The year 2013 can be considered as the final consecration of the use of mobile devices as working instruments. This means that companies will not only have standard workers linked to their corporate workstations, but also "road warrior" employees who w*ill need to use their personal smartphones or tablets to check corporate resources outside their offices.

In the era of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), Citrix ® has moved a step forward in this market, powering its desktop and application virtualization platforms and integrating the ability to publish virtual and physical desktops with the capability of assigning applications and contents in a secure manner. XenDesktop® 7 is the union of two historical products developed by Citrix®, XenDesktop ®, and XenApp®. As usual, it is offered on most of the available operating system platforms on the market. In this book, we will discuss the evolution of the XenDesktop® platform. We will discuss how the new mobile-oriented features are implemented and optimized, as well as how the separation of personal data from the company working spaces is achieved using a personal device. Discussing the changes in some historical components, such as the final use of the Citrix® StoreFront platform in substitution of the classical Citrix® Web Interface, is also covered in this book.

After reading this book, the readers will be able to understand how to implement a full XenDesktop® 7 architecture, from its core components to the satellites features. This will permit them to realize a stronger user experience with improved security of personal information.