Citrix XenServer Primary Use Case
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Satheesh Pidathala
Citrix Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Through users we are utilizing in the backend, we are attempting to maintain all services in good health. The server should be functioning properly through PVS streaming technology using Citrix XenServer. For example, with two servers, each server should connect 1,000 users. Sometimes when one server goes down, we rebalance the load balancing between servers. At that time, when the issue gets fixed, users are able to launch and login properly. We are implementing this approach in the backend and servers.
View full review »Citrix XenServer is used for server virtualization and serves as a competitor to VMware ESXi. This is a server virtualization product.
The major operating systems, Windows and Linux, are supported by Citrix XenServer. There are no major challenges with supportability. We never faced any significant problems where supportability was an issue. There will be some challenges during deployment, which is why our expertise is required. If customers could simply click through options, they wouldn't choose us or pay for our services. This expertise is definitely required. I never see major problems where compatibility is an issue. If you follow Citrix documentation, then you are done. If you do something out of the box or use unsupported versions for deployment, then you may face challenges. However, if you follow the documentation, there shouldn't be any challenges.
View full review »In my experience, I primarily use Citrix XenServer for offering virtualization solutions. My experience is mainly with deploying virtualization using Citrix products, such as Citrix XenApp and Citrix XenDesktop.
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The typical use case for Citrix XenServer in my organization is to provide secure access to applications and resources. We use it primarily for offering affordable server virtualization.
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The primary use case revolves around deploying Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. Many large companies are testing Citrix XenServer as a VDI hypervisor to reduce costs due to increased VMware prices.
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Primarily, we use it for VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure).
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Michael Schwadorf
System Administrator at KREBS+KIEFER
My organization is into construction engineering, and we currently use Hypervisor in six farms. We use the solution for server and desktop virtualization. We have one farm with 40 virtual machines for our engineers. We couldn't do it as a terminal server because the licensing model of the different companies' products we are working with doesn't allow terminal servers. We had to virtualize whole machines. During Corona, all our workers needed home offices. We were lacking in the way we used it before Corona, where we only used it to virtualize security and administration. We had to expand it to other workers.
View full review »I'm in the government, and we are using it in the office. We use it as a desktop and for some virtual apps.
View full review »We primarily use the solution for virtual machines, in order to boost them or back them up. It has high availability as well.
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Rathin Vaidya
Vice President (Technology) at Shaligram Infotech LLP
The primary use case is for server virtualization. We have created multiple logical servers on a single physical server.
The main use case is virtualization—to virtualize the virtual machines. We also install Hypervisor to provide external storage for the client. Hypervisor connects all the server hardware with the external storage, then we create VMs for the client, and they can install and use their applications on the virtual machines.
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MarcRosenthal
Information Technology Specialist at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
We use Citrix Hypervisor to have greater control over our infrastructure. For example, file services, domain controllers, databases, and the entire active directories within it.
View full review »The primary use case of this solution is for hosting our virtual machines. Our operational applications are installed on Citrix. I'm the chief technology officer and we are customers of Citrix.
View full review »We use the solution for VDI technology.
View full review »My company is an integrator that provides services for other companies. Our current client use Citrix Hypervisor's virtual desktop solution to allow third parties to access their system. It's all technical people that access this platform to provide services within SAP or whatever product they're using.
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MikhailBulbutenko
Systems Engineer at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
We use it for different VDI scenarios and application publishing.
View full review »Citrix Hypervisor is used for tracing any database application and AD file server, but most people are using public XenApp or XenDesktop for client virtualization.
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Anthony Musaluke
Chief Operating Officer at CENTRE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH IN ZAMBIA
Our primary use case for this product is that it serves as the main computing platform for our enterprise software. Our ERP system and our SQL Servers run on top of that and all the applications that we deploy are essentially virtualized.
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Deepak Sinha
Manager IT at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
We primarily use the solution for application delivery that is centralized on-premises and hosted on data centers. For example, net applications. All the net applications I have published using the Citrix Hypervisor are there. On top of the Citrix Hypervisor, I position the Citrix application delivery infrastructure, and I have published all my applications that way. I'm just publishing and providing this application to my business users, as per their demand. It offers completely secure accessibility, and centralized access management.
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JoseSuarez1
Associate designer
I use Citrix Hypervisor for virtualization.
View full review »Some months ago, I used this solution to create some virtual machines. I could replicate some of these virtual machines, and clusterization, and some reports.
View full review »We primarily use the solution for infrastructure. It is like a DNS active directory.
View full review »We primarily use the solution to deploy some services for our final users.
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MarcRosenthal
Information Technology Specialist at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees
This product makes up our infrastructure and we use it to host several servers.
View full review »The primary use case of this solution is for providing virtual machines to the customers.
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Dan Withrow
Senior Manager of Engineering at Mechanics Bank
A virtualization platform that was easy to maintain for our staff's level of expertise and allowed for inexpensive licensing when support was required.
View full review »The primary use case of this solution is to manage virtual servers under Citrix.
The deployment model we are using is on-premises.
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Winston Jordan
Works at State of Alabama, Office of Information Technology
We migrated from VMware to XenCenter to cut costs.
View full review »We use the product primarily for server virtualization.
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Letsogile-Baloi
CEO at IMART OFFICE CONSULTANTS
We primarily use the solution for virtualization and for building other things on top of it. Mostly we sell the solution to other customers and offer them support.
View full review »We primarily use the solution for deploying. Usually we're deploying infrastructure based on XenServer desktop solutions.
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Janusz Kokot
System Administrator at UM LUBLIN
I primarily use the solution for virtualization. I have about five virtual servers on it.
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WilVan Lierop
Works at a marketing services firm with 201-500 employees
Our primary use case of this solution is virtualization.
View full review »We primarily use the solution for Citrix worker resources.
View full review »My primary use of the product is for the purpose of server virtualization. It is used for virtualizing our web servers.
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Allan Rodriguez
Works at techopen.net.do
I use XenServer to migrate all the old servers of my clients. I think it is a robust, proven and free option.
View full review »Our primary use case for this solution is for cloud automation.
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Mahdi Bahmani
Solution Architect, IT Consultant at Merdasco - Rayan Merdas Data Prosseccing
We use this primarily for core banking, automative industry, data applications, and more.
View full review »We have customers that are using Citrix Hypervisor in different environments, such as with storage and without.
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