This is a guest blog post by Eric Schreyer, Requirements Manager, Unicon GmbH.

Many companies rely on modern thin clients for their digital workspaces. That’s not a surprise as those mini PCs save space and energy, and, because they’re limited to the essentials, they’re fast and efficient, easy to set up, and require little admin effort.

While thin clients have had a reputation for being low performant in the past, they offer advantages when combined with a smart infrastructure and the right software. When it comes to cloud computing and VDI, modern thin clients — or cloud clients, as we like to call them — can fully play to their strengths. They can connect anywhere to access all business apps and, at the same time, operate efficiently with a lean OS.

Citrix and Unicon: 20+ Years of Collaboration

A pioneer in thin client software, Unicon has worked with Citrix for more than 20 years to guarantee joint clients the support they need. As an official technology partner Unicon software solutions are available with Citrix Ready validation in the Citrix Ready Marketplace.

Large banking and financial enterprises, public sector organizations, and manufacturers use Unicon’s lightweight, Linux-based and hardware-agnostic operating system eLux to power endpoint devices like thin clients, desktop PCs, and laptops in a lean and secure manner to deliver access Citrix Workspace. With the help of our Scout management solution, IT admins can manage cloud devices running on eLux efficiently and securely.

Another big advantage of eLux, especially when it comes to updates and new releases, is that it’s modular by design, enabling admins to deploy only what is needed by the business while fulfilling end-user requirements. Administrators no longer have to worry about burdening existing networks and bandwidths, which can result in downtime or increased effort.

Unicon is Citrix Ready: A Joint Roadmap for Compatibility

Unicon has been a Citrix Ready Endpoint Premium partner for many years. The Germany-based technology leader and Citrix align their roadmaps for new releases and updates on a regular basis so that joint clients can always benefit from the latest eLux and Citrix updates or plug-ins. Customers can be confident that Unicon software solutions have successfully passed a series of validation criteria established by Citrix and can be trusted to work effectively with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops service, Citrix Workspace, and Citrix Workspace app for Linux to provide digital workspaces in any VDI and DaaS environment. All Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops backends are fully supported, whether on-prem, via Citrix Cloud or hybrid.

When it comes to Citrix optimization measurements, Unicon eLux’s are always up to date: Thanks to the modular construction of eLux, updates or functional extensions of Citrix Workspace can be rolled out in no time and with highest flexibility. This saves on time and costs for IT admins because they don’t have to test and validate the whole package, only the affected components. No matter if its collaboration tools like Zoom or Microsoft Teams that are critical to supporting remote and hybrid work or legacy apps, Unicon offers the corresponding plug-ins, so apps run smoothly when accessing Citrix Workspace.

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