Re: Citrix vs Teminal Service
- From: "Patrick Rouse" <PatrickRouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 13:31:02 -0800
As for "not as secure as Citrix" comment, if you were to install a Citrix
Secure Gateway for users to access the terminal servers over SSL, this has
distinct security advantage over allowing Internet users to connect directly
to terminal servers via RDP. That being said, I wouldn't sell Citrix as a
security fix for terminal server, as there are much less expensive ways to
connect to terminal servers over SSL/HTTPS.
Citrix costs ~ $300-400 per concurrent user on top of the base cost for
Windows CALs and Terminal Server CALs.
The main differences between Citrix Presentation Server (advanced or
Enterprise Editions) and the base Terminal Server Product are that Citrix PS
allow you to:
1. Publish specific applications to users
2. Give users published aps w/ seamless windows, i.e. it looks and acts
like a local application, instead of running inside of a Remote Desktop
Window.
3. Print to any printer (assuming clients are Win32)
4. Connect to the terminal server farm from the Internet over SSL (with use
of the Secure Gateware)
5. Publish a Web Interface Portal with the list of published applications
assigned to the logged-on user.
6. Load balance your server farm based on metrics like CPU Load, Server
User Load, Context Switches (much more accurate than the Windows NLBS which
balances based on Network Usage)
7. Control the bandwidth usage of the entire session, or any individual
component, i.e. printing, file copy, audio...
8. Send audio from client to server, i.e. with a microphone. This is only
available with Citrix.
9. Usa e centralized management console to manage apps, users, policies,
servers, load balancing, licensing
10. Do TWAIN Redirection of client scanners
11. Sync PDA devices.
12. Manage CPU and RAM usage with technology licensed from Aurema and
RTOSoft (Citrix PS4 Enterprise only)
This list goes on, and on.... The best thing to do is list your
requirements, and check against Terminal Server, Citrix and Citrix
competitors to see which one best fits your needs and budget. For a single
server environment, Citrix is rarely needed, but in a larger environment
Citrix or a competitor is almost always used.
Citrix info:
http://www.sessioncomputing.com/citrix.htm
other 3rd-party add-ons and Citrix Competitors/Alternatives:
http://www.sessioncomputing.com/add-on.htm
--
Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://www.sessioncomputing.com
"Stephen K. Miyasato" wrote:
> Is it something that you can list here with the pluses and minus of both
> including cost and support fees?
>
> Thanks
>
> Stephen K. Miyasato
> MDsync
> "Patrick Rouse" <PatrickRouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:780CBA77-ABA6-45CC-BC84-E71A05A9FB45@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > If you want you can contact me to discuss your exact requirements, as I'm
> > the
> > IT Manager at an Orthopedic Practice that uses EMR, 3rd party PACS and
> > Citrix. I know all of the pluses and minuses of Citrix and Terminal
> > Server
> > as they pertain to a medical practice, so I can probably help you make a
> > decision you won't regret.
> >
> > One thing you should know, is that every Citrix installation includes
> > Terminal Server, as Citrix Presentation Server is just a fancy add-on
> > product
> > that runs on top of Terminal Server.
> >
> > http://www.sessioncomputing.com/citrix.htm
> >
> > Other Citrix alternatives:
> > http://www.sessioncomputing.com/add-on.htm
> >
> > --
> > Patrick Rouse
> > Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> > http://www.sessioncomputing.com
> >
> >
> > "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:
> >
> >> What are you business requirements? what do you need and what do you
> >> want
> >> the software to do?
> >>
> >> Jeff Pitsch
> >> http://www.sbcgatekeeper.com
> >> Your Terminal Services Security Website
> >>
> >> "Stephen K. Miyasato" <miyasat@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:uVCE9RBDGHA.532@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > I'm a newbie to Thin client computing and am currently exploring the
> >> > pro
> >> > and cons of both.
> >> > I have asked about terminal service to our network person who say that
> >> > it
> >> > is not as secure as Citrix.
> >> >
> >> > Any comments.
> >> >
> >> > This will have to do images in a medical environment. In the past, I
> >> > guess
> >> > terminal services was not able to do 24 bit color. But I guess this has
> >> > changed for 2003 server.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for the information
> >> >
> >> > Stephen K. Miyasato
> >> > MDsync
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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