CITRIX RELEASES IT'S LATEST VDI HANDBOOK - ESSENTIAL READING

Citrix solutions enable organizations to provide secure, virtualized desktops and applications accessible to users from any location and on any device. This approach ensures a seamless and productive user experience while streamlining IT management and enhancing security measures.

The handbook outlines the fundamental aspects of Citrix, encompassing its architecture, key features, deployment strategies, and best practices. It seeks to enhance the understanding of the benefits and intricacies associated with Citrix solutions. This resource is indispensable for IT professionals and newcomers alike, aiding them in navigating the complexities of virtual desktop and application delivery.

The Citrix VDI Handbook offers in-depth insights and best practices for the deployment and management of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) leveraging Citrix technologies. This resource is essential for IT professionals, architects, and administrators responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining Citrix-based environments. 

The handbook aligns with the Citrix Professional Services methodology, which has demonstrated efficacy in numerous Citrix virtualization projects, and is organized into five distinct phases:

1. Define: Builds the business case for virtualization by creating a high-level project roadmap, prioritizing activities, and estimating storage and hardware requirements.
2. Assess: Key business drivers are rated to prioritize work efforts accordingly. In addition, the current environment is reviewed for potential problems and to identify use cases for the project. This information will set the direction for Citrix deployment, upgrade, or expansion.
3. Design: Define the architecture required to satisfy key business drivers and success criteria identified during the assessment phase. Topics such as environment scalability, redundancy, and high availability are addressed.
4. Deploy: During the deployment phase, the infrastructure is installed and configured as described in the design phase. Before users can access the environment, all infrastructure components should be thoroughly unit and regression tested.
5. Monitor: Define architectural and operational processes required to maintain the production environment.

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The Citrix VDI Handbook provides content on the Assess, Design, and Monitor phases. Deployment information can be found in Citrix Product Documentation and Citrix Tech Zone.