Citrix XenDesktop: Overview

The virtual desktop revolution is here - for everyone

Citrix XenDesktop transforms Windows desktops into an on-demand service that can be accessed by any user, on any device, anywhere, with unparalleled simplicity and scalability. Whether workers are using the latest tablets, smartphones, laptops or thin clients, XenDesktop can quickly and securely deliver virtual desktops and applications to them with a high-definition user experience

Why deliver desktops as a service?

XenDesktop provides a more flexible, people-centric computing experience for users while helping your organization address key business priorities. Easy access to complete virtualized desktops, applications and data from any location, using any device enables more productive and mobile virtual workstyles and inspires innovation throughout the business. Fast, flexible desktop delivery helps IT adapt quickly to business changes and supports workshifting, branch expansion and other initiatives. Centralized desktop management, delivery and control let you re-think your entire approach to desktop computing to enable new levels of mobility, security and cost reduction.

Why use XenDesktop to transform your desktop computing environment?

• Innovative technologies in XenDesktop enable you to turn your vision for a more flexible, mobile and agile desktop computing environment into a reality.
• Citrix Receiver, a lightweight universal client, enables any PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet or thin client to access corporate applications and desktops - easily and securely.
• Citrix HDX technology delivers a rich, complete user experience that rivals a local PC, from optimized graphics and multimedia, to high-definition webcam, broad USB device support and high-speed printing.
• Going far beyond the limitations of VDI-only solutions, Citrix FlexCast delivery technology gives each type of worker in your enterprise the virtual desktop that's right for them - hosted or local, online or offline, standardized or personalized - through a single solution.
• Members of your workforce can access any Windows, web or SaaS application on demand through a single interface. Simple, self-service provisioning reduces desktop management costs and complexity.
• Built on an open, scalable, proven architecture, XenDesktop gives you the simplicity, flexibility and scalability to meet any requirement, while fully leveraging current and future investments.