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
  • 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
  • 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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