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Mastering XenApp??

You're reading from   Mastering XenApp?? Master the skills required to implement Citrix® XenApp® 7.6 to deploy a complete Citrix®-hosted application from scratch

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2015
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ISBN-13 9781785284861
Length 252 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Sunny Jha Sunny Jha
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Preface 1. Understanding the XenDesktop® and XenApp® Architecture 2. Initiating the Hypervisor FREE CHAPTER 3. Setting Up the Infrastructure Components 4. Setting Up the Citrix® Components 5. Setting Up the XenApp® Resources 6. Configuring Policies 7. Setting Up Citrix Provisioning Services™ 8. Setting Up NetScaler® Index

Core strength of XenApp® and XenDesktop® 7.6

The latest version of XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 works on the FlexCast management architecture, which gives you the flexibility to deliver the virtualized solution of Windows application and desktop in a cost-effective way, enabling the organization for BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). With this version, organization can deliver highly available windows applications and desktop solutions, which are highly secure and can be accessed from anywhere. This version of XenApp and XenDesktop has the capability to meet the needs of today's modern workforce.

Going mobile

Nowadays, use of tablet is increasing really fast, and tablet users expect to have the ability to be productive on their tablets when they are travelling or away from office. XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 can deliver this seamlessly and in a secure way.

With the release of HTML5 support, users can use their applications on devices such as Chromebook and at the same time, Citrix Receiver is available for leading mobile OS such as Android and iOS, enabling them to work on the go.

HDX™ user experience

HDX technologies enable the high-definition experience for users on any device, over any network using almost 90 percent less bandwidth than other competing solutions. HDX experience gives strong completion to the local PC experience, even when working on the multimedia apps, removable devices and 3D graphics. With the help of HDX, administrators can have high graphics-intensive applications such as Autodesk Maya, Adobe Photoshop, and others on server using the server-level graphics card such as NVIDIA GRID K1 and GRID K2.

Cloud-ready

XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6, based on Citrix third generation FlexCast management architecture, is the only hybrid cloud-ready solution platform. With the help of this, we can publish the apps and share desktops on cloud solutions such as Apache CloudStack-based Citrix CloudPlatform or Amazon Web Services (AWS). With this, it makes life easier for the administrator to easily handle the XenApp environment expansion plan.

Any Windows, web, or SaaS application

With this version, you can provide your workforce with any type of application they need, including Windows, web, and SaaS application. It delivers on demand application or desktop delivery solution that enables Windows application and desktop to be virtualized, centralized and managed in the datacenter and be instantly delivered as a service to users anywhere on any device. For web and SaaS application, the receiver seamlessly integrates them to a single interface, so end users only need to log on once for secure access to all their applications.

Open, scalable, and proven

Based on number of use cases, industry validated that scalability of XenApp and other 10,000 Citrix-ready products, this version powerful unified application and desktop computing infrastructure that is easier than ever to manage. The open architecture works with your existing hypervisor, storage, operating system, application, directory, and system management infrastructure with complete integration and automation through comprehensive SDK.

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