Citrix is more engaged than ever as one of Microsoft’s strongest and most reliable partnerships. Globally we are a leader in driving Azure consumption with our Citrix DaaS solution; a visionary and innovator on the Azure Marketplace platform; and are expanding our services to bring new integrations to Windows 365. It’s for these reasons and more that Citrix was named a Finalist for two Microsoft Partner of the Year awards.

Our commitment to Microsoft programs is accelerating value for customers looking to achieve more from their digital transformation. This value extends to customers of all sizes with Citrix DaaS, enabling them to quickly and easily start using powerful tools in a secure hybrid environment. Microsoft is more excited than ever about Citrix because of our ability to help customers migrate effectively to Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.

Citrix Named as Finalist in Two Microsoft Partner of the Year Categories

Microsoft announced that Citrix was named a Finalist in two categories of Microsoft’s coveted Partner of the Year awards — Global ISV Business Excellence and Commercial Marketplace Partner of the Year.

Citrix DaaS is helping businesses of all sizes worldwide to modernize IT operations, enable secure hybrid work with Microsoft Azure, and easily deploy our solution to support today’s flexible working environments. As a Global ISV Business Excellence Finalist, Citrix is driving customers to Azure on an accessible, secure modern workspace that enhances user experiences and simplifies IT while reducing costs associated with managing devices and apps, including optimization of Azure Virtual Desktop.

Accelerating Customer Success with Citrix and Microsoft

Last year was big for a few important reasons. The massive shift to remote work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic showcased Citrix solutions globally and the Azure platform progressed from “a vision for the future” to a preferred deployment method for many of our customers. As organizations continue their modernization to cloud, we expect to see Azure, and Azure Virtual Desktop, continue as leading platforms for app and desktop virtualization.

We recognized early that Azure will have a profound impact on the way IT rolls out new capacity. We believe our customers, Citrix, and Microsoft all benefit from this shift in workload hosting, and in the years ahead we will continue investing in optimizing our DaaS solutions on Microsoft-trusted platforms. Our integration with the Azure Migration and Modernization Program (AMMP), and the Cloud Adoption Framework helped us accelerate Azure usage and ensure cloud-transition success for our customers.

Additionally, as a 2022 Partner of the Year Award Finalist, we are helping Microsoft with the machinery to unlock the full potential of the Marketplace buying experience.

Making Digital Transformation Practical via Microsoft’s Azure Marketplace

Citrix is investing in Azure Marketplace as the future of purchasing and delivery of partner solutions. We have onboarded our entire product suite to the Azure Marketplace, including new transactable solutions across Citrix cloud services, DaaS, as well as application delivery. Customers can even get started with a 7-day trial of Citrix DaaS Standard for Azure, available on the Azure Marketplace, to unlock secure digital workspaces.

Through the Azure Marketplace we can easily engage with customers to share add-on products and solutions to integrate with services such as Azure Virtual Desktop and Microsoft 365. We’re deeper than ever in our sales, marketing, and engineering partnership and even constructed an informational microsite to guide customers to our Azure Marketplace listings.

The alignment with Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment Benefit (MACC), in the Azure Marketplace has helped us engage our customers in new, friction-free approaches. These programs have reduced barriers for customers and drastically simplified complex transactions so they can easily access powerful tools that help modernize their businesses.

What to Expect from Citrix at Inspire 2022

We’re excited to be attending Microsoft Inspire this year as an official sponsor. You can expect to see a lot of Citrix at Inspire. Some highlights include:

  • Citrix’s Partner Featured Showcase: Citrix’s new solutions, partner programs, previews, demos, videos and more!
  • Citrix’s On-Demand Session: Driving Hybrid Work Adoption with Citrix & Microsoft in FY23
  • Citrix’s Table Topic LIVE Session: July 20 @ 10:30 – 11:00AM PST – Adding Customer Value with Scalable, Repeatable Hybrid Work Solutions from Microsoft and Citrix

Citrix is continuously developing innovative and valuable solutions that lead the conversations of what’s possible, that help our customers transform their business, and that give them the tools they need to be agile in providing secure access to hybrid environments on any device, from anywhere.

Join us at Microsoft Inspire 2022 on July 19 and 20 as we share new GTM strategies for partners and as we announce exciting new technologies and programs.