Today at Citrix
Synergy, the company unveiled Citrix Workspace Cloud, a new platform
designed to simplify the on-demand delivery of a wide range of IT tools
and services. With Citrix Workspace Cloud, Citrix is providing partners
and businesses with a solution to address the increasing pressure that
new devices, apps and work styles are putting on traditional
infrastructure. People today want instant access to all the apps and
data they use to get their jobs done, and they want to be able to get
that access from any device and any location. This idea of a workspace
is built on the premise that people have a place where Windows apps, web
apps, mobile apps, desktops, documents and collaboration come together
on whichever device or network is being used.
The Citrix Workspace Cloud creates a new control plane that merges the
worlds of on-premises and cloud, allowing IT managers to create secure,
mobile workspaces that include desktops, applications and data from
whatever infrastructure source best meets their specific needs. Citrix
Workspace Cloud is the ultimate expression of choice and personalization
and is paving the way to a brighter future for IT, and for the people
that consume it. As the world moves to this hybrid model, businesses
have flexibility to securely deploy the apps and systems needed within
the enterprise. By delivering all management via the cloud, Citrix is
providing its customers and partners with the experience, flexibility
and security needed to architect, design, deploy and publish easy-to-use
mobile workspaces to anyone, anywhere - on any device.
This cloud-based management platform provides customers the flexibility
to choose which clouds or datacenter resources fit their needs best,
then select the applications, data, files and features that work best
for each specific organization and each person. Partners add value by
architecting and designing customized, personalized workspaces uniquely
suited to meet their customers’ business requirements, combining new
Citrix technologies with existing Citrix workspace environments to
simplify management and gain greater value from their Citrix investment.
Citrix Workspace Cloud Test Drive
To enable partners and customers to understand the scope and value of
what Citrix Workspace Cloud offers, Citrix is offering a test drive -
launching at Citrix Synergy - that walks through the process of
publishing a Citrix pre-designed workspace, and allow up to five people
to subscribe and use those workspaces. The test drive will include
examples of key services like application and desktop delivery, mobility
management, data and content sharing, infrastructure management and
more. Additional detail on Citrix Workspace Cloud and access to the test
drive is available as of Tuesday, May 12 at noon ET on citrix.com/workspacecloud.
Quotes
Jesse Lipson, Vice President and General Manager, Cloud Services,
Citrix
“Citrix Workspace Cloud is the future of on-demand IT. People want
access to all their apps and data, and this no longer equates to a
desktop. Citrix has created the fastest and easiest way to deploy new
resources, simplified infrastructure management, and provided freedom of
choice in selecting the right hosting and delivery model. Today, we are
excited to offer this test drive to our partners and customers so they
can see how Citrix Workspace Cloud supports their business and on-demand
IT strategies.”
Jim Comfort, General Manager of Cloud Services, IBM
“IBM Cloud customers and partners look to us to help simplify their IT
management and improve user experience. Soon, Citrix customers using the
Workspace Cloud management plane will be able to select IBM Cloud’s
SoftLayer infrastructure to easily deploy or migrate their workloads to
the cloud. We also plan to offer the new SoftLayer-delivered service as
part of our IBM Mobility Services portfolio. With these new offerings,
we’re providing customers with even more options to adopt cloud -
whether hybrid or private - to transform their businesses.”
Dr. Tom Bradicich, Vice President, Server Engineering, HP
"HP and Citrix deliver a choice of mobile workspace solutions through an
on-premises cloud, off-premise cloud, or hybrid approach, efficiently
powered by our breakthrough HP Moonshot and HP ConvergedSystems. The new
Citrix Workspace Cloud allows our customers to go further with the
simplified design and deployment of a broad set of workspace services,
through a single cloud management platform. Our partnership, coupled
with quick and easy provisioning of multiple cloud architectures and
hybrid IT models, sets us apart in the industry as a leading cloud
solution provider.”
Dr. Scott Ottaway, Vice President, 451 Research
“When it comes to end-user computing, Enterprise IT is at a cross-roads
with multiple challenges around device management complexity, data and
application security, and requirements to deliver consumer-like,
consistent experiences across any device. And IT leaders have more
pressure than ever to achieve rapid time to market with new IT services,
especially new mobile applications. Citrix Workspace Cloud addresses
these concerns for existing and new mobile-first applications. And, as
the solution is infrastructure-agnostic, it enables organizations to
choose the best execution venue whether on-premises, at a cloud service
provider or on a hosted private cloud, thus providing a solution for
Enterprises to develop a viable near and long-term end-user computing
strategy without cloud lock-in.”
Frederich Devoir, Sr. Architect, Textron Inc.
“Our global strategy is one of cloud centricity, deploying our
technology with a cloud-first mentality. As we look across our many
expanding workgroups, geographic locations, and Citrix farms, we clearly
see how Citrix Workspace Cloud can help us bridge and unify management
across these environments. As we march forward with our deployment
strategy, we expect that Workspace Cloud will be the first step in that
journey to provide us with a simple on-ramp to the cloud for our Citrix
assets.”
Paul Kunze, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, IntraSystems Inc.
“Citrix Workspace Cloud will give us a new way to engage with and
deliver unique value to our customers. We also see the new revenue
opportunities through the ability to design and publish the kind of
high-value, differentiated workspaces our customers are seeking, and
delivering them faster and more easily than ever before.”
Ryan Gallier, Senior Architect, VC3
“As a Citrix Service Provider partner, I’m excited about the release of
Citrix Workspaces Cloud and the opportunities it brings to our business.
Citrix Workspace Cloud will enable us to optimize our datacenter space
by offloading control plane services to the Citrix Cloud while hosting
more Citrix Desktops in ours. That will help streamline our onboarding
process since we won’t have to build control plane services across each
of our customers.”
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workplace, uniting virtualization, mobility management, networking and
SaaS solutions to enable new ways for businesses and people to work
better. Citrix solutions power business mobility through secure, mobile
workspaces that provide people with instant access to apps, desktops,
data and communications on any device, over any network and cloud.
With annual revenue in 2014 of $3.14 billion, Citrix solutions are in
use at more than 330,000 organizations and by over 100 million users
globally. Learn more at www.citrix.com.
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