Businesses Join Forces to Simplify Cloud Transformation and Accelerate the Adoption of Digital Workspaces and Virtual Desktops to Enable Greater Agility, Productivity and Security
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, and REDMOND, Washington – July 14, 2020 – The workplace of the future will look very different from that of a few months ago. The global pandemic has caused both employees and companies to reconsider how and where work is done. More organizations will make remote work a permanent part of their labor and cost management strategies. They will also re-examine the structure and role of their office environments to keep employees safe and productive and enable greater agility across the company.
To drive growth and business continuity, organizations will need to adopt more flexible work models that fit these new priorities. Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) and Microsoft Corp. are joining forces to reimagine this flexible new workplace. Employees need a consistent experience and seamless access to vital applications and insights to do their best work wherever work needs to be done: in the office, on the road, or at home. To address this challenge, technology leaders announced today that they will partner to help organizations accelerate the move to the cloud and accelerate the adoption of digital workspaces and virtual desktops.
The multi-year agreement builds on and expands one of the longest strategic partnerships in the industry. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will select Citrix® Workspace as a preferred digital workspace solution, and Citrix will select Microsoft Azure as a preferred cloud platform, moving existing local Citrix clients to Microsoft Azure so people can work. anywhere through devices.
Citrix and Microsoft will provide joint tools and services to simplify and accelerate the transition of local Citrix customers to Microsoft Azure. The companies will also design a connected roadmap to enable a consistent and optimal flexible work experience that will include joint offerings comprised of Citrix Workspace, Citrix SD-WAN, Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 sold through their direct sales forces through Azure. Marketplace and a strong community of channel partners. Microsoft will lead sales with Citrix Cloud to move existing local Citrix customers to Azure.
Both Citrix and Microsoft will maintain their enduring support option policies for those customers requesting alternatives to meet their business requirements..
Enabling agile business
The global pandemic has accelerated the need for companies to adopt a flexible operational approach that enables them to manage their resources, from talent to offices to technology, in a dynamic way that can rapidly scale to adapt to changing market conditions.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has forced companies around the world to change the way employees work, while still meeting the speed and security requirements of today’s uncertain business environment. Looking to the future, hybrid work models will become the standard for many clients and will require a flexible infrastructure to support, secure and empower their teams, “says David Henshall, President and CEO of Citrix.” Together, Citrix and Microsoft they can deliver a powerful digital workspace in a reliable and secure public cloud where employees can access everything they need to get involved and be productive, whether at home, in the office, or on the road. “
Delivering the future of work today
Through deepening this partnership today, Citrix and Microsoft are helping CIOs minimize risk, cost, and complexity by accelerating their transformation to the cloud to enable greater agility, productivity, and security. Combining the power of the cloud with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 and Citrix Workspace provides a flexible platform for work by giving employees unified access to all the applications, content and business services they need to be productive and secure wherever and whenever whatever the job needs. to end
“As organizations around the world adapt to new ways of working, they will need to reimagine how and where work is done,” said Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft. “Together with Citrix, we will apply the power of Azure to this challenge, helping our customers seamlessly and securely connect their employees with their applications, so they can be more agile and productive wherever they are.”
Deep ties
As part of their new agreement, Citrix and Microsoft will develop a connected roadmap to simplify and accelerate the transition of application workloads to Azure and improve the performance of Windows virtual desktops. Together, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Citrix Managed Desktops, and Windows Virtual Desktops will provide a seamless and complete way for customers to run all their application workloads on Azure and access Windows-based applications on devices or platforms.
Citrix will also invest in building a Microsoft-centric Citrix Workspace, providing deep integrations to optimize performance, functionality and micro applications for Windows Virtual Desktop and Microsoft 365, including Microsoft teams.
In addition, Citrix will use Azure and Microsoft 365 in all its operations to accelerate innovation and improve productivity.
Availability
Citrix Workspace is available for delivery on Azure today. Click here for more information on how your organization can transition and the benefits it can bring you.
To learn more about the impact of this partnership announcement, watch the executive video featuring Brad Anderson, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft, and PJ Hough, Product Director, Citrix.
About Citrix
Citrix (NASDAQ: CTXS) is driving a better way to work with unified analytics, networking and workspace solutions that help organizations unlock innovation, engage customers, and increase productivity, without sacrificing security. With Citrix, users get a seamless work experience, and IT has a unified platform to protect, manage, and monitor diverse technologies in complex cloud environments. Citrix solutions are in use by more than 400,000 organizations, including 98 percent of the Fortune 500.
About Microsoft
Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of a smart cloud and a smart lead. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.
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