Mastering Citrix XenDesktop

Design and implement a high performance and efficient virtual desktop infrastructure using Citrix XenDesktop

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Mastering Citrix XenDesktop

Govardhan Gunnala, Daniele Tosatto

June 2015

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Design and implement a high performance and efficient virtual desktop infrastructure using Citrix XenDesktop

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Book Details

ISBN 139781784393977

Paperback484 pages

Book Description

Nowadays, many organizations are moving toward desktop virtualization. Citrix XenDesktop is the most comprehensive solution to implement a scalable and high performance virtual desktop environment.

This book will provide you with the technical skills you need to successfully design, set up, and maintain a XenDesktop environment. This book will introduce you to the main components of a XenDesktop infrastructure and covers how to design and install them. Through each chapter, you will quickly learn how to configure your virtual desktop environment in order to meet specific end user requirements, giving your users the freedom to work from anywhere and from any device while virtual desktops and apps are centrally maintained in your data center.

What You Will Learn

Understand the evolution and main components of XenDesktop architecture in detail
Design and implement a XenDesktop environment with enterprise capabilities such as high availability, scalability, app orchestration, and integration with cloud infrastructures
Configure Citrix XenDesktop for real-time advanced business use cases and optimize it for performance
Understand and configure the various components of networking involved in both remote and intranet access to your XenDesktop environment
Discover the usage and features of Citrix-provided tools for monitoring and troubleshooting XenDesktop environments
Explore how the PowerShell SDK can help you to automate common tasks and administrative operations
Discover how you can use Microsoft Application Virtualization to expand your virtual desktop infrastructure to deliver virtual applications to end users

Authors

Govardhan Gunnala

Govardhan Gunnala is a Technical Architect with knowledge of cross-platform technologies understanding and applying them to complex business requirements. He is a computer science graduate and a Microsoft and Citrix® Certified professional specialized in server, desktop, and application virtualization technologies. He is a skilled IT network security analyst and is highly regarded for sophisticated automation using Perl and PowerShell scripting. He has designed and delivered various cloud software solutions based on web, Citrix®, and VMware technologies. He is also responsible for data center architecture and network security administration. He earlier worked as a senior systems engineer and member of IT systems at a global investment and technology development firm. He is also a technical blogger, corporate and institutional trainer with more than 9 years of experience in the IT software industry.

You can follow his blog at http://gunnalag.com/.

Daniele Tosatto

Daniele Tosatto is a Windows Infrastructure Architect specialized in Citrix® and Microsoft technologies with 15 years of experience. He is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert, Microsoft Solutions Associate, and Citrix® Certified Administrator. He has been working with Microsoft products since 2000 as a systems administrator. He currently works as a project manager for the Italian Citrix® Platinum Partner in medium to large Citrix® and virtualization projects.