Athens DaaS Meetup Group

1st introductory meetup

 Meeting agenda
• About the group /organizer / members
• Why? What?
• Citrix history
• Citrix products and technologies
• Citrix communities
• Citrix professional certifications
• How? Upcoming meetup planning
About our meetup group
 Athens DaaS Meetup group
• Introduction to application/desktop virtualization technologies
• Theoretical and hands-on sessions
• Invited speakers
• Learn, interact, network
• The Found.ation (www.thefoundation.gr) kindly offering its venue for
hosting our meetups.
About the organizer
 Stefanos Evangelou
• MEng (Computer Engineering, NTUA), MSc (Web Science, Univ. Southampton, UK)
• 9+ years of overall IT experience
• 5+ years of Citrix technical consulting experience
• Core specializations
• XenApp/XenDesktop and associated technologies
• Netscaler
• MCP, MCITP, CCA
• My profile at http://stefanosevangelou.com
About you
 About you
• Your current role
• Your IT areas of interest
• Your Citrix level of expertise
• Your motivation to join the group
 Why?
Why do we organize this meetup?
 What’s in it for me?
• Citrix technical skills demand will increase over the next decade
• Gain knowledge and hands-on experience, get certified
• Understand enterprise architectures and industry best practices
• Citrix is the global market leader in Application and Desktop virtualization
• Forrester research white paper: https://www.citrix.com/products/xenapp-xendesktop/form/forrester-
vdi-analyst-report/
• Desktop As A Service (DaaS) is a highly growing technology and trend
• https://www.citrix.com/partner-programs/service-provider/hosted-desktops/daas-market-trends.html
• Learn, interact, network
 What?
What are we going to talk about?
Citrix history
 Early phase (1989-1996)
• (1989) Founded in Richardson, Texas, USA, then moved offices to Coral Springs, Florida.
• Ed Iacobucci (chairman, former IBM developer), Randy Wood and Glen Hamblin. Citrix = Citrus + UNIX
• (1991) Citrix Multiuser version 1.0
• Extension of OS/2, source code licensed from Microsoft (http://jonudell.net/archive/citrixFirstImpression.html)
• Independent Computing Architecture (ICA) protocol, later branded “HDX”.
• (1991) Microsoft announcement switching from OS/2 to Windows/DOS.
• (1992) New version 2.0 of Multiuser for Windows/DOS.
• Allowed up to five users.
• (1993) WinView, remote applications server, run DOS and Windows applications.
• (1995) WinFrame, multi-user operating system based on Microsoft’s Windows NT
• Allowed up to 15 users and was the first thin client for Windows.
 Second phase (1997 – 2000)
• (1997) New Citrix headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
• (1997) Microsoft to license Citrix technology for Windows NT Server 4.0
• (1998) Windows Terminal Server Edition released.
• (1998) Citrix MetaFrame v.1.0 released with Windows Terminal Server.
• ICA prevailed over RDP as superior protocol
• (1999) Citrix ICA thin client model becoming a trend
• An interactive Citrix history map available at: https://www.citrix.com/go/20.html
 Recent history (2001 – today)
• (2001) MetaFrame XP released.
• (2003) Introduced GoToMyPC, GoToAssist, GoToMeeting.
• (2005) Metaframe XP rebranded to Citrix Presentation Server.
• (2005) Citrix Netscaler (acquisition, Netscaler).
• (2007) XenServer (acquisition , XenSource).
• (2008) Citrix Presentation Server rebranded to XenApp.
• (2011) Citrix ShareFile (acquisition, ShareFile).
• (2013) Citrix XenMobile (acquisition of ByteMobile and Zenprise).
Citrix products and technologies
https://www.citrix.com/products/?contentID=1857200
 Application and desktop virtualization (1)
• XenApp
• Hosted applications and desktops
• Server OS images
• XenDesktop
• Hosted applications and VDI desktops
• VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure)
• Client OS images
• Features and comparison:
https://www.citrix.com/go/products/xendesktop/feature-matrix.html
 Application and desktop virtualization (2)
• XenApp/XenDesktop supporting technologies
• PVS
• Citrix User Profile Management (UPM)
• AppDNA
• Monitoring tools (Citrix Studio, Citrix Director, SCOM management packs)
• XenServer
 Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) and
Mobile Device Management (MDM)
• XenMobile
• Mobile device/application management and security
• BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)
• Citrix MDX app containers
• Features and comparison:
https://www.citrix.com/content/dam/citrix/en_us/documents/products-
solutions/citrix-xenmobile-the-revolutionary-way-to-mobilize-your-
business.pdf
 Enterprise file sync and sharing (EFSS)
• ShareFile
• Secure, enterprise-grade data sharing
• Sync services on-premises and in the cloud
• Features and comparison: https://www.citrix.com/products/sharefile/
 Networking
• NetScaler and Netscaler-SDWAN (former Cloud Bridge / Branch Repeater)
• Scalable network infrastructure, H/A, performance, security
• Multiple versions available (SDX, MPX, VPX, CPX)
• Features and comparison: https://www.citrix.com/products/netscaler-
adc/platforms.html
 User access
• Citrix Receiver client for Windows, Mac, Linux
• Citrix Receiver client for Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Chrome OS
• Citrix Receiver for Web access
• Citrix Receiver HTML5 client
• Free download from https://receiver.citrix.com
• Citrix Receiver demo: https://youtu.be/woyhUCzs7rc?t=56
Citrix communities
 Explore the community sites
• Citrix community resources (https://www.citrix.com/community.html)
• Citrix User Group Community (CUGC) (https://mycugc.org/)
• Community Support Forums (https://discussions.citrix.com/) and IRC channel (http://join.citrixirc.com/)
• Citrix Blogs (https://www.citrix.com/blogs/) and Citrix TV (https://www.youtube.com/user/CitrixTV)
• Citrix product documentation (https://docs.citrix.com/) and Citrix solutions lab (https://www.citrix.com/go/solutions-
lab.html)
• Citrix Developer Community (https://www.citrix.com/go/citrix-developer/overview.html)
• Octoblu developer community (IoT) (https://www.citrix.com/go/citrix-developer/octoblu-developer-community.html)
• Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) Program (https://www.citrix.com/community/ctp.html)
• Citrix Ready Community (https://citrixready.citrix.com/)
• My Citrix account (https://www.citrix.com/account)
Citrix professional certifications
Exams managed by Pearson Vue
(http://www.pearsonvue.com/citrix/)
 App and Desktop Virtualization
• Citrix Certified Expert in Virtualization CCE-V
• Citrix Certified Professional in Virtualization CCP-V
• Citrix Certified Associate in Virtualization CCA-V
• http://training.citrix.com/cms/education/certification/
 Networking
• Citrix Certified Professional in Networking CCP-N
• Citrix Certified Associate in Networking CCA-N
• http://training.citrix.com/cms/education/certification/
 Enterprise Mobility Management
• Citrix Certified Professional in Mobility CCP-M
• http://training.citrix.com/cms/education/certification/
 How?
How do all these pieces fit together? How do they work?
Upcoming meetup planning
 Upcoming meetups
• Technical discussions on Citrix technologies
• Simple hands-on lab sessions
• MyCitrix account
• Personal labs needed for users’ practice
• Use of Citrix product trials
• Invited guest speakers and webinars
 References
• Citrix community resources: https://www.citrix.com/community.html
• Citrix product documentation: https://docs.citrix.com
• Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrix_Systems
Q&A session
 A future vision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlFfllpVToI
Thank you for participating!
Check out our meetup group updates at
https://meetup.com/Athens-DaaS-Meetup
Presentation slides available at:
http://www.meetup.com/Athens-DaaS-Meetup/files/