Citrix Endpoint Management and its Deployment Use Cases

 

Citrix Endpoint Management: 

Citrix Cloud is a platform that hosts and administers Citrix services. It connects to your enterprise resources, via the Citrix Cloud Connector, on any cloud or infrastructure you choose. It allows you to create, manage, and deploy workspaces with apps and data to your end-users from a single console.

The Citrix Endpoint Management, previously called Cloud XenMobile Service/XenMobile Cloud, offers an Endpoint Management enterprise mobility management (EMM) environment for managing apps and devices as well as users or groups of users. With Endpoint Management, Citrix handles the configuration and maintenance of the infrastructure onsite through the Citrix Cloud Operations group. This separation lets you focus exclusively on the user experience and on managing devices, policies, and apps. 

Cloud Connector:

Cloud Connector enables cloud management without requiring any complex networking or infrastructure configuration such as VPNs or IPsec tunnels. Cloud Connector authenticates and encrypts all communication between Citrix Cloud and your resource locations. Cloud Connector establishes connections to Citrix Cloud. Cloud Connector doesn't accept incoming connections. If you require a micro-VPN, you must use an on-premises Citrix Gateway with Cloud Connector. Cloud Connector, along with Citrix Gateway and your servers for Exchange, web apps, Active Directory, and PKI reside in your data center. Mobile devices communicate with Endpoint Management and your on-premises Citrix Gateway. The following diagram shows the basic architecture when using Cloud Connector with Endpoint Management.




 

Deployment Use Cases:

Below are the various Deployment Use cases which are feasible with Citrix Endpoint Management.

1. Citrix Endpoint Management and Citrix Gateway on Enterprise
2. Citrix Endpoint Management and Citrix Gateway on Enterprise for Mobile App Management
3. Citrix Endpoint Management for Mobile Device Management
4. Citrix Endpoint Management with Office 365 and Citrix Gateway on Enterprise
5. Citrix Endpoint Management with Azure AD as IDP
6. Citrix Endpoint Management with Azure AD as IDP with Office 365

For additional information please review the following link for deployment guidance, HERE.