{"id":41002,"date":"2024-04-10T16:27:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T14:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=41002"},"modified":"2024-04-10T16:27:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T14:27:24","slug":"citrix-and-microsoft-strategic-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/citrix-and-microsoft-strategic-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Citrix and Microsoft: Strategic Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In April 2024,<strong> Citrix<\/strong>, a business unit of Cloud Software Group, and <strong>Microsoft<\/strong> have announced an <strong>eight-year strategic partnership<\/strong> to bring joint cloud solutions and generative AI to more than 100 million people. The collaboration aims to strengthen the go-to-market strategy for the Citrix\u00ae virtual application and desktop platform and support the development of new cloud and AI solutions with an integrated product roadmap.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41007 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-10-Update-Website-Citrix-and-Microsoft-Strategic-Partnership.jpg\" alt=\"Thumbnail of Citrix and Microsoft Strategic Partnership\" width=\"800\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-10-Update-Website-Citrix-and-Microsoft-Strategic-Partnership.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-10-Update-Website-Citrix-and-Microsoft-Strategic-Partnership-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-10-Update-Website-Citrix-and-Microsoft-Strategic-Partnership-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-10-Update-Website-Citrix-and-Microsoft-Strategic-Partnership-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As part of the agreement, <strong>Cloud Software Group<\/strong> will make a<strong> commitment to <\/strong>the<strong> Microsoft cloud <\/strong>and its<strong> generative AI capabilities<\/strong>. This partnership is set to invigorate one of the industry\u2019s most durable alliances between Citrix and Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>Under the partnership, <strong>Citrix<\/strong> is the <strong>preferred Microsoft Global Azure Partner solution for Enterprise Desktop as a Service<\/strong> when collaborating with joint Azure customers. The companies will jointly support customer success, offer tailored solutions, expert guidance, and support to accelerate customers\u2019 cloud journeys.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citrix<\/strong> will leverage <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsoft-azure-licensing-full-guide\/\">Microsoft Azure<\/a> as <\/strong>its<strong> preferred cloud solution<\/strong>, providing Citrix customers with the comprehensive benefits of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/citrix-platform-available\/\">Citrix platform<\/a>, complemented by Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365. The collaboration will also create deeper paths to modern procurement options through Azure Marketplace, where customers can easily evaluate, expand, or renew Citrix solutions.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership is expected to accelerate productivity and new innovations in AI. <strong>Cloud Software Group\u2019s<\/strong> engineering organizations are deploying <strong>GitHub Copilot to all their engineers<\/strong> with the goal of increasing developer productivity by over 20%. Spotfire, a Cloud Software Group business unit, recently announced a new <strong>Spotfire Copilot\u2122 extension built on Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsoft-ai-builder-azure-openai-service-integration\/\">Azure OpenAI service<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41011 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-10-Update-Website-Citrix-and-Microsoft-Strategic-Partnership-Spotfire-Copilot.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-10-Update-Website-Citrix-and-Microsoft-Strategic-Partnership-Spotfire-Copilot.png 900w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-10-Update-Website-Citrix-and-Microsoft-Strategic-Partnership-Spotfire-Copilot-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-10-Update-Website-Citrix-and-Microsoft-Strategic-Partnership-Spotfire-Copilot-150x70.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2024\/04\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2024-04-10-Update-Website-Citrix-and-Microsoft-Strategic-Partnership-Spotfire-Copilot-768x358.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To increase collaboration and productivity, <strong>Cloud Software Group <\/strong>will <strong>transition all its employees to Microsoft 365<\/strong>. This partnership between Citrix and Microsoft epitomizes the \u2018Better Together\u2019 relationship, combining both companies\u2019 strengths to deliver unmatched value and innovation to their customers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>More information<\/h2>\n<p>For the official <strong>announcement,<\/strong> please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citrix.com\/news\/announcements\/apr-2024\/cloud-software-group-and-microsoft-sign-eight-year-strategic-partnership.html\">https:\/\/www.citrix.com\/news\/announcements\/apr-2024\/cloud-software-group-and-microsoft-sign-eight-year-strategic-partnership.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For an <strong>article<\/strong> about <strong>Spotfire Copilot<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotfire.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/13\/generative-ai-meets-spotfire-a-new-natural-language-extension-for-spotfire\/\">https:\/\/www.spotfire.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/13\/generative-ai-meets-spotfire-a-new-natural-language-extension-for-spotfire\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For our <strong>vendor page<\/strong> of <strong>Microsoft<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/microsoft\/\">https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/microsoft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For our <strong>vendor page<\/strong> of <strong>Citrix<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/citrix\/\">https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/Citrix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a> for <strong>expert services<\/strong> on your specific <strong>Microsoft <\/strong>and <strong>Citrix<\/strong> software and online services requirements and to <strong>request a quote today<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In April 2024, Citrix, a business unit of Cloud Software Group, and Microsoft have announced an eight-year strategic partnership to bring joint cloud solutions and generative AI to more than 100 million people. 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