Citrix XenApp 7.5 Update

Citrix recently hosted a webinar for partners in which they shared information on the upcoming XenApp 7.5 release.  Here are a few of the highlights:

Miscellaneous

• XenApp 7.5 availability:  end of March 2014 (Q1)
• Web Interface:  support extended to XenApp 7.x, with End of Life date extended to June 14th 2015.
• XenApp 6.5 to XenApp 7.5 migration:  Citrix will be developing robust migration tools to aid with migrating settings and policies.
• No price changes

Architecture

• XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x uses the new FMA architecture, as opposed to the IMA architecture in XenApp 6.5 and previous versions.
• Delivery Controllers replace Data Collectors
• Delivery Groups replace Worker Groups
• Local Host Cache (LHC): Not available in XenApp 7.5

Hybrid Cloud Provisioning

• Extend infrastructure to Amazon, Citrix Cloud, or Azure.