Glossary

Citrix Cloud: Citrix Cloud is a platform that hosts and administers Citrix services. It connects to your resources through connectors on any cloud or infrastructure you choose (on-premises, public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud). It allows you to create, manage, and deploy workspaces with apps and data to your end users from a single console.

Citrix SD-WAN: Citrix SD-WAN simplifies branch networking with a reliable and high-performance workspace experience that helps accessing SaaS applications, virtual desktops, or traditional data centers.

Citrix Secure Workspace Access: The Citrix Secure Workspace Access service enables the administrators to provide a cohesive experience integrating single sign-on, remote access, and content inspection into a single solution for end-to-end access control. With the Citrix Secure Workspace Access service, administrators can also protect the organization’s network and end user devices from malware and data leaks by filtering access to specific websites and website categories.

Citrix Workspace: Citrix Workspace is a complete digital workspace solution that allows you to deliver secure access to the information, apps, and other content that are relevant to a person’s role in your organization. Users subscribe to the services you make available and can access them from anywhere, on any device. Citrix Workspace helps you organize and automate the most important details your users need to collaborate, make better decisions, and focus fully on their work.

Citrix Workspace app: Citrix Workspace app gives users instant access to all their SaaS and web apps, their files and mobile apps, and their virtual apps and desktops from an easy-to-use, all-in-one interface. Citrix Workspace app is a single point of entry to all workspace services for users. Users get seamless and secure access to all the apps they need to stay productive, including features such as embedded browsing and single sign-on.

Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA): The VDA is a key component of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. The VDA is installed on each physical or virtual machine in your site that you make available to users. The VDA enables the machine to register with the Controller, which in turn allows the machine and the resources it is hosting to be made available to users. VDAs establish and manage the connection between the machine and the user device. VDAs also verify that a Citrix license is available for the user or session, and apply policies that are configured for the session.