Citrix XenDesktop, a member of the Citrix Delivery Center product family, is a complete desktop virtualisation solution that makes desktop delivery simple, secure and cost-effective. It is the best way to quickly deliver Windows desktops to office workers in any location, over any network.
Traditional desktop deployments can be costly to manage, support and secure on distributed endpoint PCs. Desktop IT Operations are forced to repeat numerous, manual tasks to keep up with the latest patches and updates, and upgrades and refreshes to maintain desktop performance.
Meanwhile, business initiatives, like globalisation, branch office expansion, regulatory compliance and workforce continuity, demand that IT be able to deliver secure desktops quickly to anywhere.
Citrix XenDesktop makes it easy to respond to these business demands by centralising Windows desktops in the datacenter, and providing a high-speed delivery protocol. With a comprehensive set of built-in technologies, XenDesktop eliminates many of the complexities involved in trying to assemble, operate and scale a desktop virtualisation solution.
Key technologies in XenDesktop include:
Desktop Delivery Controller: Manages the connections between office workers and their virtual desktops, while ensuring the best performance, ease of use and rich desktop experience
VM Infrastructure: Enables the hosting of multiple desktops in the datacenter and provides virtualisation management features such as XenCenter, XenMotion and Resource Pooling.
Virtual Desktop Provisioning: Streams a desktop image to create many virtual desktops in the datacenter. Instantly provisions and rolls back virtual desktop images with a single click.
XenDesktop also includes the Setup Wizard to enable IT administrators to quickly and simply scale their desktop virtualization environment in a fraction of the time it takes to manually create a single desktop. In addition, seamless integration with Citrix Application Delivery Infrastructure provides comprehensive application and desktop delivery system for all enterprise workers.
Citrix XenDesktop Editions
Citrix XenDesktop Platinum Edition
For end-to-end desktop delivery with the most flexible user access, complete performance monitoring and QoS capabilities and remote virtual desktop support.
Citrix XenDesktop Enterprise Edition
For scalable, cost-effective desktop delivery.
Citrix XenDesktop Standard Edition
For entry-level desktop virtualisation
