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XenApp and XenDesktop is enterprise software that lets you virtualize applications and desktops. With application virtualization, employees can access their virtualized applications and desktops any time, any place, on any device, over any connection.

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Citrix XenDesktop is a set of desktop virtualization applications that can deliver pooled (common shared) and dedicated (user customized) virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) Windows desktop images. Desktop images may be downloaded to a local workstation and used offline (XenClient) or streamed to diskless workstations. For example, it can be used with Citrix's own XenServer as well as VMware ESX and Hyper-V. XenDesktop provides virtual desktop thin client computing, whereas Citrix XenApp provides Terminal.

As you know, Citrix brings two cloud-hosted Citrix VDI resources to users…Citrix Virtual Desktop aka XenDesktop and virtual applications or Citrix XenApp. Both are formidable products sharing lots of similarities; yet each has its unique features. This blog will help you understand each one of these so that you get a clear understanding of which product would you need, why and when.

Let’s get the products- understanding first.

XenDesktop & XenApp: Insight

What is Citrix XenDesktop VDI?

It’s a multi-session Citrix desktop virtualization software that allows a single user to access and run virtual desktops, centralizes desktop management in a data center, reduces cost and brings advanced data security.

What is Citrix XenApp?

It’san application virtualization software that allows multipleusers access resources from a shared server or a Cloud system (App cloud) from anywhere inthe world, using any device.

Note here,though XenApp is an application publishing platform essentially, but you canalso publish desktop with XenApp.

XenDesktop vs XenApp: Differences

It’s a general beliefthat if you want to access virtual applications (apps), you need XenApp (XA)and for accessing hosted desktops, you use only XenDesktop (XD).

It’s true that the XenApp hasapplications as fundamental focus, whereas XenDesktop focuses on hosteddesktops.

But the point to note is, bothof them can give access to hosted apps and desktop though in a slightlydifferent way.

Here are the differences…

Execution environment brings a majordifference. XenDesktop will allow you to access hosted resources as a singleuser on a Windows client machine (e.g. Windows 7,8) when you have theentire infrastructure in place. That is, one user can run multiple apps at thesame time. Hosting service provider companies (like Apps4Rent) providing XenDesktopfurnish Windows server OS.

XenApp gives access to multiple users (from 5 to 200, because it shares resources) on a Windows Server machine (e.g.Windows Server 2008R2 or 2012). Here multi-users share resources (like CPU, GPU, memory, disk) of one machine at the same time.

Vis-à-vis XenDesktopusers get their exclusive/private resources. A single user canuse multiple applications at the same time.

Differences Summary

XenApp (XA) XenDesktop(XD)

Multiple users Single user

Server OS Client OS

Hosted Shared Apps Hosted Private Apps

Hosted Shared Desktop Hosted Private Desktop

Instance on a sharedplatform Uses a VDI machine

(no VDI)

Put simply, XenAppis a shared solution, XenDesktop is a virtual desktop solutionboth working through the same web interface.

Citrix XenDesktop orXenApp – Relevancy

XD suits best for large organizations that have dispersed and resource-intensive users. Such businesses usually deploy hundreds of virtual machines justifying the Xendesktop cost. Examples could be government, finance, insurance sectors to name a few.

Small to medium-sized businesses that are not resource-intensive, typically use XA wherein they can get easy virtualizations without large expenses. Usually, they have 3-4 servers and able to improvise productivity and performance both along with enhanced security at much-reduced costs.

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As a Citrix Service Providers Partner, Anunta brings extensive experience in design, implementation, migration, and management of Citrix Desktops globally across industry verticals. Since inception, we have executed 300+ workplace transformation engagements on Citrix virtualization technology, both on-premises and on cloud.

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The managed Citrix desktop solution enables global customers with a secure end to end virtual desktop on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops including, workload migration, peripheral integration, monitoring and management of the complete EUC environment.

Managed Citrix Desktop Offers

Anunta’s Managed Citrix Desktop enables customer IT teams to focus on their core business while taking away the burden of addressing end-user issues on a day to day basis. The solution provides anytime, anywhere accessibility by enabling end-users to access enterprise applications seamlessly in a secure environment.

Anunta’s Design Services help customers to identify the right solution for successful transformation of your existing infrastructure to a virtualized environment.

Anunta’s Adoption Services take complete ownership of EUC transformation from discovery and transition to complete stabilization of the environment.

Anunta’s Migration Services helps in secured data extraction from user desktops/file servers, transition to datacenter/cloud.

Anunta’s managed services provides proactive monitoring, incident management, change & patch management, and service desk to ensure superior end-user experience.

Benefits of Managed Citrix Desktop

End to end ownership : Complete ownership and end to end implementation and management of virtual desktops on Citrix.

Scalable and secure : Scalable and secure solution that allows new user addition within minutes.

Enhanced employee productivity and user experience : Outcome focused SLAs for enhanced end-user experience and a seamless access to enterprise applications with zero disruption.

Reduced Total Cost of Ownership : Significant savings on maintaining highly skilled in-house resources, power consumption and managing complex licensing issues translating to reduced TCO.

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Completely aligned to business objectives : Refocus IT resources away from the endpoint management to business transformation and higher-value business activities.