Category: Conference Summary

Citrix Rebrand 2018

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The Most Important Link https://www.citrix.com/about/citrix-product-guide Warning:Super Long Blog, sorry. Citrix has just changed the names of about everything which at first, I thought it was a bad idea, but if I step back and look at it I think it should help build better product association with the Citrix name.  This will get a bit wordy, but I think it should help out at some level. There is a conclusion at the bottom, I promise.  They did this pretty smooth from the Day 1 Keynote and releasing more information from there in Day 2.  They never said the words XenServer, ShareFile, NetScaler or XenApp\XenDesktop they referred to them loosely as their new name and some things on their website started to change also so it didn’t still from the show which was great. Citrix is the brand and the name after it is the product\function now. “Throughout 2018, you will see exciting changes as we unify our product portfolio. As we make it easier to use Citrix products, we’re also making it easier to understand the value of our solutions with new names. We’re devoted to simplifying the way you experience Citrix Workspace, Citrix Networking, and Citrix Analytics solutions to deliver secure… Read more

Citrix Synergy 2018 Keynote Day 1 Notes

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This was my first time getting to do this as a CTP and it was awesome to be around such a great team and getting to be part of the conference.  I hope this almost play by play set of notes is helpful to someone out there on the internet. The Future Of Work! David Henshall President\CEO Talked about the 448 Earthquake sending some seismic waves to this conference. Most happy about some of these announcements are going to be coming to people Talked about learning to fly and how multiple things have to work together to fly and you have to have a strategy. Talked about the point of return and how having a strategy lets you get to the destination you want vs just running out of fuel and turning around. More and more remote works but most people now work in 4 places a day. Millennials are not coming they are here and they are making a big difference, they will be the largest working group that have outpaced the Boomers and Gen X. 1 Year = All Data Ever (That’s a lot of Data) Talked about the Diversity of Apps, Devices and Work Styles and we… Read more

Citrix Synergy 2017 Late Recap

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Citrix Synergy 2017 Recap

First off this was my first year going not as a Partner but going as Independent Nerd. I have been going since 2007 to Citrix Events and this marked my 9th Synergy and earlier this year was my 10th Summit. High Level Agenda Changes Day 1 Vision and Tech Keynote + Expo Hall Day 2 Sessions + Malcom Gladwell + Sessions Day 3 Colin Powell + Sessions Normally they have a full day of sessions after a Keynote then Sessions each day with a couple announcements over 1-2 more keynotes. This time with the Tech Keynote there wasn’t any more announcements when it was done which was nice “Keynote Mic Drop Method”. There big announcement to me was Citrix Analytic Services and their focus on Security in every keynote. I will dive into it at the end. Major Announcements Citrix Security, Almost every PowerPoint, in every keynote revolved around security. Cool for me as a security nerd. Lots of SDWAN, Why to upgrade now, Good UniDesk sessions. Citrix Workspace Service, StoreFront Next Gen (Project Frontdoor) this is the VMware WorkspaceOne (Software Defined Perimeter, coined) Citrix Front Door getting ready XBOX 360 with Citrix, nerdy level 100. Citrix Analytic Services was… Read more

Conference Summary – Synergy 2015

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Citrix Synergy Banner 2015

I have been going to Synergy since 2008 when XenDesktop came out and now today when the most talked about thing is Workspace Cloud in 2015.  This was the last year in Orlando and next year it will be in Vegas.  The 2 years at each place has worked out well and the places they have picked have been good. Let’s get down to business of what they announced and some of the trends I saw while there. Session Stats 143 Presentations, 4801 Slides, Average Slide Count 47 Biggest PowerPoint, SYN416 HP Converged Reference Architecture 216 MB Most Slides, 255, AOL case study NetScaler for security and scalability – SYN251 Least Slides, 10, Meet the Winners of Citrix App Challenge – SYN224 Lots of XenMobile Upgrade Presentations, aka you should upgrade Lots of Workspace Cloud Presentations to try and set some expectations. Lots of great content from non-Citrix employees. Synergy 2015 Summary Simple Summary -Lots of cool stuff came out. Time will tell as always in IT.  We have to see if it all can install and not catch on fire and how the actual upgrade process goes. Citrix still Loves XenApp. They have realized that it still is the… Read more