Citrix XenMobile mobile device management : gain an insight into the industry's best and most secure enterprise mobility management solution

Gain an insight into the industry's best and most secure Enterprise Mobility Management solution About This Book Deploy and manage the complete XenMobile solution Learn how to customize and troubleshoot your XenMobile apps Step-by-step instructions with relevant screenshots for better understanding Who This Book Is For This book is for professionals who want to familiarize themselves with mobile device management and who aspire to discover how MDM software is designed to meet the most complex and demanding mobile requirements when it comes to securing their mobile enterprise. What You Will Learn Gain valuable insights into configuring, securing, and supporting mobile devices Learn how to manage mobile devices entering corporate environments Master how to secure corporate data using NetScaler Gateway Deployment Familiarize yourself with the troubleshooting of mobile devices and XenMobile components Understand why BYOD concepts are so important in this environment Discover how to manage applications and package deployment through XenMobile DM In Detail XenMobile is an enterprise Mobile Development Management solution with a multitude of technologies within it. It offers security and compliance in IT while giving apps and data freedom to users with mobile devices. The rising prevalence of mobile devices into corporate environments has increased the demand of Enterprise Mobility Management solutions, and XenMobile is one of the best tools to use for it. This concise guide will help you demystify the XenMobile deployment and management process in a very easy way, covering a range of topics including implementation, management, and troubleshooting of related apps. The illustrations in the book will help you further relate to the scenarios discussed. This book deals with the implementation, management, and troubleshooting techniques of the complete XenMobile solution. It kicks off with a detailed introduction of each component of the XenMobile solution and their role in the bundle. The next chapters deal with detailed pre and post implementation steps with relevant illustrations including remotely managing mobile devices and enrolling and revoking access on mobile devices. Later, you will cover the techniques to effectively manage mobile devices using the XenMobile solution like remote support, device enrolment, and so on. The book concludes by showing you how to deploy some commonly known policies and showing the basic troubleshooting steps for known device management issues.

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Disk streaming technology is advancing rapidly. Ardence (who were later acquired by Citrix) originally developed the disk streaming software now called Citrix Provisioning Services. Citrix Provisioning Services helps you stream a virtual disk across physical and virtual machines. It works at boot by using PXE to contact a TFTP server and pull down a small patron that registers the system. From there, it starts sending the individual blocks of virtual disk to the system that needs to boot via the network.

Getting Started with Citrix Provisioning Services 7.0 is a hands-on implementation guide that helps you to learn about the installation, configuration, management, and operation of Citrix Provisioning Services in a step-by-step manner. This will help you to take advantage of the real power behind Citrix Provisioning Services. The book gives you a good grounding in operating Citrix Provisioning Services with practical implementations, which are all fully backed up with code and illustrations.

his book will help you get familiar with virtualization and its implications, starting with characteristics of virtualization such as single image management, consolidation, centralized control, and on-demand streaming of virtual disks to Enterprise systems and to their customers.

In order to get a broader understanding of all the available features, you start with an overview of Citrix PVS before moving on to installation, configuration, and managing the system, allowing you to develop hands-on operational and administrative experience. You will also learn how to create a Vdisk, as well as how to manage farms, sites, stores, and the Provisioning server using Citrix Provisioning Services. If you want to take advantage of disk streaming using Citrix Provisioning Services, then this is the book for you.

With this book, you will learn everything you need to know about Citrix Provisioning Services from an administrator/engineer's standpoint.

Approach

This practical guide helps you to administer Citrix Provisioning Services. Each chapter is structured in way to help you easily understand the various features, with accompanying practical examples that help beginners to quickly understand the product.

Who this book is for

This book is a useful guide for an admin/engineer who is new to the Citrix virtualization solution and provisioning service, and who is looking to get a good grounding in Citrix PVS. It's assumed that you will have some understanding of the basics of virtualization already, but that's all you need to know!

An examplepacked guide to help you successfully administer Citrix Provisioning Services This book is a useful guide for an admin/engineer who is new to the Citrix virtualization solution and provisioning service, and who is looking to get a good grounding in Citrix PVS. It's assumed that you will have some understanding of the basics of virtualization already, but that's all you need to know! Disk streaming technology is advancing rapidly. Ardence (who were later acquired by Citrix) originally developed the disk streaming software now called Citrix Provisioning Services. Citrix Provisioning Services helps you stream a virtual disk across physical and virtual machines. It works at boot by using PXE to contact a TFTP server and pull down a small patron that registers the system. From there, it starts sending the individual blocks of virtual disk to the system that needs to boot via the network. Getting Started with Citrix Provisioning Services 7.0 is a hands-on implementation guide that helps you to learn about the installation, configuration, management, and operation of Citrix Provisioning Services in a step-by-step manner. This will help you to take advantage of the real power behind Citrix Provisioning Services. The book gives you a good grounding in operating Citrix Provisioning Services with practical implementations, which are all fully backed up with code and illustrations. His book will help you get familiar with virtualization and its implications, starting with characteristics of virtualization such as single image management, consolidation, centralized control, and on-demand streaming of virtual disks to Enterprise systems and to their customers. In order to get a broader understanding of all the available features, you start with an overview of Citrix PVS before moving on to installation, configuration, and managing the system, allowing you to develop hands-on operational and administrative experience. You will also learn how to create a Vdisk, as well as how to manage farms, sites, stores, and the Provisioning server using Citrix Provisioning Services. If you want to take advantage of disk streaming using Citrix Provisioning Services, then this is the book for you. With this book, you will learn everything you need to know about Citrix Provisioning Services from an administrator/engineer's standpoint.

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Cloud computing is emerging as a hot technology, thereby creating a lot of new jobs, and providing a lot of opportunities for IT service providers to run and manage clouds. Citrix CloudPortal Business Manager enables cloud builders to manage and deliver any cloud or IT service through a single, comprehensive cloud services platform which unifies and simplifies the commercial, user management, service provisioning, and operational aspects of running a cloud.

Getting Started with Citrix CloudPortal is a hands-on guide that will help you to learn the installation, configuration, deploying services, managing, and operating of Citrix CloudPortal. It will also help you to take advantage of the real power that is behind CPSM and CPBM and give you a good grounding in operating it in your own enterprises. The book is structured with practical implementations, which are all fully backed up with code and illustrations.

Getting Started with Citrix CloudPortal will make you aware of the cloud and its implications, starting with aspects of the cloud such as renting, self-service, and the provisioning of services to cloud tenants and their customers. You will also learn how to deploy services on your own using CPSM and CPBM, detailed steps of VM provisioning, setting up a cloud user profile, setting up a catalog, CPBM product management, workflow management, cloud billing, and cloud pricing management. If you want to take advantage of using the new Citrix CPBM and CPSM, then this is the book for you to upgrade your skills.

Approach

The book will follow a step-by-step, tutorial-based approach and show readers how to take advantage of Citrix CloudPortals capabilities.

Who this book is for

This book is ideal for administrators and engineers new to the Citrix Cloud Solution CPSM, CPBM, and who are looking to get a good grounding in Citrixs new product. Its assumed that you will have some experience in the basics of cloud computing already. No prior knowledge of CloudPortal is expected.

Mobile phones and tablets enhance our lives, but they also make you and your family vulnerable to cyber-attacks or theft. This clever guide will help you secure your devices and know what to do if the worst happens. Overview In Detail The threat of hacking may be the most damaging on the internet. Mobile technology is changing the way we live, work, and play, but it can leave your personal information dangerously exposed. Your online safety is at risk and the threat of information being stolen from your device is at an all- time high. Your identity is yours, yet it can be compromised if you dont manage your phone or mobile device correctly. Gain the power to manage all your mobile devices safely. With the help of this guide you can ensure that your data and that of your family is safe. The threat to your mobile security is growing on a daily basis and this guide may just be the help you need. Mobile How to secure, privatize and recover your devices will teach you how to recognize, protect against, and recover from hacking attempts and outline the clear and present threats to your online identity posed by the use of a mobile device. In this guide you will discover just how vulnerable unsecured devices can be, and explore effective methods of mobile device management and identity protection to ensure your data's security. There will be special sections detailing extra precautions to ensure the safety of family members and how to secure your device for use at work. What you will learn from this book Approach Learn how to keep yourself safe online with easy- to- follow examples and real- life scenarios. Written by developers at IBM, this guide should be the only resource you need to keep your personal information private. Who this book is written for Mobile security is one of the most talked about areas in I.T. today with data being stolen from smartphones and tablets around the world. Make sure you, and your family, are protected when they go online.

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XenMobile is the revolutionary new way to mobilize your business. The product offers security and compliance for IT while giving users mobile device, app, and data freedom. Users gain single-click access to all of their mobile, SaaS, and Windows apps from a unified corporate app store, including seamlessly-integrated email, browser, data sharing, and support apps.

A practical guide showing users how to implement XenMobile MDM, configure the software and server for provisioning and security policies, and deploy application stores. Readers will gain an understanding in how to manage a BYOD environment in organizations.

This book explores how mobile devices are used within organizations, and importantly identifies the common pain points that they experience. You will learn practical solutions on how address these concerns and use XenMobile to solve these problems. You will also learn how to install, configure, and optimize XenMobile MDM software. Finally, you will learn how to configure security policies to protect mobile devices, install custom applications, and configure device settings.

Approach

Get to grips with a new technology, understand what it is and what it can do for you, and then get to work with the most important features and tasks. Written in a user friendly style, this guide will get readers up and running with XenMobile MDM.

Who this book is for

If you want to run your mobile enterprises on XenMobile, or work on a BYOD strategy within your organization, then this is the ideal book for you. XenMobile MDM comprehensively explores how to set up and use XenMobile to provision, secure, and manage mobile devices.

Annotation Cloud computing is emerging as a hot technology, thereby creating a lot of new jobs, and providing a lot of opportunities for IT service providers to run and manage clouds. Citrix CloudPortal Business Manager enables cloud builders to manage and deliver any cloud or IT service through a single, comprehensive cloud services platform which unifies and simplifies the commercial, user management, service provisioning, and operational aspects of running a cloud. Getting Started with Citrix® CloudPortal is a hands-on guide that will help you to learn the installation, configuration, deploying services, managing, and operating of Citrix CloudPortal. It will also help you to take advantage of the real power that is behind CPSM and CPBM and give you a good grounding in operating it in your own enterprises. The book is structured with practical implementations, which are all fully backed up with code and illustrations. Getting Started with Citrix® CloudPortal will make you aware of the cloud and its implications, starting with aspects of the cloud such as renting, self-service, and the provisioning of services to cloud tenants and their customers. You will also learn how to deploy services on your own using CPSM and CPBM, detailed steps of VM provisioning, setting up a cloud user profile, setting up a catalog, CPBM product management, workflow management, cloud billing, and cloud pricing management. If you want to take advantage of using the new Citrix CPBM and CPSM, then this is the book for you to upgrade your skills Annotation The threat of hacking may be the most damaging on the internet. Mobile technology is changing the way we live, work, and play, but it can leave your personal information dangerously exposed. Your online safety is at risk and the threat of information being stolen from your device is at an all- time high. Your identity is yours, yet it can be compromised if you dont manage your phone or mobile device correctly. Gain the power to manage all your mobile devices safely. With the help of this guide you can ensure that your data and that of your family is safe. The threat to your mobile security is growing on a daily basis and this guide may just be the help you need. Mobile Security: How to Secure, Privatize, and Recover Your Devices will teach you how to recognize, protect against, and recover from hacking attempts and outline the clear and present threats to your online identity posed by the use of a mobile device. In this guide you will discover just how vulnerable unsecured devices can be, and explore effective methods of mobile device management and identity protection to ensure your data's security. There will be special sections detailing extra precautions to ensure the safety of family members and how to secure your device for use at work Cover; Copyright; Credits; Notice; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Getting Started with Citrix CloudPortal; Cloud computing and its business model; Cloud computing; Cloud business model; Overview of Citrix CloudPortal; Features of Citrix CloudPortal; Citrix CloudPortal architecture; How CPBM works; How CPSM works; About CPSM licensing; Terminology and concepts of CPSM; Planning our CPSM deployment and platform; Summary; Chapter 2: Installing CloudPortal Service Manager 11.0; Metrics to verify before CPSM deployment 'A step-by-step tutorial covering the specifics of mobile development management with a flurry of relevant screenshots for better understanding and practical learning. This book is for professionals who want to familiarize themselves with mobile device management and who aspire to discover how MDM software is designed to meet the most complex and demanding mobile requirements when it comes to securing their mobile enterprise.'