Citrix Workflow Studio to enable automated Citrix Cloud Center
October 27th, 2008 | 
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Like almost all of the virtualization vendors these days, Citrix has their own set of technologies in development that will enable a highly scalable and dynamic cloud server infrastructure. I attended a Citrix Summit 2008 breakout session yesterday about one of the new Citrix products at the heart of the Citrix Cloud Center (C3) portfolio; Citrix Workflow Studio.
Citrix describes Workflow Studio as an orchestrator of products and processes that allows all the technologies in Citrix’s version of the cloud to be automated and controlled. Combined with the virtualization and consolidation made possible by Citrix XenServer, Workflow Studio will enable administrators to turn virtual infrastructure into a dynamic delivery platform by:
Creating workflows without scripting from a GUI- Automating repetitive configuration tasks
- Providing out of the box integration with Citrix-ready solutions and third party applications
- Providing monitoring with alerting and triggers for administrative tasks
- Leveraging Microsoft Powershell, API calls, CLI modules, Web Services, and third party plug-ins
Since Workflow Studio is only available as a technology preview today, here are some suggested links for additional reading.
Citrix Workflow Studio
Blogs
- IT Process Automation with Workflow Studio
- Citrix Workflow Studio Community Tech Preview – Overview
- Introducing Citrix Workflow Studio on CDN
- Building Your First Workflow
- Great Overview of Citrix WorkFlow Studio
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