This is a guest blog post by Catherine Gallagher, Product Marketing Manager, IGEL Technology.

Citrix Workspace and IGEL OS are propelling productivity and delivering great end-user experiences across diverse work roles in the hybrid workplace. Together, we deliver a compatible and intelligent solution for fast, frictionless, and secure access to virtualized and cloud workspaces from any IGEL OS-powered endpoint, from any location.

With Citrix Workspace, you can embrace the cloud with ease and securely deliver all the tools your people need such as SaaS apps, web apps, and virtual apps. It also helps simplify management and speed up deployment, no matter where you are in your cloud journey. IGEL OS, the next-gen edge OS for cloud workspaces, is a lean, secure, high-performance operating system for end-user access to digital workspaces. Secure management of remote endpoints without VPN with IGEL Cloud Gateway and IGEL Universal Management Suite.

As a longstanding Citrix Ready partner, IGEL stays in lockstep with the latest version of Citrix Workspace, Citrix Cloud services, and Citrix Workspace app, and is validated as Citrix Ready Endpoint Premium and Citrix Ready for Cloud. The Citrix Ready team, along with Citrix and IGEL product teams, work closely to plan, integrate, test, and validate the required functionality and criteria to achieve the Endpoint Premium and Cloud levels of partnership.

From the Edge to the Cloud — Protect System Integrity

Citrix in the cloud, enterprise-level security, and IGEL’s unique “chain of trust” help boost end-to-end security. IGEL’s management console monitors every workspace in real-time and automatically pushes security updates, helping to mitigate fraudulent access and breaches.

Chip Shortage Challenges – Repurpose Existing Hardware and Build on Existing Infrastructure

As we are facing worldwide chip shortages and extended delivery lead times, optimizing the hardware and resources available is the best interim solution. Citrix and IGEL are focused on supporting the broadest choice of apps, cloud services, and endpoint device for our customers. Providing a secure and consistently compatible workspace on a familiar graphical user interface makes it easier for people to navigate across various devices from any location. IGEL OS runs on any compatible x86-64 device — PC, laptop all-in-one devices, or thin clients — and IGEL OS (RPI4) is purpose-built for enterprise access to Citrix environments using an ARM architecture endpoint. Citrix Workspace, Citrix Cloud, and IGEL enable organizations to efficiently migrate to their cloud(s) of choice, at their pace, from any infrastructure (on-prem, public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid multi-cloud).

Simply Connect, Communicate, and Collaborate

Citrix and IGEL are boosting productivity by enabling a reliable and quality unified communications and multimedia user experience within VDI or cloud workspace environments. Quickly and easily access Citrix Workspace on IGEL OS-powered endpoint devices through an embedded browser for Citrix Workspace app, providing Microsoft Teams and Zoom as a Citrix App client with HDX optimization. IGEL OS supports offloading much of the multimedia processing to the local operating system, while running critical real-time communications components on the device. This enables an immersive, high-fidelity unified communications and multimedia experience for users from any compatible x86-x64 endpoint device.

IGEL’S ecosystem of more than 110 technology partners of cutting-edge hardware and software vendors ensures integration and compatibility with the latest clients, protocols, and peripherals, including the most popular headsets, headphones, and audio communication software with IGEL OS. This list is growing steadily with the IGEL Ready partner program.

With Citrix Workspace and IGEL OS on the endpoint, you can improve security, enhance workspace capabilities, and boost productivity while reducing TCO by building on existing hardware and infrastructure. IGEL and Citrix work in unison to power your hybrid workforce with a simple, smart and secure workspace solution from any endpoint device, from any location.

Learn more about Citrix-compatible IGEL solutions.