XenDesktop 7 Director – Real-time assessmentĭesktop Director (as it is known in XenDesktop 5) is a real-time web tool, used primarily for the Help Desk or Level 1 Call Center agent. This article will break down this value proposition and explain exactly what that means in addition, I will explain some monitoring options for XenApp 6.x and XenDesktop 5.x. MarkT and BradP discussed Director and EdgeSight and how we are utilizing Director as our unified console in XenDesktop 7, enabling Citrix application and desktop administrators with the ability to holistically monitor their XenDesktop 7 environment. After reading this article, it will be very clear that EdgeSight is not dead – in fact it is more alive than ever as we demonstrated in the Citrix Synergy 2013 Keynote (38:26 min. There have been a lot of rumors circulating about the demise of EdgeSight.