APPTechnology

Citrix VDI to Azure Virtual Devices (AVD) migration - Reducing Citrix Cloud and Azure costs

Migration Service to migrate your existing Citrix VDI images to Azure Virtual Devices. Save on Citrix Cloud licensing, includes ongoing robotic provisioning service (Cycloud) to keep your AVD costs minimised. Uses intelligent provisioning of Azure devices, ensuring that you meet flexible user demand with the lowest cost base.

Features

  • Save on additional Citrix Cloud licensing costs
  • Minimise ongoing Azure costs via smart capacity management
  • Save over 65% on unmanaged Azure VDI costs
  • Automates your VDI provisioning and deprovisioning
  • Zero cloud cost when deprovisioned

Benefits

  • No impact on User experience
  • Reports savings versus non managed costs

Pricing

£40 to £50 a unit a year

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at martin.sweeney@apptechnology.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 13

Service ID

2 5 5 3 0 8 2 6 7 4 8 2 6 6 5

Contact

APPTechnology Martin Sweeney
Telephone: 0207 469 4053
Email: martin.sweeney@apptechnology.co.uk

Planning

Planning service
Yes
How the planning service works
Your APPtechnology pre-sales consultant will assist you to plan the migration steps and to test the solution.
Planning service works with specific services
Yes
Hosting or software services the planning service works with
  • Azure Virtual Devices
  • Citrix Cloud and VDI

Training

Training service provided
Yes
How the training service works
System training for the robotic provisioning of Azure Virtual Devices will be given
Training is tied to specific services
Yes
Services the training service works with
Azure Virtual Devices

Setup and migration

Setup or migration service available
Yes
How the setup or migration service works
We will assist in the migration of your Citrix VDI's to Azure Virtual Devices, and implement the robotic provisioning of AVD capacity and availability management, so that you utilise AVD at the lowest cost available.
Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services
Yes
List of supported services
  • Azure Virtual Devices
  • Citrix Cloud and VDI

Quality assurance and performance testing

Quality assurance and performance testing service
Yes
How the quality assurance and performance testing works
Quality and performance metrics will be agreed and reviewed as part of the migration service.

Security testing

Security services
No

Ongoing support

Ongoing support service
Yes
Types of service supported
Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
How the support service works
Ongoing first line support of the robotic device provisioning solution

Service scope

Service constraints
None

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Email or online ticketing
Support response times
4 hours response
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
No
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support
No
Support levels
P1 Critical - Submit via Phone. 1st call response: Within 1 hour, during manned service desk hours. P2 Serious - Submit via Phone. 1st call response: Within 4 hours, during manned service desk hours. P3 Moderate - Submit via Phone or Email. 1st call response: Within 48 hours, during service hours

Resellers

Supplier type
Reseller providing extra support
Organisation whose services are being resold
Cycloud Limited

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
Up to Security Clearance (SC)

Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
No
ISO 28000:2007 certification
No
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
No
Cyber essentials plus
Yes
Other security certifications
No

Social Value

Fighting climate change

Fighting climate change

As per APPtechnology Environmental, Sustainability and Waste Policy v2 May 2021
Covid-19 recovery

Covid-19 recovery

As per APPtechnology Business Continuity Plan v4 May 2021
Tackling economic inequality

Tackling economic inequality

The Company has formulated a policy called “Remuneration Policy” to ensure the payment of equitable, competitive remuneration to all Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and employees of the Company which is based on individual performance, Company’s benchmark, Industry practices and performance of the Company as a whole.
Equal opportunity

Equal opportunity

As per APPtechnology Equal Opportunities Policy v2 May 2021

Pricing

Price
£40 to £50 a unit a year
Discount for educational organisations
No

Service documents

Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at martin.sweeney@apptechnology.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.