Dell / Citrix Ready - Quick Start Citrix XenApp & XenDesktop Deployments Podcast - Episode 249

Summary: In episode 249, Douglas Brown interviews Dan O’Farrell is Director of Product Marketing within the Dell Cloud Client-Computing and Tony Sanchez, Principal Solutions Architect at Citrix on the WW Strategic Alliances team . Plus, we are happy to have Sagnik Datta, Technical Marketing Specialist at Citrix Ready with us. Together we discuss the Dell / Citrix relationship, Dell Quick Start Tool, Dell Appliance for Wyse - Citrix, Dell XC Series Web-scale Converged Appliance, and the Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse. About Dell From data center to the endpoint device, Dell cloud client-computing solutions for Citrix integrate best-of-breed features and functionality from both the Dell and the Citrix portfolios. These solutions are designed from the ground-up to streamline the development and management of virtualized environments powered by Citrix XenApp and Citrix XenDesktop. There are three unique appliances discussed in this podcast – the Dell Appliance for Wyse – Citrix, the Dell XC Series Web-scale Converged Appliance, and the Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse. In addition, Wyse thin and zero clients from Dell that are optimized for simple, secure and powerful operation within Citrix environments are also discussed. Dell Appliance for Wyse – Citrix -Highly cost effective infrastructure that is easy to deploy and scale Quickly deliver virtual desktops and apps without VDI expertise Easy and fast deployment in about 2 hours for all users on an appliance Scale efficiently to meet your organization’s needs -Dell XC Series Web-scale Converged Appliance -Enterprise-class, hyper-converged solution for virtualized environments -Procure, deploy and manage virtual desktops with predictable scaling and management costs -Deploy in a few hours without requiring complex storage configuration or network integration and seamlessly manage with the award-winning Nutanix Prism UI -High availability across all system components to an unlimited number of simultaneous users Dell Precision Appliance for Wyse -Deliver workstation class desktops centrally to improve user workflows and mobility -Better control valuable IP by securing it within the data center Certified by leading ISVs such as Autodesk, Siemens, PTC and Dassault Systems -Deploy a virtual workstation environment in a few hours instead of weeks Dell Wyse Thin and Zero Clients Designed for Citrix Environments -Ensure endpoint security with virus resistant zero clients and Wyse ThinOS based thin clients that feature zero attack surface -Easily manage these devices from the XenApp management console, Wyse WDM, or Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (WES thin clients) -Choose from a wide range of thin and zero clients designed to meet your budget/performance needs To learn more about these appliances and other joint Dell and Citrix solutions, please visit http://www.dell.com/wyse. Dell Quick Start Tool for Citrix XenDesktop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw7kQqbK7Ps How Many Clicks Does It Take To Get To the Center of XenDesktop? - https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2015/08/06/how-many-clicks-does-it-take-to-get-to-the-center-of-xendesktop/ XenApp & XenDesktop: With Dell QST, Automating Is Easy as 1-2-3 - https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2016/02/22/automating-xenapp-and-xendesktop-its-as-easy-as-123-with-the-dell-qst/ Dell XC Series Hyperconverged Appliances Video - http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/learn/assets/videos~en/documents~xc-series-hyperconverged-video-en.aspx View more DABCC Radio podcasts at www.dabcc.com/dabcc-radio/