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VIRTUAL APPS ENSURE MASSIVE SAVINGS HYBRID WORK IS HERE TO STAY, AND IT MANAGERS MUST BALANCE PC MANAGEMENT THAT NOT ONLY MEETS SECURITY REQUIREMENTS BUT ALSO PROVIDES EMPLOYEES WITH RESOURCES TO GET WORK DONE WITHOUT INCONVENIENCE. ompanies that run the Citrix
It allows employees to access their
users were upgraded from a previous
Virtual Apps and Desktops
personalised desktop environment
on-premises Citrix solution, and one-third
service with Microsoft Azure have
with customised applications from any
were migrated to the new cloud solution as
seen improved desktop management
device and location. Organisations can
first-time users.
and security. This is according to a
modernise their legacy virtual desktop
Forrester Total Economic Impact study
infrastructure (VDI) deployments by
Prior to using Citrix cloud services, the
that examined the potential return on
reducing on-premises server needs
customers managed applications and
investment (ROI) enterprises may realise
through a move to cloud. Additionally, they
desktops from their own data centres,
by deploying the Citrix Virtual Apps and
can leverage multisession features by
which was expensive to maintain, and
Desktops service.
adding in Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop
it raised security and management
entitlements.
challenges.
remote and hybrid workers, benefit with
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service
Citrix Cloud services run on a highly-
reduced issues and interruptions. It says
with Microsoft Azure provide secure,
available and globally-distributed
cloud flexibility has helped reduce support
simplified PC management with a virtual
infrastructure. Unique flexibility lets
calls, IT resource needs, and other costs
application and desktop experience
customers deploy resources in a public,
while also increasing agility.
for employees. Organisations can take
private or hybrid cloud – or multiple clouds
advantage of Citrix and Microsoft’s
– or completely on-premises in one or
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service
partnership for enhanced integration and
more physical data centres. The result is
is a desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) solution
flexible licensing options.
optimal resiliency.
employees with a virtual PC and
To better understand the benefits, costs,
Customers saw high rates of support calls,
application environment as fast as — and
and risks associated with this investment,
particularly for employees without prior
identical to — locally installed operating
Forrester interviewed four customers with
Citrix solutions, and they had difficulty
systems and application software.
experience using the Citrix Virtual Apps
delivering the same virtual experience
and Desktops service with Microsoft Azure.
to remote workers without additional
C
The study shows that end users, including
that allows IT departments to provision
software solutions. In this study, Forrester aggregated the
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experiences of the interviewed customers
Citrix Cloud provides the unexpected
and combined the results into a single
benefit of protection from IT-induced
composite organisation with 15 000
business interruptions and enhances
total employees and 5 000 regular Citrix
business continuity preparedness. This is
cloud service users. Two thirds of these
achieved by maximising uptime of critical
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