Full 64-bit Architecture Delivers
Industry-leading GPU Virtualization and Extreme Performance and
Scalability for VDI, Server Virtualization and Cloud
Today, Citrix announced XenServer® 6.5, the newest release of
the company’s commercial virtualization platform based on the
open-source Xen Project hypervisor. XenServer now offers a full
64-bit kernel architecture that allows customers to take advantage
of the latest hardware and OS platforms, and supports
enterprise-grade networking, storage and workload management.
XenServer supports Intel® Trusted Execution Technology (Intel®
TXT), which provides tamper detection of the hypervisor, preventing
applications running on a potentially compromised machine. New to
this release, asset tagging enables workload geo-tagging, providing
users with a way to restrict workloads to run in a particular
location for security reasons. XenServer further extends the
company’s industry-leading GPU virtualization capabilities
supporting NVIDIA GRID™ vGPU™ technology and delivers a 50 percent
increase in server density for delivering high-end 3D graphics
applications in virtual desktops. With its next-generation kernel
architecture supporting both enterprise-grade and carrier-grade
features, XenServer is the most comprehensive, cost-effective and
open virtualization platform choice for enterprises and service
providers.
To meet with the demands of the evolving mobile enterprise,
customers need cloud infrastructure technology that maximizes the
flexibility and efficiency of both end-user workspaces and
datacenter operations, all in a secure manner. XenServer is a
crucial piece of this cloud infrastructure, running
mission-critical workloads for some of the world’s largest
communication service providers, cloud service providers and
enterprises. As an example, 50 percent of XenDesktop® deployments
are run on XenServer. Benefits to enterprise and service provider
customers include increased operational agility and flexibility by
delivering new and existing workloads more quickly, reliably and in
greater quantities; enhanced IT efficiencies through higher
infrastructure utilization and consolidation ratios; and lower TCO
of datacenter operations by maximizing and optimizing
infrastructure and capacity utilization.
New Architecture Delivers Improved Performance
The new 64-bit kernel architecture has resulted in dramatic
improvements in networking and storage performance, providing
customers with a powerful virtualization platform for running new
and existing workloads in their workspace and datacenter
environments. As part of this release, enterprise-class features
for workload balancing (WLB) and distributed virtual switch
controller (DVSC) have also been re-introduced. All these
improvements now extend XenServer as the lead choice of some of the
largest and most sophisticated clouds in the world.
Industry-leading GPU Virtualization with NVIDIA GRID vGPU
Technology
XenServer is the industry’s only open enterprise-grade and
carrier-grade virtualization platform delivering highly-scalable
GPU virtualization support for NVIDIA GRID vGPU technology and
native cloud integration for CloudPlatform™, and other
non-proprietary cloud management platforms. With a 50 percent
increase in server density, customers using XenDesktop and XenApp®
to deliver high-end 3D graphics apps can now achieve a greater
density of desktops using XenServer, resulting in dramatically
reduced costs and improved end-user experience.
Quotes
James Oh, Head of Cloud Quality Assurance, Korea
Telecom
“It’s no exaggeration to say that over the past four years, our
cloud has grown tremendously as a result of the performance and
reliability of Citrix XenServer. The stability and performance of
the Citrix XenServer hypervisor has undoubtedly contributed to the
growth of our cloud in terms of quality, profitability and
competitiveness as an IaaS provider. We look forward to continuing
to grow as a global IaaS cloud provider by delivering competitive,
reliable and high-performance services based on Citrix XenServer.
KT currently has 3,000 hosts running in its KT public cloud and
private cloud IaaS Service – most are operated and managed by
Citrix CloudPlatform, which is one of the best Citrix
products.”
Tobias J. Kreidl, PhD, Academic Computing Team Lead
Information Technology Services, Northern Arizona
University
“XenServer has helped NAU virtualize scores of servers
that previously ran standalone - with more flexibility and higher
availability than ever before. Being able to bring up a brand new
XenDesktop/XenApp environment consisting of several hundred clients
hosted under XenServer in just a few months attests to the
confidence we had and have in this product and platform. Citrix
listens to what its customers say, and strives to be cognizant of
the needs and desires of its user community. The flexibility in
XenServer to migrate VMs and storage around has virtually obviated
the need for system administrators to come in at 3AM to perform
maintenance tasks with XenServer allowing us to maintain 99+
percent uptime while keeping normal working hours.”
Mark Balch, Director of Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
Software and Solutions, Cisco
“The improved performance and graphics virtualization
capabilities of Citrix XenServer 6.5 are a powerful complement to
Cisco UCS policy-driven infrastructure and provide our mutual
customers with enhanced abilities to run mission critical workloads
with superior economics and improved agility.”
Gary Radburn, Head of Workstation Virtualization,
Dell
“Dell is excited to extend our offerings in the virtualized
graphics workstation market with the introduction of the Citrix
XenServer 6.5. We’ve been working closely with Citrix in advance of
the launch to test and fully certify the new platform to run on the
Dell Precision R7910 rack workstation, providing an optimal
solution for organizations seeking unparalleled graphics
performance in a virtualized environment.”
Andrew Cresci, General Manager, NVIDIA GRID
“By enabling remote use of high-performance 3D applications and
virtual desktops, Citrix XenServer and XenDesktop on NVIDIA GRID
vGPU have resulted in dramatic performance improvements and cost
savings for customers like Textron Inc. This is the result of
Citrix and NVIDIA partnering to take advantage of the capabilities
of the underlying platform with the release of XenServer 6.5.”
Mark Bowker, Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group,
Inc.
“Citrix is sending a clear signal to its customers with the
latest release of XenServer 6.5 with the introduction of dramatic
performance changes and 50 percent improvement in 3D graphics
density. XenServer is one of the only truly open choices for
enterprises, service providers and enterprises around the world.
Citrix provides cloud infrastructure that companies need today to
unlock the potential of modern applications across an integrated
product portfolio which can be used to build a cloud in an open,
carrier-grade network with feasible economics.”
Availability
XenServer 6.5 is available for download today.
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virtualization, mobility management, networking and cloud services
to enable new ways to work better. Citrix solutions power business
mobility through secure, personal workspaces that provide
people with instant access to apps, desktops, data and
communications on any device, over any network and cloud. With
annual revenue in 2013 of $2.9 billion, Citrix solutions are in use
at more than 330,000 organizations and by over 100 million users
globally. Learn more at www.citrix.com.
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