8 Best Practices for Deploying Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.x

Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.x are fast becoming the standard platforms for deploying application and desktop virtualization. Based on the new FlexCast Management Architecture (FMA), XenApp and XenDesktop 7.x provides a unified platform that makes application and desktop delivery fast and easy.

In this whitepaper, we discuss the top 8 best practices for getting the most out of your Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.x deployments including how you can:

• Enhance scalability and performance for multi-media applications with GPUs
• Take advantage of new XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x features including Connection Leasing, anonymous user accesses, session pre-launch and lingering, and application folders/grouping support
• Automate provisioning with the new PVS enhancements
• Monitor performance with Citrix Director and NetScaler Insight