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On-prem, Azure or multi-cloud: the resource locations where they pay — the workspace as architecture, not as dogma.

FOCUS · THE WORKSPACE WITHOUT DOGMASThe desktops close to the data, the peaks in the cloud, the DR on the other side: the hybrid designed
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01 · What it is

Architetture ibride, made clear.

The question isn't 'cloud yes or no' but 'where does each workload pay': the ERP close to its database (on-prem), the seasonal peaks on Azure (autoscale), the DR in the other region, the developers where GPU is needed. With DaaS the resource locations are bricks: the hybrid architecture is composed by criteria, not by fashion.

Per carico
each workload in the right location: latency, data, costs
Autoscale
the cloud switched on with the shifts: the elastic capacity where needed
DR incluso
the secondary location as plan B: the workspace that doesn't die
Architetture ibride
OFFICIAL CITRIX BRANDING · HYBRID CITRIX
CONSOLE REALE · ZONE E RESOURCE LOCATION · FONTE: CITRIX DOCS
REAL CONSOLE · ZONES AND RESOURCE LOCATIONS · SOURCE: CITRIX DOCS
02 · How to use it well

The things that make the difference.

The map

A single workspace for the userthey don't know nor need to know
DC · close to the data
Azure · elasticity
Region B · DR
three locations, one design
DaaS · the single directioncommon policies and images
Criteria: data, costs, latencythe map's rules
Every desktop in its place

Workload assessment

Apps, data and latencies mapped: the 'where runs what' sheet before any migration.

The cloud's real bill

Cloud VDI pays IF it autoscales: the calculation on real hourly profiles, not on price lists.

Common images and profiles

Golden images and FSLogix consistent across locations: the user migrates without noticing.

The workspace's DR

The reserve location tested: the workplace too has its failover.

03 · In depth

Hybrid and multi-cloud: the design that doesn't regret

Citrix's strength is neutrality: the same apps published from on-prem, Azure (even AVD/Windows 365 underneath), AWS and GCP, with the user not knowing nor needing to know where the session runs; the DaaS control plane orchestrates the resource locations, the image is built once (with IaC tools), Autoscale governs the cloud costs, the burst covers the peaks (seasonal, M&A, DR); the typical strategy: the amortized on-prem baseload, the elasticity in the cloud.

  • Location-agnostic — the session where it pays today: tomorrow it moves without being seen
  • Baseload+burst — the fixed in the machine room, the peaks in the cloud: the optimal TCO
  • AVD/W365 sotto — Citrix on top of the Microsoft desktops: better HDX and management
  • Immagine unica — the golden image carried everywhere with automation
  • DR di sessione — the reserve resource location: the VDI that doesn't fall
  • Exit strategy — no location lock-in: the cloud gets renegotiated
04 · Numbers and lifecycle

The numbers that matter.

4+
the execution platforms orchestrable
0
user perception of the move
-30%
the typical TCO of the baseload+burst model
libertà
the negotiating leverage the multi-cloud gives
Hybrid is a strategy, not an accident: where runs what, and when it moves — the design we do.
05 · Use cases

Where it really pays off.

Transitions to the cloud

The journey in stages, without leaps into the void.

Seasonality

Retail and seasons: the desktops that follow the peaks.

Continuity

The workspace that survives the site.

Hybrid isn't indecision: it's precision. Every workload in its place — the design we do.