The IT manager at a school district in the Northwest Territories thought he'd solved the storage management challenge posed in moving to virtual desktops. Then the district's vendor decided to go in a different direction, stranding him midway through the virtualization pilot program.
Jeremy Fluhmann knows how to stretch a dollar. The technology director for Winters Independent School District in Winters, TX had a budget that would allow him to refresh about 50 computers a year. That's just a fraction of the 650 to 670 end user devices he estimated his two-person IT team supports in the district.
An all-encompassing approach to virtualization has resulted in cost savings and operational efficiencies for one North Carolina school district. It's also helped the district deliver technology to students in a way that it couldn't before, providing anytime, anywhere access to school computers and learning materials.
A Microsoft representative noted last week that Microsoft is planning two new options for IT organizations using Windows 7, but the catch is that Software Assurance (SA) licensing needs to be in place.
Today HP launched new additions to its Digital Learning Suite, a lineup of K-12 education tools ranging from classroom management software to presentation devices to a multi-seat thin client solution.
Rockdale County School District in Georgia has experienced the benefits of server virtualization, which has--so far in the early phases of implementation--saved on hardware costs and helped IT staff consolidate and cut down server "clutter." But what about server virtualization's little cousin, desktop virtualization? Rockdale's tried it ... twice; but for this district it's proved a less than ideal alternative to full-featured PCs.
Cisco's desktop virtualization dreams call on partners for the heavy lifting, even as it introduces devices to compete.
A California school district is turning to virtualized desktops to override its traditional equipment replacement policy.
Virtual computing can take some getting used to. Three districts that have made the leap from conventional desktop PCs offer firsthand advice.
Keller Independent School District of Keller, TX is extending learning beyond the classroom. The district has adopted remote desktop software to give its students remote access to in-school software, files, and information from anywhere they use their school-issued tablet computers or any other device with Internet access.