What This Book Covers
Chapter 1. The Digital Workspace:
Why Should Enterprises Virtualize Desktops and Applications?
What is a Digital Workspace?
How Digital Workspaces Benefit IT
Chromebooks for the Enterprise?
How Digital Workspaces Benefit Users
DaaS is a Smart Choice for Digital Workspaces
Chapter 2. Why Desktop as a Service?
The Perfect Complement to VDI
Choose Nutanix HCI for VDI
An Ideal Alternative to VDI
Chapter 3. Picking the Right Desktop as a Service Solution
Agility to Address Uncertainty and Opportunity
Flexibility to Support New and Changing Use Cases
Performance is Directly Linked to Productivity
Security and Compliance are Non-Negotiable
An Open Partner Ecosystem Means Unlimited Potential
Multi-Cloud Support Prevents Lock-In
Chapter 4. Introducing Xi Frame
Xi Frame Terms You Should Know
Desktop Simplicity and Agility
Performance Without Compromise
Security First
Elastic by Design
Broad Partner Ecosystem
Freedom to Cloud
Running Xi Frame in Your Data Center
Nutanix Xi Frame: Benefits at a Glance
Chapter 5. Using Xi Frame
Xi Frame User Types
The Xi Frame User Experience
User Profiles in Xi Frame
Configuring and Managing Xi Frame
Onboarding Applications with the Xi Frame Sandbox
Production Pools
How Min, Buffer, and Max Settings Can Affect Your Xi Frame Costs
Utility Servers
Connecting to External Networks
Endless Possibilities
Xi Frame for Large Enterprises
Chapter 6. Xi Frame Use Cases and Industries
Popular Use Cases
Industries
KPF Chooses Xi Frame for High-End Graphics Support
Autodesk Leverages Xi Frame for a Variety of Use Cases
Chapter 7. Getting Started with Desktop as a Service
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