Quiz: 32/64 = ?
Tuesday, October 10th, 2006Q: What proportion of Citrix customers uses 64-bit server environment?
Hint: search Citrix support web site but don’t run complex search queries - think Citrix tools
A: If we look at download counts for two Citrix tools ADSCleaner and WindowHistory which were published separately for 32-bit and 64-bit platforms but at the same time (links might require free registration):
http://support.citrix.com/kb/category.jspa?categoryID=682
ADSCleaner 2.0 - 299 downloads
ADSCleaner64 2.0 (for x64 platforms) - 33 downloads
WindowHistory 2.1 - 140 downloads
WindowHistory64 2.1 (for x64 platforms) - 31 downloads
So we have approximately 10 - 20% of Citrix customers using 64-bit environments. 20% is the upper limit. What about lower limit? Let’s look at another published tool:
Repair CBD Chain - 4282 downloads
RepairCBDChain64 - 60 downloads
Therefore the lower limit is less than 2%.
Conclusion: 2 - 20% of Citrix customers use 64-bit environments 
- Dmitry Vostokov -