California Polytechnic State University Engineering School Re-Energizes Computer Labs with Citrix Technology
26 October 2016 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Funding for technology in higher education institutions rose in
20161 as many colleges and universities attempted to differentiate
their schools and offer students a bridge into the workforce
with the latest technology. California Polytechnic State
University (Cal Poly), a nationally ranked, four-year university in
California, has saved more than $300,000 in IT spending by
deploying Citrix XenApp, Citrix XenDesktop and Citrix NetScaler ADC
in the aerospace and biomedical engineering programs’ computer
labs, which had equipment that had been used for years and were
reaching the age typically requiring replacement. The IT department
was able to repurpose existing desktops as thin clients to
dramatically reduce the cost of constant PC refresh cycles, while
also giving students hands-on experience with software tools they
will use in the workforce.
By securely virtualizing desktops and applications using Citrix
technology, Cal Poly’s College of Engineering IT staff realized a
number of benefits. First, they were able to repurpose 288 existing
PCs as thin clients, while achieving performance improvements that
surpassed a more expensive hardware refresh and saving nearly
$30,000. The move also simplified administration and significantly
reduced the amount of time spent deploying new engineering
applications. Lastly, by creating a central datacenter
infrastructure capable of supporting 500 users at once, the
university was able to nearly double capacity in the computer labs,
while adding enhanced management and monitoring capabilities.
For students, the most significant benefit of the project is the
improved user experience. By using HDX 3D Pro in XenDesktop, a
technology that enables the secure delivery and performance of
graphics-intensive CAD applications, multiple students can
collaborate on projects at the same time without experiencing
delays that often come with this rich graphic apps.
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1 Forrester’s Global Business Technographics Mobility Survey,
2016 - 34% of respondents from universities say that increasing
spending/resources to enable traditional backend applications to
better support mobile apps is a high priority
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