Citrix Desktop Transformation

What is the Desktop Transformation Model?
The Desktop Transformation Model is an architectural blueprint for transitioning from distributed desktop computing to virtual desktop computing. The model provides a simple way to think about the transition to the desktop as a service with three states of transformation ? centrally delivered, optimally managed and finally as a transformed service. The model is one of the tools we offer to help educate IT pros on Desktop Transformation.

How does Citrix Ready help?
Citrix Ready Partners Simplify Desktop Transformation by offering solutions or products trusted to provide infrastructure assessment and migration solutions and monitoring and operation support for desktop virtualization.In short these 3 steps are defined as: 

Migration- Migrating from your traditional desktops

Operations-monitoring usage and desktop transformation

How do Strategic System Integrators help?
Strategic System Integrators have proven methodologies that are strongly aligned with the Citrix Desktop Transformation Model and offer a variety of solutions to enhance agility and security, reduce cost and dramatically decrease the time needed to deploy or upgrade desktop systems.

The App-DNA? AppTitude? application compatibility software platform accelerates the application testing and application management of user-centric delivery models for end user desktops. AppTitude accelerates Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8 migrations, Citrix? XenApp? and Microsoft? App-V? virtualization projects, server based computing and 64-bit projects by speeding up decisions on how to deliver desktop applications. App-DNA is an important partner to the Citrix Desktop Transformation Model ecosystem by reducing the time, cost and risk of migrations, while providing faster, more successful implementation.

Lakeside Software initially built Resource Manager, that was licensed to Citrix and now a critical part of the XenApp product. Lakeside has patented technology for acquiring, storing and reporting data and analytics to over 1,000 customers and 1 million servers and desktops devices. The flagship product SysTrack helps customers assess, design, deploy and manage Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop virtualization environments.

AppSense? User Virtualization - Customers want practical guidance that can help them rapidly achieve the benefits of desktop virtualization. AppSense helps you plan, integrate and deploy virtualized desktop solutions more quickly, with less risk, and with higher user acceptance ? making it easier to transform desktop computing environments. User acceptance is the #1 obstacle in new desktop technology rollouts ? users ask for more powerful and versatile desktop solutions with no compromise in the desktop experience.  

RES Software Workspace Manager for Citrix XenDesktop offers many advantages for organizations looking to implement desktop virtualization without disrupting users.RES Virtual Desktop Extender provides organizations the unique ability to seamlessly enhance a virtual desktop with applications that run locally. Because applications that end users rely on are merged within a remote desktop into a single desktop, users have no need to switch between multiple sessions.

Matrix42 offers a better way to manage, track and deliver virtual desktops by fully automating current processes, and makes it simple for users to order the virtual desktops, applications and services they need. A fully automated system quickly and efficiently handles the provisioning, licensing and asset management of Citrix XenDesktop. Our solution automates the management of Citrix environments by installing, updating and maintaining Citrix XenServer, Citrix XenApp and Citrix XenDesktop infrastructures.

eG Innovations is a provider of IT infrastructure performance monitoring and management solutions. Our unique dataflow and applications dependency technology is key to ensuring high availability and performance of mission-critical systems, where proactive monitoring, rapid diagnosis, and instant recovery are critical. eG Innovations offers a new generation of service monitoring solutions that makes IT infrastructure monitoring and management simple, yet effective.

Splunk is the scalable and versatile data engine for IT with a unique approach to solving difficult problems in complex application environments. Splunk can collect, index and harness the power of all your machine-generated IT data from every component of your large scale, multi-tiered application infrastructure.

Xangati is a provider of infrastructure performance management solutions that accelerate virtualization with confidence. Enterprises, governments, healthcare organizations, and cloud-computing providers use the Xangati solution to infuse better design, optimization, and troubleshooting techniques into their complex virtualization initiatives. The Xangati VDI Dashboard comprehensively tracks all key virtual and physical infrastructure components that affect VDI performance in a single pane of glass.

CSC

Simplified service offerings and consulting expertise - CSC Desktop Transformation Services leverage existing expertise in consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing to appropriately provision the right desktop environment for the right user. During the assessment phase of CSC Desktop Transformation Services, CSC focuses on work styles of a work force to assess how best to serve them while taking into account key business initiatives and policies. These details are built into an action roadmap with business cases for adoption and business success.

Capgemini

The Intelligent Workplace offering which includes Citrix XenDesktop and Citrix XenApp, continues Capgemini?s tradition of building environmental awareness into the services we provide. The deployment of virtualization technology, combined with the potential to deploy lower-function, less resource-hungry devices in place of conventional PCs, enables the user IT estate to be delivered much more energy efficiently than previously possible. Leveraged in conjunction with Capgemini?s global network of energy-efficient data center infrastructures, Intelligent Workplace promises to deliver reductions in energy consumption and carbon emissions of greater than
50 percent.

Dell

Dell Desktop Virtualization Solution (DDVS) powered by Citrix XenDesktop enables customers to support anytime, anywhere, any device computing in a cost-effective, secure and predictable way. Benefits include - increased workforce productivity by enabling anytime, anywhere, any device virtual work styles and secure, fast, and flexible desktop delivery, delivery to any.It offers ability to deliver every type of virtual desktop, hosted or local, optimized to meet the performance, security and mobility requirements of each individual user. Strongly aligned with Citrix Desktop Transformation Model, DDVS process methodology combines deep analysis, customizable turn-key configurations and dedicated support ? with a variety of management options ? to provide a complete package.

Fujitsu

Fujitsu?s focus is on making customers successful with best-in-class Virtual Workplace solutions. Fujitsu Virtual Client Services (VCS) virtualization solutions integrates Citrix XenDesktop, XenServer and XenApp with Fujitsu platforms and services offerings to give workers in any location a rich, personalized virtual desktop experience. Fujitsu, PRIMERGY servers, ETERNUS storage systems and FUTRO thin clients are all fully Citrix Ready validated.  With a portfolio of exceptional breadth, the joint Citrix and Fujitsu offerings extend from desktops to enterprise-class IT infrastructure solutions and services.

Hewlett-Packard

The Citrix Desktop Transformation Model outlines how to get started with your desktop virtualization plans. To realize this vision of a user-centric, fully virtualized desktop estate, you need an experienced partner you can trust. HP has been a proven player in desktop transformation for over 20 years. The HP portfolio of services includes Client Virtualization Services provided by the Enterprise Services Team that includes design, implementation, delivery and ongoing management of Presentation and Desktop Virtualization, and consultation and hosting from HP Technical Services. Combined together, these services offer unparalleled expertise, practical guidance, a structured approach to ensure success and the ongoing support and management of a customer?s virtual desktop solution.

IBM

IBM?s decades of experience, complex project management discipline, and knowledge within the end user support environment provides an ideal foundation to help design your comprehensive desktop transformation strategy. Knowledgeable desktop virtualization professionals have first-hand experience and the tools to assess, design, and implement large-scale projects. The IBM best practices look at the whole of the enterprise, including the desktop, network, storage, and applications, to integrate hardware, software and services in a flexible and innovation customer solution.  This consultative approach to helping customers transform distributed IT architectures is well aligned with the Citrix Desktop Transformation Model.