Citrix Technology Workshop Courseware

Instructor: Charlie Messemer

The only obstacle these days to “Server Based Computing” is expertise, and Capital Network Solutions holds the expertise in Citrix; after over a decade of implementing Citrix solutions, CNS has developed internal “Best Practices”, based on Citrix Consulting Services’ ongoing testing and training, as well as our own experiences.

Our most common platform for Citrix today is XenApp 5 on Windows 2003 server, so we have put together a quick technology update on just what’s going on with traditional Citrix these days, and how our customers can optimize their investment in the latest technology.

First, we cover what’s new in the last couple of years – new features, as well as new ways of doing things; there are new application deployment technologies: streaming to clients, and streaming to servers; there is new load management technology: load throttling; there is new resource publishing technology: content publishing and file-type-association (FTA); and there are new management features: SpeedScreen server settings, Health Check and Recovery, and Configuration Administrative Logging.

Then we also offer some in-depth training on the most challenging aspects of Citrix configuration: printing and AD integration. Citrix has come a long way and gotten past many of the old problems we faced, but it doesn’t just configure itself out-of-the-box; it takes some planning and some expertise. So we’ve done our homework, we’ve learned how to do it right, and we want to pass this on to our customers. If you’ve got Citrix, or are still getting started with it, please review our Citrix Workshop Courseware.

Citrix Technology Workshop Event

Join us for our Citrix Technology Workshop

Capital Networks is offering a 4-hour workshop covering the latest advances and best practices for Citrix XenApp (Ver. 5) technology, formerly Presentation Server and/or MetaFrame XP. Learn how to overcome the traditional Citrix issues of printing, roaming profiles, and load management. See demonstrations of Citrix' new "streaming technology" for deploying applications to isolated server environments dynamically. Learn how to prepare for disasters, by backing up and learning to move the critical farm components - data store, data collector, license server - before the critical moment finds you unprepared.

Register Now (Room Capacity is 16, please RSVP early)

Class Trainer: Charlie Messemer (About the Trainer)
Cost: $ 49.00 (Includes Lunch)
Who Should Attend: IT and Citrix Administrators
Date: Wednesday, July 23nd 10:00 to 2:00 Lunch Provided
Where: Capital Network Solutions (map)
9795 Business Park Dr.
Sacramento, Ca 95827



Topics will include:
ICA Client Software:" XenApp plugin 11"
Web Interface 5.1 and Citrix Secure Gateway
Deploying applications to Citrix servers
manually
streaming to servers
Load management
qfarm /load
load throttling
Printing in Citrix
Citrix Universal Printer (EMF/XPS)
managing print drivers in Citrix
Roaming profiles and Group Policy
Backing up critical farm components
Fault tolerance
What else can Citrix do?
EdgeSight 5
Citrix Access Gateway, Advanced Access Control
Password Manager

This is also your chance to "ask the experts" - the CNS engineering team - who have been out there building and supporting virtualized Citrix environments for the past several years. Find out how the pros have been doing it and get involved in the latest technology opportunities.
Stay tuned: we will be providing many more Lunch & Learn events covering solutions that impact your business including Disaster Recovery, Off Site Data Storage, Virtualized Desktop and more. You can also visit our blog for current IT information. Looking forward to seeing you.

If you have any questions conserning this event please contact Steve Schulte at 916-366-6566.

Capital Network Solutions, Inc. (CNS) is the Northern California premier network services and consulting company. Established in 1989, we have supported hundreds of clients in the technology arena. Our strategic IT solutions are designed to help you achieve a higher level of security, efficiency, reliability and productivity. Outsourcing with CNS for your managed services enables you to receive enterprise class benefits at an affordable rate.

CNS Now Offers Citrix Training!

About the Trainer:

Charlie Messemer brings CNS a wealth of Citrix consulting knowledge. He has attained the highest Citrix Certifications possible that include CCEA and CCIA (Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator / Citrix Certified Integration Architect). In addition to his 12 plus years of consulting, Charlie is also a certified technical instructor and has been teaching for the past 10 years. He is one of a handful of Citrix instructors that are certified to teach the CCIA (Architect) track.

In addition to his background in Citrix, Charlie is also Certified in VMware, Red Hat, Linux, Novell, and Microsoft. His consulting will empower our team and help accelerate our abilities to implement the very best of services.

Along with consulting we will be offering new workshops and Lunch & Learn events which will keep your business up to date with the latest technology and best practices.

Here is a list of projects and events we will be working on:

Resource Manager 4.5 w/SQL reporting services
Advanced Access Control
Citrix Password Manager 4.6
EdgeSight 5
Web Interface 5 and Citrix Secure Gateway -"securing and deploying applications over the web"
Active Directory integration of Citrix XenApp
Vitalizing Citrix - Xen and VMware ESXi
Security in Citrix and VMware,
High Availability and Redundancy in Citrix
Load Management in Citrix
VDI and XenDesktop
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