Simplified Enterprise Cloud App Management | Solutions Brief Simplified Enterprise Cloud App Management AppStack accelerates application time-to-market on Citrix CloudPlatform As cloud deployments have matured, the need for a richer set of business applications running in these environments is growing. Businesses have already adopted cloud deployments for simple applications, but the complexities of deploying and managing multi-tier enterprise applications in the cloud is still too high. AppStack provides a solution for simplifying application provisioning and ongoing lifecycle management for service provider or enterprise cloud environments based on CloudPlatform. citrix.com/ready Simplified Enterprise Cloud App Management | Solutions Brief 2 AppStack provides simple cloud application management for Citrix CloudPlatform powered by Apache CloudStack. The AppStack portal allows users to launch any multi-tier or distributed application into public and private CloudPlatform targets. The integrated App Marketplace provides a rich catalog of applications to deploy as part of Workloads. Service Providers can private label the portal to provide application services to end users through a branded UI. AppStack provides portability to move applications from external clouds into CloudPlatform. Appcara was founded to create the most advanced, flexible and easy-to-use application platform for the cloud. The AppStack platform can be used by both Service Providers and Enterprises. AppStack enables Service Providers to provide application services to their end users on their Infrastructure (IaaS) cloud environments. For Enterprises, AppStack makes it easy to deploy and manage and accelerate business applications to either private or public clouds. AppStack makes it possible for less technical users to manage applications, with a very easy to use portal-based approach, that eliminates complex server templates, scripting or coding. AppStack provides Citrix CloudPlatform users with powerful capabilities for cloud application management: • Point-and-click launching of any app onto any CloudPlatform target • Portal-based active management of apps across their lifecycle • Integrated App Marketplace with Self-Service publishing • Multi-cloud support with complete Workload portability • Multi-tenant and private labeling for Service Providers • Legacy application migration through integrated P2V capability The integrated App Marketplace provides a variety of over 80 pre-packaged applications in a range of application domains such as Developer Tools and Stacks, Databases, Content Management, CRM, ERP, Life Sciences, Big Data and more. The Marketplace also offers a Self-Service packaging and publishing capability for new and custom applications, and a Workload designer for users to create custom designed Workloads from new and existing components. AppStack is available in three distinct editions designed for the specific needs of Small and Medium Sized Businesses (AppStack Express Edition), large Enterprises (AppStack Enterprise Edition) and Service Providers (AppStack Service Provider Edition). citrix.com/ready Simplified Enterprise Cloud App Management | Solutions Brief 3 Portal Based Application Launching On-demand access to applications in the cloud The AppStack portal is designed for both technical users such as DevOps and IT managers, as well as less technical business users. The portal emphasizes a point-and-click approach to application launching. From the Marketplace “Quick App Launch” tab, users can select from a wide range of pre-defined (and pre-approved) applications, and launch them into the cloud in 3-clicks. AppStack integrates with CloudPlatform to manage infrastructure orchestration, and AppStack manages all aspects of application installation, configuration and provisioning. Users don’t worry about the underlying details, they simply achieve on-demand access to applications. Application Lifecycle Management Automating the application development, change and update cycle Developing applications is a complex process. In the enterprise, it is common for developers to need multiple environments for dev, test and QA. AppStack not only makes it easy to provision individual application Workload environments, but also fully automates the process to eliminate any errors introduced by manual configuration. Moreover, once the application is completed, it can be easily copied and put into a production cloud through a point-and-click mechanism. In production, AppStack supports portal-driven application management of all aspects of a Workload: server management, storage, backups, snapshots, graphing, monitoring, metering and alerting. Enterprise App Marketplace Integrated catalog of pre-packaged application components The application marketplace is a rich catalog of pre-packaged application components, including open-source Content Managers such as Drupal and Wordpress, databases including MySQL, SugarCRM, Hadoop, and many commercial applications in a wide range of categories. Users may launch these apps as standalone, or mix them in as components of more complex enterprise Workloads. Adding new apps to the marketplace is supported through the self-service publishing module. Multi-Cloud Workload Portability Freeing cloud applications across public and private clouds AppStack can launch and manage applications into any CloudPlatform target, as well as external public cloud services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS). Workloads defined in external clouds may be moved in a few clicks into CloudPlatform, providing application portability, and freeing users to run their applications in the most efficient cloud to match their performance, security and cost requirements. Multi-tenancy and Private Labeling Designed for Service Providers The AppStack Service Provider Edition supports service provider deployments through its support for multiple accounts, multiple administrators and users per account. The AppStack portal can be private labeled with specific color themes and logos, to provide a seamless experience for end-users. The AppStack system is designed for the highly scalable, massively concurrent needs of Cloud Service Providers leveraging the power of CloudPlatform. citrix.com/ready Simplified Enterprise Cloud App Management | Solutions Brief 4 To get more information and free Trial of AppStack For more information including AppStack demonstration videos please go to www.appcara.com, or on the Citrix Ready Xchange Marketplace at http://citrix.com/ready/en/appcara-inc/appstack. To register for a free 30-day trial of the AppStack Express Edition please go to www.appcara.com/downloads/trial. 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