacy setups
• will be automatically adapted during installation
  byenteo deployment agent

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• every configuration aspect of an application
  using the same solution
• documented, linked to the application and
  reproducible

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removing road blocks to growth solution
solution

• reduce risks and document software and
  configuration changes
• every piece of configuration or change to
  original setup is self documenting and
  reproducible
• every change can be validated in identical
  environment before rollout
• identical testing environment can be easily set
  up or rebuild
• same software package can be used for rich client
  and server
• conditional statements inside the package can be
  used for fine tuning
• server types are kept in sync on configuration
  and installation orders

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• tested and documented changes lead to more robust
  servers
• integrated testing saves time

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removing road blocks to growth solution
solution

• apply changes without after hours work in 24 x 7
  environments
• farms are segmented into maintenance groups
• maintenance groups have distinct maintenance
  windows
• installation only happens in maintenance windows
  in staged rollout
• users are logged off in a user defined staged log
  off procedure
• servers are automatically taken out of the farm
  during installation
• after installation, servers are released to
  production in a defined manner

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• leads to 24x7 availability of applications
• eliminates need for late hours
• satisfied, informed users

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removing road blocks to growth solution
solution

• how to enable hardware independent disaster
  recovery and On-Demand Management
• software configuration through server roles or
  individual configuration
• fast drag drop assembly of the server roles
• software configuration can easily be changed to
  fit usage peaks
• rapid reinstallation of entire server with a few
  clicks
• reinstallation of entire server is hardware
  independent through ready to use unattended os
  setup

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• lower support costs and better load management
• On Demand management for capacity extension and
  role changes
• hardware independent, complete disaster recovery
  and extension

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Removing road blocks to growth IT administrator
benefits

• enteo Management Suite for Citrix
• no more after hours, night shifts and weekend
  work for configuration
• reduce support efforts and increase end user
  satisfaction
• stop patchwork quilt of tools
• simplify and automate your farm management,
• save time money
• ensure 24x7 application availability
• produce a rapid ROI of Citrix Access Platform
• seamless management and migration of applications
  from rich client to a Citrix Access Platform

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removing road blocks to growth how to start

• if your Citrix Access platform is already
  operational
• next application updates and security patches are
  right ahead
• if you have nothing yet
• why not avoid road blocks from the beginning?

• install and learn about the enteo Management
  Suite for Citrix within 2 days
• import your farm information
• deploy your first updates fully automated through
  maintenance windows

• install and learn about the enteo Management
  Suite for Citrix within 3 days
• import OS Citrix sources, package your first
  business critical applications
• start deploying and maintaining your farm in a
  fully automated way

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overview on experiences references enteo
market position

• 10 years in business
• locations in Chicago/IL, Germany, Switzerland and
  Sweden
• over 120 employees
• over 2,500 customers worldwide across all
  industries
• widely accepted over 2 million computers managed
  by enteo
• scalable implementation size between 50 to
  70,000 computers
• proven solution strong Citrix customer base
• strong partner network
• 70 certified resellers enteo Partner Program
• strategic partnerships with Citrix, HP, Fujitsu
  Siemens, Microsoft

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overview on experiences references some
references using enteo technology
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secure growth of your Access platform
by a visit to www.enteo.com/Citrix or booth 602