We have settled into a time where modern work is rapidly evolving, and the era of predictable working models is behind us. Now, we are faced with constant change; what was true six months ago may not be true next week. This means forward-thinking organizations must lead with a strategy centered around flexibility, with scalable solutions that address some of their most critical business needs: navigating hybrid work, managing cost pressures, and supporting cloud transformation. So today, we are thrilled to announce the general availability of Citrix DaaS for Amazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances, a solution designed to enable high-performing digital workspaces in this dynamic environment.
This milestone marks a significant step forward in how businesses can balance innovation and cost-efficiency while giving employees seamless access to the apps and desktops they need, wherever they work.
A strategic collaboration for business value
Citrix DaaS for Amazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances brings together the trusted enterprise capabilities of Citrix with the global scale and infrastructure of AWS. It is designed to help organizations simplify operations, reduce costs, and support a modern, flexible workforce, all without compromising on user experience or control.
For those leading digital transformation initiatives or managing complex IT environments, this offering presents a clear opportunity: gain greater agility and responsiveness while optimizing existing cloud and infrastructure investments.
Why it matters
Accelerate cloud ROI without lock-in
With Citrix for Amazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances, you can extend your cloud strategy with confidence. By adding Citrix’s enterprise-grade management and user experience capabilities to the AWS infrastructure, your teams gain the power to deploy and manage virtual desktops more efficiently, without being tied to a single environment or cloud vendor.
This flexibility ensures organizations are able to meet business resiliency requirements, as well as navigate economic uncertainty or industry-specific regulatory challenges. You can move at your own pace, keep sensitive workloads on premises when needed, and shift to the cloud where it makes sense, all while maintaining a unified management experience.
Do more with less: Reduce IT complexity and costs
From an operational perspective, this means less overhead for your teams. Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS) technology provides powerful provisioning capabilities (e.g., non-persistent workload management), automatic updates, and consolidated controls to reduce the time and effort needed to manage virtual desktops at scale.
Workforce computing is often a major line item in IT budgets. Citrix DaaS for Amazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances helps optimize these costs with built-in tools that support autoscaling, usage-based billing, and intelligent workload management. These features ensure you’re only using, and paying, for what you actually need. The result? Lower total cost of ownership and faster time-to-value from your digital workspace investments.
Enable a high-performance hybrid workforce
Because employees have come to expect consumer-grade digital experiences, performance matters. Citrix delivers consistently high-quality virtual apps and desktops even in low-bandwidth environments, thanks to its industry-leading HDX technology.
Whether your teams are collaborating across regions, accessing graphic-intensive applications, or working in bandwidth-constrained environments, this solution ensures seamless, responsive experiences. That’s especially critical in sectors like healthcare, finance, and design, where every second counts and the performance impacts outcomes.
Built for now. Ready for what’s next.
Citrix DaaS for Amazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances is the latest example of how we’re evolving to meet the changing needs of modern enterprises. This general availability release builds on the success of the initial preview with enhancements designed to make deployment even faster, usage more efficient, and management more intuitive.
As part of our ongoing collaboration with AWS, we remain committed to empowering businesses with the tools they need to deliver secure, high-performing, and cost-effective digital workspaces anywhere in the world.
Take the next step
Citrix is ready to support your business wherever you are on your cloud journey. Whether you’re optimizing costs, enabling hybrid work, or modernizing IT infrastructure, this solution offers the flexibility and performance you need to succeed.
To learn more, visit our partner page, and contact your Citrix account representative or partner. You can also check out our product documents and our deployment guide on the Citrix Tech Zone here.
