The Citrix Session

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Welcome to 'The Citrix Session,' where we bring you the latest in Citrix technologies and solutions. Hosted by XenTegra, this podcast dives deep into the world of Citrix digital workspace solutions, exploring everything from virtual apps and desktops to networking and security. Join us each episode as we discuss best practices, new features, and expert strategies to optimize your Citrix environment and enhance your user experience. Whether you're an IT professional seeking to expand your Citrix knowledge or a business leader looking to improve operational efficiency, 'The Citrix Session' is your essential resource for staying ahead in the ever-evolving tech landscape. Tune in to transform the way you work with the power of Citrix and XenTegra."

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October 20, 2026Episode 438 min

Healthcare Recovery Should Be a Reboot, Not a Rebuild: UniconOS Dual Boot

What happens to your users when Windows won't boot? In this episode of The Citrix Session, host Andy Whiteside is joined by Citrix's Philipp Benkler and Somesh Naidu, along with XenTegra Solutions Architects Randy Price and Charles Anderson, to discuss Cletis Earle's Citrix blog "Why Healthcare Recovery Should Be a Reboot, Not a Rebuild" and Citrix's new UniconOS dual boot capability. Most business continuity plans stop at the data center. This episode makes the case for recovering at the endpoint, where your people actually work. Topics include why the endpoint is the missing piece of most BC/DR plans, how the CrowdStrike incident accelerated demand for endpoint recovery, how UniconOS dual boot adds a secure second OS to existing Windows PCs, hardware compatibility and licensing, and how to start testing it today. Read the blog: https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2026-09/why-healthcare-recovery-should-be-a-reboot-not-a-rebuild Already a Citrix customer? You may already have access. Contact XenTegra to plan a pilot: https://xentegra.com/contact-us/

August 26, 2026Episode 325 min

CVAD 2607 LTSR: Why Standing Still Costs More Than Upgrading

In this episode of The Citrix Session, host Andy Whiteside is joined by XenTegra's Bill Sutton (Modern Workspace practice lead) and Charles Anderson (Solutions Architect) to break down Citrix's newly released Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) 2607 Long Term Service Release, using Citrix DaaS team member Sean Bass's blog post as their guide. The team covers why standing still on an older CVAD release costs organizations more than upgrading, what's actually new in this LTSR, and why most customers are better off moving fully to DaaS rather than maintaining an on-prem control plane. Topics include: LTSR vs. Current Release: the three-year support window, why Andy and Bill recommend waiting for CU1 before adopting a new LTSR, and what you give up by staying on Current Releases A ~14% improvement in protocol/bandwidth efficiency for faster, more responsive sessions Smarter cloud cost management with automated power management for Azure and Google Cloud workloads AI-powered session recording insights that let admins search recordings with natural language instead of watching hours of video New compliance capabilities that enforce app-level security policies down to the endpoint Enhancements to Citrix WEM (Workspace Environment Management) for automated administration and better logon performance visibility HDX Super Resolution, which offloads rendering to client-side GPUs for a better visual experience without adding server-side GPU cost Expanded unified communications support beyond Microsoft Teams and Zoom, including WebEx, Cisco Jabber, and Slack If you're still running an on-prem Citrix control plane, or you're evaluating whether to upgrade your VDAs to the 2607 LTSR, this episode breaks down what's worth paying attention to and why. Currently on-prem and considering your options? Contact XenTegra. We can help map out the right path forward: https://xentegra.com/contact-us/ #Citrix #CitrixDaaS #VDI #CVAD #LTSR #DigitalWorkspace #XenTegra #HDX #CloudComputing

August 17, 2026Episode 250 min

Citrix Secure Spaces Flex: A Smarter, More Secure Way to Power Modern Developer Environments

In Season 2, Episode 2 of The Citrix Session, XenTegra's Andy Whiteside and Charles Anderson are joined by Citrix's Tarkan Kocoglu, Mathew Varghese, and Somesh Naidu to discuss Citrix Secure Spaces Flex and how it's transforming secure, modern developer environments. The conversation explores container based development, zero trust security for code and secrets, persona based pricing, AI agent sandboxing, and how organizations can modernize without a disruptive cutover. Learn how Citrix is rethinking developer workspaces by combining managed Kubernetes infrastructure, built in security, and flexible consumption into a modern platform built for today's development teams. Watch the Secure Spaces demo Mathew references: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVZ7g3LdyZc&list=PLbrnMEdPVDPUfup2d5FFn8UHesJq-WdDp&index=5&t=3s

June 22, 202633 min

What is Citrix DaaS Flex?

In Season 2, Episode 1 of The Citrix Session, XenTegra's Andy Whiteside, Bill Sutton, and Randy Price are joined by Citrix's Mathew Varghese to discuss Citrix DaaS Flex and how it's transforming desktop modernization. The conversation explores persona-based computing, simplified cloud adoption, infrastructure management, security responsibilities, and how organizations can optimize costs while delivering the right user experience for every employee. Learn how Citrix is rethinking Desktop-as-a-Service by combining managed infrastructure, intelligent workload sizing, and operational simplicity into a modern platform built for today's digital workspace.

August 18, 2021Episode 8449 min

The Citrix Session: Hybrid Work and Hackers: The 2021 zero trust approach to security

Because of the new world of working from everywhere, we have created a hackers paradise. In this podcast, we discuss the end-to-end way Citrix is working on helping to address this. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-Host: Jon Spallone Guest: Andre Leibovici

October 28, 2020Episode 4838 min

The Citrix Session - Citrix TIPs: 10 common Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops assessment findings

These sessions discuss the following topics, blogs, and support articles: Citrix TIPs: 10 common Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops assessment findings "In my time as a virtualization consultant on Citrix’s Americas Professional Services team, I have been part of more than 30 Citrix environment assessment engagements. In these, we review the customer’s Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment and its supporting components." Host: Andy Whiteside Co-Host: Bill Sutton Guest: David Johnson

December 5, 2019Episode 91 hr 3 min

The Citrix Session - How Citrix Enhances Microsoft WVD

This session discusses how How Citrix Enhances Microsoft WVD. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-Host: Bill Sutton Special Guest: Pete Downing Guest/Author: Kevin Nardone

February 21, 2022Episode 10034 min

The Citrix Session: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops: Looking back on 2021 and ahead at 2022

Last year had many of us wondering, what’s next? Will we be able to travel home for the holidays? Meet our friends for happy hour? Cheer on our favorite football team in person? Here at Citrix, we’ve been focused on what’s next for the future of work. Over the past year, the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops team has added new features and functionality to support you as you navigate this new digital landscape, implement hybrid-work initiatives, and keep your employees productive no matter what’s ahead. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-host: Bill Sutton

January 5, 2021Episode 5856 min

The Citrix Session: Citrix TIPs: Citrix on Azure – Enterprise-Scale Landing Zones – Part 3

These sessions discuss the following topics, blogs, and/or support articles: Citrix TIPs: Citrix on Azure – Enterprise-Scale Landing Zones – Part 3 "When I originally planned this blog series, my primary goal was to introduce the broader Citrix community to the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) for Azure to help Citrix teams “speak Microsoft Azure” when planning or deploying a Citrix Landing Zone in collaboration with their Cloud Platform teams." Host: Andy Whiteside Co-Host: Bill Sutton Guest: Kevin Nardone

March 31, 2020Episode 2423 min

The Citrix Session - Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops: Deprecation of public cloud support from on-premises Current Releases

This session discusses the following topic: Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops: Deprecation of public cloud support from on-premises Current Releases Host: Andy Whiteside Co-Host: Bill Sutton Guest: Pete Downing Guest: Harsh Gupta

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