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XenApp 6.5 in the cloud

Amazon XenApp Farm

Build Your Own XenApp 6.5 in the Cloud I previously posted how to create a XenApp 6.0 server in Amazon EC2. Now that XenApp 6.5 is released, some folks might want to build XA 6.5 in the cloud. We have already built a "ready to use" XenApp server in Amazon EC2. You can Just search for the AMI ID ami-6b994802 and launch it.The following are the instructions to ...

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XenApp Farm in the cloud

Amazon XenApp Farm

Scalable XenApp in the CloudI previously posted how to create a XenApp 5.0 server and a XenApp 6.0 server in Amazon EC2. A one-off server is good for starters, but you might eventually want to build a "scalable" XenApp farm in the cloud. Having a XenApp farm that scales requires that the components of XenApp be broken out and install on their own servers. ...

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Secure XenApp in the cloud

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XenApp Secure Gateway in the cloudI previously posted how to create a XenApp 5.0 server and a XenApp 6.0 server in Amazon EC2. In order to secure communications with that server, you will need to install Secure Gateway. A secure gateway XenApp 6.0 AMI already exists for your use, in our Citrix C3 Blueprints section of the Citrix Community site.The following are the instructions ...

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XenApp 6.0 in the cloud

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Build Your Own XenApp 6.0 in the Cloud I previously posted how to create a XenApp 5.0 server in Amazon EC2. Now that XenApp 6.0 is released, some folks might want to build XA 6.0 in the cloud. We have already built "ready to use" XenApp servers in Amazon EC2. Just search for Citrix in the AMI section and launch them. You can also ...

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Citrix Amazon AMI’s

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For Citrix XenApp 6.0 and other Citrix productsI previously posted the steps to prepare your own XenApp server in the Cloud. Then I listed the XenApp AMI's that are available for free. Having just gone through the exercise of rebuilding them using XenApp 6.0 on Windows Server 2008 R2, I thought it only made sense to publish the complete list of ...

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Cloudy with a chance of Apps

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Xen Apps from the CloudWhether you decide on Amazon EC2 or Amazon VPC, XenApp is easily deployed in the cloud. There has been alot of talk about cloud computing. There are believers and naysayers, but this is to be expected with any forefront technology. Whatever the talk is on the internet highway, one thing is clear. Cloud Computing makes sense, and we are ...

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Free XenApp from the Cloud

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Try XenApp for free from the Application Delivery CloudI previously posted the steps to prepare your own XenApp server in the Cloud. Having gone through the process of creating additional servers in the cloud for my lab, I figured I would create some and make them publicly available for you to try. If there is an application you want streamed from the cloud ...

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Cloning XenApp in the Cloud

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Build Your Own XenApp in the CloudI will cut to the chase. We have already built "ready to use" XenApp servers in Amazon EC2. Just search for Citrix in the AMI section and launch them. The basic XenApp server can be found here: http://community.citrix.com/display/cdn/Windows+Apps+as+a+ServiceOther flavors of XenApp servers have been built, and the AMI IDs and descriptions can be found here: http://community.citrix.com/display/cdn/Citrix+C3+LabThe topic has ...

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1 year in, some history & the stateless desktop

It's been just over a year since I joined Citrix, and this evening I thought I would carve out a few hours and look back on an incredible year. I've been exposed to so many new experiences and great people that have helped evolve my thinking. I've witnessed major steps forward with the product, but rather than list every product accomplishment and bore ...

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Xen is Dead! Long Live Xen!

I was recently on a panel in Stockholm moderated by Brian Madden and Alessandro Perilli where, with Mike Neil, Avi Kivity, and Lance Berc, I enjoyed an engaging discussion on the future of virtualization.  The event was a great opportunity for the audience to dig into different products and vendor strategies and Brian and Alessandro allowed none of us to wriggle away from the real issues.  Definitely the ...

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