Apr 10 2007
Citrix Desktop Server
This has just been released but I haven’t had a chance to look at it properly yet. Will write more once I have a better understanding of it.
New Citrix Desktop Server revolutionizes desktop delivery and management
Managing and securing the Windows Desktop OS is a significant and growing challenge for most companies’ Desktop IT organizations. Up to 80% of their time is spent installing new or updated desktops, loading antivirus software, installing security patches, and providing telephone or onsite support, leaving only 20% available for strategic projects. (Source: Forrester). As enterprises grow, this complexity intensifies with multiple types of users, PCs, and the difficulties associated with providing IT services to branch offices, remote employees, and international locations, requiring hundreds of different images to be supported.
Customers looking for an alternative to this traditional approach now have a better way, where desktops can be delivered as a service rather than deployed. Delivering the desktops as a service from the datacenter enables IT to more easily install, manage, and secure these desktops – all at a lower cost than traditional methods. Patches, upgrades, and new applications can be applied centrally, eliminating the enormous complexity and effort required to keep desktops secure and up-to-date while providing the availability, performance, and flexibility that end-users require.
Desktop Server is a strategic enabler for desktop computing allowing organizations to proactively support and drive business objectives by reducing the total time, effort, and cost of delivering desktops by as much as 40%.