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

[Dexter Caldwell <Dexter.Caldwell () FURMAN EDU>]

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.....
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> Thanks,
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> Michael
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> � 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.
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> � 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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> Hi Folks....
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> 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??
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> Thanks,
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> Michael
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