Announcing the availability of the attached technical report which compares the user experience of Citrix XenDesktop 4 vs. VMware View 4!
This report was prepared by Miercom, a networking and communications testing and validation firm. Their background made Miercom particularly well suited for this investigation into the performance of our respective delivery protocols.
The testing looks at different workloads (general desktop use and Flash multimedia) and multiple network scenarios (LAN and WAN), and shows significant differences in bandwidth utilization, CPU consumption and overall user experience. Some key highlights:
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XenDesktop uses 64% less bandwidth than View 4 (with PCoIP) for typical desktop workloads
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XenDesktop uses 89% less bandwidth and 65% less CPU for Flash video when using our HDX MediaStream for Flash feature
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Overall, XenDesktop provides a better “Quality of Experience” as quantified by Miercom
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As a result, XenDesktop is significantly more capable of scaling and meeting end user requirements
This report will be available www.Citrix.com and visitors may register to receive it. It will be part of our demand gen campaign materials, posted to the XenDesktop Success Kit, and can be freely distributed by our field to prospects and customers. Thanks to Ken Staples for his hard work with the vendor to complete the testing, validation and documentation.
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