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Sai Allavarpu

  1. CloudGateway 1.0 is now shipping! Ringing in 2012 – the year when mobility and cloud come together to unify the delivery of all apps and data

    By Sai Allavarpu · Published on 4 months ago · No Comments

    Citrix CloudGateway, the industry's first unified service broker

     I am happy to announce that CloudGateway 1.0, the industry’s first unified service broker, is now shipping.What a difference a couple of years can make in the IT landscape. Barely couple of years ago, mobility was still a fad, and cloud was all hype. Enter 2012 - consumerization of IT and cloud-sourcing of apps and data is no longer just for pundits making new year ...

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  2. Introducing Branch Repeater 6 – Changing the WAN optimization game… again!

    By Sai Allavarpu · Published on 1 year ago · 4 Comments

    Citirx Branch Repeater 6 brings Service-centric WAN optimization to the Cloud services EraIt feels like déjà vu! Barely two years ago, we transformed the WAN optimization (WOC) landscape with unique optimizations for virtual apps and virtual desktops, going beyond client-server or Web technologies.Last year when many vendors were still focused on hardware appliances, we virtualized WOC itself with VPX virtual appliances,Your demand for virtualizing desktops and ...

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  3. Citrix Branch Repeater Named a Leader in WAN Optimization

    By Sai Allavarpu · Published on 1 year ago · No Comments

    I am pleased to share that Citrix was named a Value Leader - the highest honors - in the EMA Radar for WAN Optimization Controllers: Q1 2011. Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) is a leading industry analyst and consulting firm that specializes in providing deep insight across the full spectrum of IT and data management technologies.Traditionally, WAN optimization began with its roots in networking infrastructure and focus ...

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  4. Citrix Makes the “Everywhere Employee” Feel Right At Home…Even Over the WAN

    By Sai Allavarpu · Published on 1 year ago · 8 Comments

    At Citrix, we have been advocating virtual computing as a simple and easy, and effective and efficient way to enable "workshifting" - moving work to the most optimal place, time and device.There was a time when most of us were anchored to the office (place), tethered to the physical workstation or PC (device) and bound to the 9-5 office hours (time). The boundaries were clearly ...

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  5. Citrix XenDesktop Gets “WAN-tastic”

    By Sai Allavarpu · Published on 1 year ago · 19 Comments

    In the world of desktop virtualization, user experience is everything... it is what makes or breaks a successful desktop virtualization strategy. Today, Citrix raised the bar again, announcing a new addition to its popular Citrix XenDesktop that promises to juice performance even further for employees accessing their virtual desktops, apps and data over a wide area network (WAN).Starting today, any customer who buys the Platinum ...

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  6. Access Gateway Ships Enhanced Endpoint Device Security

    By Sai Allavarpu · Published on 1 year ago · 9 Comments

    The frequency and magnitude of cyber crime continues to increase. Malware has not only become an important tool for criminals who steal data from organizations but has also become very sphisticated. Recent outbreaks (Zeus and Citrix - Is the Sky Falling?) how malicious software can intercept key strokes to steal user passwords, capture screen images, and upload all this data quietly to rogue servers.Virtualized desktops and applications are ...

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  7. Nirvana Security – Strong Yet Invisible. Arizona State University Turns To Citrix Access Gateway & Receiver, & Away From Rival VPNs

    By Sai Allavarpu · Published on 1 year ago · No Comments

    We all know how important it is to secure access to data, apps and desktops. And we also know how important it is to access apps and data from anywhere and any device with the fewest hurdles! Can we really have a strong but invisible security?That is the thought I had when I read this success story from Arizona State University. They have tried to strengthen security while ...

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  8. Zeus and Citrix – Is the sky falling?

    By Sai Allavarpu · Published on 1 year ago · No Comments

    Last week, I started reading my kid's nook-book 'The Heroes of Olympus - The Lost Heroes'. I found the book very engaging and came across lots of references to Zeus - the god of sky and thunder!Little did I know that I will be reading more about Zeus, this time on earth in the media! This past week, you may have read reports about a ...

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  9. Branch Repeater VPX Going Hyper-V – Unveiling Tech Preview at Microsoft TechEd 2010

    By Sai Allavarpu · Published on 1 year ago · No Comments

    Today we are excited to unveil a tech preview of our upcoming Branch Repeater VPX for Hyper-V at Microsoft TechEd in New Orleans. This tech preview makes Citrix the first and only WAN Optimization vendor[1] as well as the first and only Microsoft Networking Alliance partner to announce a virtual WAN Optimization appliance for Microsoft Hyper-V.IT is increasingly moving toward a virtualized world - from ...

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  10. Branch Repeater 5.7 Ships – Accelerates SSL, More Mobile Users & Broader Branch Microsoft IT. Increases Security & Enables Compliance

    By Sai Allavarpu · Published on 1 year ago · No Comments

    I am pleased to announce the availability of our latest and greatest branch and WAN optimization solution - Branch Repeater 5.7 portfolio. Branch Repeater 5.7 comes at a time when Windows 7 adoption is growing rapidly, branch infrastructures are being upgraded to Windows 2008 R2, and the world is increasingly moving to the web and cloud - from commerce to collaboration to multi-media entertainment to ...

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