The Only Official Guide to All Components of Citrix XenApp Platinum Edition Citrix XenApp, the new name for Citrix Presentation Server, is an end-to-end Windows application delivery system that offers both client-side and server-side application virtualization, for optimal application performance and flexible delivery options. It's the best access experience for any user. With the secure application architecture, organizations can centralize applications and data in secure data centers, reducing costs of management and support, increasing data security, and ensuring fast, reliable performance. Build and maintain a scalable, cost-effective, and secure enterprise application delivery infrastructure with expert advice from the Citrix Product Development Team. Citrix XenApp Platinum Edition Advanced Concepts: The Official Guide explains how to configure hardware and software and centrally manage enterprise resources. You'll learn to use Citrix Conferencing Manager, Citrix Access Gateway, Citrix Password Manager, and other tools. The book also includes in-depth coverage of advanced troubleshooting techniques, disk and memory tuning methods, and security strategies. Deploy Citrix XenApp across a large enterprise successfully Understand the network bandwidth requirements of server-to-server communication, and communication between Access Management Console and servers Secure remote access with Citrix Access Gateway Administer and customize Citrix Password Manager Maximize the capabilities of Citrix Conferencing Manager Secure Citrix XenApp using certificates, encryption, and smart cards Configure Virtual IP addressing, PDA synchronization, and SpeedScreen browser acceleration Gain insights from Citrix eLabs server load and capacity hardware testing

The Only Official Guide to All Components of Citrix XenApp Platinum Edition Citrix XenApp, the new name for Citrix Presentation Server, is an end-to-end Windows application delivery system that offers both client-side and server-side application virtualization, for optimal application performance and flexible delivery options. It's the best access experience for any user. With the secure application architecture, organizations can centralize applications and data in secure data centers, reducing costs of management and support, increasing data security, and ensuring fast, reliable performance. Build and maintain a scalable, cost-effective, and secure enterprise application delivery infrastructure with expert advice from the Citrix Product Development Team. Citrix XenApp Platinum Edition Advanced Concepts: The Official Guide explains how to configure hardware and software and centrally manage enterprise resources. You'll learn to use Citrix Conferencing Manager, Citrix Access Gateway, Citrix Password Manager, and other tools. The book also includes in-depth coverage of advanced troubleshooting techniques, disk and memory tuning methods, and security strategies. Deploy Citrix XenApp across a large enterprise successfully Understand the network bandwidth requirements of server-to-server communication, and communication between Access Management Console and servers Secure remote access with Citrix Access Gateway Administer and customize Citrix Password Manager Maximize the capabilities of Citrix Conferencing Manager Secure Citrix XenApp using certificates, encryption, and smart cards Configure Virtual IP addressing, PDA synchronization, and SpeedScreen browser acceleration Gain insights from Citrix eLabs server load and capacity hardware testing

The Only Official Guide to All Components of Citrix XenApp Platinum Edition Citrix XenApp, the new name for Citrix Presentation Server, is an end-to-end Windows application delivery system that offers both client-side and server-side application virtualization, for optimal application performance and flexible delivery options. It's the best access experience for any user. With the secure application architecture, organizations can centralize applications and data in secure data centers, reducing costs of management and support, increasing data security, and ensuring fast, reliable performance. Build and maintain a scalable, cost-effective, and secure enterprise application delivery infrastructure with expert advice from the Citrix Product Development Team. Citrix XenApp Platinum Edition Advanced Concepts: The Official Guide explains how to configure hardware and software and centrally manage enterprise resources. You'll learn to use Citrix Conferencing Manager, Citrix Access Gateway, Citrix Password Manager, and other tools. The book also includes in-depth coverage of advanced troubleshooting techniques, disk and memory tuning methods, and security strategies. Deploy Citrix XenApp across a large enterprise successfully Understand the network bandwidth requirements of server-to-server communication, and communication between Access Management Console and servers Secure remote access with Citrix Access Gateway Administer and customize Citrix Password Manager Maximize the capabilities of Citrix Conferencing Manager Secure Citrix XenApp using certificates, encryption, and smart cards Configure Virtual IP addressing, PDA synchronization, and SpeedScreen browser acceleration Gain insights from Citrix eLabs server load and capacity hardware testing.

Design and implement Citrix farms based on XenApp 6.5.

Citrix XenDesktop Implementation explores the implementation of Citrix XenDesktop, a virtual desktop infrastructure solution. After introducing the desktop virtualization, the book discusses the installation of a desktop delivery controller through advanced XenDesktop Client Settings. This book briefly discusses the work of desktop delivery controller mechanisms followed by its installation process, integration process of XenDesktop with Microsoft Active Directory, and the configuration of the desktop delivery controller. It then examines the process of installing the virtual desktop onto the server infrastructure, and it follows the installation and integration onto Xen Server, Hyper-V, and VMware hypervisors. Furthermore, it discusses the advanced configuration settings. The book covers the installation of the Citrix Provisioning Server and its fundamental configuration. It also explores the configuration of Citrix XenApp for Application provisioning, the integration of virtual applications, and the implementation of virtual profiles into the virtual desktop. The book concludes by explaining the advanced XenDesktop client settings on audio, video, and peripherals. - Ideal one-stop handbook for implementing a Citrix XenDesktop virtual desktop solution - Includes all technical details required for you to evaluate how Citrix XenDesktop would integrate into your existing environment - Covers integration with VMware ESX/vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V including System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) and Citrix XenServer

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.

Citrix Presentation Server allows remote users to work off a network server as if they weren't remote. That means: Incredibly fast access to data and applications for users, no third party VPN connection, and no latency issues. All of these features make Citrix Presentation Server a great tool for increasing access and productivity for remote users. Unfortunately, these same features make Citrix just as dangerous to the network it's running on. By definition, Citrix is granting remote users direct access to corporate servers?..achieving this type of access is also the holy grail for malicious hackers. To compromise a server running Citrix Presentation Server, a hacker need not penetrate a heavily defended corporate or government server. They can simply compromise the far more vulnerable laptop, remote office, or home office of any computer connected to that server by Citrix Presentation Server. All of this makes Citrix Presentation Server a high-value target for malicious hackers. And although it is a high-value target, Citrix Presentation Servers and remote workstations are often relatively easily hacked, because they are often times deployed by overworked system administrators who haven't even configured the most basic security features offered by Citrix. "The problem, in other words, isn't a lack of options for securing Citrix instances; the problem is that administrators aren't using them." (eWeek, October 2007). In support of this assertion Security researcher Petko D. Petkov, aka "pdp", said in an Oct. 4 posting that his recent testing of Citrix gateways led him to "tons" of "wide-open" Citrix instances, including 10 on government domains and four on military domains. - The most comprehensive book published for system administrators providing step-by-step instructions for a secure Citrix Presentation Server - Special chapter by Security researcher Petko D. Petkov'aka "pdp detailing tactics used by malicious hackers to compromise Citrix Presentation Servers - Companion Web site contains custom Citrix scripts for administrators to install, configure, and troubleshoot Citrix Presentation Server

Migrate to a dynamic, on-demand data delivery platform "If you're looking to hit the ground running with any virtualization project, large or small, this book is going to give you the start you need, and along the way will offer you some cautionary tales that will even take some seasoned virtualization veterans by surprise." --From the foreword by Chris Wolf, Senior Analyst, Burton Group Transform your IT infrastructure into a leaner, greener datacenter with expert guidance from a pair of industry professionals. Through clear explanations, examples, and a five-step deployment plan, Virtualization: A Beginner's Guide shows you how to maximize the latest technologies from Citrix, Microsoft, and VMware. Consolidate your servers, set up virtual machines and applications, and manage virtual desktop environments. You'll also learn how to implement reliable security, monitoring, and backup procedures. Select a virtualization platform and develop rollout plans Perform pre-deployment network and workstation tests Configure virtual machines, storage devices, and workloads Set up and secure a fully virtualized and highly available server environment Manage a centralized, on-demand application delivery framework Handle volatile and persistent desktop virtualization Use hypervisors to facilitate workload delivery Implement failsafe system backup and recovery strategies

An estimated 400 million units of obsolete electronics are scrapped annually in the U.S. Virtualization can save an organization $560 annually in electricity costs per server; this books covers virtualization and other engery-saving techniques A green IT organization can reduce operation costs, increase employee retention, and improve brand image in the market place

Deliver applications to virtual desktop environments in seconds and at scale with the click of a button About This Book Learn how can you deliver a great user experience and drive down storage and management costs Discover hidden gems to deliver applications to virtual desktop environments in seconds This book will help you fully utilize the true potential of VMware App Volumes and design and build a complete production environment Who This Book Is For This book is for administrators and IT teams who would like to take full advantage of App Volumes to deal with application workloads. It will also be useful for virtualization professionals and teams who are working on VDI deployments and VMware end user computing solutions. What You Will Learn Find out how the VMware App Volumes solution can enhance the management and delivery of applications in your desktop environment Design a real-life App Volumes solution using best practices and following the recommended sizing guides Install, configure, and deploy App Volumes so it is ready to start delivering applications Create and prepare applications ready to be delivered to end users Discover how App Volumes can enhance other desktop solutions by looking at how it integrates with VMware Horizon View, VMware ThinApp, RDSH, and Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp Understand how to configure the advanced options within App Volumes In Detail App Volumes provides a virtualized, real-time application delivery engine for virtual desktop infrastructure and is designed to enable VDI deployments to ensure greater flexibility, agility, and cost reduction. This book starts with an in-depth overview of the architecture and components used to design an optimized solution. We then show you how to install and configure App Volumes for different use cases such as VMware View integration, using VMware ThinApp, Citrix XenApp, and more. Throughout the chapters, we provide hints, tips, and tricks as well as best practices. By the end of the book, you will have built a working App Volumes environment and acquired the skills to build and run a production environment. Style and approach This book comprises of the theoretical explanations that will help you perform a complete App Volumes deployment through step-by-step instructions