Managing fleets of personal computers is costly and time intensive. Every update, application install, and maintenance task is a one-to-one exercise. Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and desktop as a service (DaaS) offers businesses an alternative to the PC chore by centralizing images and simplifying maintenance through hosted desktops. Desktop as a Service initiative are more secure and compliant, and they gives the business unparalleled flexibility to enable and support highly mobile workforces. In this episode of the Ask Selma podcast, we’ll explore how desktop as a service works for organizations and how Citrix is helping businesses leverage the power of virtual desktops through hosted infrastructure providers such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.

Selma Wei, Citrix Service Provider

Chris Gonsalves, The 2112 Group

Special Guest: Nico Gazzano, Chief Information Officer of MIS Choice

Wide Area Networks (WANs) served as the trusted means for connecting across long distances that joined organizations’ data centers with their remote branch offices. While the complexities, costs and limitations of WANs hasn’t changed over the last three decades, the enterprises’ needs have. Today, businesses operate critical applications in the cloud, have bandwidth-hungry and latency-intolerant real-time communications and collaboration, and need to control communication. And they need to do all that securely, efficiently and cost effectively. Enter SD-WAN – or software-defined wide area networks – a technology that resolves the WAN challenge by providing the dynamic controls that truly put the network at the service of the business. In this episode of the Ask Selma podcast, we’ll explore not just how it works but why it works for organizations that need a better way to connect their systems and their data.

Selma Wei, Citrix

Chris Gonsalves, The 2112 Group

Special Guest: Ronan Murray, Director at Edge7 Networks

Anyone who’s read Geoffrey Moore’s “Crossing the Chasm” knows that to accelerate the development of market share, you have to think in groups. In sales and business practices, that means addressing the needs of unique industries or verticals. This principle is applicable in the cloud world too, as businesses adopting cloud computing resources and services often have unique needs associated with their industry, whether health care, financial services, retail, manufacturing, or another vertical market. Cloud solution providers recognize that success in selling to these customers requires vertical specialization to understand their needs, build them tailored solutions, and speak in their language. CSP Insights dives into the world of cloud verticalization to see how cloud solution providers are becoming industry specialists.

Carlos Blanco, Citrix

Larry Walsh, The 2112 Group

Special Guest: Laurens Faessen, head of business development at Open Line

Files generated by word processors, spreadsheets, image processors, audio applications, and databases are the ubiquitous byproduct of the modern office. Users generate copious volumes of files on a daily basis. The information generated, processed, and manipulated in these files is essential for smooth and productive business operations. And it’s for that reason having the ability to securely and reliably access and share these files from any place at any time is vitally important. Citrix has a solution for this need: Content Collaboration, a file sharing and synchronization platform built for business. In this episode of the Ask Selma podcast, we’ll dig into the mechanics of ShareFile and how cloud service providers are incorporating this application into their portfolios.

Selma Wei, Citrix

Chris Gonsalves, The 2112 Group

Special Guest: Werner Neurauter, CTO of Fagdata

Cloud computing is a staple of solution providers’ portfolios. The average solution provider earns as much as 20 percent of its gross revenue from cloud products and services. Moreover, solution providers are increasing their cloud sales and getting more adept at cloud service sales and delivery. And three out of four solution providers plan to significantly expand their cloud practices in the coming year. CSP Insights takes a look at how cloud providers are expanding and maturing their cloud practices as they move away from on-premises systems to cloud-based solutions.

Carlos Blanco, Citrix

Larry Walsh, The 2112 Group

Special Guest: Simon Michie, CTO at Redcentric

Cloud computing is no longer the wave of the future; it’s the here and now. Nearly every business at every level uses some form of cloud computing service. Nowadays, cloud computing isn’t about adoption as much as evolution as businesses are increasing their expectations of what they’re supposed to get out of their cloud investments. That means cloud solution providers need to be adept at architecture, service delivery, business development, and customer relations. CSP Insights rethinks Cloud 101 in this evolving and dynamic context, providing unique insights into how cloud service providers are developing new approaches to meeting customer demands.

Carlos Blanco, Citrix

Larry Walsh, The 2112 Group

Special Guest: Ed Guarrieri, Vice President of Technology at CompuData