Citrix Platform

Why Citrix Platform?

74% of organizations have remote workers, but only 32% have a cohesive workspace strategy. Distributed VDI, VPN and UEM tools increase complexity and costs. Legacy VPN doesn’t meet Zero Trust requirements.

Citrix Platform is an integrated workspace platform encompassing virtualization, secure access and device management. HDX protocol delivers the best user experience. Cloud and hybrid deployment for full flexibility.

How does it work?

Unified Workspace

One interface for everything:

• Citrix Workspace as frontend
• Aggregation of SaaS, web, virtual apps
• Single Sign-On
• Intelligent feed
• Microapps and workflow

Virtualization Stack

Enterprise-grade VDI:

• Citrix DaaS - cloud-managed
• Virtual Apps and Desktops - on-prem
• HDX optimization
• Provisioning Services
• Machine Creation Services

Secure Access

Zero Trust architecture:

• Secure Private Access - ZTNA
• NetScaler ADC - load balancing and WAF
• Adaptive authentication
• Contextual access policies
• VPN-less remote access

Main Components

Citrix DaaS

• Desktop as a Service in the cloud
• Cloud-managed control plane
• Resource locations on-prem or cloud
• Pay-as-you-go option
• Multi-cloud support

Virtual Apps and Desktops

• Enterprise VDI on-premises
• Session-based and full VDI
• Persistent and non-persistent
• High availability
• Full infrastructure control

NetScaler ADC

• Application delivery controller
• Global Server Load Balancing
• Web Application Firewall
• SSL offload
• API gateway

Secure Private Access

• Zero Trust Network Access
• Adaptive access policies
• Browser isolation
• SaaS and private app access
• DLP integration

Deployment Options

Cloud (Citrix DaaS):

• Management in Citrix Cloud
• Resource locations anywhere
• Fastest time-to-value
• Subscription model

On-Premises:

• Full Virtual Apps and Desktops
• Complete control
• Air-gapped environments
• Perpetual licensing

Hybrid:

• Mix of cloud and on-prem
• Unified management
• Gradual migration
• Best of both worlds

Who is it for?

• Enterprises with distributed workforce
• Organizations implementing Zero Trust
• Companies with regulations (finance, healthcare)
• IT needing unified workspace management

Benefits

For IT: Unified management, HDX performance, flexible deployment options

For security: Zero Trust access, data centralization, contextual policies

For business: Workforce productivity, TCO reduction, business continuity

Specifications

Deployment	Cloud, on-prem, hybrid
Protocol	HDX (ICA)
Platforms	Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
Cloud providers	AWS, Azure, GCP

FAQ

How does Citrix DaaS differ from Virtual Apps and Desktops? DaaS is a cloud-managed service with control plane in Citrix Cloud. CVAD is full on-premises with own management.

What is HDX? High Definition Experience - Citrix protocol optimizing multimedia, graphics and user experience over WAN.

Can I migrate from on-prem to cloud? Yes. Hybrid model allows gradual migration. Same workloads can run in both environments.

How does Secure Private Access work? ZTNA replacement for VPN. Connection at application level, not network. Adaptive authentication and contextual policies.

Is NetScaler required? Not for DaaS. For on-prem CVAD - NetScaler Gateway or Citrix Gateway Service.

What hypervisors are supported? Citrix Hypervisor, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, AWS, Azure, GCP.

Does Citrix support GPU? Yes. NVIDIA vGPU, AMD MxGPU, Intel GVT-g for graphics workloads.

How does licensing work? Per user/device. Editions: Standard, Advanced, Premium. DaaS as subscription.

Can I integrate with SIEM? Yes. Citrix Analytics for Security integrates with Splunk, Azure Sentinel, other SIEM.

What about support? Citrix 24/7 support. nFlo as a partner offers deployment, migration and Citrix support.