Here after are some Key announcements provided today during Citrix Synergy in Atlanta.

Virtual Apps & Desktops

• Citrix Managed Desktops – Citrix Managed Desktops is a turnkey desktops-as-a-service solution designed to be the simplest and fastest way to deliver Windows apps and desktops to any device from anywhere. Intended for net new customers in the SMB and lower mid-market space, it will include Azure cloud services and Microsoft licensing as part of the package.

• Windows Virtual Desktop Update – Windows Virtual Desktop is the evolution of RDS that will deliver multi-session Windows 10 exclusively from Azure. Citrix will manage and optimize these new cloud workloads alongside traditional on-premises workloads. With the only Microsoft-authorized hybrid management solution, Citrix will bring WVD to Enterprise customers with day 1 support. Integration with the Windows 10 multi-session OS will be included in any product containing our Virtual Apps service.

Synergy Sessions

• SYN111 – Desktops as a Service with Citrix
• SYN112 – What’s new in Virtual Apps and Desktops
  SYN212 – Windows Virtual Desktop and Citrix: new opportunities for desktop and app virtualization
• SYN208 – Citrix App Layering: top 10 lessons from the field 2.0
  
• SYN209 – Let’s get serious about hybrid cloud deployments
  
• SYN138 – How to move from StoreFront to Workspace
• SYN709 – Cloud provisioning and image management
• SYN211 – HDX: it’s all about the user experience