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How do companies efficiently have user connect to applications from a remote office?

Currently in my company we have 10 offices connecting to all of their applications through Citrix. The problem is that we can only support 10-12 users per server. What would you suggest for us to allow more users per server or how could this be done more efficiently.

Lazarus

Lots of memory, very fast raid drive setup, and proper bandwidth. I know that seems pretty vague, but none the less true. Disk speed means alot on a Termserver as do the others

dtrance

Are the sites connected by VPN?

Carl Webster

What applications are you running on your servers? What is the configuration of those servers?

12 users per server is very low unless the applications are a pig and or the server has low RAM or low processor(s).

yaknour

ASKER

Average Server Setup:
Windows 2003 Server
DL360 G4
12GB Ram
2 x 146GB 15k Hardrives

Every User runs all of their applications through Citrix:
Windows Explorer - Shared Drives
Microsoft Office 2003 - Word, Excel,Outlook, Access, Powerpoint
IE
FireFox
Adobe Acrobat
Bosanova Emulation Software
ImageRIght
Lotus SmartSuite
Needles Case Management
Quicksolver Rating
Streets And Trips 2010

Carl Webster

Are you running Server 2003 Enterprise? 32-bit or 64-bit Windows?

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yaknour

ASKER

I am running 2003 standard 32-bit.

Carl Webster

Then anything over 4GB of RAM was a waste of money! :(

Server 2003 Std 32-bit cannot access over 4GB of RAM.