Microsoft & Citrix: Better Together – A System Center Story Danny Newport / Derek Moir Citrix WCL326

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How is the Enterprise world changing ? New generation of app-centric devices emerged Employee-liable device use increasing Co-mingled business/personal data Devices driven by consumer choice Primary use-case driven by apps Enterprise IT needs have not changed Distribution of corporate apps Security/policy compliance of corporate data Management of corporate assets By 2014, 90% of organizations will support corporate applications on personal devices Gartner’s Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users, 2011

XenApp Connector Extending the World of Windows using SCCM Traditional Windows End- Points Office Users Plus Connec tor BYOD Road Warriors/Work from Anywhere

What does the Connector do for you? Reuse: Leverage all existing infrastructure investments in XenApp and SCCM. Unify: Single pane of glass (SCCM Console) to manage all application deployments – XenApp, MSI, AppV, mobile etc. Highly available: Connector gracefully orchestrates software distribution on XenApp servers, so no downtime for users. Deliver: Deliver any app to any user coming from any device via Receiver.

What’s new in SCCM 2012 From systems centric to user centric “ How can I get App X to User Y? ”

What’s new in 2012 New concepts in SCCM 2012 that matter to Citrix User - centric administrat ion Role - based access Retirement Supersedenc e Dependency Requirements Application Catalog SCCM Console SCCM Agent extensible Wunderbar x 64 only User - device affinity Smartphone support Automatic Deployment Rules Idle Policy Mode Site Mode Site - site communicati on with SQL Replication User and device collections Deployment Types Updated DP role

software File system Regist ry Key Scr ipt OS Active Directory OU Assembl y / DLL OS Languag e Deployment Types ( DT ) Applica tion Adobe Reader Xen App App - V MSI Mobile. CAB if then deliver to using >40 GB Primary device hardware Lapt op vs Desk top # of CPUs Tablet or not X 64 vs x 32 Disk space How much RAM? To ny < 512MB & Deployment Types

3 2 1 How does the admin use Thor? Deployment in 3 easy steps Create Applicati on Create MSI DT Create AppV DT or Create XenAppDT and Create Deployment 1: Targeting User Collections Create Deployment 2: Targeting XenApp Server Collection

Subscription models Citrix Receiver vs SCCM Software Catalog vs Citrix Receiver Self-Service (previously Dazzle) Microsoft SCCM Software Catalog SCCM Admin

Managed Computer Citrix Receiver SCCM App Catalog SCCM Console AppApp DT 1 DT 2 DT 3 = Also make available in Citrix Receiver Unmanaged Device (like an iPad) Citrix Receiver Subscription models Reconciling the two models

Streamlining Physical and Virtual Desktop Management

CCM_DesktopMachine Properties: Host Identifier Is Assigned to User Is Machine Changes Persisted Is Virtual Partner Citrix_VirtualDesktopInfo Properties: Broker Site Name Desktop Catalog Name Desktop Group Name Is Assigned Is Virtual Machine OS Changes Persist Persistent Data Location Personal vDisk Drive Letter

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