In this chapter, we looked at designing our application delivery layer, which includes the ability to deliver both applications and desktops in our server environment. We stepped through designing and creating our site, machine catalogs, and delivery groups. Some of these concepts might be new, and some might seem old, depending on which versions of XenApp and XenDesktop you have experience with.

In most environments, a mix of delivery options will be utilized since rarely does one size fit all. Commonly, a mix of hosted applications and published desktops will be leveraged, but this will vary greatly from one organization to another.

Now that we have our application delivery platform built, we can greatly extend it in the next chapter as we look at image management. This will include a dive into Machine Creation Services and Provisioning Services.