If you have a Citrix XenApp implementation and are making a decision about taking further steps with virtualization, this discussion is for you. You probably already use VMware vSphere to virtualize your servers, including your XenApp Servers. The next steps would be to virtualize applications and desktops. If you like the concept and performance of XenApp application presentation, you can expand that functionality by adding View and ThinApp to the mix.
This solution preserves the investment you have made in time and money in the XenApp implementation. Your staff expertise in successfully running XenApp will continue to be useful in this combined implementation. Furthermore, the expertise you have accumulated in running a vSphere environment will be leveraged with a View and ThinApp implementation.
This solution preserves the investment you have made in time and money in the XenApp implementation. Your staff expertise in successfully running XenApp will continue to be useful in this combined implementation. Furthermore, the expertise you have accumulated in running a vSphere environment will be leveraged with a View and ThinApp implementation.
This paper describes the strengths and flexibility of VMware View virtual desktops and VMware ThinApp virtual applications, and how they can be used to enhance Citrix XenApp application presentation. If you already have a XenApp implementation, you can greatly enhance it by adding ThinApp and View to the environment.
Implementing View and ThinApp are the first steps toward embracing the next-generation technologies to access your data, your desktops, and your applications from the cloud. VMware’s vision for End User Computing in the cloud starts with virtualizing the applications and desktops that you use today and extends to include a secure catalog of data, desktops, and applications from many sources, with access from any mobile device.
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/Citrix-XenApp-VMware-View-ThinApp.pdf
http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/Citrix-XenApp-VMware-View-ThinApp.pdf
