“As a premier virtualization solutions provider and long-time partner of Citrix and Microsoft, this campaign is a great asset. We are excited to bring the vision and message of virtualization (from servers to storage, from desktops to applications) to our customers. This campaign provides a laser-focus to execute against with immediate value for our partners, our customers and MTM."
--Andy Jones, Vice President - National Sales
MTM Technologies, Inc.

"Accelera’s customers have made huge investments in Microsoft and Citrix technologies. This joint campaign provides us with tools and resources to deliver attractive return-on-investment on their virtualization strategies."
--Joe Brown, President
Accelera Solutions

“The Citrix-Microsoft Virtualization partner campaign gives VIRTERA an opportunity to bring the resources of two great partners to our customers. We’re pleased to have additional resources to drive these great virtualization solutions for our customers.”
--Rob English
Director of Business Development
Microsoft Technologies
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Desktop Virtualization

Microsoft VDI with Citrix XenDesktop™ provides a dynamic IT environment that uses desktop virtualization to centralize employee desktops, helps increase data security, and provide greater operational flexibility. Citrix XenDesktop™, running on Windows Server 2008 with Microsoft Hyper-V™ and integrated with Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager™, greatly simplifies desktop lifecycle management and helps reduce the cost of ownership of a virtual desktop infrastructure by separating the delivery of the desktop OS, applications and user settings.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Brochure: A customer-facing brochure covering end-to-end desktop virtualization solutions from Microsoft and Citrix.
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Presentation Virtualization

Citrix XenApp™ is a Windows(r) application delivery system that manages applications in the datacenter and delivers them as an on-demand service to users anywhere using any device. XenApp reduces the cost of application management by up to 50 percent, delivers any application instantly to users anywhere and improves application and data security. Citrix XenApp is built on Microsoft's Remote Desktop Services (formerly Microsoft Terminal Services) and uses that technology to deliver virtualized applications at the presentation level to the end user.

Citrix XenApp and Microsoft Terminal Services: Feature Analysis

Application Virtualization

Application virtualization decouples applications from the operating system and enables them to run as network services. Application virtualization can be layered on top of other virtualization technologies—network, storage, machine—to create a fully virtual IT environment where computing resources can be dynamically allocated in real-time based on real-time needs.

Microsoft’s App-V provides key application virtualization features that support a flexible application delivery environment and can complement a desktop and presentation virtualization environment with key added features, including:

  • Applications are no longer installed on the client—and there is minimal impact on the host operating system or other applications.
  • Applications are rapidly delivered, when needed, to laptops, desktops, and terminal servers.
  • Microsoft App-V Application Virtualization can help reduce the complexities inherent in enterprise application management by reducing challenges and transform a customer’s computing environment into a dynamic, services-oriented infrastructure.

Citrix and Microsoft Expand Desktop Virtualization Partnership to Simplify Desktop Management

Server Virtualization

Citrix® Essentials™ for Microsoft® Hyper-V™ offers advanced virtualization management capabilities for Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V ™to help customers create highly scalable, manageable and agile virtual infrastructures. These products extend the enterprise management capabilities of Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V™ and System Center in the areas of storage management, provisioning services and lab automation, among others.

Essentials for Hyper-V Customer Presentation
Essentials for Hyper-V Webinar

Citrix Products

Desktop Virtualization

Citrix XenDesktop

Information and Literature
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Presentation Virtualization

Citrix XenApp™

Information and Literature

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Server Virtualization

Citrix Essentials for XenServer™ and Hyper-V

Information and Literature
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Microsoft Virtualization Products

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Desktop Virtualization

Application Virtualization

Server Virtualization

Virtualization Management


Citrix Training

Available as Instructor-led and 24/7 self-paced online training, Citrix’s flexible training courses provide the knowledge you need to meet and exceed your business goals. Search for training by product here.

Microsoft Virtualization Training

To help you deploy and manage the latest virtualization products—Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center (including Virtual Machine Manager 2008 and Microsoft Desktop and Application Virtualization)—Microsoft Learning offers a complete set of training courses.