Enabling Better Business with Citrix Technology

This meeting is designed to bring together organisations from across the UK that use Citrix technology as part of their IT strategy. As well as learning about the very latest technology developments direct from Citrix, there's also the opportunity to share your experiences and hear how other organisations are using Citrix to reduce costs, retain customers and improve service delivery. The meeting is free to attend and the agenda will include :

  • A summary of all the key announcements from Citrix Synergy conference in San Francisco (May 2012)
  • Best practice advice on managing your Citrix environment
  • Case studies from other Citrix users
  • Citrix technology updates – What’s new and coming up for Citrix technologies
  • Citrix Ecosystem Exhibition - Demonstrations from a number of Citrix related technology companies

Invitation to Optional User Group Dinner - Free to Attend

The Esteem Citrix User Group meeting is being held on the 5th July. We’re also holding an optional dinner the evening before (4th July) at the Forest of Arden Hotel, which we would be delighted if you could join us for. (Please note that there is no charge to attend the dinner). If you would like to join us for dinner, please indicate this on the Special Requirements section of the booking form below.

Delegate Accommodation - Reduced Rate

We have reserved accommodation on behalf of delegates at the Forest of Arden Hotel for the evening of 4th July. We have negotiated a special rate for delegates attending the meeting of £65 (plus VAT) inclusive of breakfast. (The standard room rate is approx. £165.00). If you would like to book accommodation, please indicate this on the Special Requirements section of the booking form below and we’ll book it for you direct with the hotel.

Who Should Attend?

The Esteem Citrix User Group meeting will be relevant to anyone who is involved in managing or implementing Citrix environments. The presentations will include both strategic and technical content which will be interesting to IT Directors, IT Managers, Consultants and Architects and Technical Engineers.

Agenda

10.00am  Welcome and Introduction Alastair Kitching, Esteem Systems
10.15am Citrix Synergy Key Note-From San Francisco to Warwickshire; hear highlights of the Keynote presentations delivered at Citrix Synergy 2012. Citrix
10.45am What’s New? Part 1-During the Citrix Synergy conference in May, Citrix will be announcing the latest developments for each of their key technologies– XenDesktop, XenApp, XenClient, Netscaler, Personal V-Disk and ShareFile. In this 2 part session, you can hear a summary of all the key developments. Citrix
11.15am Break & Citrix Ecosystem Exhibition
11.30am Technical Track
11.30am Managing Citrix Environments with SCCM 2012 – A practical assessment of the management features of SCCM 2012 and what they mean for Citrix environments. Andy Roberts, Esteem Systems
11.50am Getting more out of NetScaler - How to ensure optimized security, availability and performance with with Citrix NetScaler for XenDesktop & XenApp deployments. Andy Osborne, Esteem Systems
12.05pm Consistent Application Delivery with Citrix CloudGateway – Is it possible to deliver a consistent end user experience, no matter where your users are or what device they are using? In this session we discuss these challenges, along with a demonstration of Citrix CloudGateway to examine how you can migrate applications from on premise to cloud, with zero impact to your users. Citrix
12.20pm The 64 bit Migration Path – In this session we advise on the best approach for migrating from 32 bit XenApp to 64 bit XenApp or XenDesktop. Andy Osborne, Esteem Systems
12.40pm Under the bonnet of VDI in a box - An under the bonnet view of the architectural features and key differences of VDI in a box compared with XenDesktop. Citrix
1.00pm Q & A with Citrix R & D Team - A chance to voice your opinions on XenDesktop, regarding design, deployment and Compatibility of Xendesktop in your existing environments, and talk directly to part of the Citrix R & D team about issues or challenges from your experience you have had with the product. Steve Tunbull, Citrix
11.30am Strategic Track
11.30am Citrix Acquisitions Update - Citrix have continued to invest in future technologies over the past 12 months and expanded their portfolio of products, including ShareFile, VDI in a box, Podio and AppDNA. Find out what this investment means for your Citrix strategy moving forward. Citrix
12.00pm The Death of the Desktop? – Is VDI always the best option to meet your business requirements? In this session we put together a desktop decision matrix to best evaluate your individual business needs. Chris Marks, Esteem Systems
12.20pm Cloud Integration – As Cloud computing rapidly becomes an inherent part of IT infrastructure, we take a look at cloud integration technologies for existing Citrix users. Citrix
12.50pm Citrix User Case Study - Hear how one organisation is using Citrix technology as part of their IT strategy Citrix User
1.00pm Q & A Session - A chance to put your questions to all of the mornings senior Citrix presenters.
1.15pm Lunch & Citrix Ecosystem Exhibition
2.00pm Welcome Back Alastair Kitching, Esteem Systems
2.10pm Is it possible to deliver a multimedia experience for Citrix users? - In this session we discuss the challenges of delivering multimedia communication channels, such as video conferencing, within a Citrix environment and examine options for improving the users’ experience with technologies that work with your existing tools and systems. Citrix
2.30pm AppSense technologies for desktop virtualisation -Can the next generation of AppSense's technologies enhance desktop virtualisation in Citrix environments? Appsense
2.45pm Industry Focused Discussion Groups -Join one of our industry focused discussion groups to share your Citrix experiences and discuss industry specific issues. • Local Government • Central Government • Education • Healthcare • Financial Services • Enterprise • SMB
3.30pm What’s new? Part 2 -Hear more of the key technology announcements made at Synergy 2012 – what’s new, what’s coming next and what will the impact be on existing Citrix users? Citrix
4.00pm Q & A
4.15pm Close