Key Points:
- Use 50% less storage by eliminating redundant desktop and user data
- Provision thousands of virtual desktops in minutes with automated and instantaneous desktop cloning
- Provide users continuous access with reliable storage optimized for VDI workloads
- Instantly back up and secure end-user data
NetApp can help you realize the full potential of your Citrix XenDesktop environment with storage that’s flexible, available, and cost effective.
Desktop virtualization with Citrix XenDesktop allows you to deploy and manage desktop environments and applications centrally. You can provide user access to a virtual desktop over standard network infrastructure without affecting your users’ level of control over their desktop environments. Storage is a critical part of the overall solution. Many of the potential advantages of virtual desktops can be limited by higher storage costs and inflexible infrastructure. With NetApp® storage, you can:
- Reduce XenDesktop storage costs by deduplicating redundant data stored across virtual desktops, user directories, and backup and DR copies
- Provision thousands of virtual desktops in minutes with nearly instant, low-overhead storage cloning
- Provide users continuous access to their virtual desktops with 99.999% storage availability, automated disaster recovery, and VDI performance acceleration that addresses desktop boot or login storms
- Back up all virtual desktops and user data directly on the storage system while cost effectively keeping a daily history of every desktop for months or years
With NetApp you get the flexibility, high availability, and cost effectiveness required to grow your virtual desktop environment.
