Citrix XenDesktop: Implementation Best Practices

Thursday, May 22nd

Session ID: 408
Title: Citrix XenDesktop: Implementation Best Practices
Speaker(s): Manu Chauhan, Jaymes Davis & Max Hermann
Date: 22 May, 2008
Time: 9:30AM
Duration: 50
Location: Convention Center - GB Grand Ballroom C
Description:
XenDesktop, a member of the Citrix Delivery Center product family, is a complete desktop virtualization solution that makes desktop delivery simple, secure and cost-effective. This session will demonstrate in detail how to install and configure the key components of XenDesktop. At the end of the session, a complete desktop delivery environment will be in place. 

In this session you will learn:

• How to install and configure XenDesktop
• Best practices for conducting a XenDesktop pilot implementation.
• Technology comparisons – XenDesktop vs. alternatives

What is V.O.A.?

Jaymes Davis, Principal Architect at Entisys Solutions, explains the benefits of holistic virtualization and the V.O.A. methodology.

What is holistic virtualization?

It is defining solutions and architectures within your environment to work with virtualization technologies. A methodology has been created for transitioning and adapting to the virtualized workload. We have found that holistic virtualization has become the mindset in today’s market around solutions that integrate everything from hardware, software and applications because of its benefits. Prior to this point, people believed certain workloads would not work in this space, and we are finding that this is not the case.

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