Desktop to Disk Drive Virtualization

When teamed with Citrix virtualization technologies, Compellent’s easy-to-use, virtualized SAN helps you make the most of your staff, storage and replication resources—enabling you to consolidate and be ready to grow. Together the two create a complete end-to-end virtualization solution that can reduce the data center footprint by up to 92 percent and help you save significantly on hardware, energy expenses and CO2 emissions. Since Compellent is certified Citrix Ready, you can trust Compellent to enhance your Citrix virtual infrastructure.

How Compellent and Citrix Collaborate

• Thin Provisioning creates a virtual pool of storage resources that extend the benefits of XenServer virtualization.
• Automated Tiered Storage and Citrix Provisioning Server allow you to maximize application performance and minimize server and storage administration.
• Thin Replication and XenApp’s WAN optimization helps you save big on bandwidth.
• Replays and XenMotion deliver high availability, rapid recovery and fault tolerance with minimal interruptions.
• Compellent’s standards-based hardware is ideally suited for Citrix XenServer, helping you take control of your data center without fear of technology lock-in.
• Modular storage architecture eliminates the need for fork-lift upgrades while Citrix Provisioning Server allows as-you-grow server expansions.