Citrix Drives Down the Costs of Virtual Desktops

Today, at Citrix Synergy™, the conference where cloud computing, networking and virtualization meet, Citrix announced new desktop transformation research innovations and tools that furthermore reduce both the cost and time of deploying virtual desktops. The Citrix Desktop Transformation model, first introduced in October 2010, focuses on three distinct phases - assess, design and deploy - and helps clients prioritize and map business objectives to users and projects, to speed the roll-out of desktop virtualization enterprise-wide. Citrix is now enhancing the model with new tools and processes that IT organizations can leverage to plan and implement a successful enterprise-wide desktop virtualization strategy.

Desktop virtualization is being deployed widely today by clients of all sizes, given the recognized return on investments just as improved business agility, tighter security and anytime, anywhere access to desktops and apps across any consumer or business device. Together, those same organizations cite the need for more cost-effective acquisition and deployment models to get them from "wow to how" faster.

1) Extensive research innovations in XenDesktop, including its FlexCast™ delivery innovation, personal vDisk research, IntelliCache storage optimization and integrated WAN optimization as a core feature.

The cost of virtual desktops at the server

3) Industry-wide research from Citrix partners that has driven down the cost of virtual desktops at the server, storage, network and microprocessor levels, including de-duplication, thin provisioning, and Moore's Law advances that have driven higher server density for hosted virtual desktops.

The combination of these innovation advancements are leveling the playing field between the costs of virtual and physical desktops combined with the Desktop Transformation process and new tools helps organizations deliver virtual desktops enterprise-wide.

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The growing business value

"Enterprises understand the growing business value and operating efficiencies that can be achieved by the centralized management and delivery of desktops and applications, however the capital acquisition costs of virtual versus physical desktops was nevertheless an open question. Now with the new cost model, we have demonstrated that virtual desktops from Citrix are on track to be the same or less than physical desktops. Clients, armed with this knowledge, as then as the tools and innovation provided by the Desktop Transformation model and XenDesktop, can confidently roll out a successful desktop virtualization strategy that benefits both IT and end users."

Citrix Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of virtual computing solutions that help people work and play from anywhere on any device. More than 250,000 enterprises rely on Citrix to create better ways for people, IT and business to work through virtual meetings, desktops and datacenters. Citrix virtualization, networking and cloud solutions deliver over 100 million corporate desktops and touch roughly 75 percent of Internet users each day. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2010 was $1.87 billion. Learn more at www.citrix.com.

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