OAS - DELIVERING HIGH-PERFORMANCE AND SECURE APPLICATIONS ACROSS DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTS

13 Mar

By implementing and deploying NetScaler, a comprehensive application delivery and security platform, OAS can provide advanced load balancing, extensive security features, and additional capabilities for Citrix DaaS and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop implementations.

As NetScaler is included in the Citrix subscription and operates seamlessly across various applications and environments, its utilization can be effortlessly expanded to support all forms of application delivery.

Highlighted benefits of NetScaler, the world's leader in application delivery controller and load balancing:

High preforming ADC

In today's business environment, high-performing applications are crucial, and load balancing plays a key role in application delivery. NetScaler stands out with its unique one-pass architecture for traffic processing, enabling concurrent execution of multiple functions, which reduces latency and boosts performance. Independent benchmarks show that NetScaler outperforms competitors in latency, throughput, and CPU utilization.

Improved security for remote access

NetScaler enables organizations to provide secure access to virtual desktops and applications from any device and location. It acts as a gateway with a unified login portal and access controls for BYOD users. It also protects against unauthorized access by validating user identities and assessing the security posture of clients.

Comprehensive application and API security that ensures optimal performance

IT teams integrate security inspections in Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) to protect applications, but additional security layers can slow performance. NetScaler resolves this with a one-pass architecture that processes traffic efficiently, allowing concurrent security functions and reducing latency, especially during Web Application Firewall (WAF) inspections. Additionally, NetScaler simplifies securing and accelerating ingress traffic for Kubernetes clusters.

Efficiently deploy applications across hybrid cloud environments

NetScaler provides consistent operation across cloud and on-premises environments, allowing users to use the same management plane and configuration for their application delivery controllers (ADCs).

Unlike alternatives that require multiple management consoles, NetScaler offers a single console for efficient configuration and deployment across all environments. This simplifies cloud service management, extends on-premises resources to the cloud, and effectively distributes traffic in hybrid cloud setups using global server load balancing. Additionally, NetScaler optimizes for internet latency, enhancing performance over native cloud provider solutions.

Conclusion

Integrated within the Citrix platform, NetScaler facilitates seamless application delivery and secure remote access for Citrix DaaS, as well as for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop deployments.

Included within the Citrix subscription, NetScaler enables the unification of application delivery and security across any organization, providing a comprehensive solution that enhances cost efficiency and operational consistency.

What sets NetScaler apart is its status as the only application delivery controller (ADC) that utilizes a unified code base and software-based architecture, ensuring compatibility with any application across diverse environments. This capability significantly reduces the cognitive load on IT teams.

Moreover, NetScaler employs a one-pass architecture for traffic processing, allowing it to execute multiple functions concurrently—including security inspections—thereby reducing latency and enhancing application performance.