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Citrix Profile Management (discontinued)

Citrix Profile Management (discontinued)

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What is Citrix Profile Management (discontinued)?

Citrix Profile Management (formerly Citrix UPM) was a tool used for user virtualization and managing user data and maintaining adequate logon speed in a virtual environment. It is obsolete, and replaced by Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (formerly XenApp and…

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What is Citrix Profile Management (discontinued)?

Citrix Profile Management (formerly Citrix UPM) was a tool used for user virtualization and managing user data and maintaining adequate logon speed in a virtual environment. It is obsolete, and replaced by Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (formerly XenApp and XenDesktop).

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Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I'm a user of Citrix Profile Management in my organization. I always thought it was not a real software or a program, just a utility as the installation and configuration were well-made by the system administrators of the company I was working for. As for me, it's a kind of transparent utility.
  • Virtualization
  • Start a remote desktop
  • Manage a remote desktop screen inside Windows
  • Improve UX-UI
  • When there's an error starting the remote desktop, offer a trouble-shooting wizard.
  • Improve maximize-minimize-full screen remote desktop functionality.
I used Citrix in several ways and for several needs around several companies around the world. Not only tech companies but also flower companies were we migrated from on-premises ERP to cloud ERP. I think, based on my experience that if you have not so powerful computers and hardware it's nice to run Citrix remote desktop perhaps with a cloud app ERP on it but the internet connection has to stay always reliable and stable, better if you have 2 or more internet connections balanced each other with Peplink load balancing solution. A weak point is the internet connection. As for me, I don't like using Citrix solutions just to open a SharePoint folder or even a Jira.. total a waste of time.
  • Open remote desktops.
  • Configure several profiles as required.
  • Configure distinct permissions for each profile.
  • Saving on hardware purchase because virtually you can run a super powerful ERP with an old Intel i3 CPU.
  • You need and should invest anyway and anyhow on robust, strong, stable internet connections and load balancing solutions to use Citrix products at the best.
  • Implementing a new ERP solution based on Citrix remote desktop and profiles in almost no time after the connection infrastructure part is solved.
Well, I really did not select it, but generally, as those products and solutions are very expensive and purchased on a corporative level, I used them as a user or a system IT manager... Citrix has almost no competitors that we can call like that really... it's the de-facto standard nowadays but I feel like that sense of supremacy and overall superiority threw Citrix company into a dark tunnel of blindness and missing opportunities conditions of leveraging the product to the next level and taking the opportunity to innovate and do more with less. Just take into consideration the MB heaviness of the Citrix Profile Management installer... it grows years after years... many MB and... the same solution and option... what a shame!
Ed Davis | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
DNA uses Citrix Profile Management to keep track of application access, as well has the ability to reset end user sessions when they run into trouble. This tool allows us to assist with hung sessions without removing a user's access completely. This allows end users to access any application remotely with ease.
  • Easy to manage user access.
  • Can watch server usage.
  • Can manage end user profiles.
  • Disconnected session sometimes doesn't clear properly.
This allows remote workers great flexibility. You can setup working profiles that are tailored to the end users' needs to assist them in being more productive. This also allows you to view idle sessions to see how productive your remote end users are. You can set timers to only allow access during certain times of day. You can also set auto log off for sessions.
  • CPM is a must to manage Citrix user.
We have looked at other products over the last few years and none of these products have proven to be a better fit for our practice that Citrix receiver. It is easy to manage and is very power[ful]. When it comes to remote access, Citrix is the best in the business.
Ben Tusa | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Citrix User Profile Management in multiple data centers to manage users' profiles in our Citrix environments. We wanted something to manage profiles across multiple desktops and app servers that extended the default Microsoft roaming profiles.
  • UPM does extend the features of Microsoft roaming profiles. It gives you the ability to load ADM files and create group policies to set settings.
  • With UPM you are able to include or exclude files and folders in a user's profile.
  • There are some tie ins between UPM and Citrix Director to give administrators the ability to quickly see the size of the user's profile.
  • Since UPM manages Microsoft roaming profiles you still face profile size challenges. You can use the exclude feature but it can be a bit limiting.
  • Because of size concerns this may not be the best choice for international deployments if you intend to roam settings across multiple environments.
  • Troubleshooting UPM can be a bit difficult at times. There are some built in logging features but those are best reviewed by Citrix.
The best use case for Citrix User Profile Management (UPM) is that it's included with many Citrix offerings. It's well worth trying to use instead of standard Microsoft roaming profiles to see if it fits your environments.
  • By far the best ROI for using UPM is that it's included with many Citrix offerings.
  • The only negative ROI might be time spent setting up UPM then deciding to change solutions.
  • RES Workspace, Microsoft Roaming Profiles and AppSense
We decided to use Citrix UPM because it was included in our XenDesktop purchase. There was no additional cost for us to do so. It extends the features of Microsoft Roaming Profiles.
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