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Citrix virtual desktops

• Compare Nutanix Frame vs. Citrix Managed Desktops

  While Nutanix isn't as invested in the end-user market as Citrix, both desktop-as-a-service vendors offer benefits for business use cases. IT must evaluate which is the better fit. Continue Reading

• How does Citrix work on a Chromebook?

  Organizations looking for cost-effective laptops may consider Chromebooks, but IT must learn if these endpoints can coexist with existing business technologies, such as Citrix. Continue Reading

• 5 common Citrix printing issues and how to troubleshoot them

  Printing is one of the most frustrating areas of IT management, especially as a VDI admin. Troubleshoot five common Citrix printing issues with these tips and tricks. Continue Reading

• Best of Citrix Synergy 2019 Awards criteria and nomination form

  The Best of Citrix Synergy 2019 Awards are coming. Get to know the rules and criteria, and nominate a product for this year's awards using the form below. Continue Reading

• Pop quiz: Desktop virtualization certifications for Citrix and VMware

  VMware and Citrix offer numerous certifications for their virtual desktop and app products. Test yourself on the different levels and types of certifications and what each one covers. Continue Reading

• Definitions to Get Started

  • Citrix XenDesktop
  • Citrix App Layering (formerly Citrix AppDisk)
  • Citrix Cloud
  • Citrix Secure Browser

  • Citrix Receiver
  • Citrix XenApp
  • Citrix Director
  • Citrix Machine Creation Services (Citrix MCS)

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• How VDI admins can earn VMware and Citrix certifications

  Certifications from Citrix and VMware validate an IT professional's skills with respect to a certain program or tool, and they can help VDI pros improve their careers.Continue Reading

• Citrix XenDesktop

  Citrix XenDesktop is a desktop virtualization product from software vendor Citrix Systems.Continue Reading

• Best practices for setting up Citrix Cloud services

  Citrix Cloud enables organizations to host XenDesktop, XenApp and more in the cloud, but IT should first set up administration and Cloud Connectors and ensure high availability.Continue Reading

• Ten Citrix Synergy 2018 sessions to attend

  Get a jump start on your Citrix Synergy planning with this rundown of 10 interesting sessions that explore Linux-based virtual desktops, scalability and planning, and more.Continue Reading

• Best of Citrix Synergy 2018 Awards criteria and nomination form

  Get to know the rules and criteria for this year's Best of Citrix Synergy 2018 Awards below. The deadline to enter has passed.Continue Reading

• Citrix App Layering (formerly Citrix AppDisk)

  Citrix App Layering, formerly Citrix AppDisk, is a tool that delivers applications in layers independently from the virtual desktop operating system.Continue Reading

• Citrix Cloud

  Citrix Cloud is a workspace management tool IT can use to deliver resources, including virtual desktops and apps, to users from a public or private cloud, on-premises deployment, or all three.Continue Reading

• How does Citrix XenDesktop licensing work?

  Licensing is a key component to virtual desktop infrastructure. Citrix XenDesktop provides businesses with the option of user or device specific models.Continue Reading

• Citrix Secure Browser

  Citrix Secure Browser is virtualization software that allows web applications to run in incompatible browsers.Continue Reading

• Citrix Receiver

  Citrix Receiver is a suite of products that allows client devices to connect to various desktop virtualization services offered by Citrix.Continue Reading

• Best of Citrix Synergy 2017 Awards: Rules and criteria

  Get all the information you need about the Best of Citrix Synergy 2017 Awards, which will be announced in an awards ceremony.Continue Reading

• Citrix XenApp

  Citrix XenApp is an application virtualization product that extends Microsoft Remote Desktop Session Host desktop sessions and apps to users via the Citrix HDX protocol. It can run on Citrix XenServer or other server virtualization platforms.Continue Reading

• Four valuable Citrix HDX protocol features

  Citrix HDX protocol allows VDI shops to deliver HD quality virtual desktops and apps to users. It combines data deduplication, mobile SDKs, USB redirection and more.Continue Reading

• Raspberry Pi thin client devices are finally viable for the enterprise

  Citrix partnered with Raspberry Pi to create minimal-cost thin clients optimized for the HDX remote display protocol, providing a new way to lower the price of XenApp and XenDesktop deployments.Continue Reading

• Citrix Synergy 2016 conference coverage

  News and analysis from Citrix Synergy 2016, May 24-26 in Las Vegas.Continue Reading

• How to use Citrix AppDisk for application layering

  With Citrix AppDisk, XenApp and XenDesktop customers have another tool for delivering virtualized applications to users. IT administrators might also be able to reduce the amount of time they spend managing base images.Continue Reading

• Citrix Director

  Citrix Director is a management console in XenDesktop and XenApp that allows IT administrators to monitor virtual desktop and application deployments, including user and infrastructure tracking.Continue Reading

• Citrix Machine Creation Services (Citrix MCS)

  Citrix Machine Creation Services is a desktop image delivery feature in XenDesktop used to configure and distribute virtual desktops to end users. It uses hypervisor application programming interfaces, or APIs, to make, start, stop and delete ...Continue Reading

• How Citrix USB redirection supports stylus peripherals

  A new feature in XenDesktop and XenApp makes it easier for stylus users, artists and engineers to link USB peripheral devices to their virtual desktops and applications, even when they're far away from the office.Continue Reading

• Citrix HDX 3D Pro

  Citrix HDX 3D Pro is a group of remote display and graphics acceleration technologies designed to optimize the user experience of resource-intensive virtual applications on the XenDesktop and XenApp platforms.Continue Reading

• Citrix User Profile Management

  Citrix User Profile Management is a tool in the company's XenDesktop and XenApp desktop virtualization platform that allows IT administrators to deliver employees' personal data and settings to physical and virtual endpoints.Continue Reading

• Citrix StoreFront

  Citrix StoreFront is an enterprise application store that acts as a central location for users to access XenDesktop and XenApp virtual desktops and applications from their mobile devices, laptops, Windows PCs or Macs.Continue Reading

• What's new in Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.7 and 7.8?

  XenApp and XenDesktop 7.7 include integration with Microsoft's Skype for Business, Azure and App-V. Learn about those updates and the new features ahead in version 7.8.Continue Reading

• Citrix AppDNA

  Citrix AppDNA is an application testing and management technology for XenApp and XenDesktop that analyzes virtual applications' compatibility with specific operating systems and configurations. AppDNA either automatically repairs or offers ...Continue Reading

• Citrix Workspace Suite

  Citrix Workspace Suite combines Citrix products including XenApp, XenDesktop, XenMobile, ShareFile Enterprise and NetScaler Gateway into a single platform IT administrators can use to deliver desktops, data, applications and services to users.Continue Reading

• Smackdown: Citrix User Profile Management vs. VMware View Persona Management

  VMware and Citrix's user profile management tools help secure virtual desktop data and reduce latency during login and logoff better than basic Windows roaming profiles. Learn how the two vendors treat profiles differently.Continue Reading

• Citrix Provisioning Services (Citrix PVS)

  Citrix Provisioning Services (Citrix PVS) is a software-streaming technology that allows administrators to patch or reconfigure an entire deployment of virtual desktops from one shared master image. The goal of PVS is to simplify virtual desktop ...Continue Reading

• Citrix X1 Mouse

  The Citrix X1 Mouse is a small Bluetooth device that allows users to navigate Windows virtual desktops and applications on mobile devices.Continue Reading

• Citrix DesktopPlayer

  Citrix DesktopPlayer is a desktop virtualization platform with a Type 2 hypervisor that administrators install locally on top of a Windows or Mac OS X operating system. DesktopPlayer allows users to access a separate virtual desktop when they are ...Continue Reading

• How do I upgrade to the latest version of Citrix Receiver?

  Citrix Receiver lets users connect from almost any device to their virtual applications and desktops. It's important that they have the most recent version of the client so they can take reap the benefits of new features.Continue Reading

• Five Citrix Synergy 2015 sessions to look forward to

  There are lots of different session types and tracks to choose from at Citrix Synergy 2015. Before you etch your schedule in stone, make sure to consider these five sessions for desktop virtualization admins.Continue Reading

• Citrix VDI-in-a-Box

  Citrix VDI-in-a-Box is all-in-one desktop virtualization software built for small and medium-sized businesses.Continue Reading

• Understanding Citrix VDI: XenDesktop and VDI-in-a-Box

  Both Citrix XenDesktop and VDI-in-a-Box let you deliver virtual desktops to users, but they fit different use cases. Learn which one is right for you in this Essential Guide.Continue Reading

• Citrix Workspace Services negates VDI vs. DaaS dilemma

  Forget about VDI vs. DaaS. With Citrix Workspace Services, desktops can live in the data center, a colocation facility or in the cloud. You can mix and match where they reside and manage them through one console.Continue Reading

• How to install and configure Citrix XenDesktop's GRID vGPU feature

  Nvidia's GRID vGPU technology is now supported in XenDesktop, so take a minute to learn how this feature works and some tips for configuring it.Continue Reading

• An overview of VMware and Citrix virtual GPU support

  Graphics-intensive apps sure are hungry, but you can keep them satiated with virtual GPU features from the major desktop virtualization vendors.Continue Reading

• Planning and managing virtual desktop pools

  Virtual desktop pools make management easier, but you have to plan for them and remember that the way you create pools depends on your VDI platform.Continue Reading

• HDX

  Citrix HDX technology is a set of capabilities that work together to deliver a high-definition user experience of virtual desktops and applications to any device over any network from the data center. The goal of Citrix HDX technology is to ensure ...Continue Reading

• remote desktop connection broker

  A remote desktop connection broker allows clients to access various types of server-hosted desktops and applications.Continue Reading

• Citrix XenClient

  Citrix XenClient is a Type 1 (or bare metal) client hypervisor from software provider Citrix Systems.Continue Reading