Altanora

10/02/2026

A few members of the Altanora team have been covering a lot of ground this week.
Phil started with a customer visit in Calgary before heading to Lake Louise, where Patrick was attending Microsoft Amplify.
Adolfo was in Orlando for Omnissa ONE.
And Owen was in Milwaukee for EUC, where he had the chance to speak at the event.
Different cities. Different conversations. Same week.
It’s always good to see our team out meeting customers, connecting with peers, learning from the people around them, and bringing those conversations back to the rest of us.
A pretty good snapshot of what this week looked like across Altanora.

09/30/2026

Here's something we keep seeing when IT teams actually do the math.

Same workloads. Same performance requirements. The bill is just different.

We ran one of these comparisons recently and the gap came out to $62,200 a year. Same environment, same workloads, hosted and managed instead of self-run and re-licensed directly through Broadcom.

Most teams are genuinely surprised by how wide the gap actually is. If you want to see what your own environment looks like before you're back at the negotiating table, we built a short calculator that estimates it from a few basics about your setup. No sales call needed to get the number.

https://hubs.ly/Q04y9j620

09/29/2026

Citrix published a critical NetScaler security bulletin on Sunday, and it's one to act on.

Citrix confirmed that two of the eight vulnerabilities it covers, CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772, are being actively exploited. The first affects every NetScaler ADC and Gateway deployment on an unpatched build, even with the default configuration. The August patches don't cover either one.

If Altanora manages your NetScalers, you don't have to chase this. We received Citrix's bulletin on Sunday, and our team is applying the fixed builds for you.

If you manage your own, here's what to do:

Save your logs before you upgrade.
Upgrade to 14.1-73.37 or 13.1-64.23. FIPS and NDcPP appliances have their own fixed builds.
Check for signs of compromise using the indicators Citrix published in NetScaler Console.
Still on 13.1? It reached End of Maintenance on September 15, so plan your move to 14.1.

Either way, keep in mind that patching blocks new attacks but doesn't tell you whether someone got in before the fix. Finding that out is a bigger job that involves Citrix and your team. If that's a concern, reach out and we'll talk it through.

Client or not, we're happy to help.

09/29/2026

For years, Citrix has meant VDI. It rarely meant application packaging. That changed when Citrix closed its acquisition of Numecent, the company behind Cloudpaging and Cloudpager, at the start of September. The part worth paying attention to is that it isn't limited to virtual desktops, it works natively on physical Windows machines too, which is a real shift if application sprawl and image bloat have been a headache outside your VDI environment. We broke down what this means for existing Citrix customers, including the open questions around licensing. https://hubs.ly/Q04ymRjB0

09/27/2026

The question that keeps coming up in conversations right now is a pretty simple one.

You took the VMware hit. Explained it upstairs. Kept things running.

Now the next renewal is getting closer and the same question is back on the table. Do you absorb this again or do something different this time?

That's worth thinking through before the vendor initiates the conversation, not after. What would it actually cost to move to a fully managed, hosted model? What would stay the same for your users? How fast could a phased transition happen if you wanted to reduce your exposure before the next renewal lands?

We work through exactly that with IT teams every week. No pressure, no pitch. Just a clear picture of what the options actually look like for your specific environment.

https://hubs.ly/Q04y9b8R0

09/25/2026

Great IT service starts with a great team. 🏎

Yesterday after work, the Altanora team swapped servers for race circuits for an evening of sim racing. It was a good reminder that the people who solve problems together all week also have a lot of fun together.

We believe that when people enjoy working together, it shows in the work, and our clients feel it too.

This is what life at Altanora looks like, and we wouldn't have it any other way.

09/24/2026

Still running Windows 10 or IGEL OS 11 somewhere in your endpoint fleet?

You're not alone, and you're not out of options. Windows 10 support ended in October 2025. IGEL OS 11 maintenance ended in June 2026. Extended updates can buy time, but they don't give you a plan.

On October 13, Altanora and Citrix will walk through what that plan looks like with Citrix UniconOS:
→ Which of your existing devices can be repurposed instead of replaced
→ How a hardened, write-protected OS changes your endpoint security
→ What a migration off Windows 10 or IGEL OS 11 actually involves, step by step

We're currently migrating about 3,000 thin clients across more than 100 healthcare locations, so this will be practical, not theoretical.

Tuesday, October 13 | 1:00 PM EDT | 45 min + live Q&A
Presenters: Philipp Benkler, VP & GM, Citrix Unicon | Adolfo Montoya, Field CTO, Altanora
Can't make it live? Register and we'll send you the recording.

Register here: https://hubs.ly/Q04yhp-H0

09/24/2026

Your team already knows what happened with VMware pricing.

You explained it to the CFO. You absorbed the hit. You moved on.

But your next renewal is coming, and if you go into that conversation the same way you went into the last one, you're going to get the same result.

The organizations coming out of VMware renewals in better shape right now aren't the ones with more leverage. They're the ones who showed up with a plan — a clear picture of what they own, what they're actually using, and what alternatives exist if the number doesn't work.

That's a conversation worth having before the vendor initiates it.

https://hubs.ly/Q04y8Hwp0

09/23/2026

AI agents that access your enterprise data need real guardrails, not assumptions. NetScaler AI Gateway sits between your applications and AI inference services to manage token costs, securely proxy agent access to your systems through MCP, and automatically redact PII and PHI before it ever reaches a public LLM. Here's how it works. https://hubs.ly/Q04x-zdd0

NetScaler AI Gateway gives IT a governed control layer for enterprise AI: token cost management, secure MCP proxying, and inline PII/PHI redaction.

09/21/2026

Most IT teams are bracing for a big VMware price shock. The data says that's probably not how it hits you.

Only 5% of organizations have experienced the 100%+ cost increase that 73% feared. But 88% are still worried, and for good reason. The VMware tax isn't one scary number. It's bundle costs that don't match what you actually run, a 16-core minimum that penalizes older hardware, and a compounding annual uplift quietly doing its work in the background of every single renewal cycle.

By the time most teams notice it, it's already been working against them for years.

We wrote the full breakdown, including a free calculator to show you the gap between your next renewal and a fully managed alternative.

https://hubs.ly/Q04x-6C90

VMware costs are climbing fast under Broadcom's new licensing model. Here's what's actually driving the increase and how to prepare for your next renewal.