Re: Citrix for virtual desktops in HE computer labs??

["Basgen, Brian" <bbasgen () PIMA EDU>]

 I'll send you our data Dexter. I received several requests off-list, and we are sharing our data. :)

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Brian Basgen
Information Security Office
Pima Community College
Office: 520-206-4873
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From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Dexter 
Caldwell
Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 6:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Citrix for virtual desktops in HE computer labs??

I'll second that.  We're investigated VDI at the moment and any feedback is invaluable.

Dexter Caldwell
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If you could post the data/findings, we'd love to look it over.....
 
Thanks,
 
Michael
 


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[bbasgen () PIMA EDU]
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 4:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Citrix for virtual desktops in HE computer labs??

 
 We did a pilot of VDI solutions that wrapped up in November, 2009. It is a very interesting space, with many vendors 
and possibilities. After testing various products, we did an extended pilot of Citrix VDI with HP thin clients.
 
 I could give you details on our process and results if you are interested, but long story short: thin client 
infrastructure costs are rather deceptive. Further, thin clients add complexity (and thus new points of failure) to 
operations, and a support burden shifts from helpdesk staff to system administrators. We can envision thin clients 
working where money/staff aren't a primary concern. 
 
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Brian Basgen
Information Security
Pima Community College



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MICHAEL [mschalip () CNM EDU]
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 10:55 PM
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Subject: [SECURITY] Citrix for virtual desktops in HE computer labs??



Hi Folks....

 

Anyone out there using Citrix and thin-clients (or diskless workstations) in your academic computer labs and/or 
classrooms?.....or in administrative registration/admissions areas?  I'm looking at the different vendor offerings  
(like VMWare View, and Microsofts new MED-V and App-V), and keep coming back to Citrix/Xendesktop.  What are you folks 
using in the VDI realm??

 

Thanks,

 

Michael

 

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