Over the last couple of years I have been compiling a list of recommended synergy sessions that I encourage my customers to attend. Since most attendees come with different objectives, coming up with a top 10 list didnt seem logical. So this year I decided to take a different approach and organize my picks based on the reasons why customers and partners have decided to attend Synergy.
My Top Picks Overall (In no specific order):
- SYN301: XenApp and XenDesktop Tech Update: May 2017 edition
- SYN134: Citrix Workspace User Experience
- SYN412: StoreFront: top 10 lessons learned from the field
- SYN102: Is it Time to Upgrade to XenApp 7.x?
- SYN321: XenMobile Deployments
- SYN330: Optimize and scale your XenApp and XenDesktop platform the CTP way
- SYN303: Independent Citrix experts’ deep dive on Remote Graphics, user experience and GPUs
- SYN316: Increase your security posture with Sharefile Enterprise
- SYN115: Why should I use ShareFile if I already have Office 365?
- SYN318: A to Z: best practices for delivering XenApp and XenDesktop from Microsoft Azure using Citrix Cloud
- SYN103: XenApp and XenDesktop App Layering
- SYN107: XenServer Tech Update
- SYN111: What’s new with Citrix Cloud and what’s to come
- SYN123: SD-WAN case study: How a XenApp customer improved application delivery to the branch
- SYN118: What’s new with NetScaler ADC
- SYN310: Powering the digital workspace using Citrix Cloud: a deep dive into architecture and configuration
- SYN319: Securing devices, apps and data with XenMobile
- SYN312: Authentication: deep dive on Citrix solutions
- SYN712: Analysis of a hack: how to defend and protect with Citrix
- SYN131: Citrix Workspace IoT
- SYN127: Introducing Smart Tools for the Xen product family; faster POCs and efficient operations on-premises or in the cloud
- SYN325: Automating NetScaler: talking NITRO with PowerShell
For existing XenApp/XenDesktop customers looking to optimize their environments and/or learn whats new:
- SYN301: XenApp and XenDesktop Tech Update: May 2017 edition
- SYN709: Monitoring the Citrix virtual workspace
- SYN412: StoreFront: top 10 lessons learned from the field
- SYN104: XenApp and XenDesktop: What’s new and roadmap
- SYN103: XenApp and XenDesktop App Layering
- SYN106: Fantastic four: the do’s, don’ts and lessons learned of Citrix implementations
- SYN312: Authentication: deep dive on Citrix solutions
- SYN111: What’s new with Citrix Cloud and what’s to come
- SYN302: Keys to a successful XenApp and XenDesktop user experience
- SYN102: Is it Time to Upgrade to XenApp 7.x?
- SYN330: Optimize and scale your XenApp and XenDesktop platform the CTP way
SYN706: Build a XenApp real-time session monitoring dashboard - SYN409: Overcoming challenges in a double-hop XenApp session
- LAB609: Deploying Workspace Environment Management for XenApp and XenDesktop
- LAB613: Configuring ShareFile in a Citrix environment
- SYN303: Independent Citrix experts’ deep dive on Remote Graphics, user experience and GPUs
- LAB610: Gain end-to-end insight and control with NetScaler Management & Analytics System
For attendees curious about how Citrix complements Microsoft Azure and O365:
- SYN115: Why should I use ShareFile if I already have Office 365?
- SYN318: A to Z: best practices for delivering XenApp and XenDesktop from Microsoft Azure using Citrix Cloud
For Microsoft Intune customers looking to see how XenMobile can complement their existing solution:
- SYN415: XenMobile Essentials for Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite
- SYN116: Admin and end user experience with XenMobile Essentials for Enterprise Mobility Suite
For attendees who would like to learn more about Sharefile, and how it compares with other solutions:
- SYN316: Increase your security posture: deep dive on ShareFile security and compliance
- SYN314: Extend existing storage investments with ShareFile
- SYN702: Why choose ShareFile over Box, Dropbox, Egnyte, Syncplicity, and other EFSS vendors
If you are new to Citrix App Layering:
- SYN103: XenApp and XenDesktop App Layering
- LAB611: Installing and configuring application layering
Interested in learning more about Citrix Cloud:
- LAB605: Deploying and configuring XenApp and XenDesktop Service on Citrix Cloud
- SYN310: Powering the digital workspace using Citrix Cloud: a deep dive into architecture and configuration
- SYN111: What’s new with Citrix Cloud and what’s to come
- LAB615: Deploying and automating Citrix solutions with Citrix Cloud and AWS
Attendees who have a strong networking background or networking focused:
- SYN123: SD-WAN case study: How a XenApp customer improved application delivery to the branch
- SYN411: Guidelines for NetScaler ADC sizing and capacity planning
- SYN118: What’s new with NetScaler ADC
- LAB601: Increase your NetScaler IQ to better manage your NetScaler ADCs
- LAB602: Gain competitive advantage with key new features in NetScaler SD-WAN
- SYN130: Getting started with NetScaler Management and Analytics System
- SYN323: Migrate your NetScaler deployments to the cloud
- LAB610: Gain end-to-end insight and control with NetScaler Management & Analytics System
For those considering migrating workloads to a public cloud:
- SYN318: A to Z: best practices for delivering XenApp and XenDesktop from Microsoft Azure using Citrix Cloud
- SYN111: What’s new with Citrix Cloud and what’s to come
- SYN310: Powering the digital workspace using Citrix Cloud: a deep dive into architecture and configuration
- SYN313: Identity, security, availability: best practices with Citrix Cloud
- LAB615: Deploying and automating Citrix solutions with Citrix Cloud and AWS
- LAB612: Architecting Citrix in the cloud era with XenDesktop Essentials and NetScaler in Azure
- SYN110: Select the right cloud or hybrid cloud for your deployment? How, when and where
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SYN104: XenApp and XenDesktop: What’s new and roadmap
For attendees interested in learning more about XenMobile:
- SYN117: XenMobile: What’s new and roadmap
- SYN319: Securing devices, apps and data with XenMobile
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LAB603: Implementing XenMobile Services within Citrix Cloud
- SYN320: Take your XenMobile environment to the cloud
- SYN405: Modernizing mobility in manufacturing
For attendees who have a strong security background/interest:
- SYN312: Authentication: deep dive on Citrix solutions
- SYN313: Identity, security, availability: best practices with Citrix Cloud
- SYN316: Increase your security posture: deep dive on ShareFile security and compliance
- SYN125: Security challenges and uses cases you can solve with Citrix Workspace Suite
- SYN414: Access and authentication options in a Citrix environment
- LAB607: Building a successful Federated Authentication Service POC
- SYN124: Securing high-value applications in bank IT infrastructure
- SYN329: FedRAMP – Security and compliance in a cloud world
- SYN712: Analysis of a hack: how to defend and protect with Citrix
For attendees still running XenApp 6.5:
- SYN102: Is it Time to Upgrade to XenApp 7.x?
For attendees evaluating VDI solutions and would like to compare and contrast XenApp and XenDesktop with VMware Horizon:
- SYN304: Comparison: delivering virtual desktops with XenDesktop 7.x or Horizon 7.x
For current Azure Remote App customers:
- SYN334: XenApp Essentials the fastest way to deliver apps from Azure
For those who are new to IoT and would like to learn about Octoblu:
- SYN401: Fireside chat with IoT experts about automating Citrix with Octoblu
- SYN131: Citrix Workspace IoT
For attendees looking to cut costs, specifically around hypervisor licensing:
- SYN107: XenServer tech update: boot PVS desktops faster, protect against zero days, and patch without reboots
- SYN416: XenServer for VMware admins
- LAB617: Extending the security of your XenApp and XenDesktop environment with XenServer and Bitdefender Hypervisor Introspection (HVI)
If Automation and Orchestration peaks your curiosity :
- SYN401: Fireside chat with IoT experts about automating Citrix with Octoblu
- SYN127: Introducing Smart Tools for the Xen product family; faster POCs and efficient operations on-premises or in the cloud
- LAB608: Workspace IoT makerspace
- SYN325: Automating NetScaler: talking NITRO with PowerShell
- SYN131: Citrix Workspace IoT
- SYN322: Guidelines for automating service orchestration and analytics in your datacenter