Today Citrix announced the general availability of its Workspace Cloud. We first mentioned the Citrix Workspace Cloud back in May when it was announced. As previously stated, Citrix Workspace Cloud is designed to address the issues that arise from the new devices, apps, and work styles. Now after thousands of customers testing the product is ready for a release for all.
Today Citrix announced the general availability of its Workspace Cloud. We first mentioned the Citrix Workspace Cloud back in May when it was announced. As previously stated, Citrix Workspace Cloud is designed to address the issues that arise from the new devices, apps, and work styles. Now after thousands of customers testing the product is ready for a release for all.
Through all of the early access trials Citrix was able to collect the feedback needed to improve the product to where it ensures services that are simple, fast and easy to deploy, while delivering a superior, intuitive user experience. Along with feedback for improvement, Citrix also received some praise of their product with administrators being able to stand up a complete Citrix virtual desktop environment for approximately 50 users in a matter of minutes. And Citrix states that 70% of the trial participants plan on using Workspace Cloud to migrate resources to the cloud, and manage application and data workloads running in more than one cloud or datacenter infrastructure location.
Citrix Workspace Cloud gives IT the choice of private or public cloud infrastructure and enables them to retain control of the data once it’s in the cloud. IT will have control of the workloads through a unique control-plane architecture. All management is delivered via the cloud giving channel partners the flexibility to quickly and easily add services to their portfolio.
Citrix Workspace Cloud service packages include:
- Virtual Desktops: a low-cost package for the monthly equivalent of $20 per user for IT to securely deliver any type of virtual desktop to any device with the best user experience. Unlike other virtual desktop services, this package offers the flexibility to deliver Windows or Linux hosted shared and VDI desktops. Included are file, sync and share services and predefined blueprints for fast, reliable deployment.
- Virtual Apps and Desktops: a comprehensive package for the monthly equivalent of $35 per user for IT to deliver Windows and Linux applications, browsers and desktops to any device with exceptional security, performance and deployment flexibility. This service package also includes extensive features to design, edit and deploy app and desktop blueprints, and to efficiently monitor and manage deployments, along with file, sync and share services.
- Integrated Apps and Data Suite: an integrated workspace package for the monthly equivalent of $40 per user that includes all of the capabilities of the Virtual Apps and Desktops Services package, plus mobile device and app management, and productivity apps.
- Lifecycle Management: operational packages that include the full complement of features to design, edit and deploy app and desktop blueprints, and efficiently monitor and manage deployments. The entry-level package is available at no charge to Citrix customers that are current with Software Maintenance. Other Lifecycle Management packages begin at the monthly equivalent of $2.50 per user.
Availability
Citrix Workspace Cloud is generally available today and there is a test drive function on their site to try it for free.
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