Citrix recently released Service Pack 1 for XenDesktop, Burton Group, a Gartner subsidiary, named it the first enterprise-ready solution for VDI on the market.
So what’s new in the update that gives it this status?
SP1 contains upgrades to the Virtual Desktop Agent (VDA) that improve the reliability of virtual desktops with almost 50 fixes, but the two key new features are related to the connection broker component, the Desktop Delivery Controller (DDC):
- Role-based access control (RBAC) model for administration delegation
- Change logging for administrative tasks
On top of that, now Citrix provides enterprise support agreements (minimum 3 years) for all XenDesktop 4 Platinum Edition components.