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Citrix XenDesktop is an Extension of The Server Virtualization

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Citrix XenDesktop is an extension of the server virtualization (XenServer) and application virtualization (XenApp) products, utilizing virtualized, dynamically provisioned desktop O/S’s  streamed to the client device, whether that’s a Citrix-Ready “Desktop Appliance”, or a repurposed Windows XP box running the “Desktop Receiver”.

XenDesktop is available in several versions:

Express: Is free, for POC builds of up to ten users
Standard Edition: Includes desktop brokering with “Desktop Delivery Controller”, and secure remote access using “Citrix Access Gateway”.
Enterprise Edition: Adds on desktop provisioning with “Provisioning Server for Desktops”, which saves on storage costs by dynamically provisioning desktops based on a profile.
Platinum Edition: Adds performance monitoring, WAN optimization, and EasyCall.

Unitek’s “CTX-2201 AI” covers XenDesktop Enterprise Edition, preparing the student for the “1Y0-A03” exam, which leads to the “Citrix Certified Administrator for XenDesktop 2” industry standard certification in the latest technology.

Unitek’s “CXS-2001i” covers XenServer 5, the server virtualization hypervisor from Citrix.

Unitek’s “CTX-1259BI+AD/RM Combo” covers XenApp5, the industry standard application virtualization platform.

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Update: Citrix XenApp 5

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Citrix announced last week the the XenServer 5 product will be free, in a move to shake up the competition between VMware’s ESX 3.5 Product - (now in “Update 3″ with more features), and the hypervisor from Citrix. Unitek is now offering the official 2-day Citrix XenServer 5 training course (CXS-200-1i), in addition to the VMware VI3 5-day bootcamp we have been offerring for over a year now, (recently updated with the latest additions, including “DPM - Distributed Power Management” and “Storage VMotion”), and we’re putting the peices together to keep you on top of the latest changes in a shifting industry.