As part of Citrix’s ongoing commitment to performance optimisation, the company has recently released its latest update: LTSR 2507. More than just a routine release, LTSR 2507 marks the beginning of Citrix’s new annual release cadence, designed to keep organisational environments up to date with the latest innovations. Featuring hundreds of new enhancements and features, this release delivers substantial improvements in user experience, security, operational efficiency, and cost savings.

Benefits of LTSR 2507

Improved User experience

Performance issues quietly drain productivity and morale. The new LTSR delivers smoother, faster interactions, especially for hybrid and remote teams, due to reduced ICA round-trip time.

With HDX Direct, users benefit from secure, direct connections that minimise network delays.

Improved Security

This LTSR 2507 release will strengthen organisations defence. It includes hardened protocols, multi-factor authentication, and end-to-end encryption via Secure HDX to protect data in transit. Improved policy controls and user profile resilience will enhance protection across printing, clipboard, and device redirection.

Improved Operations and Increased Agility

Citrix has simplified resource provisioning and image management across major cloud and virtualisation platforms. IT teams can now manage a single image across environments, cutting update and deployment time. The redesigned Session Topology view in Director offers deeper insights into user sessions and network conditions, while 48-hour trend analysis helps proactively resolve recurring issues.

Improved Return on IT Investment

CVAD 2507 LTSR delivers performance gains without reconfiguration, up to 7% lower CPU and 17% lower memory usage. That means more capacity per server, longer hardware lifecycles, and lower power and cooling costs. New tools like cost modelling, workload rightsizing, and idle app reporting help optimise spend across on-prem and cloud. A modernised, cloud-based licensing model simplifies tracking and scaling.

The rollout of VDA 2507 should deliver immediate and measurable improvements once you upgrade, so the opportunity is right there for you; stabilise CPU usage, deliver memory consumption without ballooning, harden security protocols and reduce costs.

In a recent comparison: legacy VDAs operated at over 90% CPU and 80% load index, while the upgraded VDAs maintained a steady 70–75% under identical demand. This translated into tangible benefits: increased session density, reduced user complaints, and greater headroom across our infrastructure.

Now is the time to take advantage of this significant upgrade. As a Citrix Preferred Service Partner and Platinum Partner, Enterprise Solutions’ skilled team of Citrix engineers are ready to support your organisation at every stage of the upgrade. Contact our experts today – asktheexpert@enterprise-solutions.ie Our dedicated team of Citrix experts are here to support; from managing licenses to planning and executing migrations, we provide tailored advice and hands-on assistance to ensure your infrastructure is future ready.

On the 11th of September, Enterprise Solutions are hosting a Lunch & Learn event in Dublin, at 12.30. As part of the event we will highlight the benefits of LTSR 2507 – if you would like more information about the event or would like to register please email marketing@enterprise-solutions.ie.