Software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications have become pervasive as web technologies become more powerful and user friendly. Many existing client-server applications are being rewritten as SaaS apps, and many new SaaS offerings are web-only. This trend is playing out with our Citrix Service Providers (CSPs), as well, who are offering homegrown SaaS apps in addition to third-party SaaS apps.
Citrix recognized this trend several years ago and has been adding key capabilities to its portfolio to deliver value for these use cases. Citrix Workspace enables CSPs that have developed their own SaaS apps and those that offer third-party SaaS apps to layer additional value on top of those apps.
That’s why were’ excited to share that Citrix Workspace Standard is now available for CSPs. Citrix Workspace Standard gives CSPs with no previous Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops experience a low-cost entry point into Citrix Workspace and rounds out the Citrix Workspace portfolio offerings for CSPs, along with Workspace Premium and Workspace Premium Plus.
Why Citrix Workspace Standard Is Important for CSPs
Our new offering for CSPs expands access to the power of Citrix Workspace, supporting the increasing demand to address the SaaS use cases of new, “born-in-the-cloud” CSPs with SaaS-only offerings. With Citrix Workspace Standard, CSPs can enable their customers to add the intelligent capabilities of Citrix Workspace to their existing Citrix infrastructure, making it the transition to Citrix Cloud easier. It also gives CSPs options as they transform to meet to emerging market needs and helps them to take advantage of all that an intelligent workspace has to offer.
Services Included with Citrix Workspace Standard
Citrix Gateway as a Service:
- Provides an easy, secure, robust, and scalable solution to manage apps.
- Offers a secure remote access solution with diverse identity and access management (IdAM) capabilities, delivering a unified experience into SaaS apps
- Helps partners with existing on-prem deployments to deliver a unified app experience including SaaS and virtual apps and desktops
Single-Sign-On to SaaS and Web applications
- Simplifies the logon experience for users so they can be productive faster, all while improving the customer’s security posture without a VPN
- Multi-factor authentication with native one-time password
Microapps – Intelligent Workspace
- To remain competitive, Citrix CSPs often supply a complete portfolio of applications and services to support their customers. This may include client-server, mobile and increasingly SaaS and web-based apps. This service enables CSPs to customize and streamline user workflows and microapp creation with low-code tooling to help customers be more productive
- Microapps are also available for CSPs in both Workspace Premium and Premium Plus.
Citrix Content Collaboration Standard – Unlimited Storage
- Enables CSPs to exchange documents, send large documents by email, and securely handle document transfers to third parties easily and securely
- Empowers IT with data storage flexibility
Usage Analytics
- Provides transparency into the consumption metrics for each product to enable CSPs to predict infrastructure load and quickly respond to operational issues as well as ability planning
- Citrix Analytics – Usage delivers merged basic usage information on supported products. It supplies summary of active users, basic product usage, and core insights in easy-to-understand summary views.
Citrix Workspace adds a layer of value to SaaS delivery models. That means CSPs don’t have to develop these capabilities themselves or farm them out to multiple vendors at a high cost and with complex integration requirements.
Citrix Workspace Standard for CSPs is available now! Contact your Citrix partner account manager or distributor today to learn more.
