In this episode of Behind the Screens, Jason Samuel explores one of the biggest blind spots in enterprise security today: your developers.

🔐 Every company is now a software company — which means developer activity is directly tied to business success and risk.

Jason breaks down the four major ways developers introduce vulnerabilities:

- Code flaws and hard-coded secrets

- Access sprawl across tools and environments- Shadow IT that flies under the radar- The broad attack surface of remote work

But there’s a solution.

Jason introduces Citrix + Strong Network — a powerful combo that embeds zero-trust security directly into the developer workflow while maintaining speed and agility. From secure cloud IDEs to real-time observability and seamless policy enforcement via Citrix DAS, this episode covers how to secure your devs without slowing them down.

If you care about innovation, velocity, and security, this is a must-listen.

In this episode of Behind the Screens, Jason Samuel uncovers a deceptively simple yet critical issue that’s haunted enterprise IT teams for years — Daylight Saving Time and its disruptive impact on Virtual Desktop Agents (VDAs). From ghost logins to failed domain controller authentications, time drift was more than a minor inconvenience — it was a silent system breaker.

Jason breaks down why Windows machines misinterpret system time, how Citrix Provisioning has delivered a much-needed fix, and why this change reflects deep empathy for real-world IT challenges. Whether you're a Citrix admin or a sysadmin who's wrestled with these hidden gremlins, this short episode delivers clarity, solutions, and a moment of nerdy appreciation for time done right.

Listen in — because sometimes, fixing time means saving hours.

"Good enough" might sound practical—but in the world of IT, it's a silent killer. In this episode of *Behind the Screens*, Jason Samuel delivers a direct and honest reflection on why mediocrity has no place in tech. From outdated scripts to legacy thinking, staying comfortable is the quickest way to become someone else’s technical debt.

If you’re serious about evolving, leading, and staying relevant in a field that never slows down, this is your wake-up call. Because in IT, transformation isn’t just a project—it’s your job description.

In this episode of Behind the Screens, Jason Samuel explores a major evolution in Citrix Session Recording—real-time, event-driven incident detection now available in Citrix Cloud. Gone are the days of manually scrubbing through hours of session footage. With new telemetry capabilities, admins can now visualize suspicious activity in the console as it happens. Whether it’s unauthorized file transfers, script execution, or behavioral anomalies, Citrix helps you detect insider threats proactively—not reactively.

This update shifts Session Recording from passive compliance to active security intelligence. If you’re in a compliance-heavy or security-sensitive industry, this is one enhancement you can’t afford to overlook.

In this episode of Behind the Screens, Jason Samuel dives into a powerful new Citrix Cloud feature designed to transform how IT pros manage VDA upgrades. Discover how the latest update to the VDA Upgrade Service UI introduces three key automation tools—Exit on Error, Scheduled Duration, and Upgrade When Sessions Are Disconnected—to enhance stability, reduce user disruption, and bring intelligent control to your upgrade workflows. Whether you manage a high-concurrency environment or simply want smarter automation, this short but impactful episode offers actionable insights that help you stay ahead in your Citrix strategy.