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XTS Releases Handy Configuration Reporting Utility for Citrix XenApp, Free of Charge

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XTS, a Citrix Ready Partner and a VMware Technology Alliance Partner, has just released their Configuration Report Generator utility that works with XenApp 4.x (meaning any edition).  The company is making this solution a free download via a fully functional virtual machine.

The company is bringing their flexible interface to the Citrix data store in order to make it really easy to use. Leveraging the XTS advanced filters, Citrix customers can generate the configuration reports they need when they need them. In addition to the free configuration reporting utility, the VM also includes a demo of the company’s full Introspect product (released last April) which provides usage reporting and much needed analysis.

Specific benefits of the free configuration reports include:

  • Document Citrix environmental configurations to create baselines for future troubleshooting, disaster recovery or audit requirements.
  • Verify baselines for migrations to XenApp 4.5.
  • Track Citrix hotfixes to ensure consistency across servers
  • Attain more in-depth security insight with user/application assignment reports, leveraging integration with Active Directory.
  • Gain immediate visibility into risks that might exist in their Citrix environment due to misconfigurations
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    XTS Releases Introspect, Management & Analytics Tool for Citrix XenApp

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    XTS today announced the availability of XTS Introspect tool, which enables advanced planning and management of Citrix XenApp virtualization and application delivery environments. XTS, headquartered in the Washington DC metropolitan area, is a Citrix Ready Partner and VMware Technology Alliance Partner and has long been a provider of enterprise reporting and analytics software for the planning and management of Citrix and other virtualization platforms.

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    From the press release:

    Previously, XTS analytics solutions provided intelligence that eased capacity planning, security audits, implementation of charge-back systems and analyzing software license requirements. With Introspect, IT organizations can now enjoy these benefits along with newly available advanced configuration analytics that enable system administrators and architects to easily gather the following information:

    • Three-dimensional configuration analysis by application, server, and user across an entire server farm
    • Detailed view of application and server properties
    • Matrix reports that illustrate where applications are installed and detail user/group access
    • Historical reporting of server hotfix implementations

    To see Introspect first-hand, you’re invited to visit the XTS events to register for an interactive, online seminar for Citrix professionals featuring a presentation from Doug Brown of DABCC.