Citrix Infrastructure Blueprint: End-to-End Design, Deployment, and Operations for Virtual Apps and Desktops

Citrix Infrastructure Blueprint: End-to-End Design, Deployment, and Operations for Virtual Apps and Desktops is a definitive guide for IT architects, engineers, and decision-makers who design and operate enterprise-scale Citrix environments. The book opens with a clear, concise history and foundational overview of Citrix technologies—Citrix Workspace, Virtual Apps and Desktops, delivery controllers, and hypervisor integrations—framing today's architecture within the broader shift to cloud and hybrid delivery models. Moving from principles to practice, the book provides detailed, real-world guidance for designing resilient, secure, and high-performing Citrix infrastructures. Chapters cover capacity planning, multi-tenancy, disaster recovery topologies, network and security architecture, and performance optimization, while offering prescriptive advice on automated deployment, StoreFront and Gateway integration, identity federation, and comprehensive monitoring to ensure seamless end-user experiences at scale. Advanced sections address micro-segmentation, secure remote access, application layering, and cloud migration strategies, and conclude with operational best practices for governance, cost optimization, observability, automation, and troubleshooting. With forward-looking analysis of AI-driven management and emerging trends, Citrix Infrastructure Blueprint is an indispensable reference for professionals responsible for architecting, deploying, and continuously improving world-class Virtual Apps and Desktops solutions.