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Many organizations are considering the best infrastructure for deploying virtual apps and desktops. The choice is essentially between on-premises and cloud solutions, or a mix of both. Is on premises or cloud better than the other? On-premises virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) gives IT departments control over their environments — but requires daily maintenance and can be complicated to scale u...

When consumerization of IT was the next big thing, enterprises spent a lot of time and money modernizing apps and working to accommodate the way employees want to work. Many of those changes truly improved the way people work every day. BYO device users, noncorporate machines, corporate workstations, mobile devices, and third parties all needed access to company resources, and the lowest common de...

(DaaS) and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) . There’s a lot to consider, and Citrix gives you flexible options to let you take advantage of the strengths of both. DaaS and VDI both provide users access to virtual desktops and applications and can free up valuable time and resources for IT teams. So, how do you choose what’s best for you? Running DaaS or VDI depends entirely on your business ne...

Citrix and Microsoft have been innovating and collaborating for more than 30 years, helping companies accelerate their digital transformations and power better ways to work. We recently announced that this collaboration now extends to Windows 365, in the form of a powerful new integration that will enable organizations to simplify IT management while supporting hybrid work initiatives by bringing...

Every employee in your hybrid workforce is unique. They have their own devices and home networks, their own remote work preferences, and their own workflows in how they get their best work done. However, all hybrid employees need reliable and secure access to essential business apps and data from wherever they work — and while every employee wants this access process to be simple, each employee al...

For your hybrid workers to do their best, most productive work, they need anywhere access to a wide variety of SaaS and web applications. But today the average business relies on 88 different apps , creating a larger-than-ever attack surface for your cybersecurity team to protect. Making web app security even more complex, each type of SaaS app demands a different type of security posture to defen...

Swift and easy access to information is the lifeblood of productive remote work. You want your hybrid workers to be able to easily browse the internet for whatever insights and resources they need to do their best work — but how do you protect these users from browser-based attacks? It’s tempting to adopt strict browser policies to liberally block any site or app that might be risky, but draconian...

There has been no shortage of updates in the world of Citrix DaaS and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops . At the end of March, we delivered a What’s New and Next in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops webinar and were joined by more people than ever to hear the latest updates and ask us tough questions. We appreciate the time and attention. We couldn’t answer all your questions live, so we wanted to a...

There has been no shortage of updates in the world of Citrix DaaS and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops . At the end of March, we delivered a What’s New and Next in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops webinar and were joined by more people than ever to hear the latest updates and ask us tough questions. We appreciate the time and attention. We couldn’t answer all your questions live, so we wanted to a...

There has been no shortage of updates in the world of Citrix DaaS and Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops . At the end of March, we delivered a What’s New and Next in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops webinar and were joined by more people than ever to hear the latest updates and ask us tough questions. We appreciate the time and attention. We couldn’t answer all your questions live, so we wanted to a...

The Citrix Optimization Pack for Azure Virtual Desktop is a new Citrix offering for optimizing native Azure Virtual Desktop workloads. It includes Workspace Environment Management (WEM) service within Citrix Cloud as the primary offering, which you can use to better manage, optimize, and secure your native Azure Virtual Desktop environments. The result? An enhanced user experience and reduced cost...

Here at Citrix, we have been operating at full speed to start off 2022. That includes work on the much-anticipated Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Long Term Service Release (LTSR), targeted for later this quarter . We know this is a big opportunity for organizations who are on the LTSR track to get the features and updates added over the past two years. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-host: Bill Sutton C...

Cybersecurity can often seem to present impossible challenges as organizations strive to repel attack attempts. But, really, cybersecurity’s is about risk management — layering on controls to reduce risk to an acceptable level. Cybersecurity risk management requires a multi-faceted approach, and organizations should evaluate risk and choose the appropriate option(s) to address it. After a thorough...

Cybersecurity can often seem to present impossible challenges as organizations strive to repel attack attempts. But, really, cybersecurity’s is about risk management — layering on controls to reduce risk to an acceptable level. Cybersecurity risk management requires a multi-faceted approach, and organizations should evaluate risk and choose the appropriate option(s) to address it. After a thorough...

Last year had many of us wondering, what’s next? Will we be able to travel home for the holidays? Meet our friends for happy hour? Cheer on our favorite football team in person? Here at Citrix, we’ve been focused on what’s next for the future of work. Over the past year, the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops team has added new features and functionality to support you as you navigate this new digit...

There is no more important fuel for the future of your organization than innovation. By supporting a culture focused on experimenting, devising, and creating new ideas for how your company can be more agile and productive, you set up your business for success. But now that hybrid-work models have become the default mode of working, how can you effectively drive innovation and productivity for your...

Organizations need employees to be productive, no matter where they’re working from or what device they’re working on. At the same time, they need to ensure secure access to corporate resources and that potential threats are managed to protect the organization. Adaptive access is a key pillar for implementing a zero trust network access framework. That’s why we’re pleased to announce a preview to...

Hybrid work is being heralded as the next great disruption in the workplace, and although there was already a trend towards working from home, the pandemic accelerated the transition. With all these rapid changes, it was quickly revealed to organizations that they need the right mix of remote work tools and protocols in place to preserve productivity while also ensuring employee safety. The focus...

A global shortage of microchips has slowed the delivery of IT hardware and increased prices. With the impact of the squeeze expected to last for a year or more, technology decision-makers must act quickly to avoid being caught short. According to The Wall Street Journal , “Corporate tech leaders are dealing with dwindling supplies of the physical building blocks of IT.” Host: Andy Whiteside Co-hos...

Citrix experts want to ensure that you are ready for anything. That is why we focus on three main pillars within Citrix Workspace : empowering secure and distributed work; boosting worker productivity; and accelerating IT modernization. Earlier this month, during our Citrix Launchpad: Work event , we announced new Citrix and partner innovations that will transform how people work. That transformat...

This is a guest blog post by Catherine Gallagher, Product Marketing Manager, IGEL Technology . Citrix Workspace and IGEL OS are propelling productivity and delivering great end-user experiences across diverse work roles in the hybrid workplace. Together, we deliver a compatible and intelligent solution for fast, frictionless, and secure access to virtualized and cloud workspaces from any IGEL OS-p...

Citrix and Chrome OS are joining forces to enable greater employee productivity through secure and seamless access to all your apps apps and the internet for all your employees everywhere, all while reducing the burden on IT. Chrome OS devices are providing an increasing number of organizations with built-in security functions and simpler device management. Citrix and Chrome OS devices broaden the...

Yesterday at the Citrix Launchpad: Cloud event, we heard some exciting announcements around our App Delivery and Security Service, service continuity, Citrix’s value-add benefits for Azure Virtual Desktop, and more. We also heard about two exciting new technologies that are currently in preview — Citrix Provisioning (PVS) on Azure and Citrix Image Portability. Citrix Image Portability service dram...

Organizations everywhere are accelerating their IT modernization, working to remove complexity and to increase flexibility and control. They’re shifting infrastructure to hybrid environments, moving apps to the cloud, and consolidating access and app delivery and security solutions, all while looking to reduce costs. During our Citrix Launchpad: Cloud session, we covered groundbreaking advances in...

One of my favorite things about being on the product marketing team is getting to tell the Citrix story, which is always evolving. With the steady stream of innovations, new features, and improved processes, it’s a pleasure to tell organizations about the latest and greatest in all things VDI and DaaS and how they help solve real-world challenges. These past few months have not disappointed when i...