Citrix Showcases New Azure-based Services,
Packages, Smart Tools and Additional Support to Help Customers
Migrate to the Cloud, Plus Support for Microsoft EMS
In the growing migration to the cloud, the transition journey
varies between each organization. In fact, a Forrester Global
Business Technographics Infrastructure Survey found that 38 percent
of enterprises have not adopted any cloud infrastructure, while 23
percent of respondents have adopted one cloud, and 38 percent are
using two or more clouds. There is a clear need for an architecture
and a management platform that enables customers to manage
workloads on the infrastructure they use today, while giving them
the ability to migrate to one or more clouds.1 That’s why Citrix is
announcing new offerings at Citrix Summit 2017 in Anaheim, Calif.
that provide the solution packages, tools and support to help
customers, regardless of where they are in the cloud adoption
process.
Citrix is introducing new packages to transition from
on-premises licenses to Citrix Cloud for existing customers,
services that enable Citrix and Microsoft customers to deploy
Windows 10 desktops on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, services
to deploy apps directly on Azure, and Smart Tools to simplify the
deployment of new workspaces. In addition, Citrix is announcing a
new Citrix Ready partner initiative targeting the mid-market along
with mobility and network management products and services that
complement Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) and
provide comprehensive security and value for Citrix and Microsoft
customers.
“With these products and services, Citrix and Microsoft are
meeting partners and customers wherever they are on their journey
to the cloud, whether they continue to keep IT infrastructure
on-premises, or they are moving to hybrid cloud or public cloud
deployments,” said PJ Hough, senior vice president, Product,
Citrix. “Whether they are ready to go all-in on the cloud, or they
want to deploy a single app in the cloud, we have the management
platform and the services they need.”
Transitioning from On-premises Licenses to Citrix
Cloud
For customers who own existing XenApp or XenDesktop licenses,
and want to move to the Citrix Cloud as-a-service, Citrix will be
offering a comprehensive set of transition and trade-up offers that
provide a smooth transition by enabling the simultaneous use and
support of traditional Citrix offerings and new Citrix Cloud
managed services. These cost-effective solutions enable existing
Citrix customers with active subscription advantage or software
maintenance to get the value of Citrix Cloud for not much more than
the cost of renewing traditional software maintenance.
Citrix also announced a new pilot program for Citrix Service
Providers (CSPs) who want to deploy workspaces leveraging Citrix
Cloud. Later this year, CSPs will be offered pilot access to Citrix
Cloud services with a monthly licensing model similar to their
current licensing model for Citrix technologies. This will enable
both new and existing providers of Desktops-as-a-Service and other
workspace services a faster, simpler approach to deploying hosted
Citrix technologies.
Deploying Windows 10 Desktops on Azure
For those organizations seeking a simplified way to deploy
Windows 10 virtual desktops in the Microsoft Azure cloud, Citrix
released XenDesktop Essentials. Microsoft customers who have
licensed Windows 10 Enterprise on a per-user basis will have the
option to manage their Windows 10 images on Azure through its
XenDesktop VDI solution. Once XenDesktop Essentials is set up and
running, the service can be managed by Citrix Cloud.
Deploying Apps Directly on Azure
For customers who want to deliver business applications directly
from Azure, Citrix announced XenApp Essentials. The new Citrix
XenApp Essentials Service taps industry-leading XenApp technology
to provide additional management, user experience, and security
features. XenApp Essentials can also be a service integrated into,
and managed by, Citrix Cloud. XenApp Essentials will be available
in Q1, 2017.
“The strength of our relationship with Citrix has always been
our firm commitment to making our mutual customers successful by
empowering their people to achieve more,” said Scott Guthrie,
Executive Vice President, Cloud + Enterprise at Microsoft. “By
providing customers with apps and desktops deployed directly on
Microsoft Azure as the preferred and strategic cloud, Citrix is
helping companies mobilize their workforces to succeed in today’s
highly competitive global business environment.”
Simplifying Cloud Deployments with Smart Tools
Citrix offers a new advantage for customers and partners
deploying and configuring apps, desktops and mobile workspaces
through Citrix Cloud. As part of Citrix Customer Success Services,
Citrix is introducing Smart Check, Smart Scale and other
pre-configured packages and capabilities that simplify and
accelerate the rollout of new virtual app and desktop services.
These new offerings join the Smart Tools family, formerly known as
Citrix Lifecycle Management services that make it easier to deploy
and manage Citrix workspaces and workloads.
“At Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority, we used Citrix Cloud
combined with the strength of the partnership with Microsoft Azure
Government to replace our aging IT infrastructure and deploy
cloud-based workspaces that let our employees get out in the
community to help more clients to submit applications without
physically coming into an office,” said Craig Patterson, Acting
Chief Information Officer, Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority.
“The Citrix and Microsoft cloud solution is secure, reliable and
ensures our people have access to the applications and services
they need to provide better service to our clients.”
Targeting the Mid-Market with a New Citrix Ready
Program
Citrix is kicking off a new Citrix Ready program that combines
the advantages of Citrix Cloud with hyperconverged infrastructure
(HCI) from partners to greatly simplify the scalability and
management of VDI environments for mid-market customers. The Citrix
Ready HCI Workspace Appliance Program enables hyperconverged
appliances from hardware and storage partners to connect to Citrix
Cloud to automate the setup and maintenance of XenApp and
XenDesktop. As a result, Citrix solution providers can offer their
mid-market customers a comprehensive and scalable workspace
appliance solution that takes the entire stack into account to
reduce complexity and offer the lowest total cost of ownership.
Complementing Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security
(EMS)
To provide enhanced mobility and security to Citrix and
Microsoft customers, Citrix and Microsoft have integrated Citrix
NetScaler Unified Gateway with Microsoft Intune. This solution
enables IT admins to check for compliance and the state of the end
user device, so they can provide policy based access control and
virtual private network (VPN) capabilities to on-premises
applications. The new solution with Citrix NetScaler Unified
Gateway provides greater security and flexibility for customers who
need new ways to manage mobile access to sensitive data and apps,
while giving administrators greater endpoint management and
control. Additional information on conditional access with Citrix
NetScaler and Microsoft Intune is available at
https://www.citrix.com/blogs/?p=174228946.
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About Citrix
Citrix (NASDAQ: CTXS) aims to power a world where people,
organizations and things are securely connected and accessible to
make the extraordinary possible. Its technology makes the world’s
apps and data secure and easy to access, empowering people to work
anywhere and at any time. Citrix provides a complete and integrated
portfolio of Workspace-as-a-Service, application delivery,
virtualization, mobility, network delivery and file sharing
solutions that enables IT to ensure critical systems are securely
available to users via the cloud or on-premises and across any
device or platform. With annual revenue in 2015 of $3.28 billion,
Citrix solutions are in use by more than 400,000 organizations and
over 100 million users globally. Learn more at www.citrix.com.
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1 Forrester's Global Business Technographics Infrastructure
Survey, 2016
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