The Citrix FlexCast® delivery technology
Citrix FlexCast is a delivery technology that allows the Citrix administrator to personalize virtual desktops to meet the performance, security, and flexibility requirements of endusers.
There are different types of user requirements; some need standard desktops with a standard set of apps while others require high-performance personalized desktops. Citrix has come up with a solution to meet these demands with the Citrix FlexCast technology.
You can deliver any kind of virtual desktop with the FlexCast technology; there are five different categories in which FlexCast models are available:
- Hosted Shared Desktop or HSD
- Hosted Virtual Desktop or HVD
- Streamed VHD
- Local VMs
- On-demand apps
Note
A detailed discussion on these models is beyond the scope of this book. However, I have explained the difference between the Hosted Shared versus Hosted Virtual Desktop models in the last section. To read more about the FlexCast models, visit http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX139331.