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Top Tips For Your Citrix Cloud Strategy

Written by Gareth Carson | 17-Apr-2018 09:32:59

Are you keen to learn a new way of thinking about your Citrix solutions? Whether you're facing an upgrade cycle, or worried about security and cloud sprawl, we can introduce you to Citrix Cloud Workspace Services and show you how to focus on more strategic initiatives.

  • Unsure and thinking about the next step, or already planning/implementing a cloud strategy?
  • Facing an upgrade cycle/desktop refresh, or have limited IT resources?
  • Interested in a new way of thinking about a DR strategy?
  • Looking to tread towards the cloud on your own terms and pursuing a relaxed approach?

If you can answer yes to any of the above, I urge you to join our upcoming webinar on May 1st where I will explore Citrix Cloud Workspace Services with a core focus on the XenApp and XenDesktop services, highlighting the benefits and architecture.

To whet your appetite I'll provide a preview of the content...

Single Management Pane

Hybrid, public and private locations can be used and managed centrally. The resource location choice is yours as I will guide you through the best fit scenario for your business needs, edging parts of the infrastructure slowly in to the cloud vendor of choice, finally moving critical infrastructure later once you are comfortable.

The new unified Workspace experience, aggregating multiple Citrix solutions in one single pane of management for multiple resource locations and improved security analytics, will also be explored.

Evergreen

Adopting Citrix Cloud Workspace Services enables you to focus on the services you are delivering, rather than the mechanisms needed to deliver them.

As a cloud hosted solution it is evergreen, meaning that you will never need to upgrade your Citrix management components again, while benefiting from the latest features and capabilities delivered by Citrix’s cloud-first approach.

Proactive Service

Finally, there will be a focus on the value add Ultima can provide as we move to a more proactive service, concentrating on user experience and improved analytics and insights. This will allow us to tune and optimise your environment for a truly great user experience.

EOL Dates

Remember that the following product versions reach end of life (EOL) on the 30th June 2018:

  • XenApp and XenDesktop 7.0–7.13
  • XenApp for Windows Server 2008R2 version 6.5

If this affects you, please join us on May 1st for a new way of thinking about your Citrix solutions. Our Citrix Cloud Value Workshop is also a great opportunity to discuss your business requirements with one of our specialists, who will advise how Citrix Cloud could help meet your business goals

- By Gareth Carson
(Senior TSC Citrix Consultant & Citrix Technology Professional)