OAS ANNOUNCEMENT - CITRIX PARTNERS WITH NVIDIA
“Citrix, a business unit of Cloud Software Group, Inc., announced a joint collaboration with NVIDIA to deliver artificial intelligence (AI) virtual workstations built on NVIDIA Virtual GPU (vGPU), empowering forward-thinking enterprises to develop and prototype AI applications more securely and cost-effectively.” In a press release on the 19th of March 2025
The collaboration merges Citrix DaaS™ with the NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation, empowering enterprises to securely develop and implement AI proofs of concept (POCs) and applications within their existing infrastructures. By leveraging this integration, companies can mitigate the risk of confidential information being exposed to public large language models (LLMs), all while utilizing their current GPUs to maintain cost efficiency.
“Pairing Citrix DaaS with NVIDIA AI Virtual Workstation allows enterprises to develop AI applications within their existing infrastructure,” said Bob Pette, vice president of Enterprise Platforms at NVIDIA. “It opens the doors to more AI use cases for our joint customers, driving multiple improvements in security, productivity and efficiency for businesses.”
Briefly - Citrix DaaS provides application and desktop virtualization, empowering IT departments to manage both on-premises and cloud-hosted virtual machines, applications, and security measures. This solution facilitates access from any device, regardless of location.
Whereas the NVIDIA RTX Virtual Workstation software, in conjunction with NVIDIA's premier GPUs, significantly elevates the performance of graphics-intensive tasks across engineering, data science, and artificial intelligence. This solution offers accelerated performance that extends from the data centre or cloud to any device. Creators, engineers, and developers can access the most demanding applications from virtually any location, experiencing performance that rivals that of traditional physical workstations, all while benefiting from enhanced security measures.
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