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Tag: desktop transformation
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Simplified VDI Architecture
There’s a perception that VDI is complicated. I’m far from being a rocket scientist, and I’ve managed to implement many successful VDI projects over the past ten years. I truly believe that VDI is one of those things that is only as complicated as you make it. It’s like saying that driving is complicated. You’d have to be crazy to take your first lesson in ...
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Desktop Transformation – Doing it Right!
At Citrix Consulting, we have a lot of experience helping customers deploy desktop virtualization solutions quickly and successfully. Engagements can range in size from a tactical implementation for a specific user group to a strategic enterprise-wide virtualization solution. Whether the engagement is large or small, Citrix Consulting follows the same methodology to assess the “who, where, when, and why”. Before designing or deploying a desktop ...
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Everything that you need to know about user segmentation!
You can’t fit a square peg in a round hole and you can’t expect people to use a specific type of virtual desktop without considering their needs. It’s all about finding the right balance between key business drivers (increased security, reduced management, etc.) and providing people with a virtual desktop that allows them to be successful in their job (work offline, install applications, run resource ...
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XenApp 6.5 Hosted Shared Desktop sizing example
In this blog series I’m taking a look at scalability considerations for XenApp 6.5 Hosted Shared Desktops, specifically: How to estimate XenApp 6.5 Hosted Shared Desktop scalability What’s the optimal XenApp 6.5 VM specification? XenApp 6.5 Hosted Shared Desktop sizing example My last post provided guidance on the optimal XenApp virtual machine specification. Now in the last post of the series, I’m going to walk through an example sizing ...
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What’s the optimal XenApp 6.5 VM configuration?
In this blog series I’m taking a look at scalability considerations for XenApp 6.5, specifically: How to estimate XenApp 6.5 Hosted Shared Desktop scalability What’s the optimal XenApp 6.5 VM specification? XenApp 6.5 Hosted Shared Desktop sizing example My last post provided guidance on how to estimate XenApp density based on processor specification and user workload. In the second post of the series, I’m taking a look at the ...
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Navigating the cost barriers to desktop virtualization
In the past, companies tried to control desktop configuration and cost using a variety of policing methods, none of which really worked. Desktop virtualization promises to be very effective in solving IT’s most persistent problems – maintaining old, costly, and unreliable physical environments and the solutions have become more mature than many are led to believe. Desktop virtualization might still be a new concept for IT ...
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Go Beyond VDI: Deliver the right desktop with Citrix Desktop Virtualization
NOW LIVE! in Citrix Marketing Concierge is the campaign where you can learn how to give your uses the freedom to work anytime, anywhere. Only Citrix desktop virtualization with FlexCast takes you beyond VDI to deliver desktops as unique as each of your users. “Beyond VDI: 3 Steps to Implementing Virtual Desktops" offers a Desktop Transformation e-book, Citrix White Paper, "Desktop Virtualization for All - Technical ...
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Estimating XenApp 6.5 Hosted Shared Desktop Scalability
In this blog series I’m going to take a look at some of the scalability considerations for XenApp 6.5, including: Estimating XenApp 6.5 Hosted Shared Desktop scalability What's the optimal XenApp 6.5 VM specification? XenApp 6.5 Hosted Shared Desktop sizing example So first, let’s look at how you can estimate XenApp 6.5 Shared Desktop scalability. In an ideal world, every project would include time for scalability testing so that the right ...
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Using AppDNA to Streamline Desktop Transformation
I recently wrote a seven part blog series on the desktop transformation process. Step two of the DTA - “Application Assessment” - involves a manual review of the application estate and determines the most appropriate delivery mechanism(s) for each application. Since writing this blog post, I’m pleased to say that AppDNA has joined the Citrix team and has quickly become a key component of the ...
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Citrix and Cisco: Better together.
We are very excited to be part of Cisco Live in San Diego this week. The excitement comes from several joint activities we have lined up during the week, especially centered on mobility solutions and cloud services that both companies have to offer. Cisco and Citrix are better together because they are both committed to collaboration and provide joint offerings in these key areas: Creating data center ...