Insight Introduces Managed VDI for Citrix to Bring
Greater Security, Scalability to Virtual Work
Insight Managed VDI for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops reduces
complexity, costs of running a modern remote environment
Insight Enterprises the global systems integrator of
Insight Intelligent Technology Solutions for organizations of all sizes, today
announced that it has added Citrix to its Insight Managed VDI support and
managed services portfolio. The addition of Citrix to Insight’s support
portfolio for the Connected Workforce means Citrix clients can securely enable
employees to work anywhere from any device, while alleviating the expense and
time spent by IT managing the day-to-day administration of a virtual
environment.
Today, the modernization and migration of virtual desktop infrastructure
(VDI) resources and tools to modern cloud-based platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Azure Virtual
Desktop (AVD) significantly reduce upfront infrastructure costs associated with
deployment of a VDI solution. Insight Managed VDI for Citrix Virtual Apps
and Desktops™ offers a modern and cost-effective turnkey approach to the
administration and support of new or existing Citrix environments with AVD on
Azure.
Enhanced management platforms like Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
enable dynamic and rapid scaling of the environment. Clients can quickly adjust
resources up or down as needed, reducing cost complexity and allowing
improvements in overall performance. Insight Managed VDI allows organizations
to refocus internal resources on critical business needs while ensuring the
performance of the environment against specific and measurable targets.
“Despite the clear advantages of modern VDI in today’s hybrid workplace,
many organizations still struggle to master a long-term strategy for virtual
desktop solutions,” said Stephen Moss, senior vice president and general
manager, Connected Workforce, Insight. “Insight Managed VDI offers a
cost-effective way to support new or existing virtual Citrix settings,
simplifying the complexity of maintaining VDI tools while keeping the
organization secure at its endpoints. In turn, our clients can shift internal
IT resources to more strategic business transformation goals while their
employees realize the greater convenience of working in the ways they prefer.”
Insight provides an evaluation of a client’s existing Citrix and
Microsoft environments to see what needs optimizing across the Azure tenant.
Insight’s Managed VDI for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop takes the challenges
out of maintaining a virtualized environment by offering:
- Tool and portal
management for Azure-hosted Citrix solutions
- Image management,
including operating system and application updates, and deployment of virtual
machines
- Licensing for
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops instance
- Implementation of
the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops instance with AVD
- Expert ongoing
administration of the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and AVD environment
- 24/7 admin-to-admin
support of the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and AVD environment
- Automated processes
and regular reporting, service reviews and roadmap development
Citrix joins a rapidly expanding list of VDI technologies for which
Insight offers expert operational oversight. Clients can outsource a wide range
of managed endpoint, security, workplace and lifecycle services, in order to
offload day-to-day management of end-user support, fill skills gaps, expedite
issue resolution and reduce the risk of system downtime.
“Today’s workers require the ability to seamlessly and securely access
work applications and productivity platforms no matter where or how they are
working,” said Mike Fouts, vice president, Americas Partner Sales and Services,
Citrix. “With Managed VDI for Citrix, Insight can help its customers deliver it
and empower their people to perform at their best.”
Source: Insight media announcement