Application Virtualization in Citrix XenApp

David Roussain, VP Product Marketing, Application Virtualization Group

Users Apps

800,000 Servers • 70 Million Users • 98% Fortune 500

800,000 Servers • 70 Million Users • 98% Fortune 500

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Application Virtualization

Application Virtualization in XenApp

Hardware

Operating System

Applications

Presentation Layer

App 1 App 2 App 3 Applications App 4 App 5 App 6

XenApp Isolation 2.0 Technology • Apps are not installed in the OS

• Securely stores each app in its own isolation container

• Isolates applications from each other at run time

• Eliminates tedious regression testing

Application Virtualization in XenApp

Application Hub

CLIENT-SIDE APPLICATION

VIRTUALIZATION

SERVER-SIDE APPLICATION

VIRTUALIZATION

Isolation 2.0

Isolation 2.0

Key Benefits of Application Virtualization • Centralized App Delivery

– Rapid app provisioning using a single package without disturbing the OS – Eliminates need for regression testing – Updates automatically distributed to both servers and clients

• Improved User Experience – No more app compatibility issues between apps – Mobile workers can use apps anywhere, even without network access – Enables use of rich client-side resources when needed

XenApp enables app delivery to anyone, anywhere

Task Workers

Office workers

Mobile Workers Office Branch Office

Alternative PC

Offshore

App Virtualization

Server Virtualization

Desktop Virtualization