Citrix XenDesktop empowers mobile workstyles by enabling IT to deliver Windows desktops and apps as mobile services. Users can effortlessly self-select apps from a user-friendly store that is securely accessible from tablets, smartphones, PCs, Macs, and thin clients. Only XenDesktop offers a native touch-optimized experience with HDX high-definition performance over mobile networks. Built on the new Avalon platform, XenDesktop provides simple management, rapid deployment, support visibility, and a cloud-ready architecture.
Citrix XenDesktop is an award-winning solution for virtual desktop delivery and on-demand apps. It delivers virtual apps and desktops on a unified platform, offering self-service access for users and simplified management for IT. XenDesktop streamlines app selection, allowing users to easily choose from an intuitive app store securely accessible from any device, including BYO tablets, smartphones, PCs, Macs, and thin clients. XenDesktop provides IT with simple management, rapid deployment, support visibility, and a cloud-ready architecture. XenDesktop benefits businesses by:
Users across the enterprise have diverse performance, personalization, and mobility requirements. Some require offline mobility of laptops, others seek simplicity and standardization, while still others demand high-performance, fully personalized desktops, or simple access to a Windows app from their iPad or Android tablet. XenDesktop addresses all these requirements within a single solution, leveraging its unique delivery technology. With XenDesktop, IT can deliver every type of virtual desktop or app, hosted or local, optimized to meet the performance, security, and mobility needs of each user while optimizing deployment costs and ongoing management.
While some users prefer a full desktop workspace with applications, data, shortcuts, wallpaper, and multi-tasking windows across large screens or multiple displays, others may only need a specific app on their tablet or smartphone for quick tasks.
Desktop virtualization technology varies depending on user needs and IT goals. XenDesktop offers a range of technologies to provide the customization and persistence required by some users, as well as highly managed environments suitable for others, all while ensuring efficient resource utilization.
While the primary goal of virtualization is often centralized management and hosting of desktops and apps in the datacenter, there are scenarios where users need access to documents or data when disconnected from the network. Citrix XenDesktop allows administrators to stream and synchronize an entire managed desktop OS to a local computer using XenClient hypervisor technology, ensuring complete encryption and robust policy enforcement.
Effective scale and management of a virtual environment necessitate the separation and isolation of user profiles and data from the operating system. Citrix XenDesktop includes a powerful profile management tool that independently manages profiles from the OS, delivering required profile data on-demand to maintain swift login times. XenDesktop also employs real-time synchronization of user files from Citrix ShareFile, an on-premise or cloud-hosted storage service, enhancing login speeds and conserving storage resources.