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Citrix DaaSFormerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops / XenDesktop & XenApp
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What is Citrix DaaS?
Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, or XenDesktop) is a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and application virtualization solution from Citrix.
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What is Citrix DaaS?
To meet the needs of an increasingly flexible workforce, organizations are turning to desktop as aservice (DaaS) and VDI solutions to provide high-performing, adaptive workspaces. Citrix DaaS modernizes IT with a secure cloud solution to quickly deliver apps or desktops from any cloud or datacenter worldwide.
With Citrix DaaS, IT can seamlessly deploy and manage hybrid work environments to increase business agility and deliver an enhanced user experience at scale. Built-in Citrix high-definition HDX technologies increase productivity, providing real-time network and performance optimization for even the most demanding 3D, voice, or video applications. Enhanced security and policy controls protect sensitive data to securely deliver vital resources anywhere to any device.
With Citrix DaaS, IT can seamlessly deploy and manage hybrid work environments to increase business agility and deliver an enhanced user experience at scale. Built-in Citrix high-definition HDX technologies increase productivity, providing real-time network and performance optimization for even the most demanding 3D, voice, or video applications. Enhanced security and policy controls protect sensitive data to securely deliver vital resources anywhere to any device.
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| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
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Citrix DaaS (formerly Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, or XenDesktop) is a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and application virtualization solution from Citrix.
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The most common users of Citrix DaaS are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, previously known as XenApp and XenDesktop, have been widely adopted by organizations for a variety of use cases. Users have found that this software provides seamless access to virtualized desktops and applications across multiple satellite locations, enabling teams to work collaboratively and efficiently. It has also been deployed in data centers, supporting various clients and applications including published desktops and development applications.
One of the key benefits of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is its ability to facilitate remote work. Many organizations have relied on this software to provide their employees with secure access to desktops and applications from anywhere, ensuring business continuity even in challenging circumstances such as during the Covid-19 pandemic. Call center agents, testing teams, and general remote workers have leveraged this solution to maintain a strong security posture while enjoying a good user experience. Contractors, consultants, and remote workers have also found secure remote access through Citrix Virtual Apps valuable for their specific needs.
Another noteworthy use case of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is its ability to provide remote desktop access to applications and servers, reducing infrastructure costs and eliminating the need for a dedicated data center. By giving users the flexibility to connect to business applications, utilities, and production servers remotely, the software streamlines IT operations while cutting down on maintenance efforts. Moreover, it has proven beneficial for organizations handling sensitive data or those seeking to provide offshore developers with secure access to internal company resources.
Overall, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops have addressed the diverse needs of businesses across industries. From ensuring seamless collaboration between distributed teams to enabling secure remote access to critical resources, this software has become an integral part of many organizations' IT infrastructure. Its ability to provide fast connections, improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance productivity has made it a preferred solution for various use cases within enterprises globally.
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Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops is platform agnostic (we can use any underlying hypervisor technology) and really flexible for any use case. Using a golden image and provisioning it (with Machine Creation Services or Provisioning Services) is powerful and really straightforward, compared to the complexity in Microsoft RDS of maintaining a coherent farm, or the limitation of VMware Horizon to run on VMware Products.
July 25, 2022
The fastest way to use your apps
TSPlus can be used only from professional user with IT background because is not secure and inefficient to give access to all the employees of a specific server and, if company programs are installed in many Vm, the access via TSPlus is impossible because the person will lost in a "jungle" of virtual machines. Citrix Virtual Apps is the unique place where many apps can be published and the access is easy and secured.
July 18, 2022
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
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July 18, 2022
Good virtual product, easy to use an manage.
a similar product feels quite similar, personally, I am only a user and wasn't involved in the software purchase decisions. Citrix is leading by its functionality and ease to use.
AnyDesk is a similar software I have used however AnyDesk is more of a remote Desktop software to gain access to other computers in any network. They use a token system to authenticate. AnyDesk is very different in terms of what it offers. It does not offer Application access like Email Clients, Servers, etc. like Citrix. It is simple software for a specific purpose.
July 13, 2022
Fully reccommend this Great Tool
I never had the chance to test other products like these since whenever I read and searched online during the first phase it was only popping up Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.... so we got in touch with the sales department and the rest is history. After the technical consultation, it was more obvious that the implementation would have been very easy and the security layers are very well for my company.
July 12, 2022
Honest Review
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops was our pick because of the low infrastructure requirements. With Vmware, you need compatible hardware to run ESXi and then a machine to run the vCenter Server and free other machines to run horizon view, app, policies, etc which can get expensive and complicated if you are planning to have an on-prem solution.
July 12, 2022
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Remote Work
Both Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and GoToMyPC solve the business needs of accessing your work remotely as long as you have access to the internet. They are easy to log into and support worker flexibility. The cost to maintain this software can be expensive, especially if you have high numbers of employees who need access.
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops support offline and have a wide variety of applications that can be run compared to other vendors. Improvements to the HDX protocol also allow apps to be run in higher-latency environments. Mobility Pack added support for mobile devices and improves application delivery to BYOD.
July 11, 2022
Citrix Virtual Apps is great for users
Citrix seems to run smoother than Access. I did not choose Citrix - I am only a user here.
June 02, 2022
XenDesktop thoughts found here
XenDesktop is a much more mature product. Better suite of products to support various workflows.
according to me, Citrix Virtual App ruled over the windows because it is compatible with different operating systems (not only with windows or another specific one). It is user-friendly and widely accepted by various companies. It has a much better working environment for designing software which is it deploys many efficient virtual desktops.
February 24, 2022
Best use case for Citrix Virtual Apps
We use Palo Alto Global Protect, and Pulse Secure VPN. While both are secure they don't compare with providing the type of access Citrix Virtual Apps delivers. The VPN solutions are perfect for Operations and technical teams for Remote Desktop Access, however, Citrix Virtual Apps provides customizable access for normal users, consultants and delivers a complete system or can be scaled to deliver specific applications securely.
July 07, 2021
Citrix for small business
We opted to use the Cisco VPN as we already owned the firewall to accommodate those users that wanted everything available all of the time. They were given laptops with full software loads and VPN access for network resources. If they have a bad or unsecure connection Citrix is the runner up selection. As Cisco's licensing is much more lenient this was our primary work from home remote access roll out.
July 01, 2021
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops enables WFH!
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops by far has been the best remote desktop app that I've used. I had dabbled with other alternative platforms and they all fell short of what I needed. Citrix also has very high levels of data security and cybersecurity features making it a very safe and secure connection when accessing important information and files of our clients. This added measure has provided the best peace of mind and given the brand name that Citrix holds it would be hard to make the change to anything else.
June 10, 2021
Securely Access Anywhere, Run Anywhere - Workspaces
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) allows for the use of any hypervisor or cloud platform which ensures flexibility in decisions that are made across a IT organization while others are typically tied to a single or highly controlled cloud selection. Additionally the support for third-party tools and peripherals along with a long mature community of users has made the continued selection of Citrix an easy choice.
May 09, 2021
Easy to manage virtual server/desktop solution
- VMware Horizon (formerly VMware View)
Our company is focused and trained for the use of Citrix. We're still in the process of exploring the other options.
- Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan)
We have tried two alternates, one of which is not listed in this web sites database. Normal MS Remote Desktop Services/Terminal Services and 2X Applications Services. Both had similar offerings to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (formerly XenDesktop), but both had the same flaw. Their protocols were not as slim-lined when it came to network traversal; thus, to our users who were used to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (formerly XenDesktop) noticed slower performance when using either of the alternates. Also, the alternates management interfaces were much capable of custom configurations limiting admin abilities. So it all came down to whether we wanted to pay the somewhat hefty extra price for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (formerly XenDesktop) or give our users a lesser experience. We went with a better experience and stayed with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (formerly XenDesktop).
November 26, 2019
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I'm not sure there is a real alternative to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. Maybe Microsoft Remote Desktop or Terminal server? Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is much more configurable and robust than either of these options for anything more than maybe ten users. Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is the way to go for virtual desktops and applications. Even our smallest office of 12 users runs on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.
September 10, 2019
XenDesktop is a win!
Have not tested other products against XenDesktop as it remains to be working for our needs.
Other products were more cost efficient, offered a better support contract, were much simpler to configure, and had better documentation.
We chose Citrix over the alternatives, because one of our customers required the use of Citrix for the connection of third-party vendors.
We chose Citrix over the alternatives, because one of our customers required the use of Citrix for the connection of third-party vendors.
January 25, 2019
High performance and ease of management
- VMware Horizon (formerly VMware View)
We needed our application vendor to support our solution and Citrix was their main choice. The other choice was Microsoft RDS/RDP but we wanted the higher management functionality that Citrix brought.
January 19, 2019
Farming with Citrix will save you time and money
We haven't used or evaluated any other products other than XenApp
August 17, 2018
Work from anywhere at your speed!
XenDesktop is the only online workspace tool I've used
February 06, 2018
Why you have to select Citrix XenApp for Applications Virtualization an secure access
Citrix has come a long way in this type of service, compared to its competitors. We also select Citrix because we have the complete suite from this manufacturer (Netscaler, XenServer).