Tech Fusion By Citrix Ready

Have you ever wondered how the rapid transition of workloads to the cloud is reshaping the demands on endpoint security and management? In this episode Neil C. Hughes engages with James Millington from IGEL and James Hsu from Citrix in a deep dive into their groundbreaking partnership.This collaboration is not just about technology integration; it's about reinventing how businesses access and manage cloud environments and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with an eye on security, efficiency, and user experience.IGEL has boldly shifted its focus towards providing a secure, Linux-based endpoint operating system (OS), stepping away from its previous hardware-centric model. This pivot allows IGEL to collaborate closely with hardware giants like HP and Lenovo, ensuring that businesses can tap into precisely what they need for seamless cloud connectivity and VDI operations. The duo discusses the transformative benefits of this shift, emphasizing enhanced user experiences, reduced IT administration efforts, and significantly lower total cost of ownership (TCO).The conversation turns intriguing as they explore the unique value IGEL's approach brings to Citrix customers. With continuous updates and the latest features, IGEL's OS ensures that Citrix technologies are fully leveraged, delivering high-definition experiences across the board. The partnership's strengths shine in healthcare scenarios, where security, time efficiency, and flexibility are paramount for care providers.As the future beckons more workloads to the cloud, both James Millington and James Hsu share their excitement for this shift's accelerated possibilities. The alliance between IGEL and Citrix is a testament to their commitment to delivering new capabilities swiftly, transforming IT from a maintenance role to a cornerstone of business enablement through applications and improved user experiences.As we unwrap the layers of this partnership, one question remains: How will this alliance shape the future of cloud computing and endpoint management for businesses worldwide? Join us on this episode of Tech Fusion by Citrix Ready, and let's explore together. Please share your thoughts and insights with us, as your perspective enriches this ongoing conversation.

Are you ready to dive deep into IT Monitoring & Observability? In this episode, Neil is joined by Wendy Howard from eG Innovations and Manju Gali from Citrix Ready to explore the innovative solutions reshaping Citrix environments.Wendy Howard, a seasoned Citrix expert and lead solutions engineer at eG Innovations, shares her journey from a hospital service desk to the forefront of technological evolution. Her expertise in pre-sales, demos, and proof of concepts makes her a vital asset in understanding and optimizing Citrix environments. Joining her is Manju Gali, who spearheads the Citrix Ready program, guiding partners to integrate and validate their products seamlessly with Citrix systems.Wendy discusses the profound impact of eG Innovations observability solution, which transcends mere issue identification to provide deep insights into root causes. This approach streamlines Citrix environment optimization and fosters a culture of proactive problem-solving over reactionary blame games.We also venture into the realm of automation with Wendy, uncovering how eG Innovations is revolutionizing Citrix administration by automating mundane tasks, ensuring swift problem resolution, and maintaining business continuity. Manju highlights how eG Innovations extends beyond conventional monitoring, offering capabilities that significantly enhance Citrix environments.As we look to the future, our guests share their visions for their products and services, fueled by customer feedback and a commitment to innovation. This conversation promises to be a gateway to understanding the intricate dynamics of Citrix systems and the transformative solutions offered by eG Innovations and Citrix Ready.To close, we explore where listeners can learn more about these groundbreaking solutions and even engage in a free trial. So, are you ready to challenge your perceptions and gain a deeper understanding of Citrix monitoring and observability? What are your thoughts on the evolution of these technologies? Join us in this episode and share your insights with the community.

Neil C. Hughes sits down with Paul Craddock and Manju Gali in a discussion centered around the innovative partnership between Citrix and Stratodesk, shedding light on how these tech giants are spearheading digital transformation while championing IT sustainability.Paul elaborates on the impressive financial benefits for Stratodesk customers, who can save between $500 and $2000 per device annually. This significant expense reduction is achieved by extending the lifecycles of devices and optimizing endpoint management. This strategy benefits the bottom line and aligns with sustainable IT practices.Moving beyond just cost savings, we delved into the realm of IT sustainability, a topic that is increasingly gaining traction in the tech world. Manju provided an insightful overview of Stratodesk's approach to sustainability. The statistics shared were eye-opening, especially regarding the global challenge of e-waste and the importance of energy-efficient practices in IT.A critical aspect of our discussion was the average refresh rate of devices among Stratodesk's customers. The ability to use legacy devices longer is not just a cost-saving measure but also a significant step towards reducing e-waste. This approach aligns perfectly with the growing need for sustainable solutions in the tech industry.The synergy between Stratodesk NoTouch OS and Citrix was another highlight of our conversation. This partnership exemplifies how two tech entities can complement each other to enhance efficiency, security, and sustainability. The use cases discussed clearly show how these combined solutions can be implemented in real-world scenarios, offering tangible benefits to businesses.Our discussion also touched upon the insights Paul and Manju gathered from tech conferences and customer interactions. These insights painted a vivid picture of businesses' primary concerns and challenges at the onset of their digital transformation journey. The themes emerging from these discussions were enlightening and indicative of the trends shaping the tech industry as we approach 2024.

In this episode of the Tech Fusion Podcast, host Neil Hughes welcomes Rose Mauney from Citrix, Mike Romatzick from Google, and Edgar Zacharjev from Goliath for an enlightening discussion about the collaborative efforts between their respective companies. Learn how this powerful technology giant trio has unified its strengths to serve enterprises better. Discover the numerous benefits of utilizing Citrix on Chromebooks, including secure access to various applications, and how Goliath aids in simplifying and managing the deployment process. Our experts dive deep into the growing trend of enterprises adopting Chrome OS devices for their superior security features, including that no reported ransomware attack has ever occurred on a Chrome OS device. They underline the vital role of objective data in monitoring user experience within Citrix environments and stress the increasing need for robust cybersecurity measures in organizations today. The conversation further unravels the inherent advantages of deploying Chrome OS in a Citrix environment, such as heightened security, greater flexibility, and a significantly lower total cost of ownership. Listen to Rose as she demystifies the onboarding process and Mike as he emphasizes the crucial role of education and consistent monitoring through Goliath's innovative solutions. Hear them discuss the common issue of siloed monitoring solutions that produce isolated data sets, often leading to unproductive blame games within IT support. They highlight Goliath's solution as a powerful tool to pinpoint issues and prevent bad user experiences. As the discussion evolves, understand the multifaceted benefits of the integrated solution offered by Citrix, Chrome, and Goliath for VDI DAS rollout and enhancing the work experience in today's hybrid work environments. Our guests underline the importance of effective planning, data utilization, and the right solutions for a successful deployment. Finally, our experts explain the merits of using Chrome OS in a Citrix environment - from high-grade security and flexibility to advanced monitoring capabilities. Join us on this journey of discovery, where innovation meets practical application in the world of enterprise technology.

The transformation of work and how we define the workplace have changed considerably over the last two years. As we continue to evolve, hybrid workspaces will become more complicated too, and the days of a one size fits all approach for employees and the devices they use will no longer work in a world where we need more options. Large enterprises also have ESG scores and sustainability to consider before discarding thousands of old laptops or smartphones. But, again, there are many things to consider. For example, not everyone needs a high-powered machine, with task workers needing just a chrome book. But, equally, some teams with more intensive work with requirements around unified communications will need a higher spec device. Kevin Greenway, CTO at 10ZiG Technology, has built a reputation for helping businesses with endpoints, specifically thin and zero clients for cloud workspaces and virtual desktops. Kevin joins Manjunatha Gali from Citrix on the podcast to discuss how companies looking to access Citrix have predominantly connected via Linux, MAC OS, and Windows-based operating systems. But as The workplace is evolving, companies are now looking towards Chromebooks with the introduction of Chrome OS flex.

As we evolve into the future, hybrid workspaces will become more complicated, and this adds up to more cost, more time, and less productivity on all fronts. But the new world of hybrid working is here to stay, and it requires a new approach with higher levels of security, cloud adoption, and an OPEX mindset. Together, Citrix DaaS or VDI, and Flexxible IT are enabling the enterprise to migrate their past to the future, Desktop as a service where you want it and how you want it! Adam Cooperman from Flexxible IT and Manjunatha Gali from Citrix discuss how businesses can simplify their day-to-day life and hide all the complexities. We also discuss how together, they are enabling and facilitating your journey to the hybrid world by providing end-to-end operations and platform support.

Stuart Donnelson, director of community & chief solutions architect, Goliath Technologies joins Manjunatha Gali Manjunatha Gali sr. manager technical marketing, Citrix Ready at Citrix in a conversation about the perception vs. reality of performance monitoring. We explore the importance of collaboration and partnerships in reducing the time to remediation. We also discuss hybrid working and the role end-user experience monitoring will play in building a new future of work. But most importantly of all, how the relationship between Goliath Technologies and Citrix is providing their customers with a proactive approach to IT performance.

In today's episode of the Tech Fusion Podcast, Gaby Beitler and Allen Furmanski join Neil C. Hughes in discussing how Citrix and Nutanix complement each other. Together, we explore the world of Hyperconverged Infrastructure and discuss the importance of relationships, partnerships, and interoperability. Nutanix is a global leader in cloud software and a pioneer in hyperconverged infrastructure solutions, making clouds invisible, freeing customers to focus on their business outcomes. It's also a five-time leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Hyperconverged Infrastructure Software.

We live in a digital world where a desktop and a suite of applications can be made available on any device. But did you know that there are 2.7 billion deskless workers worldwide, comprising over 80% of the total workforce? This episode explores how frontline workers also need to be connected and access multiple applications during their shift. After hearing how ow Zebra Workstation Connect is making it possible to turn Zebra mobile computers into mobile-driven workstations. We felt compelled to learn more about how they do it and their relationship with Citrix. Join Tech Columnist Neil C. Hughes, Scott Lane from Citrix, and Lesly Gonzalez from Zebra technologies in a conversation about the future of mobile-driven workstations front frontline workers. We also discuss how Workstation Connect simplifies the management process of managing the growing number of devices, desktops, and applications.

Andy Philp is a Principal Product Marketing Manager at Nexthink. Andy has worked in various roles in End-User Computing over the last 20 years ranging from consulting, presales, product management, and marketing. In this episode, Andy joins Neil in a conversation about how Desktop as a Service (DaaS ) and VDI often excite businesses while also creating a dilemma for the IT teams. Andy discusses the need to monitor experience across all workspace types, not just physical and virtual, to ensure they have one source of truth. With the increase in interest in desktop virtualization as a response to the pandemic, but as people return to travel and offices, Andy also explains why decisions need to be re-evaluated based on how people need to work. Finally, Andy shares a teaser of how Nexthink and Citrix will be working on integration this year.

Goliath Technologies provides proactive end-to-end monitoring & troubleshooting software purpose-built for application & desktop virtualization and hybrid cloud infrastructures. Goliath's John Grant and Allen Furmanski from Citrix explore the world of monitoring and how to move away from legacy monitoring to break out of reactive mode into proactive mode. We also discuss how they are working together with purpose-built software for monitoring to troubleshoot the end-user experience.

This episode explores the impacts of technology in education and how it's paving the way for flexible learning in higher education. Catherine Gallagher from IGEL and Todd Smith from Citrix discuss how IGEL and Citrix are working together to transform education. The guests also discuss: The technology gap with variable access to devices among students propelling BYOD also to the gap among faculty staff and professors. Classroom in a box for professors and teachers in higher education Security – Citrix features and IGEL OS on the endpoint help to protect student data and IP from research projects. If you are attending the Educause Annual Conference between October 26-29, you can meet both Citrix and the IGEL teams at Citrix booth #907  

The future of work is no longer a binary choice of working from home or in the office. Instead, a more hybrid approach enables staff to choose which environment suits them most, depending on the task at hand. Teams also have the flexibility to work in a combination of the two. For the most part, organizations have seized the opportunity to redefine how they communicate, collaborate, and share ideas. Rather than return to the old way of doing things, leaders are reimagining the workplace. For example, a company called Intermedia is on a mission to make hybrid working better. Intermedia's cloud communications solutions keep you connected wherever work takes you in the office, at home, on the road, or anywhere in between. In today's episode, Michelle Couture, Director of Product Marketing at Intermedia joins James Hsu from Citrix. We discuss how Citrix and Intermedia are working together and the trends they are witnessing from the conversations with organizations, partners, and resellers worldwide. We have already redefined how we work and shop in a digital world. The bigger question is how we can continue to improve the digital experiences around how we communicate and collaborate? How brands and businesses respond to these challenges will play a critical role in retaining customers, talent, and the consumers that power their business. About Michelle Michelle is a marketing leader with over 14 years of experience in communicating and evangelizing the value and benefits of innovative SaaS products and technologies for Intermedia and formally Poly. Michelle is passionate about driving customer acquisition, staying current with market trends, and driving growth through stellar marketing campaigns.    

Video chat doesn't work as well for large groups or social situations. By letting participants move around the space and collaborate with others, GroupRoom gives individuals their freedom back. Three people on one side of the room can have a group conversation with a whiteboard or google doc etc completely separate from a group of two people on the other side. Chris Matthieu, founder & CEO of XRPA.NET, and Chris Fleck, Vice President and Technical Fellow at Citrix Systems, join Neil C. Hughes in a conversation about digital hybrid workspaces. We also discuss how businesses can leverage technology to re-enable those moments of serendipity in the workplace that are the lifeblood of every organization. About Chris Matthieu Chris Matthieu is the founder & CEO of XRPA.NET inc., a metaverse company. We build and market spatially-aware alternative communications platforms including: GroupRoom.io (2D digital twin virtual offices for digital hybrid workplaces) andMetaverses.io (3D metaverse platform allowing users to build, explore, and host their own metaverses). Prior to XRPANET, Chris co-founded Computes Inc. (a decentralized supercomputing platform company) which was acquired by MagicLeap and co-founded Octoblu Inc. (an enterprise IoT platform company) which was acquired by Citrix.  About Chris Chris Fleck is Vice President and Technical Fellow at Citrix Systems. In this role he is responsible for Emerging Technology, IP, and driving innovation. Previously, Mr. Fleck was CEO and a founder of 14 South Networks, an IBM Spin-off and pioneer in the application of Blade Technology for the IT industry. He was a NYS  Licensed Professional Engineer and has twelve patents issued, he graduated from NYU Poly and has an MBA from Union College      

Rachel Berry of eG Innovations and Richard Faulkner from the Conversant Group join Neil C. Hughes on the Tech Fusion Podcast. They discuss the importance of performance monitoring for Citrix deployments. Rachel shares where eG Innovations adds value to Citrix customers and how it relates to Citrix built-in tools. Richard shares more about the problems they solve for businesses at Conversant Group and how they work with eG Innovations. We also talk about what changes they have seen from Citrix customers' needs in terms of monitoring throughout the last year.

Lakeside Software is a leader in digital experience monitoring and a Citrix partner. The company recently released a report, "The Future of Digital Workplaces Bridging the critical 2021 digital experience divide between CEOs, IT leaders, and employees." I invited Peter Collins from Lakeside and Allen Furmanski from Citrix onto the podcast to discuss insights from the report and talk about how they are working together to solve some of the biggest business challenges around digital experiences. We also discuss how this partnership enables them to provide the visibility IT teams need to design and support productive digital workplaces. About Peter Peter Collins is a Senior Solution Architect with Lakeside Software, focusing on Digital Employee Experience. At Lakeside DEX is at the heart of what we do. SysTrack monitors 10,000 individual data points every 15 seconds, providing you with the richest insights into your employee experience. Peter has had the opportunity to work with some of the largest organizations, providing how to save money and make employees happier. About Allen Allen Furmanski is a Principal Product Marketing Manager with Citrix focusing on virtual app and desktop offerings and hybrid cloud solutions. He is a passionate IT professional, Citrix evangelist, creative problem-solver, and public speaker. In his personal time, Allen enjoys traveling, outdoor activities, digital photography, and trying new cuisines.  

Many businesses are currently juggling two different worlds. We have the modern cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes. But on the flip side, there is 10-20-year-old legacy tech such as Oracle Solaris, old IBM and HP servers, etc. Elsewhere, business leaders are also challenged with managing security, the Cloud, and hybrid working. Anil Kumar from Citrix and Sharon Besser from GuardiCore join Neil Hughes in discussing the advantages that hybrid cloud and SAS apps can offer businesses. About Sharon Sharon Besser is an accomplished data and network security expert with a successful track record combining deep technical hands-on excellence with a market vision to incubate new solutions and develop next-generation technologies. Sharon was the CTO and co-founder of Publicom (acquired by Comsec), co-founder of Contondo (acquired by Bigtincan), co-founder of EyeOTee Inc., VP Technologies at Net Optics, (acquired by IXIA), VP of Products Strategy at Imperva, Director of security solutions at Check Point, Director of security products at Websense, through the acquisition of Port Authority Technologies. Sharon holds a BSc degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Geography from Bar Ilan University. About Anil As a Technical Marketing Manager at Citrix, Anil Kumar is responsible for Building and owning an Ecosystem of Networking, Security, and Cloud technology partners. He is also a subject matter expert on the Citrix cloud, networking and security products, and services. Anil is also responsible for developing and managing a test infrastructure in-house/on-prem and on Cloud for proof of concepts and for partner product verifications.      

Organizations that use Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop solutions must secure both their on-premises and cloud environments. Citrix virtual solutions provide flexibility for the workforce but can remain a prime target for attackers since infecting the environment extends their reach greatly. Attackers have demonstrated that they can evade security controls to compromise an internal system, using it as a beachhead to infiltrate the network and target critical or sensitive data and infrastructures, such as Active Directory and Citrix VDI. Organizations must look to new solutions to enhance their security and prevent attackers from remaining undetected within the network. Joesph Salazar from Attivo Networks, the award-winning leader in deception for cybersecurity threat detection, and Rajkumar Repswal from Citrix to discuss how together organizations can protect against active directory attacks with Attivo's Citrix Ready® solution. We discuss how organizations can protect Citrix VDI endpoints against attackers successfully querying Active Directory and AD resources like privileged users, computer groups, and service accounts.

Mikhael Lindholm from Stratodek joins Nitin Sharma from Citrix to discuss how to provide an endpoint experience beyond the infrastructure. We talk about the advantages of using Citrix workspace in a Linux environment. About Mikael Mikael is an EUC, VDI, and virtualization industry veteran that has a long story with different jobs within industry-leading companies. He started as a Citrix Instructor in the early 2000. Mikael has spent his professional life in the world of virtualization and cloud and today saves the world at Stratodesk Software one endpoint at a time. In his free time, he spends time with his family, enjoying the Swiss Alps, mostly by foot and occasionally with his motorbike. About Stratodesk Stratodesk is the leading global innovator in EUC management and OS software. Stratodesk partners with Citrix to bring a greater level of efficiency, convenience, and security to Citrix VDI endpoints and organizations. Stratodesk NoTouch, our management, and OS software for VDI endpoints, is ready to connect to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops in a matter of minutes. With the Citrix Ready Workspace Hub, Stratodesk can offer an all-in-one solution for your Citrix environment and combines PC repurposing for existing hardware. Stratodesk's cutting-edge, Linux-based solution, NoTouch OS, is impervious to common security threats running on x86 and Raspberry Pi endpoints. Stratodesk offers the perfect user experience for administrators and end-users via NoTouch Center – the most advanced and user-friendly endpoint management software. NoTouch Center is a browser-based solution, packed with enterprise-grade features and can be run on-premise or in the cloud, enabling Remote Workforce to access and manage virtual apps and cloud workspaces from anywhere, on any device." About Nitin Sharma Nitin Sharma is a leader in product and solutions marketing strategy at Citrix. He is responsible for designing and executing global companywide go-to-market strategies for digital workspace solutions. With a passion for solving business problems with technology solutions, he has held various solutions sales and marketing roles—targeting audiences at all levels: executive, line of business, and IT.  

Andre Leibovici and Anil Kumar explore the Citrix Security Stack and Citrix Ready Security Ecosystem.  The guests discuss how expensive it has become to recruit security professionals and how businesses can turn this challenge into an opportunity. They also talk about retiring legacy VPNs, Zero Trust, monitoring, and analytics to measure your security improvements. Useful Links Citrix Ready Workspace Security Ecosystem: https://citrixready.citrix.com/program/workspace-security-program.html Citrix Secure Access solutions: https://www.citrix.com/solutions/secure-access/

With stakeholder capitalism and conscious capitalism entering the mainstream, we wanted to explore the future of work and how businesses are not just leveraging technology to help run their business but also transform the employee experience. This week's guests are Danijela Nandi, Senior Product Manager at Citrix Workspace, and Nancy Pautsch, Chief Evangelist of Stakeholder Value (President) of Envision IT. They talk about hybrid working and how technology makes teams more productive and helping to build a more conscious culture where everyone has a sense of purpose. They also discuss the ROI of improving employee engagement and wellbeing. About Envision IT Envision IT is a soulful company whose business is technology optimization, ensuring that mainstream technologies in businesses today are an enabler to employee engagement and business success (versus being an obstacle). Nancy Pautsch is the Chief Evangelist of Stakeholder Value (President) of Envision IT, a group of curious and compassionate people growing a soulful company. Envision's mission is to enrich the lives of their stakeholders. Their business is technology consulting focused on optimization to ensure technology is an enabler to employee engagement and business success. Envision is the go-to technology partner for organizations across the U.S. Nancy has been in the technology industry for 20+ years. Keys to her leadership are a growth mindset and fostering collaborative cultures that breed a grounded sense of purpose while striving for excellence. As a thriving Firm of Endearment, Envision has been lauded locally for their contributions to the community and economy; recognized globally in the technology industry as 'best of the best' for engineering quality, innovation, and customer experience; and highlighted by the Conscious Capitalism movement as a model for stakeholder orientation.

On the Tech Fusion Podcast, we explore how technology empowers employees and organizations to unlock innovation, engage customers, and be productive—anytime, anywhere. We talk with Citrix and their partners to learn more about how they are collaborating to solve real-world problems. At Star2Star Communications, they are on a mission to help organizations to overcome the reliability and quality limitations of other communications technologies. The company has built its reputation around unifying customers'​ voice, video, fax, instant messaging, and presence management into a single, easy-to-use system. In today's episode, Mick Miralis from Star2Star and Citrix's Nitin Sharma discuss the future of intelligent workspaces and how they are evolving for connected workers. The guests also talk about building a cohesive environment that enables connected workers to be effective and productive while removing complexity and friction between applications. We also learn more about how Citrix and Star2Star are collaborating to bring this vision to life.

The switch has been flipped - and there's no going back. In today's episode, Heath Spencer, CEO of TraitWare, and Anil Kumar from Citrix join me in a conversation about the importance of cybersecurity. With remote work and hybrid working here to stay, I learn how Traitware and Citrix are working together to help companies adapt to their new digital surroundings. As we approach the first anniversary of COVID-19 lockdowns, the enterprise has seen enormous change. Experts say that remote and hybrid working is likely here to say. According to a recent Upwork survey, by 2025, 36.2 million Americans will be working remotely, an 87% increase from pre-pandemic levels." One area hugely affected by remote work is cybersecurity. As cybercrime increasingly tops the news, it is critical for all enterprises to ensure that solid cybersecurity plans are in place. But where do we start? Fortunately, there are solutions that drastically reduce the risk of attack and make life easier for the entire company while also saving on costs in the process.

Citrix Workspace technology creates the space to innovate Employee experience is everything—get it right with an intelligent workspace Empower employees with a workspace platform that unlocks their potential and gives them the tools to thrive. A tailored view of apps and personalized tasks removes distractions and guides people to the work that matters for a more intelligent, fulfilling approach to the workday. The team at DiviceTRUST believes that digital workspaces can only be secure with a complete set of contextual information. The company brings together all the context and control needed to protect your digital workspace while allowing the modern access your users demand. Many businesses are currently balancing new and legacy applications along with infrastructure challenges. They are also challenged with empowering teams to work from anywhere on any device and in a secure manner. Citrix is on a mission to create a unified workspace. But how do Citrix and DeviceTRUSTcomplement each other? In today's episode, Sascha Goeckel from DeviceTRUST and Anil Kumar share how they are working together to further secure and control digital workspaces.

In the Citrix Ready Podcast series, I explore how technology can empower people and organizations to unlock innovation, engage customers, and be productive—anytime, anywhere. In today's episode, I learn more about how collaboration and hybrid working environments are reshaping the future of work. It recently occurred to me that Microsoft, Citrix, and AMD were all playing roles in how I was working. But we only think of them as solutions in their own right. So I wanted to try and get people from all 3 companies onto the podcast to understand the role that they play in our working life. Kevin Raines, Senior Product Marketing Manager for HPC at Microsoft, Isidro Gonzalez, business development executive with the AMD, and Nitin Sharma, product and solutions marketing strategy all join me on the podcast. We discuss how they are collaborating together and reshaping and reimagining how we work anywhere and everywhere. Kevin Raines is a Senior Product Marketing Manager for HPC at Microsoft. He has over 25 years of Information Technology experience, including worldwide project implementations, managing opportunity life cycle, delivering mission critical projects, and managing a $200+ million portfolio. The Enterprise solutions have yielded strong ROI, greatly improved operational performance, increased customer revenue, and developed the foundation for continuous improvements. Isidro Gonzalez is a business development executive with the AMD Radeon Technology Group. He has over 20 years of enterprise software marketing experience, specializing in adding value to corporate organizations through strategic partnerships, product alignment, and GTM execution. Combines a clear understanding of customer needs with the nuances of technology and current market trends to guide organizations to leading market positions worldwide. Nitin Sharma is a leader in product and solutions marketing strategy at Citrix. He is responsible for designing and executing global, companywide go-to-market strategies for digital workspace solutions. With a passion for solving business problems with technology solutions, he has held various solutions sales and marketing roles—targeting audiences at all levels: executive, line of business, and IT.

COVID-19 forced many industries to rethink their use of technology. Many of which you wouldn't automatically associate with tech. As teaching went from the classroom to remote learning, I wanted to learn more about how Citrix and its partners were working together to work beyond their traditional IT infrastructure and embrace new equipment that is transforming education. After learning more about how Citrix and Wacom were working together to ensure this transition was much easier, I felt compelled to share that story with you all. Todd Smith from Citrix and Mindy Thielges from Wacom join me in a conversation about transforming our students, teachers, and parents' approach to education through technology. Mindy Thielges is a Senior Sales Specialist at Wacom. Mindy is an evangelist for digital pen and ink technologies in education – and is a key player in Wacom's growing education initiatives across K-12 and higher education. Before joining Wacom, Mindy spent 15+ years focused on education technology as a sales leader, in addition to delivering professional development workshops for teachers on 3D printing and robotics, and also spearheaded a workforce initiative to provide certification training in computer-aided design software for displaced mechanical engineers. Mindy's passion for education is driven by seeing how the teaching tools she has sold over the years connect students with each other while they learn critical thinking skills and spark their creativity to design a better world. Todd Smith is a Sr. Sales Engineering Manager at Citrix Systems. In this capacity, Todd manages a team of technical sales professionals providing customers and partners with modern workspace solutions for business challenges. He has been responsible for the healthcare vertical, as well as emerging products. His particular areas of expertise include; digital transformation, the delivery of mission-critical applications, desktop and server virtualization, mobile computing, disaster recovery, IT compliance, information security, and green IT. Prior to Citrix, Todd has worked in the technology industry for more than 30 years in multiple industry verticals including; IT Auditing and Consulting for HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, ITIL, and ISO certification and compliance, IT Consulting, Program Management, Outsourcing, and IT Operations Management, Application Development and Management for Financial Services, and IT Services for Transportation Systems. Todd earned a BS in Computer Science from Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, and resides in Danvers, MA.  

Having been a Citrix Premier Technology since 2003, eG Innovations has developed key expertise in Citrix technologies. Their solutions are used to monitor some of the largest Citrix deployments in the world. eG Innovations provides IT performance monitoring and digital intelligence solutions that automate and dramatically accelerate the discovery, diagnosis, and resolution of IT performance issues in on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. Many of the world’s largest businesses use eG Innovations’​ solutions to enhance IT service performance, increase operational efficiency, ensure IT effectiveness, and deliver on the ROI promise of transformational IT investments across physical, virtual, and cloud environments. But role will they play in the future of work? and how are Citrix and eG working together? Barry Schiffer from EG Enterprise and Ed Duncan from Citrix join me in conversation about all this and much more.

Zuryc is a partner to its clients, solving business problems with technology solutions. By eliminating the burden of traditional IT obstacles, Zuryc’s seasoned professionals deliver an experience focused on security, scalability, and speed. With a keen ability to anticipate tomorrow’s needs today, Zuryc pairs customers with technology that evolves as business goals change and that anticipates and avoids obsolescence. Zuryc leverages over three decades of experience in the information technology industry, with service areas including security and cyber defense; IT as a Service (ITaaS); cloud technology; business technology; and hardware. Zuryc stays ahead of the curve in making insurance agents, financial advisors, and, most importantly, their clients financially successful at every stage in their lives. PlanFacts is a suite of web-based financial planning tools for lead generation, Social Security maximization, retirement planning, insurance needs analysis, estate planning, and business continuation. I wanted to learn more about all this, but also the relationship with Citrix. Cyrus Hurly from Zuryc join me on the podcast with Chandrika Srinivasan from Citrix. We talk about how together they are building a new future of work and how to avoid past obstacles and serve the evolving needs of businesses. Most importantly, I learn how, together, they are focusing on serving a billion users.

In this episode of the Citrix Ready Podcast series, I wanted to explore one of the tech's unsung heroes, application monitoring. Traditionally, a dashboard would warn IT teams something was wrong, and they would react to the problem as users jammed the service helpline asking for updates. In 2020, businesses need to be more proactive and address a problem before it becomes a problem. When browsing the Citrix Market place, I learned that Scoutbees by Control Up helped monitor business app availability proactively and notifies teams in advance about any issues. I invited Allen Furmanski from Citrix and Gadi Feldman from Control Up to learn more about the relationship between both companies and how together they are making monitoring great again. Allen Furmanski is a Senior Alliance Platform Solutions Architect with the Global Alliances Team focusing on joint solutions and go-to-market initiatives with key industry partners. He is a passionate IT professional, Citrix evangelist, creative problem-solver, and public speaker. In his time, Allen enjoys traveling, digital photography, and trying new cuisines. Gadi Feldman is the creator of Scoutbees.io at Control Up. The SaaS Application monitors the availability of your EUC published resources and notifies you in advance about any issue. We talk about all this and explore how the relationship between Citrix, Control Up, and their customers are evolving in a world of digital experiences.

Technology is becoming increasingly prevalent in our day-to-day lives both at home and at work. As organizations shift operations to support more remote working, employees are finding that once where collaboration was face-to-face, technology has taken its place and their work-life is now predominantly digital. But how is this impacting our digital wellness? According to Quartz, “digital wellness is defined as tech’s ideal state in which it works in harmony with users’ physical and mental health.” It’s a key ingredient for a positive employee experience. However, contrary to aspiration, Quartz research highlights that employees see digital wellness as something far from reality. The good news is that Citrix believes that with the right leadership and technology, these consequences can be avoided or overcome. While technology plays a helpful and critical role in our daily work life, it can also distract us and become counterproductive. As our lives become more technology integrated, employers have a responsibility to ensure the products and systems they deploy to support the digital wellbeing of employees. Join us to discover how Citrix and Flexxible IT are taking on this new responsibility in these ever-changing times. Nigel Woods is a Technical Evangelist specializing in all aspects of End User Computing, Desktop Virtualisation, Cloud Computing, Desktop Transformation, and Application Delivery. With over 20 years of EUC experience and involved in start-up to sale of the first Citrix based DAAS in Europe and then starting up EMEA for FSLogix to completion with the acquisition by Microsoft, Nigel now heads up Business Development for Apps2Digital for EMEA. Nitin Sharma is a leader in product and solutions marketing strategy at Citrix. He is responsible for designing and executing global, companywide go-to-market strategies for digital workspace solutions. With a passion for solving business problems with technology solutions, he has held various solutions sales and marketing roles—targeting audiences at all levels: executive, line of business, and IT.

In this episode of the Citrix Ready Podcast series, Neil explores how technology can empower people and organizations to unlock innovation, engage customers, and be productive—anytime, anywhere. A2K Partners are creating future of work solutions for right now problems and helping companies thrive in a crisis and economic downturn. I wanted to learn how they are helping organizations retool, optimize, and automate to innovate through any disruption. A2K Partners is also a Citrix partner. Both companies are leading businesses throughout this turbulent period together and helping them turn challenges into opportunities. Ray Wolf, CEO, A2K Partners, and Danijela Nandi Senior Product Manager at Citrix Workspace share how organizations can boost productivity, engage consumers, and empower their people to connect, collaborate, and innovate anywhere—on any application, any device, any cloud, at any time.

Fujitsu RunMyProcess and Citrix have been working together on a collaboration that consists of Fujitsu’s low code platform, RunMyProcess, and Citrix Workspace. With this technology partnership, companies can increase efficiency and productivity by utilizing RunMyProcess’ core capabilities of rapid integration of systems (SaaS, on-premise, etc.) and development of custom applications that will route to Citrix Workspace. The joint solution provides a robust and secure digital workspace where enterprises can transform their employee experience in various phases depending on their transformation journey: – Integration: Integrate workspace with front and back-office systems – Automation: Automate workflows across silos to increase productivity – Co-Creation: Co-Create new applications to transform the way work is done. Tien Nguyen (Fujitsu RunMyProcess.com), Bryan Janes (Citrix), and Manjunatha Gali (Citrix) join me in a conversation about the employee experience transformation journey. We discuss how employees want a simple, intelligent, and reliable experience that enables them to work when, where, and how they want and be their most productive. I learn how combining Citrix Workspace with Fujitsu RunMyProcess, companies can quickly and efficiently deliver it across all types of SaaS, on-prem, and even legacy environments.

Today Neil learns more about the Citrix Developer Program. The guests also talk about micro apps, and how Zoho syncs up with Citrix in this domain. About John Panagulias John has over 20 years of experience building technology partner programs, strategic alliances, and marketing at multi-billion-dollar technology companies such as Sun Microsystems and VMware. He is currently Director of Developer and Partner Programs at Citrix, where he leads the Citrix Ready Program and the new Developer Program for Citrix Workspace. Prior to Citrix, John was a Sr. Marketing Manager for Cloud Solutions at VMware. During his time at Sun, he held positions in Market and Business Development, Partner Marketing, and Web Strategy. About Citrix Company Profile: Citrix (NASDAQ: CTXS) is powering a better way to work with unified workspace, networking, and analytics solutions that help organizations unlock innovation, engage customers, and boost productivity without sacrificing security. With Citrix, users get a seamless work experience, and IT has a unified platform to secure, 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 Vinay Chandrasekaran: Vinay navigates complex business and technology relationships by working with senior executives to establish platform standards and set engagement strategy for Zoho and it's technology partners. He also leads the strategy and execution of product-enabling partnerships to fuel Zoho, including identifying new opportunities where partnerships can help accelerate product growth. With a passion for entrepreneurship, marketing, and technology, Vinay enjoys solving complex business problems with technology solutions; he has held various business development and growth roles at Zoho. About Zoho: Founded in 1996, Zoho Corporation is the software company behind three great brands: Zoho, ManageEngine, and WebNMS. With 45+ apps, Zoho covers nearly every major business category, including sales, marketing, customer support, accounting, and back-office operations, and an array of productivity and collaboration tools, Zoho Corporation is one of the world's most prolific software companies. Zoho is privately held and profitable, with more than 8,000 employees. Zoho is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with international headquarters in Chennai, India. Zoho respects user privacy and does not have an ad-revenue model in any part of its business, including its free products. More than 50 million users around the world, across hundreds of thousands of companies, rely on Zoho every day to run their businesses, including Zoho itself. For more information, please visit www.zoho.com Join the Citrix Developer Program - https://www.citrix.com/community/citrix-developer/ Get Your Test Instance - https://developer.cloud.com/citrix-workspace

Neil explores how Citrix and Traitware are working together to solve real-world problems for businesses. I hear how customers are leveraging Traitware to provide insights to admins on the key utilization of the apps and tasks users perform within. Secure login by Traitware® replaces usernames, passwords and PINs. Thereby, TraitWare® reduces identity theft and transaction fraud. More importantly, we improve the user experience. Improved user experience drives adoption of security best practices. Heath Spencer, CEO-CMO Traitware believes in positive outcomes that work for all involved and no matter what challenge may come his way, his competitive nature will ensure success. He is the former Founder and CEO of Full Throttle Tahoe LLC and has extensive sales and marketing experience with Chase International. As a Technical Marketing Manager at Citrix, Anil Kumar is responsible for Building and owning an Ecosystem of Networking, Security, and Cloud technology partners. He is also a subject matter expert on the Citrix cloud, networking and security products, and services. Anil is also responsible for developing and managing a test infrastructure in-house/on-prem and on Cloud for proof of concepts and for partner product verifications Together, we discuss how Traitware is bringing its next-gen authentication to the Citrix Market Place. The Passwordless login is already here and bringing an alternative to credential management and risk. We also discuss how Traitware can substantially increase security while simplifying access to digital and physical resources through the elimination of the need for traditional usernames and passwords. The guests also share the evolution of Citrix Workspace and how Citrix is helping to power a smarter, more flexible way to work. With credential phishing being tied to traditional credential management, we talk about how Citrix and Traitware are working together to create an alternative future of authentication. 

In this episode of the Citrix Ready Podcast series, Neil explores how Citrix and Apps2Digital are working together to solve real-world problems for businesses. They discuss how customers are leveraging Apps2Digital to provide insights to admins on the key utilization of the apps and the tasks users perform within. Neil learns how Apps2Digital helps customers with their applications in Citrix environments. App performance, rationalization, packaging, and deployment are just a few topics up for discussion. From a Citrix standpoint, the host learns more about how this works with micro apps and saas apps and where users can only perform tasks of that app specific to their role.

In this episode of the Citrix Ready Podcast series, Neil explores how Citrix and IGEL Technology are working together to solve real-world problems for businesses. IGEL delivers powerful unified endpoint management (UEM) software that is revolutionary in its simplicity and purpose-built for the enterprise. The company’s world-leading products, including the IGEL Universal Management Suite™, IGEL OS™-powered thin and zero clients, and all-in-one thin client solutions, deliver a smart and secure endpoint management experience that shifts granular control of thin and zero client devices from the end-user to IT. Guests Sagnik Datta is a product leader working for Citrix as a Technical Marketing Manager driving partner route-to-market strategies. With 8+ years in the hi-tech industry, Sagnik led several technical programs to increase the adoption of Citrix products, solutions, and services in horizontal and vertical industries. Sagnik holds a bachelor’s degree from BITS Pilani and is passionate about technology, spending initial years as a quality assurance engineer, and eventually specializing himself to drive various outbound product managerial and alliance business development functions. Jim Airdo Vice President of Strategic Alliances at IGEL Technology Jim Airdo oversees the fast-growing global ISV partner ecosystem for IGEL driving increased confidence for customers using multiple hardware and software solutions to access workspaces in the cloud via the Next-Gen OS from IGEL. Airdo’s longstanding business philosophy has always included a heavy focus on going to market with partners; thus his “Partner Led” commitment has led to strong, enduring, trusting relationships with worldwide distributors, global systems integrators, and value-added resellers. Airdo brings over 25 years of technology experience to IGEL and has a wide range of industry experience across workspace management, EUC, virtualization, and cloud computing. Prior to joining IGEL, Airdo held executive-level sales and business development leadership roles for innovative software technology companies such as FSLogix, Microsoft, AppSense, BMC Software, and he also played a seminal role in the early development of Citrix Systems in building their enviable systems engineering team. Jim resides in South Florida with his family, where he plays hockey, eats tacos, and serves on the board of Live the Life South Florida and Lauderdale Lead.

Today, I learn how Citrix, Stratodesk, and NComputing formed an alliance that brings truly differentiated solutions to the market. I also learn more about NComputing’s long history with Citrix and their expertise in developing & delivering thin client solutions. I’m also excited to learn why they picked the Raspberry Pi platform to enhanced their thin client portfolio. As a leading partner to the Citrix Workspace Hub program, today’s guests share a few success stories around about customers adopting the Citrix Workspace Hub solution. We also learn about their challenges and how the solution benefits them. Finally, we get a sneak peek on what is next for NComputing’s Workspace Hub solution. Roger Cao, Hernan Contreras, Rich Severson and Richard Sah join the conversation.  

Every aspect of our lives and work has been transformed by technology. Businesses of all sizes all have an increasing number of devices and applications that play a crucial role in the success of their company. Today I learn how NVIDIA and Citrix perfectly complement each other and are working together to help businesses overcome real-world challenges. I speak with a member of the Citrix team and one of their partners to learn more about how they are working together to build a better future and more efficient workforce. In this episode, we bust a few myths and explore exactly what Citrix means to businesses. We also discuss the impacts that Citrix App and Desktop Virtualization are bringing to the digital landscape too. We also learn more about NVIDIA, GPU, and vGPU in a language that everyone can understand. However, the most exciting aspect of today’s conversation is the blossoming relationship between NVIDIA and Citrix. Roberto Moreno, Principal Product Manager for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops joins Konstantin Cvetanov, Sr. Solution Architect at NVIDIA to discuss the following: The market trends driving migrations to Windows 10 Considerations that customers should keep in mind when moving to Windows 10 How Citrix technology helps deliver the same user experience on a Windows virtual desktop, over the network, as a physical Windows device The NVIDIA’s Windows 10 MAP program What customers learn more about Citrix, NVIDIA and the value of vGPU for Windows 10. Roberto Moreno is a Principal Product Manager for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, based out of Florida. Previously a field consultant with 8 years of experience working on large and complex Citrix deployments in many countries and across different business verticals. He is also a distinguished speaker and has presented insightful sessions at Synergy events, as well as a Citrix Certified Instructor. Konstantin Cvetanov is a Sr. Solution Architect at NVIDIA. He specializes in GPU Virtualization and is squarely focused on increasing adoption and implementation of NVIDIA vGPU solutions among strategic customers. Konstantin is an avid speaker has been presenting to audiences on a range of topics and working with members of the community to increase participation and leadership among peers. In addition to well-known IT events, Konstantin regularly delivers training to engineering audiences from NVIDIA channel partners helping them acquire the expertise necessary to implement NVIDIA solutions in the field.  

Starting in the early 90s, Citrix established themselves as the key solutions provider that pioneered secure remote access, to securing app delivery on different endpoints. In the 2000s, this evolved into enabling enterprise mobility. Here in 2019, the company is on a mission to create a true digital workspace that addresses the pain point/demands of end-users and IT admins. Our world has been transformed by technology. There are now more devices and applications in the enterprise. So what does this mean for the future of work? Citrix Workspace is aimed at changing the way people work in the new workforce. The goal of the Citrix Workspace and the Workspace with intelligence was unveiled at Citrix Synergy 2019 and ensures end-users are using technologies that make them more productive. What does this mean for you and your business? I have joined forces with Citrix Ready to interview Citrix partners and learn how together they are building the future of work. On today's episode, I interview Nitin Sharma from Citrix and Trentent Tye from ControlUp. About Nitin Sharma Nitin Sharma is a leader in product and solutions marketing strategy at Citrix. He is responsible for designing and executing global, companywide go-to-market strategies for digital workspace solutions. With a passion for solving business problems with technology solutions, he has held various solutions sales and marketing roles—targeting audiences at all levels: executive, line of business, and IT. Trentent Tye Trentent Tye was first introduced to Citrix in 2011. Originally an Active Directory administrator, seeing Citrix XenApp in action was immediately engaging and he sought to know more. Applying for a Citrix position with no Citrix experience, Trentent became a Citrix Administrator by promising to become an expert efficiently. From here, he was introduced to complementary technologies like Microsoft's App-V and UE-V and became a Microsoft MVP in 2015. He achieved the Citrix CTA designation in 2017 to highlight his prowess in Citrix technology and then achieved the Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) in 2019. After experiencing the challenges in Health Care and Oil and Gas environments, Trentent joined ControlUp to further his passion for making people's lives better. About Citrix Ready Citrix Ready identifies recommended solutions that are trusted to enhance the Citrix Delivery Center infrastructure. All products featured in Citrix Ready have completed verification testing, thereby providing confidence in joint solution compatibility. Leveraging its industry-leading alliances and partner ecosystem, Citrix Ready showcases select trusted solutions designed to meet a variety of business needs. Through the online catalog and Citrix Ready branding program, you can easily find and build a trusted infrastructure. Citrix Ready not only demonstrates current mutual product compatibility but through continued industry relationships also ensures future interoperability. About ControlUp IT management is crowded, but is ready for a revolution. There are literally dozens of products that help monitor or analyze an IT infrastructure. Only ControlUp focuses on what matters most: Being able to easily find the root cause of IT issues, remediate directly from its UI vs. having to rely on several tools, and strategically analyze historical resources, usage, and issues data.