Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops on Nutanix
This best practice guide discusses the best practices for running Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops on Nutanix. Nutanix offers a powerful, flexible, and reliable platform for the full spectrum of desktop virtualization requirements, with unrivaled uptime and the freedom to mix and match workloads to fulfill your enterprise needs and the objectives of your operators, whether they’re task workers or power users.
Nutanix storage offers a range of advantages for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops deployments: Optimized data path that easily handles increased read I/O.
Data avoidance technologies that you can implement on a fit-for-purpose basis.
A single datastore, which dramatically reduces administrative overhead and update time.
Storage efficiency techniques, such as deduplication, that can reduce the storage footprint of Virtual Apps and Desktops deployments.
Nutanix Shadow Clones, which cut network latency and improve user experience.
Delivering applications through Citrix Virtual Apps (previously XenApp) or Virtual Desktops (previously XenDesktop) on Nutanix means you can easily deploy thousands of desktops with an optimal user experience across multiple use cases.