Does any population demand more from its technology than university students? In exchange for tuition and fees, they expect a satisfying educational experience delivered via fast, reliable, feature-rich technology. They want access on campus and from a variety of devices including their iPads.
To meet the anytime, anywhere demands of its 6,600 students and 1,100 employees, Texas A&M University–Kingsville turned to VMware View™ desktop virtualization for an agile and adaptive solution. View addresses end-users’ technology expectations while enabling the university to gain a market edge, upgrade its security profile, and centralize and streamline the maintenance of 4,000 PCs across campus—all while controlling costs.
Benefits to Students and Employees
At present, some 240 View virtual images are available to students at Texas A&M University–Kingsville, primarily at zero-client stations in lab classrooms. But older PCs across campus also provide a portal to those frequently refreshed View images. And the university is planning two rollouts of approximately 160 more virtual images in public areas.
“The target end-user for VMware View is the student who accesses labs for supplemental work,” says Bob Paulson, associate vice president of technology and CIO at Texas A&M University–Kingsville.
But any student can access View with a unique login—to write papers, pay bills or register for classes.
“Students using virtual desktops get a more powerful, faster computer (than they did using older PCs),” says Robert Miller, associate CIO. “That means a better learning experience, with more capabilities.”
Students also save money on software and hardware.
For university employees, VMware View means faster, more reliable access to 50 fixed images offering upgraded software, which they can tap into on campus, from home or via mobile devices.
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