Citrix Systems, Inc. today announced it will hold an ongoing Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Expert Webinar series that will bring industry experts, partners and customers together to share the business benefits and best practices of desktop virtualization. Each free, one-hour webinar will take a close look at a specific aspect of VDI and how companies can maximize the benefits they receive from their VDI implementations. Participating with Citrix in the upcoming series include analyst firms Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and Gartner, along with industry leaders HP, Microsoft, NetApp and Wyse Technology.

The VDI Expert Webinar series kicks off with Citrix and Gartner on February 18, 2009 with monthly webinars throughout the rest of the year.

February 18, 2009 - “Desktop Virtualization: Cost Reduction & Business Benefits”, Gartner and Citrix

       
March 25, 2009 - “Deploying Desktop Virtualization with Thin Clients”, ESG, Wyse Technology and Citrix 

April 9, 2009 - “Desktop Virtualization Best Practices”, Microsoft and Citrix 
      

May 14, 2009 - "Desktop TCO Revealed - Customers Speak Out”, Participants to be announced  
      

June 4, 2009 - “High-definition User Experience in a VDI Environment”, Participants to be announced 

The webinar series will continue through the second half of 2009 with more information about exact dates and participants to come. Please visit www.citrix.com for information.

July – “Storage Best Practices with Desktop Virtualization” with NetApp and Citrix

August – “Is Desktop Virtualization Really Ready for Primetime?”

September – “Leveraging Existing IT Investments with a VDI Implementation”

October – “Mobile Workers: Desktop Management Best Practices”

November – “How and When to Use Local versus Hosted Virtual Desktops”