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Virtual desktops: The Future is Now

From the home office to the golf office…Citrix technology enables you to work from anywhere, anytime! A fun and engaging clip demonstrating how Citrix technology makes it possible to be productive from any location using a variety of different mobile devices.

Connecting to VM Pool using Windows Server 2008 R2 VDI infrastructure

This videos shows you the connection to a VM in a VM Pool in a VDI infrastructure. The infrastructure contains one host running AD, DNS, PKI, Hyper-V R2, RD Virtualization host, one VM running RD Session host, RD Connection broker, RD Web Access, 2 Windows 7 Enterprise VM for the pool.

More Control, Greater Flexibility, Lower OpEx


Desktop Virtualization from FusionStorm Delivers

Desktop Virtualization was designed to make the administration of your desktop applications and software easy—and the experts at FusionStorm can make it even easier.

Get the benefits of consolidating up to 20 servers into one, the value of reducing downtime and utility of increasing network availability. Centralizing your desktop infrastructure ensures the security of sensitive and critical company data and reduces your operational expenses. Additionally, you can avoid the cost of licensing on your laptops and desktops.

  • Reduce the time it takes to provision, update and patch desktops
  • Enable offloaded and centralized anti-virus and anti-malware (AV) solutions
  • Control all of your desktops from one place

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FREE XenDesktop 5 training!


 

CXD-101-1W Citrix XenDesktop 5 Overview covers the key product features and editions of XenDesktop 5, and explains how this comprehensive virtual desktop solution addresses traditional desktop management challenges. Also covered are the key aspects of FlexCast delivery, XenClient, architectural diagrams, and the steps to move to desktop virtualization.

 

This course is a great opportunity for you to get up-to-speed on the new XenDesktop 5 features in less than an hour and share this information with customers and prospects to start conversations!

 

Get Started! Go to www.citrix.com/xdtraining and pass it on!

 

Course Details:

·          Course Code: CXD-101-1W

·          Course Name: Citrix XenDesktop Overview

·          Product Affiliation: Citrix XenDesktop

·          Language: English

·          Type: Self-paced online

·          Length: 60 mins

Virtual Desktop / VDI Calculator

The VDI calculator is targeted for VMware View designs, however you can use the calculator for any VDI running on top of vSphere infrastructure. Please leave your comments or questions below.Recommended Practices to follow:
Number of Desktop Pools: it will ERR more than 512 VM’s per pool.
Concurrent Users: Concurrent users is different from Number of VMs
%Used memory: 80%
%Shared Memory: 40% or 50% (if all desktops running same OS)
Host redundancy: No host redundancy is included in the calculations
Fill all fields as they somewhat relate to each other.