Case Study: Deploying Virtual Desktops at Florida International University

Stefan Schins, Network Administrator, Florida International University
Founded in 1975 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, FIU has 6,000 students and 300 staff. With a small IT team supporting 50+ servers, 4 labs and over 500 PCs, FIU wanted to be able to:-

o Reduce recurring hardware replacement and/or upgrade cost
o Fine tune the computing environment based on class curriculum
o Swap the computing environment based on class schedule
o Centralize management and grow by only upgrading the backend

After evaluating stand-alone desktops and thin clients, FIU decided to deploy a desktop virtualization solution. In this webcast Stefan Schins, Network Administrator at FIU will describe:-

o FIU IT challenges
o Solution selection process
o Desktop implementation
o Solution benefits
o Measureable success factors
o Answer any questions
Feb 1 2012
26 mins
Case Study: Deploying Virtual Desktops at Florida International University
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