In this case study, learn how leading managed service provider NetStandard powers their cloud solution with Citrix CloudPlatform and CloudPortal Business Manager.

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CloudPortal Business Manager gives our
customers one place to go for fast, easy self-
service. They can track utilization, manage billing
and open support tickets with no administrative
intervention on our part. That’s a big win for us.
Leo Hart
Custom Cloud Product Manager, NetStandard
NetStandard is a leading provider of strategic information technology solutions
for small and midsize businesses. The company’s of offerings include managed
services, virtual machines and cloud computing, al delivered with a consultative
approach and supported by an expert team of engineers. NetStandard
makes a number of Microsoft products available through its cloud computing
platform, Myappsanywhere, along with more than 50 certified applications from
independent software vendors.
The challenge
Delivering and managing a broad range of cloud services at scale
As a managed service provider with years of experience in the field,
NetStandard understood the promise of the cloud. The company also
understood, however, that deploying any cloud of offering would likely place
a considerable strain on the day-to-day administration of more traditional
datacenter services.
To keep pace with competitors, NetStandard needed to find a cloud platform that
could deliver enterprise-class scalability combined with advanced management
tools for a truly streamlined approach to cloud administration. Perhaps most
importantly of al , the platform needed to support customers in a number of heavily
regulated industries, including financial services, healthcare and government.
The solution
Enabling IT as a service on a unified cloud foundation
NetStandard began its search for a cloud orchestration solution by taking a close
look at competing solutions. But only CloudPlatform provided a unified foundation
for large-scale cloud computing with Amazon-style elasticity. “CloudPlatform didn’t
have a steep learning curve,” says Leo Hart, Custom Cloud Product Manager at
NetStandard. “We were able to get the platform up and running easily.”
In addition to a robust cloud orchestration solution, NetStandard recognized the
need for simpler administration of its many client-facing services. The company
turned to CloudPortal Business Manager, combining a self-service cloud catalog
on the front end with a powerful billing engine on the back end.

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Corporate Headquarters
Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Silicon Valley Headquarters
Santa Clara, CA, USA
EMEA Headquarters
Schaffhausen, Switzerland
India Development Center
Bangalore, India
Online Division Headquarters
Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Pacific Headquarters
Hong Kong, China
Latin America Headquarters
Coral Gables, FL, USA
UK Development Center
Chalfont, United Kingdom
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Key benefits
Unifies delivery and management of multiple services in a single pane of glass
The open and flexible nature of CloudPortal enables NetStandard to handle
the administration not only of cloud services, but of other managed services as
well. In this way, CloudPortal has become a truly unified delivery solution with
integrated management capabilities—al in a single pane of glass.
“CloudPortal Business Manager gives our customers one place to go for fast, easy
selfservice,” says Hart. “They can track utilization, manage billing and open support
tickets with no administrative intervention on our part. That’s a big win for us.”
Automates administrative tasks for greater efficiency and enhanced
customer service
By eliminating the need for manual billing, NetStandard can devote less time to
administration and more time to enhancing the customer experience. The company
can also minimize the incidence of human error by centralizing and automating
billing processes across all services for faster, more consistent invoicing.
Accelerates time-to-market for innovative cloud solutions
As competitors continue to explore and introduce innovative services, NetStandard
now has a cloud architecture in place to accelerate the deployment of new of
offerings. That level of agility will only become more important as a growing number
of customers demand a wider range of services on an ever-larger scale.
Going forward, NetStandard plans to use Citrix CloudPortal Services Manager
to deliver hosted Microsoft applications like SharePoint, Exchange and Lync.
The company will also expand its use of CloudPortal Business Manager to
enable platform-as-a-service (PaaS) capabilities for a growing customer base.
“As we evolve toward giving our customers a full IT-as-a-service platform,
CloudPortal will continue to be strategically important,” says Hart. “The Citrix software
development kit (SDK), combined with its dynamic self- service catalog, will make it
possible for us to deliver even more services, all from a single platform.”
Key Benefits
Unifies delivery and
management of
multiple services
in a single pane of
glass. Automates
administrative tasks for
greater efficiency and
enhanced customer
service. Accelerates
time to market for
innovative cloud
solutions.
Industry
Managed Service
Provider
Citrix
Products
CloudPlatform
CloudPortal Business
Manager
”CloudPlatform didn’t have a
steep curve. We were able to
get the platform up and running
easily.”
Leo Hart
Custom Cloud Product Manager,
NetStandard
NetStandard powers cloud solution | Case Study
About Citrix
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