Valuable Features
It would have to be the HDX WAN Optimization and Application Acceleration.
Improvements to My Organization
Ability to deliver content / applications over XenApp/XenDesktop to remote sites with Satellite links.
Room for Improvement
Optimization of CIFS traffic and its integration with Windows (ie. Branch Repeater with Windows or CloudBridge WS).
Use of Solution
Our current project is still ongoing, its been at least 4 years.
Customer Service and Technical Support
Anyone who leverages any Citrix product should consider a TRM agreement.
Other Solutions Considered
We do have Riverbed appliances as well that performs a similar function.
Other Advice
<ul> <li> Analyze your WAN traffic and usage first (ie. look at Latency, Round Trip Time etc)</li> <li>Analyze your applications and users</li> <li>Conduct a PoC to compare performance with and without acceleration</li> <li>If you only take into consideration its features and capability, it is definitely one of the better products available in the market to date.</li> </ul>
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