Citrix Systems, Inc. today announced it is providing engineering support
to Amazon for the optimization of Citrix products and Windows
applications that run on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This effort will
further enhance interoperability and performance of Windows workloads on
AWS, while ensuring continued innovation for the Xen® virtualization
platform. Citrix will also work to extend these optimizations to
on-premise deployments of its commercial server virtualization platform,
Citrix XenServer®, making it easier for customers to seamlessly migrate
workloads between enterprise datacenters and Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud (Amazon EC2). As a result, AWS customers will be able to take
advantage of the extensive expertise Citrix provides in virtualizing and
optimizing the delivery of Windows workloads.
Facts and Highlights
Citrix and Amazon Web Services customers can expect the following
benefits from this collaboration:
Enhanced Interoperability – The collaboration will make it
easier for XenServer customers to take advantage of the scalable,
elastic, pay-as-you-go benefits of AWS and cloud computing. With this
collaboration, XenServer customers will be able to better connect,
migrate and manage virtual machines across both AWS and on-premise
XenServer.
Optimization for Windows – As an expert in Windows
virtualization and delivery, Citrix will work with AWS to optimize
Windows instances for enterprise-class AWS deployments of Windows
applications.
Advanced Cloud Solutions – Citrix will collaborate on advanced
cloud solutions for the enterprise such as disaster recovery,
applications-on-demand, advanced security and compliance.
Quotes
Simon Crosby, CTO, Datacenter and Cloud Division, Citrix
“Today's news expands our relationship with Amazon Web Services to
enhance features in Xen, helping to further the rapid adoption of cloud
computing by enterprise customers. This effort will also focus on
furthering compatibility with AWS to give customers an enhanced
experience when connecting their XenServer virtualized datacenters.
Citrix will continue to work with Amazon to enable easier migration of
workloads to the cloud to take advantage of the elasticity, cost and
scalability benefits of AWS.”
Terry Wise, Director of Partner Relations, Amazon Web Services LLC
“We are excited to extend our relationship with Citrix to bring its
extensive engineering talent to streamline Citrix and Windows
applications running on Amazon Web Services. This effort supports the
increased demands we see from customers who want to leverage the
scalability, security and utility-based pricing model of Amazon Web
Services to run their Windows and Citrix workloads.”
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Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of virtual
computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an on-demand
service. Founded in 1989, Citrix combines virtualization, networking,
and cloud computing technologies into a full portfolio of products that
enable virtual workstyles for users and virtual datacenters for IT. More
than 230,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to help them build
simpler and more cost-effective IT environments. Citrix partners with
over 10,000 companies in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2009
was $1.61 billion.
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