What are peoples opinions on where to keep the management plane for Citrix? I can see pros and cons to both.
We're currently hosting our server/compute and management on prem. Benefit of this is that we control everything, it only goes wrong if something in our config or setup goes wrong, and we have better control over fixing it. The downside is applying patches, maintaining a number of additional servers, complex DNS/network routing, updating SSL certs, etc.
We are testing the options to move the management plane to Citrix cloud (already licensed for this), using Entra for seamless single sign on, provisioning cloud connectors and keeping the compute only on prem in our co-location DC's.
Reducing the requirement to manage updates, certs, patching on the storefront/delivery controllers/netscalers in my mind seems like bonus, but of course the dissadvantage here is that if Citrix cloud goes down, or if there is an issue with it, then it is out of our control.
Is there anyone else who has done the same, or anyone who has any thoughts or suggestions on this? I know it's likely going to have differing opinions. Thoughts and advice as we look to go on this journey are appreciated.
Source: r/Citrix · by /u/Thick-Incident-4178