{"id":14705,"date":"2019-12-12T15:53:50","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T15:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clouddesktoponline.com\/blog\/?p=14705"},"modified":"2025-12-02T11:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T11:20:57","slug":"demystifying-citrix-cloud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clouddesktoponline.com\/blog\/demystifying-citrix-cloud\/","title":{"rendered":"Demystifying Citrix Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Developed by Citrix Systems (released in 2015), Citrix Cloud is a cloud management platform<\/strong>. Through this hosted Citrix VDI<\/a>, you can deploy cloud-hosted desktops and apps using a public, private or hybrid cloud or on-premises hardware. You can integrate, deliver virtual apps, virtual desktops<\/a>, mobile apps, device management, file sync \/ share and more; access them integrated on  Citrix Workspace<\/a><\/strong> or independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citrix Cloud: Purpose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The approach of Citrix cloud aims to <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Reduced infrastructure<\/li>
  2. Centralized control<\/li>
  3. SaaS-style updates (ensuring low admin-cost and\ncomplexity) <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Through Citrix Xendesktop VDI<\/a> and XenApp, you can deploy workloads on any cloud \/ infrastructure of your choice (like Microsoft Azure<\/a>, Amazon Web Services, Google Compute Engine, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Citrix Cloud: The\nFeatures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

     You get all the Citrix Products<\/strong>\nlike  XenApp<\/strong>, XenDesktop<\/strong>, Content Collaboration<\/strong> (earlier\nShareFile)<\/a>, NetScaler and several other cloud-native\nservices (e.g. Secure Browser Service) at one place.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1)Cloud compatibility<\/strong> allows your workloads in one or multiple clouds (e.g.Microsoft Azure<\/a>,\nGoogle Cloud and others) or data center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2)Cloud Independence allows y<\/strong>ou to have your workloads in one or multiple public clouds (like, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud) or data center. While the Citrix products reside in Citrix Cloud, other apps or resources may use other clouds or infrastructures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    You can choose your customized\ncombination of data centers and cloud providers. Auto-updating of Citrix Cloud\nlets you run the latest version of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    3)Services<\/strong> you can access include Citrix Workspace\nService, XenApp and XenDesktop, ShareFile, XenMobile, Secure Browser Service, NetScaler\nGatewayService, NetScaler Management & Analytics Service, Smart Tools<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    4)<\/strong> Windows Virtual Desktop support<\/strong> as\nalways Microsoft and Citrix are partners. Citrix managed desktops, virtual\napps\/desktops or the Citrix Essentials products all Support for Microsoft Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD)<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    5)<\/strong> Citrix Autoscale <\/strong>(earlier SmartScale) allows you to keep a tab on your public-cloud spends (all public cloud supported). It is a part of Citrix Virtual Apps and Citrix Virtual Desktops; integrated with Citrix Managed Desktop Service (CMD)<\/a> as well. You can configure the power settings, load settings and schedule settings on a delivery group. You can get an estimation of your cost savings too. Autoscale is available on both virtual desktops and hosted shared workloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    6)Citrix Analytics for Performance<\/strong> is a\nuser-centric experience score with more insights on performance and cost, quantify user experience for on-premises\nand cloud customers. You will have the visibility in your workloads to isolate\nusers\/apps with poor performance (classified as \u201cExcellent,\u201d \u201cFair,\u201d or\n\u201cPoor\u201d). You can pick out the trouble spots and mitigate them for the best user\nexperience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    7)<\/strong>Citrix Managed Desktops (CMD)<\/strong><\/a>\ndelivers Windows apps and desktops on Microsoft Azure management, provisioning\nand managed capacity for delivering device-independent virtual apps and\ndesktops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    8)Citrix Cloud Connector<\/strong> comes with a collection of Windows services installed on Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2016.  It allows communication between Citrix Cloud and your resource locations. Connector maintenance brings more granular controls for customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Citrix Cloud: Your\nTake-aways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n