Citrix Systems is expanding its open source integration capabilities to enable companies to leverage modern, innovative cloud environments from a variety of leading vendors to accelerate their journey to the cloud and achieve the results they need.
In particular, Citrix announced that its Citrix ADC solution has received Red Hat OpenShift certification, which will enable it to offer IT organizations a faster and more flexible way to develop, test and deliver applications in Kubernetes environments. Citrix ADC is compatible with a variety of Red Hat platforms, including Red Hat OpenShift, and the entire product stack is fully supported by Red Hat and its partners.
“We live in an application-driven world. And IT companies need to build modern infrastructures where they can flexibly and dynamically deliver applications while maintaining the scalability, security and reliability of their systems, said Mihir Maniar, vice president of network product management at Citrix. "With Red Hat OpenShift certification, we are empowering customers to meet these challenges."
Modern approach
Citrix ADC is a software-based application delivery and load balancing solution specifically designed to accelerate the performance of traditional, cloud and web applications, no matter where they are hosted. This solution can be deployed both on-premises and on all types of cloud platforms, including Amazon Web Services (EKS), Google Cloud Platform (GKE), Microsoft Azure (AKS). Red Hat OpenShift Certification is based on Citrix's Red Hat Container Certification, confirming Citrix's commitment to supporting Red Hat's new technologies.
Benefits of deploying a cloud-based Citrix product stack for Kubernetes environments:Flexibility: IT companies can choose from a wide range of Citrix ADC form factors for application delivery, including high-performance containerized platforms (CPX), virtual machine-based (VPX) solutions, Linux-based bare-metal solutions (BLX), or legacy hardware systems MPX and / or SDX.Consistency: With a single code for all Citrix ADC options, IT companies can ensure consistency of operations across all types of application workloads.Ease of migration: Monolithic applications can be quickly and easily migrated to a micro-service architecture with support for various protocols, including TCP, TCP-SSL, UDP, HTTP / S.Better visibility and control: A single Citrix ADM (Application Delivery Management) management environment provides complete visibility into virtual applications and users to scale microservices-based applications, get real-time feedback, and troubleshoot user experience issues."Red Hat OpenShift is the industry's most versatile enterprise Kubernetes platform," said Julio Tapia, executive director of the partner ecosystem at Red Hat. “Kubernetes operators are in great demand as they help code the human operational logic that is typically required to manage services that run like a Kubernetes application and strive to make day-to-day operations easier. Operator Citrix ADC enables enterprise developers and IT operators to deliver applications quickly and securely for today's cloud environments.”
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