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Citrix ADC (formerly NetScaler ADC) is an application delivery controller.https://media.trustradius.com/product-logos/vr/90/P0SEZNUX0AZU.pngCitrixCitrix Netscaler: The Only Load Balancer and App Firewall you Need2019-06-21T00:47:12.906ZCitrix NetScaler was purchased for our department to serve as the primary load balancer for all of our web applications. Whether it was MS Exchange or an important web server to host for our staff or customers, this has been a product that is necessary to complete our objectives. Not only does Citrix have great load-balancing capabilities but they also offer a solid Web Application Firewall as well. This has helped us add another layer of additional security to our environment to block the top 10 OWASP threats. If you're looking for a product to accomplish this, look no further.,Support is fantastic!
The software upgrades are simple.
Installing the hardware and setting up the load-balancing is not too complicated due to the wealth of documentation they have.,Rule building is complex.,10,Saved us millions perhaps in damages that could of happened if our web applications were hacked.Verified UserCitrix Netscaler: Robust Tool for any Citrix Environment2019-02-02T01:05:51.702ZI work as a consultant specialized in virtualization and its supporting technologies. In our scope for our client (a division of a larger enterprise) we manage a secured Netscaler deployment that ensures our Citrix Environment is (pardon the redundancy) first and foremost secure. From an analytical standpoint, we leverage the features Netscaler provides like single sign-on to storefront and the ability to monitor other key infrastructure components like our XML Brokers and Storefront itself. In our deployment, our Netscalers are load balanced, built for high-availability for a demanding customer base.,Secures connection to XenApp and XenDesktop (SSL)
Easy central management for XenApp and XenDesktop (SmartControl)
MFA Support.,Initial configuration can be time-consuming, one misconfigured item can require a reset and restart.
Firmware upgrades. Have a back up handy even though the process has improved over time its always a good idea to have the latest backup on hand just in case, this has saved me a few times.
User stability. like with all product peak hours can degrade performance significantly sometimes leaving sessions hung which require manual intermission. These cases are minimal, not a daily occurrence.,9,Positive: Has been a great security endpoint when publishing to external users (international).
Positive: has had minimal downtime over the past 2 years.
Negative: Has a learning curve and GUI isn't as friendly as one would hope but still usable.,,Ivanti Workspace Control (powered by RES), iBASEt Solumina, CyberArk Privileged Account SecurityAldo GilUse Citrix NetScaler to improve your environment2018-08-10T18:55:00.460ZWe are using Citrix NetScaler to provide a Citrix environment to deploy apps to users. We can also deploy a desktop and remote access to our users. This app is a mission critical app and Citrix provides fault tolerance. If one app server goes down we have several others to take over.,Load Balancing
Fault Tolerance
Centralized Administration. It's a lot faster to setup a Citrix account than a whole user. You can deploy that same app across platforms as the Citrix client works on both iOS and Windows.
Citrix handles video much better than Microsoft Remote Desktop Services.,Cost. Citrix costs more and you still need to have Microsoft Remote Desktop below it. However the value is there. Citrix does a better job.
Client needs to be reconfigured periodically. Keep your config file handy so you can just import it back in.
Little harder to troubleshoot issues. It's no longer a single server that could be the problem.,10,Solved the biggest frustration issue for Management - Graphical look of fonts in our Apps.
Gave us failover for when a server needs maintenance.,,Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Visio, Unitrends Recovery Series Backup ApplianceAndrew MurphyCitrix NetScaler Experiences2018-09-07T16:14:23.501ZWe use Citrix across the organization. It is used for field offices to access client server applications. It is used for remote email and accessing networks files.,Users have their own user profile logging in.
Access to network printers remotely.
Access to network file that would otherwise be unavailable.,Shutting down the receiver when closing out of Citrix.
Compatibility with receiver versions across vendors using different versions of Citrix.
Occasional speed issues.,7,Allowed us to have staff work remotely more efficiently.
Eliminated necessity to run data lines to remote office.,,TeamViewerMichael DownsNetScaler - Value and Robustness2017-11-09T20:38:27.325ZWe use the NetScaler to deliver published applications from our cloud services to our clients. Our own support team uses it to deliver our services, and we provide the platform to our clients. We, as well as our clients, have appreciated the speed and flexibility in accessing the applications we need particularly when in a mobile/out-of-office setting. It has helped our distributed workforce's efforts.,Provides flexibility in configuration of app delivery.
Provides speed in the app delivery.
The full desktop environment through the Xen environment is configurable.,There is a lot to configure and know when setting up the first time.
Tweaking and fine-tuning during set-up can be time-consuming.
Complex Issues with configuration often require Citrix support engagement.,8,More sales referrals; clients impressed with the ease and flexibility of accessing apps have resulted in more clientele.
Less time spent on other more time-consuming and less flexible technologies, such as MS RD services.
Increasing our cloud services footprint has been achieved because of our use of Citrix technology.,Barracuda Load BalancerIan HansenGet Scaled to NetScaler2017-11-06T19:19:53.246ZCitrix NetScaler is a big player for us. Without it, we would not function. We use it across our whole organization (manufacturing, shipping, sales, etc.) which is international including the Netherlands, China, and the US. We utilize our Citrix environment from anywhere because of this awesome technology. Citrix NetScaler is definitely worth its ROI.,Secure connections for all users.
Delivers applications fast.
Not overly expensive.
Solid customer service.,Web GUI
Options more visible
More customization,8,Positive - ROI
User connectivity
Ease of use,A10 Networks AX Series,Made2Manage ERP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, uniPointBrandon PelinkaA very capable multi-faceted appliance that has improved over the years2017-10-26T20:49:06.893ZWe provide global site load balancing with high availability pairs for redundancy in three data centers across the globe for our Citrix published applications as well as our virtual desktops to over then thousand users internal and external to our network. Citrix Netscaler helps achieve this as well as SSL VPN access and reverse proxy for secure access to some of our web applications and sites.,Provide secure and easy access to Citrix XenApp applications and XenDesktop VDIs to end users with customizable front-end.
Access can be from anywhere in the world from any device and any operating system.
Users with low bandwidth and high latency may still access our applications and virtual desktops securely with reasonably fast experience.,SSL VPN difficult to implement as well as manage with lack of fully functional tool to manage users for administrators.
Citrix Receiver to access Netscaler can be cumbersome to deploy and version stability and bugs need improvement.
Netscaler firmware updates can be difficult to upgrade with some native features not functioning correctly after an update.,8,Positive in replacing our aging IPSEC VPN solution from Checkpoint.
Consolidated several network appliances (Checkpoint VPN and F5 load-balancers) as well as Riverbed WAN accelerators.
GSLB feature improved high availability globally for all our sites with uniform user experience across the globe.,F5 BIG-IP,XenApp, XenDesktop, OnBase by Hyland,Reverse proxy
XenApp and Desktop portals configuration
BInding HA to virtual sites and servers
applying SSL certificates
GUI access and navigation,SSL VPN
GSLB setup and confiugration
Firmware updates
Custom website configurations,No,8Verified UserCitrix review, must read!2017-10-24T16:45:44.574ZUsed mostly in our accounting department, but other employees have used it as well so we can publish applications such as DST, Argus, shared drives, etc.,It is good for publishing apps instead of having to install on each computer.
Works pretty well with very little technical issues.
Easy for employees to understand and use with very few questions.,Sometimes causes issues with apps and compatibility depending on the software.
Sessions sometimes stay open and need to be cleared out by an admin.
Sometimes slow to open apps when connecting.,8,Positive impact only I would say, with allowing employees to easily access their software needed for daily work.,,Citrix CloudPortal Business Manager, Citrix EssentialsVerified UserCitrix NetScaler Experienced Honest Review2017-03-30T20:27:33.155ZWe use a pair of Citrix NetScaler SDXs to deploy virtual NetScaler VPXs to function as a front end (NetScaler Gateway) and as a separation of DMZ and internal network appliances for specific application load balancing concerns. The internal VPX instances load balance printing, email, web, SQL, and other mission-critical concerns. The DMZ VPX instances load balance public web concerns.,The NetScaler is a great ADC for load balancing multiple different sets of concerns. Being able to run the virtual appliances in hypervisor from the appliance is an amazing design choice.
Being able to effectively run a VPX load balanced pair nested inside and SDX is an infrastructure masterpiece.
Ease of setup is a great feature for the NetScaler. Those that are not strong on a command line will be able to setup the SDX, MDX, VPX with little knowledge of the commandline.,Some of the menus for the NetScaler Gateway could use more detailed knowledge base articles detailing what each 'switch' does.
The refresh rate on the web(GUI) are too slow.
Get rid of Java completely, more modular updates to the codebase, e.g. quicker updates to fix critical issues.,10,Positive - High Uptime, no unscheduled downtimes
Positive - Ease of configuration, little to no maintenance.
Negative - poor official documentation from manufacturer.,,XenApp, VMware ESXi, XenDesktop, Microsoft ExchangePhillip MengelCitrix NetScaler Review4U2016-07-22T20:35:37.807ZCitrix NetScaler is being used across the organization, providing load balancing and increased availability of applications and services. Wherever a business critical service exists it becomes paramount to provide end users with the highest available levels of service and reliability. Load-balancing services (such as those provided by Citrix NetScaler) provide this type of reliability and trust.,Flexibility. NetScaler assumes its admins know a bit about networking and in-depth details surrounding the applications they are configuring access for/to. This being so, the range of configuration options is very broad allowing various versions' combinations of protocol patterns, expressions, rules etc., all to the benefit of the admin.
Granularity. Having such a broad range of configuration options available, while still allowing simple options to be configured simply. The GUI is well-stylized and navigation has a good flow.
Ease of control. For load-balancing of simple services right out of the box, NetScaler makes it pretty easy, compared to the range of options available in the surrounding GUI and under the hood.,The companion product that is the Command Center, feels like an afterthought/step child. Though recent versions have been better, some of the trigger rules have issues applying (at least with the tests in my environment to VPX & MPX appliances) and there's an overall unease in trust with it.
Like most products in this type the CLI will provide the best experience where the GUI fails. An example is stats. A vserver that uses service groups will not show individual stats per server in the GUI (as of v10.5) but will in the CLI. I think things like this are just version deficiencies and will be corrected in future releases.
Java applets.
Citrix documentation is getting better but hasn't been the greatest in recent years and sometimes tends to be conflicting.,8,We intended for the NetScaler appliances to replace older load-balancing appliances. We were able to migrate to the NetScalers without any issues and they have been reliable (with the addition of several extra services).
Failures experienced by the NetScalers in HA groups have been few and have not had any impact to the business.
Citrix support experience has been positive in both troubleshooting issues and supplying RMAs for replacement equipment.,Jacob CorzineCitrix NetScaler - A Must Have!2016-06-10T20:27:38.338ZCitrix NetScaler is being used for multiple purposes; two-factor access gateway, HTTP redirects and rewrites, web application firewall, and load balancing. The NetScaler provides the ability to perform all these functions and still leave room for growth and more features in the future. The access gateway, allows health records to be secured with a two-factor login process and also addresses data loss prevention. The load balancing addresses updates and patches that our server administrators frequently do. This allows them to update or patch one server at a time, without a production downtime.,Load Balancing - The ability to monitor servers with almost any method you can think of, makes it a really nice utility.
HTTP Redirect/Rewrite - This allows URLs to be protected and rewritten. In the healthcare industry, privacy is very important.
Access Gateway - Data loss prevention is a must when it comes to health records. The gateway can be customized and set up with two-factor login, allowing the additional line of security upon authentication.,The documentation could use an overhaul with specific examples related to the command line as well as GUI. Explanations in the documentation would also be helpful.
Being able to have more than just one routing table would allow the ability to leverage security.,8,Features - There are many features to be used that we haven't quite gotten to.
Licensing - The need for licensing is one of those necessary evils.
Reporting - It gave our management team the requested graphs and statistics on usage.,,F5 BIG-IP, Cisco ASAJosh BugbeeNetscaler VDI Call Center Delivery2016-06-13T18:46:36.919ZWe used it for our VDI delivery for our work at home agent projects.,VDI Delivery compression over ICA protocol
User Management via LDAP authentication
Uptime,Better WebUI for management,10,No negatives for me
Positive was the amount of clients we managed through our NetScaler which was 5,000+ users.,,XenDesktopBrandon Rush
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