[ Disclaimer - I am responsible for a Citrix environment, but I'm reasonably proud of how well it works for our company ]
The technology behind remote desktops is fundamentally limited but I'm amazed at how good the user experience can be on a modern well-configured Citrix environment.
- The protocol responds well even on low bandwidth as long as latency is OK. On the office LAN it feels like a local computer.
- There is offloading for Teams[1], media streams[2] and even entire web browsers[3].
The tech behind this is impressive and it works pretty well (mostly!)
- For most staff it's easier to use a thin client or a minimal laptop.
- I can keep the Citrix environment patched and managed much more easily than a proliferation of laptops and home devices.
It can be a struggle at times and it's definitely not the right fit for developers. But it's got a lot of advantages and most of the time it works amazingly well.
The technology behind remote desktops is fundamentally limited but I'm amazed at how good the user experience can be on a modern well-configured Citrix environment.
- The protocol responds well even on low bandwidth as long as latency is OK. On the office LAN it feels like a local computer.
- There is offloading for Teams[1], media streams[2] and even entire web browsers[3]. The tech behind this is impressive and it works pretty well (mostly!)
- For most staff it's easier to use a thin client or a minimal laptop.
- I can keep the Citrix environment patched and managed much more easily than a proliferation of laptops and home devices.
It can be a struggle at times and it's definitely not the right fit for developers. But it's got a lot of advantages and most of the time it works amazingly well.
[1] https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops/m... [2] https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops/m... [3] https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops/m...