Best Azure To The Core Podcasts (2026)

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Inside Entra ID SSO with XenTegra 17:32

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Podcast Description In Episode 189 of The Citrix Session, host Bill Sutton, Director of Modern Workspace at XenTegra, is joined by Solutions Architects Stuart Donaldson and Randy Price for a deep dive into one of the most significant updates in modern Citrix authentication. This episode unpacks Microsoft Entra ID Single Sign-On inside Citrix sessio…

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Prologue - Beautiful Nerds, Hallway Tracks & Victory Laps 8:22

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What is a Beautiful Nerd, exactly? Episode zero of the Beautiful Nerds Podcast is here to explain all (sort of). Beautiful Nerd's Origin Story in Power BI DC Why the speaker community is so dang lovely How season one of Beautiful Nerds will help fill in that conference and community event hole in your podcasting life with interview highlights from …

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Basically, we all need to be more like Lakshmi's Dog 35:06

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Lakshmi's secret weapon is a Pembroke Welsh Corgi named Casper. At least he would be if Lakshmi wasn't already her own secret weapon. This episode covers Lakshmi's speaker origin story Navigating language barriers in the tech community Overlapping challenges between ESL and Neurodiversity How Lakshmi's 31 days of KPIs challenged her, and when she'd…

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Citrix + Unicon + Imprivata: Streamlining Healthcare Access with One Tap 16:25

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n episode 188 of The Citrix Session, host Bill Sutton and solutions architect Randy Price dive into how healthcare IT leaders are simplifying clinician access and improving patient care through the power of Citrix, Unicon ELUX OS, and Imprivata integration. They unpack how Citrix’s acquisition of Unicon delivers secure, centralized endpoint managem…

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Citrix 2507 LTSR: A Deep Dive into the Latest Innovations 34:51

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In this episode of The Citrix Session, host Bill Sutton is joined by Randy Price and Stuart Donaldson from XenTegra to unpack the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2507 Long-Term Service Release (LTSR). Together, they break down what’s new, what’s changed, and why it matters—from HDX enhancements and Secure HDX encryption to Device Trust, Uber Agent…

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Citrix Licensing Shift: What to do before April 15, 2026 30:37

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Host Bill Sutton is joined by Todd Smith of Citrix and XenTegra Solutions Architect Randy Price to unpack Citrix’s move to the License Activation Service and what it means for on-prem environments. They explain who is affected, why Citrix is modernizing licensing, and how to prepare without disruption. You will hear version requirements, air-gapped…

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Quantum-Ready Security with Citrix NetScaler: Protecting Data Today and Tomorrow 37:40

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In Episode 185 of The Citrix Session, Andy Whiteside, Bill Sutton, and Todd Smith explore how Citrix NetScaler is evolving into a true Swiss Army knife for security—delivering protection not just for Citrix workloads, but for all applications. The conversation dives into the looming challenge of quantum computing and the “harvest now, decrypt later…

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Expanding Citrix DaaS with Amazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances 28:06

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In Episode 184 of The Citrix Session, host Bill Sutton is joined by Citrix experts Geremy Meyers and Todd Smith to explore the newly enhanced integration between Citrix DaaS and Amazon WorkSpaces Core Managed Instances. The team dives into what's new in this “version 2” release, how it enables flexible, cost-effective VDI deployment, and why it’s a…

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Why IT Needs Deep Visibility for Application Rollouts 24:25

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In Episode 183 of The Citrix Session, host Bill Sutton is joined by Citrix experts Geremy Meyers and Todd Smith to break down how IT leaders can make smarter decisions when rolling out Windows 365. They explore the growing importance of deep visibility, flexible deployment models, and persona-based strategies to support modern hybrid environments. …

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XenServer 8.4: A New Era of Virtualization for All Workloads 24:35

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In Episode 182 of The Citrix Session, host Bill Sutton and Citrix’s Todd Smith dive into the expanded capabilities of XenServer 8.4, Citrix’s enterprise-grade hypervisor. No longer just for Citrix workloads, XenServer is now fully supported for all workloads under both Citrix Platform Licensing and UHMC—making it a strong contender for organization…

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What’s New and What’s Next at Citrix: LTSR, UHMC, Secure Browsers & More 44:17

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In Episode 181 of The Citrix Session, hosts Bill Sutton and Todd Smith dive into the key takeaways from the blog “What’s New and Next with Citrix: Q&A from our May 2025 Webinar.” From release cadence updates and licensing clarity to enhanced integration with Windows 365 and Nutanix, this episode is packed with forward-looking insights for Citrix ad…

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Citrix + Nutanix: The Easy Button for VDI Management 27:01

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Managing virtual desktops doesn’t have to be hard. In Episode 180 of The Citrix Session, Bill Sutton is joined by Citrix’s Todd Smith and Geremy Meyers—and special guest Phil Sellers from XenTegra—to break down the latest innovations from the Citrix + Nutanix partnership. What’s New & Why It Matters: One Integration Point: Citrix now supports Prism…

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Rising Costs, Aging Hardware, & One Smart Way Forward 21:23

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As hardware costs climb and Windows 11 migration looms, IT leaders face a tough choice: upgrade or optimize. In Episode 179 of The Citrix Session, Bill Sutton (XenTegra) and Todd Smith (Citrix) unpack a smarter path—repurposing aging hardware with Citrix Elux and Scout. Why Listen: Learn how tariffs and supply chain delays are impacting endpoint st…

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CVAD 2503: What’s New in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 29:55

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In Episode 178, the Citrix Session team dives into the latest on-premises release—Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2503. Join Bill Sutton, Geremy Meyers, and Todd Smith as they break down the top new features, including auto-scale insights, a redesigned Web Studio, enhanced storage load balancing, dynamic display rendering with Build-to-Lossless, a…

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Citrix + NVIDIA: AI Virtual Workstations Are Here 28:19

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In this episode of The Citrix Session, host Bill Sutton is joined by Todd Smith, recently promoted Senior Manager for Account Technology Strategists (ATS) in the public sector at Citrix. Together, they dive into a pivotal blog article released at Citrix UNITE in New Orleans—“Citrix and NVIDIA Partner to Deliver AI Virtual Workstations.” What’s Insi…

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Integrating Chrome Enterprise Premium 25:15

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In episode 176 of The Citrix Session, host Andy Whiteside, along with guest Geremy Meyers, dives into the transformative integration of Chrome Enterprise Premium into the Citrix platform. This episode explores how Citrix is enhancing browser management and security for enterprise environments, making it easier than ever for businesses to handle web…

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XenServer 8 Unveiled: Navigating Hypervisor Upgrades and New Features 26:52

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Join hosts Bill Sutton, Todd Smith, and Geremy Meyers for episode 175 of the Citrix Session Podcast as they dive into the critical aspects of upgrading to XenServer 8. In this episode, they discuss the impending end-of-life status of Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 cu1, scheduled for June 25th, 2025, highlighting the necessity for users to transition to the …

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Introducing Session Remote Start: Faster logins, more productivity. 18:32

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In this episode of the Citrix Session, host Bill Sutton and a panel of experts, including Andy Whiteside, Geremy Meyers, and Todd Smith, delve into the latest enhancements Citrix has made to improve both security and operational efficiency. They discuss the new feature, Session Remote Start, which enables faster logons and boosts productivity by al…

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Citrix's Strategic Moves in Security and App Development 44:55

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In this episode of The Citrix Session, Bill Sutton and guests delve into Citrix's recent strategic acquisitions of Device Trust and Strong Network, examining how these integrate with Citrix's security framework and enhance hybrid work environments. Join Andy Whiteside, Aaron Banner, Todd Smith, and Geremy Meyers as they explore the implications of …

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Citrix's Acquisition of Unicon 16:40

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Join us in episode 173 of the Citrix Session where host Bill Sutton, Director of Modern Workspace at XenTegra, and guest Geremy Meyers, ATS Director at Citrix, delve into Citrix’s latest strategic move—the acquisition of Unicon. In this episode, they explore how this acquisition integrates with Citrix’s current offerings, particularly focusing on U…

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Encryption Innovations in Finance and Government Sectors 50:40

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In this episode of The Citrix Session, host Bill Sutton and guests dive deep into the latest advancements in hardware and device security, with a special focus on Netscaler disk encryption. Our experts, including Jeremy Myers and Todd Smith, discuss how these innovations originated from financial and public sectors and are now setting a standard fo…

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Citrix VDA for macOS: Revolutionizing Remote Access for Developers and Creatives 31:01

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In this episode of The Citrix Session (Episode 170), host Bill Sutton is joined by Andy Whiteside, CEO of XenTegra, Citrix experts Jeremy Myers and Todd Smith, to discuss the exciting new capabilities of Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) for macOS. Dive into how this game-changing feature enables Mac environments to be remotely accessed with the …

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Unlocking the Power of Citrix DaaS on Amazon Workspaces Core: Next-Gen Virtual Desktop Delivery 27:54

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In this episode of The Citrix Session, Bill Sutton, Andy Whiteside, and the team delve into the exciting integration between Citrix DaaS and Amazon Workspaces Core. Discover how this powerful combination simplifies virtual desktop delivery, enables the use of Microsoft 365 applications, and leverages Citrix's HDX protocol for optimized user experie…

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The Citrix Session: Maximizing Citrix Performance - Expert Insights and Real-World Tips 23:44

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In this episode of The Citrix Session, episode 168, host Bill Sutton from XenTegra is joined by Citrix experts Geremy Myers and Todd Smith for an engaging discussion on the latest updates and insights into Citrix solutions. Andy Whiteside also joins in, sharing his humorous take on recent Citrix topics and providing a lighthearted but informative a…

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The Citrix Session: Pure PVS Provisioning for Pacesetting Public Sector Purposes! 30:03

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Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS) is one of the two image management technologies available in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix DaaS. Historically PVS has been used to deliver Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop workloads (VDA's) to servers and virtual machines from a single image over the network. However, it can also be used without CVAD/…

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MythBusters: Jazz Edition! 33:19

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Welcome to another jazzy episode of “Azure to the Core”! 🎷 This time, we’re back with Anthony Wilson from VMware for a myth-busting session like no other. In "MythBusters: Jazz Edition,” we dive deep into the smooth and sometimes surprising rhythms of the post-Broadcom acquisition landscape. Join us as we debunk the biggest myths and misconceptions…

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The Citrix Session: The Power of Resource Centralization in Incident Recovery 25:13

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In this episode of our podcast, Bill Sutton, Andy Whiteside, and Geremy Myers discuss the importance of resource centralization for IT advantage in incident recovery, inspired by a blog post by Adam Lotz, Director of Product Marketing at Citrix. We'll dive into the benefits and strategies of centralizing resources, explaining how this approach can …

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The Citrix Session: New Citrix Features - Improve Resiliency and Minimize Downtime 27:48

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In this episode of our podcast, Bill Sutton, Andy Whiteside, and Geremy Myers explore key resiliency features in Citrix DaaS that are critical yet often overlooked, misunderstood, or misconfigured by administrators. We'll delve deep into the Local Host Cache (LHC) and Service Continuity features, discussing how they enable highly available environm…

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The Citrix Session: Unpacking XenServer 8 and New Subscription Models 27:35

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XenServer has been a part of the Citrix family since the acquisition of XenSource in 2007. It is a solid player in the virtualization market particularly for running Citrix workloads. With purpose built features for improving the performance of virtual desktops such as Intellicache, Read Caching, PVS-Accelerator, and GPU virtualization many organiz…

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The Citrix Session: Embrace Efficiency and Sustainability with Citrix DaaS and Azure Hibernation 20:09

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In today’s rapidly evolving cloud computing environment, balancing operational costs, user experience, and environmental sustainability is challenging and time-consuming for IT organizations. The recent general availability (GA) of Azure Hibernation with Citrix DaaS addresses these challenges. Since its initial tech preview, over 160 customers have…

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The Citrix Session: Enhanced Security for Linux Thin Clients with Citrix Enterprise Browser and ZTNA 29:17

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Building upon the robust security of Linux thin clients, Citrix is thrilled to announce the expansion of its Enterprise Browser offerings to Linux, marking a significant step in our access security platform expansion strategy. This empowers organizations to further secure access to web and SaaS applications, particularly for environments reliant on…

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Now Available: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2402 Long Term Service Release 35:55

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If you’re ready to leverage the new LTSR but are still working on your upgrade plan, don’t worry. We have quite a few resources available to help you have a successful upgrade including our plan, upgrade, succeed blog series, the latest Citrix Master Class, an FAQ blog for answers to your most pressing LTSR questions from the Citrix Master Class, a…

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The Citrix Session: What’s new with HDX in the 2402 LTSR 23:00

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I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again – if you are on the Citrix Long Term Service Release (LTSR) track, you’ve most likely been missing out on a lot of great features. But I get it; there are many valid reasons for choosing this path, including extended support. The good news is that Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2402 LTSR is now availab…

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The Green Mile - Azure Carbon Optimization 41:25

1+ y ago41:25

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Happy Earth Day everyone! We celebrate by hosting an insightful conversation with a true sustainability and cloud expert, Mr. Thom McKiernan. Thom joins us from beautiful Bedford, England and talks in-depth about Microsoft's carbon negative goals, and how we are helping our Azure customers through our cutting-edge capability in Azure Carbon Optimiz…

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The Citrix Session: Unlocking New Possibilities with Intel GPUs in Citrix Environments 27:23

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In today’s dynamic work landscape, remote access and virtual desktop solutions have become essential for organizations striving for flexibility and productivity. Citrix has been at the forefront of empowering businesses with innovative technologies, and now, with Intel’s new roadmap of GPU offerings, users can expect even more versatility and perfo…

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The Citrix Session: Reduce your endpoint spending with a BYOD program powered by Citrix 22:17

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New year means time for new resolutions and new budgets. If your IT team has big plans to invest in new infrastructure and high-value projects this year, adopting a bring your own device (BYOD) policy can help your organization save money without compromising on functionality. BYOD programs aren’t the right choice for everyone, but if your business…

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The Citrix Session: Welcome to the Citrix platform 44:35

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Enterprises invest a tremendous amount in a variety of solutions to secure and deliver enterprise apps, data, and network access. With different solutions for web, SaaS, and Windows, dependencies on various infrastructure and devices, and additional complexity around internal and external access, enterprise IT environments have become increasingly …

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The Citrix Session: Introducing Citrix uberAgent: Best-in-class EUC monitoring 26:09

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Citrix’s recent acquisition of vast limits GmbH, the German-based company behind uberAgent, marks a significant enhancement to the suite of Citrix observability solutions. This strategic move not only broadens the capabilities of Citrix’s existing solutions set, encompassing Citrix Director, Monitor, Probes, Analytics for Performance, and Analytics…

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Lord of the Token Rings - The Return of the Kings 38:45

2y ago38:45

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Our brave NetSec Kings, Kevin Lopez, Bruce Cosden and Abhi Singh return for the final installment of this trilogy. What are the do's and don'ts of mapping out your quest for enterprise networking and security? Plus, obscure musical references!By Azure Core Enablement

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The Citrix Session: Modernize your endpoint DR and eliminate ransomware with IGEL and Citrix 30:30

2y ago30:30

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Citrix is gearing for HIMSS 2024 with a guest blog series featuring insights and innovations from some of our key partners. This first post is written by Jason Mafera, Healthcare Field CTO at IGEL Technology. You can visit Citrix and IGEL at HIMSS booth #3212 to hear more about how the partnership is helping to redefine healthcare IT, empower provi…

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The Citrix Session: Citrix LTSR: Plan, Upgrade, Succeed! 25:24

2y ago25:24

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Our last Long Term Service Release (LTSR) was released in 2022, and since then we’ve introduced many new features via our Current Releases (CR). That means 2 years of new features are coming to our newest LTSR. We also know a lot of customers are on our 1912 LTSR, so there are almost 4 years of new features to discover. It is especially important f…

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Lord of the Token Rings - The Two Towers 34:38

2y ago34:38

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Lord Kevin Lopez assembles an all-star cast with Bruce Cosden and Abhi Singh as we continue our adventure to realizing a secure cloud platform. What does it mean to be really secure? How do you make it all work, what are other customers doing? Consider these two your personal guides out of the Shire and past the dangers that await.…

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The Citrix Session: What’s new with Citrix – CVAD 2311 and Cloud updates 46:31

2y ago46:31

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Is there a better present than new features and a new Citrix release? Citrix continues to deliver on our commitment to hybrid environments quarter after quarter with releases for both Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and our Citrix cloud platform. We’re excited to wrap up this holiday season with more releases to help improve your efficiency, secur…

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Journey to the Center of the Azure with Roan Daley 37:44

2y ago37:44

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Join us in this adventure not to a place of dinosaurs, man-eating plants and a shockingly more youthful Brendan Fraser. No friends, this is the journey to Azure as told by Global Blackbelt Director Roan Daley. Follow Roan, Bill and Shelley into a magical tunnel that transforms old datacenters and legacy applications, opening the door to the world o…

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The Citrix Session: Unveiling the power of Citrix Enterprise Browser’s integration with Citrix Analytics Service for Security 33:34

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In the dynamic landscape of enterprise browsing solutions, ensuring not just security but also comprehensive admin visibility is paramount. At Citrix, we take pride in our Citrix Enterprise Browser — a robust solution that goes beyond “just” enabling secure access to your web/SaaS applications to also providing unparalleled insights for administrat…

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The Citrix Session: Top 5 Citrix cost optimization tools you need to use 29:35

2y ago29:35

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You probably use some Citrix features more than others depending on what your IT environment needs. With everything new we have added this year for better Operational and IT Efficiency, Workload and Device Flexibility, Security and Compliance, and Employee Experience Technology, you’ve probably adopted some new features too. But with so many new fe…

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Lord of the Token Rings - The Fellowship of Azure NetSec 27:47

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It's the Return of the King! The king of networking and security that is. At least he is in the sacred scrolls we read. Welcome back Kevin Lopez in this first of a trilogy on Azure NetSec. In this episode Kevin builds a foundation to the house that is a modern migration. What are the bits and bytes of Azure network security? How does one begin to m…

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The Citrix Session: One year of Citrix as part of Cloud Software Group 38:14

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Looking back on one year post-acquisition and transformation into Cloud Software Group, it’s clear Citrix has undergone significant changes and many people have had a lot of questions. However, we’ve now firmly established ourselves as a company that delivers mission-critical enterprise software at scale, and that has provided the opportunity for t…

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The Citrix Session: Reducing IT Costs and Carbon Footprint with Citrix DaaS and Microsoft Azure 29:03

2y ago29:03

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Businesses today are increasingly focusing on two core challenges when managing their IT infrastructure: cost efficiency and environmental sustainability. The integration of Citrix DaaS with Microsoft Azure presents a compelling solution to address both challenges concurrently. Here’s how leveraging Citrix DaaS and Azure’s hibernation features can …

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The Citrix Session: What’s New with Citrix – CVAD 2308 and Cloud updates - Part 2 41:24

2y ago41:24

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Citrix is bringing new features to your apps and desktops quarter after quarter. And we are just getting started as we’re rounding out the second half of the year. These past few months have come with improved security features, enhanced user experience technologies, and streamlined management capabilities. We continue to bring more features and ca…