Simplified SSO to Saas Apps with Citrix Enterprise Browser – Part One

Created by Wendy Gay and Adam Skelly Citrix Enterprise Browser has some very cool new features that are currently in tech preview with Citrix and we here at Citrixie.com couldn't wait to share the updates. We have multiple updates that we wanted to share: Simplified Single Sign On Citrix Enterprise Browser as you Work Browser …

What’s a Bearer Token and why do I need it!

Lets first explain what a bearer token is used for ? what is a bearer token? Bearer Token is a security token with the property that any party in possession of the token (a “bearer”) can use the token in any way that any other party in possession of it can. Using a bearer token …

Citrix Provisioning Services in Azure

Written by: Wendy Gay and Colm Govin Citrix recently announced that Citrix PVS in Azure is now in Public Tech Preview and in this article we are going to discuss the setup of Citrix PVS in Azure and what's required to get you up and running The documentation for this Tech Preview is available at …

Citrix Gateway Service and EDT

In this post I wanted to discuss the use of Citrix Enlighted Data Transport with Citrix Gateway Service. This is a feature that has been available with Citrix ADC for quite some time but it is a new feature for Gateway Service. I wanted to take you through step by step on how to configure …

Scale up, not out!

This is a statement I have heard so many times over the years. It has always applied to hardware sizing for me, until now. Citrix has just released a new feature called vertical load balancing, and I like it. Its available in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service. When working with public clouds its important …

Installing Teams Optimization pack

Citrix has released an optimisation pack for Microsoft teams. I think its fair to say that this RTOP pack has been highly anticipated. This blog is part 1 of 2, here I wanted to focus on the required pre-requisites and installation instructions for Microsoft Teams on a Citrix environment. What is the Team Optimization pack: …

Citrix Licensing Options

There have been so many licensing questions in the past few weeks, I thought maybe it was time to write a blog post on the options that I have come across when mixing license types and when working with older Citrix licenses. Things to remember User/Device licenses have an overdraft of 10% and SGP. https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/licensing/current-release/licensing-technical-overview.html …

Google GCP and Citrix cloud and Machine Creation Services

Citrix MCS is currently in tech preview with Citrix Cloud. In this blog I have documented how I created and setup up MCS with GCP. In order to connect our Citrix Cloud account to GCP, we need to setup a resource location in GCP. This is created in exactly the same way as you would …

Okta and Citrix Workspace

I have spent some time recently testing the OKTA preview and Citrix Workspace experience. Its now possible to bring more identities to Citrix Cloud and Okta is one of the newest options in Citrix Cloud / Identity and Access management. Its currently in tech preview. I wanted to show you how I configured it and …

Workspace App Shortcuts!

Citrix Workspace app is the replacement for Citrix Reciever. Workspace App allows users to connect to Citrix Cloud and have that newer unified workspace experience for end-users where desktops, apps ( Saas and published) and files are all available in a single view. I have recently been asked by more than one customer who use …