Not all apps support today’s variety of OS environments.

Use application virtualization to extend the value of your legacy apps and eliminate the complications of supporting them.

Stat: Windows 7 Market Share = 60%

Source: Microsoft Windows Blog Post “Windows 10 – The First 24 Hours,” July 30, 3015

Empower Faculty Mobility without Compromising Security

Support and Migrate to Windows 10 Faster and Easier

Extend the Life of Your Legacy Apps

Mobile devices free up faculty to plan, review and grade assignments anywhere, any time.

Having sensitive student data stored on faculty devices increases vulnerability. Virtualize apps and desktops and keep data secure in the datacenter so you don’t have to worry about lost or stolen devices.

Anywhere Access to resource-intensive applications makes education more obtainable for students and more powerful for educators.

In a survey of higher education leaders, 97% said it would be helpful to provide all students and faculty with secure seamless access to resource-intensive applications anytime, anywhere, and from any device or operating system.

81% of students use mobile devices to study.

With today’s proliferation of mobile devices, students have the flexibility to complete assignments anywhere. Use app and desktop virtualization to deliver the content they need on whatever devices they choose to use.

Source: Audience Survey on Technology in Higher Education, University Business, June 2014

Source: McGraw-Hill and Hanover Research, “The Impact of Technology on College Student Study Habits,” 2014

Deliver Secure Remote Access Students and Educators Will Love

Give Students the Freedom to Learn Anywhere, Anytime

Provide Anywhere Access to Resource-Intensive Applications

Use app and desktop virtualization to achieve learning continuity even when snow days and sick days disrupt school.

Empower your students to keep learning when school is disrupted – anywhere, anytime, on any device – with secure access to apps and data they depend on.

Get New Faculty and Staff Up and Running in Minutes

Keep Students Productive During School Day Disruptions

Give Students Freedom to Work on Any Device, Any Platform

Provision all the apps new faculty and staff need in minutes, not hours or days.

Use any available devices – aging legacy PCs, thin-clients, laptops or mobile devices for faster on-boarding and productivity.

Over 50% reduction in desktop service delivery cost.

According to IDC, organizations adopting desktop virtualization solutions in place of traditional PC refreshes experience high return on investment (ROI).

Replacing outdated desktops with low-cost thin clients can

reduce costs up to 70%.

Consider using app and desktop virtualization with thin clients in computer labs. Making this change can reduce IT costs, management time and complexity compared to traditional desktop management.

Source: IDC “Driving Business Value with Desktop Virtualization” White Paper, April 2015

Source: Net Applications, October 2015

Make Managing Desktops Easier and More Efficient

Reduce IT Costs

Rethink Your PC Refresh Strategy

IT spends less time on key desktop management tasks after implementing a centralized desktop solution.

Stop manually patching and updating applications and desktops throughout your school district or system. Implement app and desktop virtualization to automate and centralize desktop management – and save time, money and frustration.

94% of higher education leaders agree students today should be able to remotely access resources for learning.

From data and information to software applications, higher education leaders overwhelmingly agree students should be able to get the resources they need remotely on any device, at any time, and with a consistent user experience.

On average, today’s student owns at least 4 mobile devices.

App and desktop virtualization make it easy to securely support learning on mobile devices they carry everywhere.

Windows 10 was downloaded over 14 million times on the first day it was available.

That means there’s a good chance students, faculty and staff are already using Windows 10 – and not necessarily with IT’s involvement. App and desktop virtualization make supporting and migrating to Windows 10 worry free.

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