Desktops as a Service (DaaS) is fast becoming the preferred option for many businesses as they move away from physical office spaces to remote working environments.
Business leaders are also re-evaluating ways to enhance security and employee experience for their workforce. Many businesses are adopting long-term solutions that empower employees with new flexible work policies.
As a result, organisations increasingly need to scale up quickly while providing a secure, productive environment that meets long-term demands for flexibility. This is where DaaS brings value to IT.
Many industries have long been interested in adopting a simplified desktop management solution. Such a solution delivers access to virtual applications and desktops securely from anywhere and on any device. However, complexity and capital investment have often prevented companies from moving forward with full implementation.
Simplified Deployment and Consumption-Based Pricing
Citrix’s DaaS solutions provide a simple virtual applications and desktop experience that organisations can access on demand.
Citrix manages the infrastructure, updates, patching, and resources required to host workloads. As a result, customers find it easy to deploy applications and desktops globally.
In addition, DaaS leverages cloud infrastructure, enabling customers to pay for services on a consumption basis. This means they pay only for what they use instead of making significant capital investments in servers, networking, and storage.
Citrix provides virtual desktops on any mobile device or operating system. This gives staff the flexibility to remain productive from anywhere.
Its DaaS platform adapts to the needs of different employee groups and can be delivered on demand. More importantly, the pay-as-you-go model makes it a cost-effective solution for organisations of any size.
Why Should You Consider Desktop as a Service (DaaS)?
Agility
With the ability to deliver Windows and Linux applications and desktops quickly to any device around the world, organisations can provide employees with the applications they need based on their roles.
Citrix makes it easy to scale applications and desktops up to meet user demand. It also allows organisations to scale them down when demand decreases.
Citrix provides ready-to-use templates for operating system images with the latest updates. This makes it easy to deploy workloads on demand.
The Citrix management plane also allows organisations to customise templates or import their own images when required.
Security
Only Citrix combines the enhanced security benefits of virtualisation with centrally managed data stored safely in the cloud rather than on endpoint devices.
Organisations can also implement advanced security policies such as restricting screen captures, USB storage access, and copy-and-paste functionality. These controls help meet strict compliance requirements and protect company data.
Citrix also supports preferred identity providers including Okta, Google, Azure Active Directory, and others. This helps prevent unauthorised access and strengthens overall cybersecurity.
User Experience
Citrix offers its unique HDX high-definition protocol, which provides users with an excellent experience regardless of the device they use to connect.
With HDX, Citrix delivers a high-performing interactive experience with optimisations for low-bandwidth and high-latency connections.
This allows audio calls to remain clear and videos to play seamlessly. As a result, users have the productive environment they need to complete their work.
Citrix provides an optimised Microsoft Teams experience across Windows, Linux, and Mac OS. It also supports communication solutions such as Zoom, Cisco WebEx, and Slack while maintaining a consistent user experience.
Embrace the Cloud of Choice
Citrix DaaS integrates with all major public cloud vendors, giving customers flexibility and versatility.
As technology has evolved from server-based computing (SBC) to virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and now to DaaS, Citrix has continued partnering with customers to understand their requirements.
By prioritising customer feedback and listening to their guidance, Citrix delivers high-performance digital workspace services designed to meet modern business needs.