Citrix and Nutanix team up to simplify virtual desktop management The Citrix of today goes far beyond traditional virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), providing our customers with an end-to-end enterprise solution which supports the ever evolving business needs of the modern era. But while the Citrix platform is so much more … The post Citrix and Nutanix team up to simplify virtual desktop management first appeared on <a...

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Your CEO just sent a company-wide “AI-First” memo. Now what? It’s looking like summer 2025 is going to be the season of the “AI-First” CEO memo. You’ve probably seen them discussed online or talked about them with colleagues. If not, here are some highlights of recent memos CEOs of several … The post Your CEO just sent a company-wide “AI-First” memo. Now what? first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

What if your CEO never sends the AI-first memo? What if the only thing scarier than your CEO sending out the “we’re now an AI-first company” memo is if they don’t? In recent weeks, we’ve seen a wave of top-down declarations from CEOs saying they’re pivoting to become “AI-first.”… The post <a href="https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2025/05/28/what-if-your-ceo-never-sends-the-ai-first-memo/">What if your...

What’s New and Next with Citrix: Q&amp;A from our May 2025 webinar The beginning of the year has been full of exciting announcements here at Citrix. From high-impact acquisitions to expanded integrations and platform enhancements, we’re continuing to add value for our customers at a faster rate than ever before. In our … The post What’s New and Next with Citrix: Q&A from our May 2025 webinar first appeared on <a...

Forget the model wars. The real AI race is in the workplace. The internet is buzzing about Mary Meeker’s just-published 340-page report, Trends—Artificial Intelligence (PDF). If you’re not familiar with Meeker’s work, you should be. She’s VC royalty, having led the IPOs of Netscape and Google. Her annual Internet Trends Report… The post <a...

Secure your business with Citrix and Google Chrome Enterprise Premium In today’s hybrid work environment, your team needs flexible, secure access to the applications that keep your business running. Earlier this year, we announced a deepened partnership with Google to help your business achieve that goal. And now we are … The post <a...

The 7-stage roadmap for human-AI collaboration in the workplace I spend the majority of my time at Citrix exploring, discussing, and planning for AI’s impact on knowledge work. But lately I’ve noticed there’s no shared understanding of what this means, which makes conversations around this type of AI evolution … The post The 7-stage roadmap for human-AI collaboration in the workplace first appeared on <a...

To understand AI’s future impact, check out this playbook from 150 years ago Yes, AI will transform the workplace. But if you’re only looking at its current capabilities and how it’s used today, it’s easy to feel skeptical, as the impact of today’s AI can feel incremental at best and underwhelming at worst. … The post To understand AI’s future impact, check out this playbook from 150 years ago first appeared on <a...

XenServer: Powering your present, readying your future, and now available for all workloads The hypervisor market is in a state of unprecedented flux. For years, organizations have navigated a complex landscape of virtualization technologies, often balancing performance, features, and crucially, cost. But recent shifts, particularly the aggressive licensing changes from major players, have …

Modern applications need modern networking — Here’s what that means for your business Modernization is no longer optional. Businesses everywhere are re-architecting applications into microservices, shifting to cloud-native platforms, and building systems that can scale fast, change frequently, and run anywhere. This evolution has brought huge gains in agility—but it’s also introduced a …

Why AI agents will use the same desktops and apps as human workers The most transformational use of AI in the enterprise won’t come from copilots or new AI-powered tools. It will come from AI agents doing actual work—logging in, reading the screen, sending keystrokes and mouse movements—using the same desktops, apps, and …

Now available: Citrix DaaS for Amazon WorkSpaces Core 2.0 We have settled into a time where modern work is rapidly evolving, and the era of predictable working models is behind us. Now, we are faced with constant change; what was true six months ago may not be true next …

What happens when AI agents score 100% in computing using benchmarks? All the major AI labs are developing AI software agents that can operate a computer just like a person, visually parsing pixels, moving the mouse, and pressing keys. These are Computing User Agents (CUAs), and I wrote in-depth about them …

Leading the quantum-ready transition: How NetScaler helps prevent a silent data breach decades in the making The quantum threat is no longer theoretical. Today, every sensitive piece of data you create, transmit, and store is encrypted. The algorithms that have underpinned modern encryption standards have generally been viewed as robust and “unbreakable”—but that foundation is about …

AI agents are the new insider threat. Secure them like human workers. Last week, security researchers demonstrated they could trick AI coding agents into running destructive commands by hiding malicious instructions in documentation. This wasn’t some complex zero-day exploit—it was essentially just classic social engineering. (Except the “person” being socially engineered was …

If AI progress stopped today, we can still transform the enterprise with what we have GPT-5 dropped last week, and the internet is having a moment. “That’s it?” “Where’s the AGI we were promised?” “AI bubble confirmed!” I woke up to a dozen messages asking if my timelines have changed, whether I’ve “over-rotated on AI,” … The post If AI progress stopped today, we can still transform the enterprise with what we have first appeared on <a...

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2507 Long Term Service Release is now available: Get current, stay ahead If you’ve been waiting for a signal to upgrade your Citrix environment, this is it.  The Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) 2507 Long Term Service Release (LTSR) is more than just an update. It is the first release following …

Everyone’s wrong about why enterprise AI is failing The internet is on fire discussing a recent New York Times article about how companies are pouring billions into AI which has yet to pay off. The article references a McKinsey report from earlier this summer which says nearly …

Worker-led AI isn’t shadow IT. It’s shadow strategy. Last week, I wrote about the challenges enterprises have when implementing AI like traditional IT projects, including their frequent struggle to show value, tendency to go over budget, and failure to achieve true workflow transformation. I argued that instead …

Elevating your Citrix experience: Innovation, efficiency, and the future of licensing At Citrix, we’re constantly innovating to deliver unparalleled value and operational efficiency to our customers. Our commitment to empowering your organization drives every enhancement, and today, we’re excited to share a significant evolution in how we deliver and manage our …

If AI is normal technology, boring infrastructure is your best strategy A six-month old paper called “AI as Normal Technology” is having a resurgence moment this week, likely due to the recent conversations about <a...

The bitter lesson of workplace AI: Stop engineering, start enabling There’s a famous concept in AI research called “the bitter lesson.” Rich Sutton, one of the pioneers of reinforcement learning, observed that throughout AI’s history, researchers kept learning the same painful truth: simple methods that leverage computation always …

Windows 10 &amp; IGEL OS 11 end-of-life: How Unicon OS turns deadlines into competitive advantage The ticking clock It’s no surprise to most users that Microsoft’s end of support for Windows 10 is on October 14, 2025. After that point, Microsoft will stop delivering any security updates and bug-fixes for it. Coincidentally, on almost the …

One tap, zero complexity: Why healthcare IT leaders are embracing Unicon + Imprivata In healthcare, seconds matter. Every healthcare IT leader I speak with faces the same pressure: clinicians need instant, reliable access to their applications — not only for convenience but also to deliver timely, life-saving care. What clinicians don’t want is …

AI just created 10,000 accidental citizen developers in your company. Welcome to the post-application era! Back in the nineties, we had a simple rule of thumb for estimating how many different apps a company would have to manage: One app for every ten users. (e.g. a 5,000-person company had about 500 apps, etc.)  The total …

Simplify and secure without stress: an executive blueprint for streamlined app delivery Whether your apps run on virtual machines, lift-and-shifted services, or containers, one truth holds: the network your apps depend on is only as reliable as the processes around it. Fragmented tooling, duplicated policies, and manual handoffs create avoidable risk—no matter …

Will AI need to operate your legacy desktop apps, or is direct file manipulation enough? I just used Claude to edit an Excel spreadsheet. It pulled data from cells, modified formulas, adjusted formatting, and added a new sheet. Most amazing is that Claude did all this without ever opening Excel. I just pointed it …

Rethinking the last mile: Our vision for secure access in a browser-first world In conversations with CIOs, CISOs, and technology leaders, I am often asked a simple question: What is Citrix’s vision for security in the modern enterprise? It’s a question that has taken on new urgency in recent years as work has …

Three trends reshaping how work happens The definition of work is evolving Something is changing – can you feel it? I see it every day in my own team, across Citrix, and when I compare notes with marketing peers. The very how, who, and what of …