virtual desktops in educational environments
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University of Sevilla &UDS Enterprise VDI in Education
www.udsenterprise.com
Beatriz Lafuente
Marketing Manager
Contact:
University of Sevilla & UDS Enterprise
VDI in Educational Environments
What is VDI?
• Physical machine separated from desktop
• Storaged and run from a server
• A3 remote access to desktops
• Same user experience to that provided by a PC
• Advantages: Availability, accessibility, flexibility
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VDI in Educational Environments
Why VDI in Education?
• BYOD trend
• Need for an alternative to the corporate hardware
• Easy management
• Microcomputing renewal
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VDI in Educational Environments
VDI in Education: Benefits
Cost saving
• Increases the lifespan of work stations
• Investment in software decreases
Simplification in the management of computer equipment
• Centralized application management
• Work stations are standardized by profile
• Less issues
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Benefits for users
• Availability
• Accessibility
• Flexibility
• Greater efficiency
• Improvement of productivity
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VDI in Educational Environments
VDI at University of Sevilla:
OpenLabs Project
• Beginning: 2010 / 2011 academic year
• Issues:
- Space issues
- Applications availability
• Use: teaching practices
• Numbers:
- 8 subjects
- 180 virtual desktops
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VDI in Educational Environments
US OpenLabs Project
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VDI in Educational Environments
Why UDS Enterprise?
• oVirt compatibility
• Open Source desktops: flexibility and adaptability
• Authentication and authorization system integration
• LMS integration
• Lower TCO than other solutions
• UDS Enterprise Team expertise in educational environment
• Collaborative development: involvement in the roadmap
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UDS Enterprise & Universities
• University of Sevilla
• University of Murcia
• University of Cádiz
• University Autónoma de Madrid
• University of Jaén
• University of Málaga
• University Carlos III de Madrid
• TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS: More than 156.000
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VDI in Educational Environments
Conclusions
• Solves current issues
• Really positive user experience
• Next improvements:
- Remote PCs integration
- Integration with Moodle
- Connectivity with OpenStack
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University of Sevilla & UDS Enterprise
VDI in Educational Environments
For more info:
www.udsenterprise.com
www.udsenterprise.com
Beatriz Lafuente
Marketing Manager
Contact: