A hybrid multi-cloud strategy can enable organizations to improve performance, lower costs, and improve essential scalability and agility. In a challenging time like now, however, digital transformation and the embrace of cloud solutions has only become more critical to survival and productivity. Overnight, remote work has become the norm for many, across a very broad range of jobs, titles, and tasks. Fortunately, connecting users with their important corporate apps and data, securely, while optimizing the user experience, is what Citrix does best.
At Citrix, we are continually looking for ways to ease the cloud transition with verified and proven solutions that solve real-world challenges for our customers. The Citrix Ready Hybrid Multi-Cloud Program is a big part of this effort, helping organizations to test and validate their products with Citrix Cloud and public cloud vendors Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure. We are always looking to accelerate and simplify the cloud experience for admins and users alike by rapidly embracing new cloud technology and helping firms validate their solutions so they can have full confidence and migrate their infrastructure 100 percent to cloud.
Citrix Day-1 Support for Azure Virtual Desktop
Microsoft’s Azure Virtual Desktop (formerly Windows Virtual Desktop) delivers a comprehensive desktop and app virtualization service running on Azure. The service offers simplified management, multi-session Windows 10, optimizations for Microsoft 365 apps for enterprise, and support for Remote Desktop Services (RDS) environments. And yes, Citrix was there, with Day-1 support, helping our partner products and solutions validate with Citrix Cloud and Windows 10 multi-session images deployed on Azure virtual machines (Azure Virtual Desktop). Citrix Workspace (including Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service) is now available worldwide with support for Azure Virtual Desktop.
Together the integration of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops with Azure Virtual Desktop brings advanced networking capabilities, robust management tools, and an optimized HDX high-definition user experience to our joint customers. Those deploying these technologies together get the most of their IT and Microsoft license investment, as well as:
- Compatibility with Citrix Managed Desktops
- Easy management and rapid scalability
- Lower requirements for IT administration
Citrix Ready Hybrid Multi-Cloud Program Verifications
The Citrix Ready Hybrid Multi-Cloud Program continues to experience strong growth, with 40+ products added in the last quarter and now with has more than 1,100 products verified on cloud to date. Some recently verified solutions include the following:
- 10ZiG 5948qc Zero Client — The 10ZiG 5948qc NOS Series Zero Client supports a triple-monitor 4K UHD configuration at the highest performance levels. Based on the Intel Braswell Refresh CPU platform, the 10ZiG 5948qc offers support for 3840 x 2160 @30Hz / 2560 x 1600 @60Hz and supports a maximum of three simultaneous displays.
- RingCentral conferencing — Designed for the enterprise, RingCentral is the cloud business communications system that empowers businesses of all sizes to communicate, collaborate, and connect. It supports voice, team messaging, audio and video conferencing, and fax from any location on any device. The unified approach provides a secure and flexible solution that lets your teams collaborate effectively.
- Lifesize Communications — Lifesize brings video conferencing and wireless presentation to all your meeting spaces. By integrating their meeting room systems and cloud service, they fit the workflow of your existing tools while improving the video experience.
- Google Cloud VMware Engine — VMware technologies are essential for many enterprise IT environments. Google Cloud VMware Engine provides end-to-end support to migrate and run your VMware environment in Google Cloud as a fully managed VMware Cloud Foundation stack (VMware VSphere, vCenter, vSAN, NSX-T, and HCX).
- Dell EMC Wyse 3040 thin client — The Wyse 3040 is a highly affordable thin client delivering strong performance and value for task and basic productivity users in virtual desktop environments. Based on an Intel quad-core processor, this thin client offers enhanced performance for light multi-tasking and supports dual monitors at 2560×1600 @60Hz.
Bringing Choice and Simplicity to Hybrid Multi-Cloud
When you are building an effective hybrid multi-cloud strategy, key priorities while selecting which cloud to use for your workloads include ease of deployment, performance, price, and visibility. Equally important are the tools and solutions that you use in your IT environment. Hence, we’ve ensured that you get a wide choice of partner solutions to help build a robust IT infrastructure. In addition, we take these solutions through rigorous verification process, so you can deploy these with confidence and ease. Check out these solutions on the Citrix Ready Marketplace.
Partners interested in the Citrix Ready Hybrid Multi Cloud Program can learn more and sign up here.
