The Citrix of today goes far beyond traditional virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), providing our customers with an end-to-end enterprise solution which supports the ever evolving business needs of the modern era. But while the Citrix platform is so much more than VDI, we recognize that many of you continue to rely on our desktop virtualization capabilities to run your business. We are an industry leader in this space, and we will never stop investing in our VDI solution; today, we are excited to share news that proves just that.
Innovating to support the future of hybrid work
Introducing multi-cluster environments hosted on the Prism Central solution on Nutanix Cloud Platform powered by the AHV hypervisor from Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, will soon be generally available and fully supported through Citrix. The combination of Citrix and Nutanix solutions offers you enhanced resiliency and brings enterprise-grade scalability to broaden your VDI and secure application delivery environments.
The benefits of this integration include:
- Centralized management: Simplified management of Nutanix AHV multi-clusters and scaled images, enhancing scalability and efficiency
- Hybrid and multicloud integration: Ability to extend Citrix deployment to Nutanix hybrid multicloud environments and seamlessly integrate across different cloud platforms, including Nutanix Cloud Clusters on Azure and AWS
- Native integration and compatibility: Easy migration and backward compatibility simplify operations and ensure smooth transitions within existing infrastructure
- Scaled image management: Enables cross-cluster master image sharing via AHV versioned templates, improving resource utilization
- Hypervisor flexibility: Ability to deliver desktops from any infrastructure, whether on-premises, in the cloud or hybrid environments
Why it matters
The integration of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix Desktops as a Service (DaaS) with Nutanix Prism Central on AHV simplifies operations across virtual desktop environments, offering the tools needed to broaden VDI and secure application delivery environments. With a centralized management model, IT teams can scale as needed and operate more efficiently as a whole. When using Nutanix’s AHV hypervisor integrated into the Citrix platform, teams can manage multi-cluster environments and scaled images, supporting better performance and visibility across workloads. Cross-cluster master image sharing, powered by AHV versioned templates, also offers insights needed to gauge resource utilization and streamline image lifecycle management.
Furthermore, as enterprise infrastructure becomes increasingly hybrid and multicloud, this integration ensures Citrix deployments can extend seamlessly across different environments, including Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and AWS. The result is a highly adaptable solution that allows you the freedom to deploy virtual desktops and applications where it makes the most sense for your organization, without compromising on user experience or IT control.
Customers also experience high-performing application delivery and security with NetScaler supported on AHV and natively integrated into the Nutanix ecosystem. This ensures consistent policy enforcement, automated workflows, and real-time threat protection. The ability to deploy VDI and NetScaler VPX in on-premises datacenters or across public cloud providers as needed, all while managing through a unified platform that delivers operational consistency and robust security, makes this integration a game-changer for our customers.
Delivering solutions enterprises need to succeed
Together, Citrix and Nutanix are delivering modern digital workspaces that empower enterprise workforces to do their best work, securely, from anywhere, at scale. The integration of Citrix’s proven app and desktop virtualization solutions with the power of Nutanix offers customers enhanced resiliency and brings enterprise-grade scalability to customers looking to broaden their VDI and secure application delivery environments.
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