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it_user1140936 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Consultant. at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Reseller
Scalable, easy to deploy, and reasonable enterprise-level pricing
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution was very easy to deploy."
  • "We have issues with the certificates. All authorization processes need certificates, however, every three months we needed to change certificates. This process iss complicated for us because Citrix does not have a not user-friendly interface and does not off user-friendly services. This needs a lot of improvement."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use the solution as a device for connections from our mobile corporate devices to our infrastructure.

How has it helped my organization?

provided a secure connection to critical information

What is most valuable?

Authorization from mobile diverse for end-users to our infrastructure is a valuable feature. 

What needs improvement?

We have issues with the certificates. All authorization processes need certificates, however, every three months we needed to change certificates. This process is complicated for us because Citrix does not have a not user-friendly interface and does not off user-friendly services. This needs a lot of improvement.

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For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using the solution for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

No

How was the initial setup?

The solution was very easy to deploy.

What about the implementation team?

The implementation was handled internally by our team.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

For enterprise-level pricing, the cost isn't too high.

What other advice do I have?

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. It's pretty good, but the issues surrounding the certificates make it a difficult system for us.

In terms of advice, I would give to others, I'd say that they should read the manual before implementing the solution. Also, be sure to have someone on your team who knows Citrix very well. If you do not understand all processes when you deploy this solution, you will have issues.

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Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user873411 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Consultant at a tech services company
Consultant
The load-balancing provides high-availability and resiliency for business servers
Pros and Cons
  • "Provides resiliency for applications that reside on servers, as well as connectivity to remote applications."
  • "Needs configuration processes like disabling LB VIPs, automatically disabling the IPs used."

What is our primary use case?

I implemented this solution for customers who were looking to achieve high-availability and resiliency of their business servers, through load balancing.

How has it helped my organization?

It has improved my customers' base functionality by providing resiliency to their applications that reside on servers, as well as connectivity to remote applications.

What is most valuable?

  • Load balancing
  • Netscaler Gateway

What needs improvement?

Some configuration processes like disabling LB VIPs, automatically disabling the IPs used.

For how long have I used the solution?

Three to five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No stability issues. Provides great performance.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues other than, if you want to scale, you pay for more licenses.

How is customer service and technical support?

Great staff. I have never had an issue with them. They’ve been helpful.

How was the initial setup?

Straightforward. Simple steps to follow.

What other advice do I have?

Implement it fully, utilizing all of its features.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Citrix partner.
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Citrix / Virtualization Pre-Sales and Implementation Engg. at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
Vendor
Content Redirection Works With Most Of The Web Application And Has Good Logics Behind It To Configure It
Pros and Cons
  • "Content Redirection and SSO integration with Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop. The GUI was wonderful."
  • "Scripting and writing expressions need to be improved by putting logic behind the rules and improve policies involving some of the scripting part, which is a tedious task to do."

What is most valuable?

Content Redirection and SSO integration with Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop. The GUI was wonderful. Content Redirection based on application data is a wonderful feature which works absolutely fine with most of the web application, and it has good logics behind it to configure it, and secondly, Single sign-on with Citrix's own applications, like XenApp and XenDesktop.

How has it helped my organization?

I have given this solution to many customers of NetScaler. It helped many businesses to gain high availability for their particular web application tiers.

What needs improvement?

Scripting and writing expressions need to be improved by putting logic behind the rules and improve policies involving some of the scripting part, which is a tedious task to do.

For how long have I used the solution?

Almost two to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Not as such, their Support Team and R&D Team were not able to give a solution in one case.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No.

How are customer service and technical support?

An eight out of 10.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I worked with KEMP and NetScaler.

How was the initial setup?

No, it is complicated and there is limited expertise in market for deployment.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Costly product and complicated licensing.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I tried KEMP.

What other advice do I have?

Check the solution provided by Citrix twice and get a PoC done.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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