Cloud-Driven Citrix Set To Hire, Invest More In India

The highest growth will continue to be driven by Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) which is projected to grow at 49.2 pct in 2017, followed by 33 pct in Software as a Service (SaaS) and 32.1 pct in Platform as a Service (PaaS).

According to a recent Nasscom and Deloitte research report, the cloud market in India could be worth as much as $16 billion by 2020.

Sensing the opportunity, Citrix has accelerated innovation in Cloud with the introduction of new services like XenApp Essentials and XenDesktop Essentials that are native to Microsoft Azure but managed from Citrix Cloud.

In addition, Citrix Cloud now offers integration with Azure Active Directory for administrators, IoT capabilities and other new services in the labs area.

The company offers XenDesktop, XenMobile, XenApps, NetScaler and now SD-WAN -- a new cost-effective solution that allows aggregation of different bandwidth, applications and networks.

"The industries we are chasing are banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), and telecom. IT services is another big area for us. We are already working with CIOs and employees at large software firms like Infosys and Wipro to help build secure platforms for their customers," Arora informed.

Citrix is Secure by Design (SbD) so when banks deploy its solutions, security comes inbuilt.

"The whole IT landscape is changing. There has been a new level of awareness among the customers that security is by design and not something that comes into force after they face malware issues," Arora said.

Aiming to make governments and enterprises more secure in the wake of the recent global 'WannaCrypt" ransomware attack, Citrix this week announced a new secure digital workspace product, new-age Cloud services and Citrix Analytics.

Another key area for Citrix in India is health care. The company is working with some of the top hospitals to help patients' data move seamlessly and in a secure way.

"Data is critical for the health care sector and Citrix, with its diverse product portfolio, can become a trusted ally," Arora said.

According to Koleva, Countries in the APJ region have their own ways to deal with data privacy, protection and loss. "This is where Citrix fits in. We can not only prepare a strong base but also upgrade it to a level where governments will have more control over their data," she noted.

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