Application Delivery Services With streaming, virtualisation and isolation options now available, together with 1st class packaging and deployment tools, how should organisations choose their delivery method?  Centralis specialise in a range of delivery tools that allow organisations to get application access to users by the most cost-effective method wherever they are and whatever client device they are using.

Application Packaging and Delivery Services

Delivering applications securely to their point of use has been at the heart of Centralis' business for twelve years.  We can help deploy applications to servers, desktops, virtual desktops or laptops (or a mixture of all of the above).  We can also help determine whether the application needs to be streamed, isolated or virtualised (or all of the above).  Within the service Centralis has the practical experience, methodology and vendor certification to ensure successful delivery via application packaging, streaming and virtualisation.

Application Streaming and Isolation

	Selected Centralis Case Studies
	Standard Life Raising global productivity and staff retention within Standard Life. RNLI Centralis launch ground-breaking access solution for the RNLI. Cardiff University UK First as All Wales Project Brings Educational Access within Reach from NHS sites.
	Business Issues
	Rapid Deployment - Deploy updated, patched or new applications in a fraction of the time taken for standard deployment methods Business Continuity - Give access to applications on un-managed devices without the need to install the applications or make any lasting change to the device Fixed Price - Let us accelerate your upgrade projects by working through your application list and deliver your packages working, documented and ready for delivery Consistent Quality - Our application packaging and delivery methodologies give reliable, consistent results and user experience across desktop and virtual installations

Application streaming greatly simplifies the process of delivering applications by removing the need for local installation.  A single, shared install of the application is also much easier to patch and upgrade, with significant benefits around testing and roll-back.

Centralis has invested significant R&D resource into streaming, becoming one of the spearhead partners for the Citrix application streaming built into the Platinum and Enterprise Editions of Citrix XenApp (the new name for Citrix Presentation Server), as well as becoming the first EMEA Platinum Partner for Thinstall (recently acquired by VMware).  Centralis is also a Gold partner of Microsoft, where their SoftGrid product provides similar functionality.

Application streaming allows administrators to easily provision new applications or issue updates to existing applications without having to modify the base operating system. Streaming also allows a single copy of the application to be held, and therefore updated, centrally.  This means that patches and updates can be picked up and distributed automatically.

Streaming gives IT administrators the granular control they need to ensure the consistency of deployed software across the enterprise. It also dramatically reduces the IT time and costs associated with deploying and maintaining software across the enterprise. By deploying operating system and applications patches centrally, downtime and IT staff time is greatly reduced. When a user reboots their device or re-launches an application the streamed software is upgraded to the latest patch level.

Streaming also uses "isolation", preventing applications from affecting the base installation of the client device or server they are being deployed to.  Streaming within the Citrix product set uses Application Isolation Environments, and includes the ability to stream applications for off-line use. 

Thinstall offers the least impact of application on the client, allowing applications to be deployed with no need for supporting infrastructure or local client installation.

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Application Packaging

Application Virtualisation

Deploying applications via Citrix XenApp (the new name for Citrix Presentation Server) remains one of the most flexible and cost-effective means of delivering applications to large numbers of users.  If you are looking to deliver applications over WAN connections, satellite links, or just need to minimise cost of application ownership, Citrix XenApp remains one of the best options available.

Centralis provide:

• Proof of Delivery
  Trial of a proposed solution by delivering a production quality environment.
• Health Check
  Projects to investigate a customer’s current situation and requirements and compare settings against best practice.
• Architecture Design
  Creating the ideal Citrix, Microsoft (and Novell where required) environment for your infrastructure and strategic requirements.
• Secure Web / VPN Delivery
  Configuring secure SSL VPN browser access to applications both within and outside the organisation, including end-point analysis and granular access to respond to client settings.

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