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Citrix® Collaborates with Microsoft to Simplify Transition to Hybrid WorkCompany makes Citrix DaaS available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, enabling IT organizations to quickly and easily deliver Windows and Linux desktops and applications to any device, anywhere. |
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – APRIL 26, 2022 – The way people work is changing. To meet the needs and expectations of an increasingly flexible workforce, IT has to provide fast, reliable, and secure access to the resources employees need to get things done, whether they are working at home, in the office, on the road or anywhere in between. And Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) is collaborating with Microsoft to help them do it with greater simplicity and speed. The company today announced that Citrix Desktop as a Service (DaaS) is now available in Azure Marketplace, making it easier than ever for companies to purchase the market-leading solution and use it to quickly stand up the secure, high-performing workspaces that distributed workers demand.
“Citrix and Microsoft have long been partnering to accelerate the future of work by combining the power of Microsoft Azure with the user experience, management and security benefits of Citrix digital workspace and virtualization solutions,” said Carisa Stringer, Vice President of Product Marketing, Citrix.
And the partnership is paying off. According to a Forrester Total Economic Impact report, when customers use Citrix DaaS alongside Microsoft Azure, they can deliver key business improvements that have a positive impact on the bottom line, including:
“In transitioning from Citrix on-premises to Citrix DaaS, customers can save 50 percent to 70 percent over a three-year period, including an additional 25 percent of costs above and beyond the savings delivered using Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop alone,” Stringer said.
Citrix DaaS, formerly known as Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Service™, is a market-leading cloud service that modernizes IT and addresses the needs of distributed workers by providing a secure, agile and easy way to quickly deliver apps or desktops from any cloud or datacenter to any device worldwide.
Using the solution, Microsoft customers can simplify the delivery of Windows and Linux desktops and applications to any device, anywhere and enhance key platforms like Windows 11 and Windows 10 multi-session.
Key Features:
“With Citrix and Microsoft Azure, IT can serve up a superior experience that keeps users engaged and productive,” Stringer said. “Video streaming is smooth, audio calls are clear, and graphic-intense engineering applications render seamlessly.”
Among the other benefits they can deliver:
With Citrix DaaS now available in Azure Marketplace, customers have access to key benefits including:
Citrix DaaS joins a wide selection of Citrix solutions available in the Azure Marketplace that enable customers to rapidly scale environments into the cloud, and accelerate the transition to the future of work. Click here to learn more about the service and the value it can deliver for your organization.
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About Citrix
Citrix, a business unit of Cloud Software Group, provides a secure app and desktop delivery platform that companies of all sizes can use to enable secure flexible work. With Citrix, employees can work where and how they prefer, and IT can be confident their information and devices remain safe. Click here to learn more about Citrix solutions and the value they can provide.
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