What is a VPN Used For

As we move quickly to Citrix Synergy, I thought a little background about his new startup component can be in order, and even a bit more the context of what we do at startup and Citrix Accelerator.

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If you're not familiar with Paul Graham (PG), he is the co-founder of the seed stage investment company Y -Combinator (YC). YC brought you hits like Airbnb, Xobni, and yes, Dropbox.

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"The combined value of the 21 largest companies is $ 4.7 billion. What I admit surprised me. $ 4.7 billion / 210 = $ 22.4 million, so that the average value of the startups we've funded is approximately $ 22.4 million. "(This was in June 2011)

What more could you ask does this guy have in Mountain view to Citrix? I would say a lot. the question is really what Graham has to do with the landscape of technology in large, growth trends we see in startups at an early stage, and the world almost everyone reading this lives.

My answer is that it takes less and less to do much more in terms of construction material technologies. No less in terms of IQ necessarily, or greater ambition around a point of pain or passion, but less in terms of capital and time. With the right skills and guidance, the billions of dollars companies are being born faster and faster.

This is why PG and YC question that conversation. They were instrumental first-movers for the first startups of the scene, but it is a developing trend, and we have seen the beginning. Citrix Startup Accelerator resumes on where investors like YC leave off for specific start-up in our investment objective. We fill their A-series or faster acquisition. Our offer to do it is $ 250K, an office in Silicon Valley, and helps validate the corporate clients.

Startup.Synergy May 9 ^e brings our role in the investment house of the landscape. It tells our story in concept, through our portfolio companies, other investors with whom we work, and the first of our next series of investments.

The discussions around this make me want to do more with my life. And that's the point. We in Silicon Valley live in a magical place, but soon enough I'll take it elsewhere. As are many. The walls are crumbling, the code becomes more intuitive, easy deployment across (AWS thank you). In the next 2-10 years we will see the earthquake and shape of the clouds, 'From Silicon Valley to the clouds covered continents. " That's what I named our investment panel, and the implications behind it, and a constant mobile connectivity will change our world. Here is what is Startup.Synergy snapshots, and this is why I entered the Citrix Startup Accelerator. If this position resonates with you, it is also why I hope you can join us on May 9 ^e .

1. Based Routing Policy (ACB) for IPv6 : PBR for IPv4 was around NetScaler for a long time and is heavily used by customers make custom routing decisions based on conditions corresponding to the movement rather than simply rely on routing tables. Policies can be defined on a combination of L2, L3 and L4 parameters like IP, Port, MAC, VLAN etc. NetScaler 10 PBR support for IPv6.
2. Direct server return (DSR) in L3 mode for IPv6 : DSR allows servers to directly meet customer without return traffic passing by NetScaler. DSR is useful in some high-volume environments where session management is not required on NetScaler. DSR increases the overall capacity of NetScaler as one way traffic passes through it. DSR for IPv6 in L2 mode has been introduced in previous versions, but with NetScaler 10, support for IPv6 L3 DSR mode has also been introduced
3. ISIS Routing Protocol :. ISIS routing protocol is a routing protocol state link (like OSPF) that works on L2. ISIS is still widely used and many times for historical reasons. NetScaler already supports RIP, OSPF and BGP for IPv4 and IPv6 and with this latest release, NetScaler added ISIS support for IPv4 and IPv6 as well
4. Profile Support Network :. Network Profiles is a powerful feature that provides flexibility for administrators to control the source IP address used in communication initiated by NetScaler to the main server. The control allows the IP source in many situations where the servers need to differentiate between customer traffic compared to traffic monitoring or different servers are catering to different departments and access control is applied on the basis of IP addresses. network profiles can be linked to monitors for monitoring the health of traffic, services and vservers to real data traffic
5. Link Load Balancing (LLB) for IPv6 :. Link Load balancing is used to manage the output traffic (Internet) companies that use multiple ISP links for redundancy. LLB ensures optimal distribution of traffic depending on the variety of load balancing algorithms to ensure the optimization and redundancy in case of a link failure. LLB is now supported for IPv6 links and
6. reverse IPv6 NAT (RNAT) :. RNAT for IPv6 IPv6 translation to the IP source is also supported in NetScaler 10.
7. Access Control Lists (ACLs) There are two ACLs improvements in NetScaler 10 for ACLs

- 1) Flush : When simple ACLs are created, they take effect on the new sessions - but to make simple, effective ACLs on existing sessions as well, "flush" may use 2) number of ACLs : limit the number of extended ACLs that can be created on NetScaler was increased to 10K 1K

many other improvements have been introduced, as

1. support / 31 networks
2. SNMP agents on IPv6
3. Extension Header Parsing IPv6 for accurate identification of L4 protocols to implement strategies
4. health monitoring Gateway on both nodes in an HA deployment to ensure proper failover

Citrix is ​​serious about the local market and XenClient virtual desktop. This will be a major goal in Citrix Synergy 2012. You can read all about the demos of XenClient, the breakout sessions and labs here.

Last year Citrix has created a business unit to focus exclusively on XenClient. Citrix veteran Mitch Parker directs the customer Virtualization business unit as its CEO. You can meet Mitch at its SYN141 Citrix Synergy Simplify the management and security of mobile phones and laptops Ultrabooks with XenClient, May 9 ^e , 2012-08 : 00 PT at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, CA.

Mitch will co-present with John Woodruff of the Air Force Research Labs (AFRL). John Woodruff manages multiple software development efforts, including project SecureView to meet the networking needs Top Secret / SCI security clearance, insurance information, and for the Department of Defense Intelligence Community. SecureView is powered by version of ultra-high security XenClient - XenClient XT. We are honored to have Mr. Woodruff to Synergy. You can learn more about the breakout session Mitch and John here.

The new company's client virtualization unit and the presence of strong XenClient at Citrix Synergy are only part of the story. management better laptop and high security are key priority areas for XenClient team. Not only will you hear more about these topics at the session of Mitch & John, you will also see additional communications in this area coming soon. We hired security expert Ahmed Sallam, McAfee to further develop our security strategy. We are delighted to have Mr. Sallam in the team

So join us at Citrix Synergy May 9 ^e -. May 11 ^e in San Francisco at the Moscone Convention Centre. There are only 16 more days to register for the show then register to Citrix Synergy today!

Connect with the team XenClient online!

• See page XenClient product
• Follow us on Twitter
• Like us on Facebook
• Visit our Technical Forum XenClient

When we introduced AppFlow in summer 2011, our goal was simple:

"a standard for application monitoring and reporting that democratizes application data from the network"

since then, we have worked hard to reach this eternal goal. While some may see this as impossible, we are committed to socialize the data increasingly applying to each new version

With NetScaler 10, we introduced the well -. Scheduled and requested - support for protocols DataBase MSSQL. & MYSQL

is a list of related DataBase new AppFlow elements:

• dbProtocolName 32942
  Specifies the DB protocol
  1 is for MSSQL, 2 is for MySQL
• dbReqType , 32941
  Indicates the type of request
  for MSSQL 1 is for QUERY 2 is TRANSACTION, 3 is for PRC
  for MySQL: this is the same as that specified in the MySQL documentation
• dbReqString , 32946
  indicates the demand chain without the header
• dbRespStatus 32948
  indicates the status of the response received from the server
• dbRespLength 32949
  specifies the length of the response received from the server
• dbRespStatString , 32947
  This specifies the response status from the server string

in addition, NetScaler AppFlow in 10 also has several new export settings HTTP

extra HTTP parameters :.

HTTPAUTHORIZATION
Enable Logging AppFlow authorization HTTP header [

httpVia
Enable HTTP header AppFlow Via the lumbering.

httpLocation
Enable Location AppFlow HTTP logging head.

httpSetCookie
AppFlow Enable HTTP logging setCookie head.

httpSetCookie2
AppFlow Enable HTTP logging Setcookie2 head.

httpContentType
Enable AppFlow HTTP Content-Type header logging

Before closing up, I want to highlight two important messages related :.

1. Be sure to visit / register appflow.org to stay tuned with the latest news on AppFlow and share / learn how your colleagues use AppFlow to manage their network.
2. If you plan to attend Citrix Synergy, SanFrancisco, join the session 'SYN321' on 'Get real visibility into your cloud network with AppFlow

session details:

Number of session: SYN321

Track: Enterprise Networks cloud

Date / Time: May 10, 2:00 p.m. -14h45

Room: Moscone West 2014

session Type: Breakout

session Level: technical - Advanced

product Category: NetScaler

Type of content: Cloud-Ready Networking

thank you and look forward to our next blog on "What's new in NetScaler 10 as load balancing and Web Acceleration '!

The Citrix Summit San Francisco, May 7 to 8, is training and unmatched value of networking itself. Of breakout sessions for hands-on labs-on-one with Citrix experts, Summit is a great investment in your future, your profitability and your professional qualifications.

But you can double or even triple your ROI Summit by:

1. Participate Citrix Synergy, which immediately follows and is included in your registration fee
2. sharing activities synergy with your customers and prospects

Invite best customers to join synergy

Here are some compelling reasons why Synergy is an excellent opportunity to engage successfully with key customers and prospects.

• customers are more receptive to your solutions. once they got a look at all desirable new Citrix solutions, they will naturally turn to you for help with desktop virtualization, an enterprise cloud or other project .

• education customer makes your job easier. Synergy provides targeted training to customers, and more knowledgeable they become, the easier it is for you to explain the Citrix strategy for mobile workstyles, cloud computing and more.

• network with peers customer can validate your advice. Synergy offers customers the opportunity to hear directly from peers about the benefits of Citrix solutions. This positive feedback can strengthen your Board and accelerate a sale

Be sure to take advantage of all the three dimensions of the Citrix conference .. Participate in Summit, stay on the synergy and encourage your customers to join you

See you in San Francisco!

In recent months, we have received comments and inquiries from many of you regarding our XenApp stages of the life cycle and support program . Rest assured ... we heard your comments loud and clear! Therefore monitoring of conversations with many of you, we are very pleased to announce the following changes to the lifecycle policy XenApp:

1. Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop life cycles will be extended to align with the current life cycles corresponding Microsoft server platforms through technical support offering called the extended support program, and
2. Citrix XenApp 6.0, independent of the XenApp 6.5, will be given a minimum lifecycle of 4.5 years to enable customers to take advantage of their investment already made on XenApp 6.

If you are interested to learn more about these changes, if please visit our Product Lifecycle Matrix: http://www.citrix.com/lang/English/lp /lp_2317305.asp.

and if you plan to be at Synergy ... do not forget to stop the support of stand

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That's right, we entered another exciting season award where the public can influence the major IT challenges of today and voted for visionary leaders with the most innovative solutions for tomorrow. No, I do not speak of the Golden Globes and Grammys; I speak of the price of Citrix Innovation must be presented in May at CitrixSynergy in San Francisco!

I have always said that Citrix has some of the most innovative customers around the industry leaders that could rival any political candidate foresight, savvy and innovative thinking. That is why we celebrate the best examples of the Year of IT solutions for companies in the action with our Citrix Innovation Award. We take very seriously at Citrix Innovation, whether in our own technological developments, our Accelerator startup investments, or in recognition of great achievement by our customers and partners.

This year is no different! The three finalists for this prestigious award have all displayed great vision in using Citrix solutions to drive innovation and IT simplicity through their organizations. They also represent the Citrix global customer diversity in these companies from three different sectors and three continents.

We will meet the finalists, we? And then you can vote here

Educational Services of America (ESA) : ESA is the leading provider of K-12 alternative programs and special education for the US special Needs students. In partnership with over 240 public school districts in 22 states and the District of Columbia, they serve 12,000 students each year in more than 170 schools and programs. ESA uses Citrix private cloud solutions offer targeted educational opportunities for students from anywhere, anytime, on any device without requiring students to go to a centralized learning center. customized programs based on the web can easily be deployed to thousands of desktops in a matter of hours rather than 60 days required before the Citrix implementation. Take a look at the video here

IDC Frontier :. This subsidiary of Yahoo! Japan and SoftBank provides management and offer cloud self-service for customers of its parent companies and an ever -growing base of over 1,000 SME customers across the country. IDC Frontier uses Citrix technology to support its latest offering, NOAH Cloud Services, which launched in July 2011. The first Japanese infrastructure as a service offering (IaaS) of its kind, NOAH offers a fully automated cloud management service an open API, allowing the public cloud and private integration and management using a network service interface optimized for the local market. Take a look at the video here

Suncorp Financial Group :. One of the largest financial organizations in Australia with 16,000 employees and nine million customers, Suncorp has a long history of making its employees a top priority. The company has shown that commitment through pioneering work at home, mobility, and bring your Workshifting (BYO) own initiatives, all powered by Citrix. The "intelligent environments" at Suncorp-Financial first of its kind in Australia uses cloud networks and desktop virtualization to transform the traditional office environment to an open part of campus style, giving employees the freedom to work where when and with anyone, thereby improving productivity and collaboration. Take a look at the video here.

Now that you have learned a little about how these Innovation Awards finalists are adopting mobile workstyles and cloud services, I encourage you to vote for the winner! You can learn more about each candidate and choose your favorite here.

We will announce the winner on Citrix Innovation Award at Synergy site. Make sure to sign up now if you have not already, you can join us in person for the big reveal! Meanwhile, please join me in congratulating the finalists this year: Educational Services of America, IDC Frontier and Suncorp Financial Group. Congratulations to our finalists on their innovative solutions!