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1 © 2017 Citrix Tuesday, August 15, 2017 What’s New in App Delivery and VDI Session ID #
1 © 2017 Citrix
Tuesday, August 15, 2017
What’s New in App Delivery and VDI
Session ID #
2 © 2017 Citrix
Lisa Stone is Cornerstone.IT’s lead Client Systems Architect. Lisa has been an IT professional for over 18 years. She is a Citrix Certified Virtualization Expert engineer with extensive experience in building virtual desktop infrastructure, configuring application integration, group policy management, and implementing document management systems. Lisa is also a Certified iManage Work engineer. Along with her technical expertise, Lisa spent several years training attorneys and other professionals, giving her insight to the end-users’ expectations and experience.
LISA STONEClient Systems ArchitectCornerstone.IT
3 © 2017 Citrix
Joe Jabbour is a prinicipal architect at CMD Technology Group and it’s Director of Professional Services. Joe has been in IT for over 7 years, spending 4 years in consulting and 3 years as a manager of end user computing at a top international law firm. Joe is recognized by Citrix as a XenDesktop SME and is a certified CISSP.Joe@cmdtechnologygroup.
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JOSEPH JABBOURPrincipal ArchitectCMD Technology Group
Citrix App Layering
What problem does layering fix?
What does layering do?
How does layering work?
Reducing Image Management Pain
Layer deployment methods (2 synergistic models)
Layered Image
Citrix PVSCitrix MCSVMW ComposerAzureANY!!!!
Windows Layered Image
Guest Layering Services
Std Network Share(UNC Path accessible)
• Layered Images–Manages OS, agents, and software that cannot be delivered at login
–Allows for cross-platform OS and agents
–Reduces time and cost with multiple gold images / vDisks
• Elastic Layers–Delivered at login based on AD Group membership
–Can further reduce siloing / number of gold images and vDisks
–Helps reduce both Capex and Opex
Layer Deployment Summary
GPU in VDI
Need for GPU’s in VDI
Options in 2017
Real World Use Cases
•Microsoft Office
•Web Browsing–Chrome
–Firefox
–Internet Explorer
•Designer Applications–Photoshop
–Autocad
–SketchUp
Need for GPU’s in VDI
•NVIDIA vGPU– K Series
–M Series
– P Series
•AMD FirePro–XenServer
–Vmware
–Licensing
• Intel GVT-g
GPU Options – We have come a long way
•Willke Farr and Gallgher Vgpu Discussion –Waiting on CIO Sign-Off
Real World Use Cases - Legal
