NexentaConnect Available in Beta for Citrix Cloud Deployments

Nexenta Systems, Inc. has introduced NexentaConnect for Citrix XenDesktop.

The announcement was made as part of the company’s presence at Citrix Synergy, the mobility conference for organizations seeking solutions that empower people with new ways to work – anywhere, anytime, on any device.

The edition for XenDesktop gives virtual desktop administrators the ability to accelerate the performance of their organization’s desktops on new or existing storage arrays, while providing greater density at a lower price point. The solution reduces the amount of storage required for a XenDesktop deployment, provides real-time visibility and management of individual desktop users using storage resources, and drives down the cost per desktop.

Legacy storage solutions consume a vast amount of resources in VDI deployments. IT decision makers have been challenged to find the right storage configuration – one that isn’t too expensive, complex, time-consuming or slow. The solution is often to add more hardware, buy one-off arrays for VDI or deploy an all flash system – such alternatives drive up the cost of VDI deployments and compromise IT budgets everywhere. With his solution virtual desktop administrators can integrate storage and desktop management for XenDesktop machine creation services without purchasing expensive hardware.

“Our customers are looking for solutions that simplify storage administration and help keep costs in line,” according to Dario Ferreira, EVP, Centrinet Corporation. “The combination of Nexenta and Citrix technology gives virtual desktop administrators the means to accelerate performance, provide greater desktop density, and keep TCO in line.“

“Any solution that can simplify our storage management strategy without forcing us to throw more boxes at the problem is going to be well received,” according to Doug Soltesz, VP CIO, Budd Van Lines. “The combination of XenDesktop and NexentaConnect means that performance, management, and TCO all improve.“

“Nexenta has developed a software-defined storage solution that is less complex and time-consuming to deploy and maintain. NexentaConnect provides XenDesktop customers cost-effective profile storage and DR to lower the overall costs by up to 30% per desktop for VDI deployments,” said Calvin Hsu, VP of product marketing, Citrix.

“It’s no secret that storage accounts for a large%age of VDI costs,” according to Donna Taylor, storage research director, IDC. “Given the growth in both VDI and cloud-based systems, IT departments are beginning to feel the impact of budget creep and are looking for alternatives.“

“The massively expensive storage system vendors have been obstructing the true promise of desktop virtualization for too long,” said Thomas Cornely, VP, product management, Nexenta. “Nexenta has solved the cost and complexity of VDI storage and desktop administration with NexentaConnect for XenDesktop. Virtual desktop administrators no longer have to throw more hardware at the problem.“

A public beta is currently available through Nexenta’s regional sales teams. availability will be in Q3.