Citrix DaaS on Google Cloud

Components

• Citrix Cloud Connector
  • Responsible for communication to/from Citrix cloud
  • Auto-updated/maintained by Citrix
• Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA)
  • Apps/Desktops running on Windows/Linux VM instances
• Citrix Gateway (optional)
  • Session brokering, load management, image management, monitoring, cost/capacity management
• Citrix Workspace Service
  • UI
• Analytics Service
  • ML—security, performance, user behavioural analytics/reporting

Cloud Forward Design Pattern

• For customers who are “all-in” on Google Cloud
• Commonly used for new deployments, POCs etc
• Requires no additional infrastructure
• Google Deployment Manager templates available, but appear to be no longer maintained
• Provides HA
• Creates a Citrix Cloud “resource location”

Hybrid Design Pattern

• Customer-managed access layer components—advanced use-cases

Cloud Migration Design Pattern

• As per Hybrid Design Pattern, but with legacy workloads on existing on-prem infrastructure
• Migrate workloads gradually to the cloud

References

• Reference Architecture - Citrix virtualization on Google Cloud