Citrix Systems, Inc. announced today that the University of
Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville) has launched “Apps@UT,” a
program implementing Citrix® XenDesktop® that runs on a Cisco and
NetApp® infrastructure to deliver full Windows® desktops and
applications as an on-demand service. Apps@UT will give UT
Knoxville’s more than 27,000 students and staff anytime access to
virtual desktops, applications, personal files and network
resources.
UT Knoxville recently launched its Citrix virtual computing
solutions at the university’s flagship lab, The Commons in Hodges
Library, where Apps@UT will serve the 16,500 unique users that use
The Commons’ computers each semester. Following this pilot effort,
Apps@UT will be implemented at all the computer labs managed by UT
Knoxville’s Office of Information Technology. Ultimately, the
virtual desktops and applications will be available to 27,000
students and staff on all university-owned and personal
devices.
Students on the university’s Technology Advisory Board were the
visionaries behind the Apps@UT program and funded it because it
provides a higher degree of flexibility and availability of
technology, UT Knoxville officials said. Students will benefit from
enhanced productivity as XenDesktop transforms any Windows, web or
software-as-a-service (SaaS) application into a service that can be
accessed by any user—anytime and anywhere—with unparalleled
simplicity and scalability. By improving students’ educational
experience and helping them make more efficient use of their time,
the Apps@UT virtualized solutions will give the university a
competitive advantage in attracting students to its campus, UT
Knoxville officials said.
Apps@UT is built on integrated solutions from Citrix, NetApp and
Cisco, providing a flexible infrastructure that is validated and
optimized to work together. The NetApp Unified Storage Architecture
enables UT Knoxville students and staff to store and access their
virtual desktop and user data from all university-owned and
personal devices. Additionally, the high-availability features
inherent in the NetApp platform deliver 24x7 access to desktops and
automatically backup student data. This anytime remote access and
data protection is a fundamental component to any virtual desktop
infrastructure and will help students be more productive and
increase overall utilization of the Apps@UT network. Furthermore,
the NetApp architecture provides UT Knoxville with unique storage
efficiency technologies that will enable the university to more
effectively manage data growth, lower power and cooling
requirements, and reduce overall storage costs.
For the Apps@UT service, the university is building its Citrix
XenDesktop infrastructure on the Cisco Unified Computing System™
(Cisco UCS™) blade server platform. Cisco UCS offers a
compelling mix of performance, scalability and decreased datacenter
footprint, which reinforces the energy-saving aspect of Apps@UT.
Technology partners Cisco and Citrix have jointly published
validated design guidance that leverages the tight integration
between their respective technologies and helps accelerate UT
Knoxville’s time to deployment. Additionally with the Cisco UCS
service profiles, UT Knoxville can quickly scale out additional
virtual desktops for new students and faculty each year that are
optimized to the type of usage and security they require.
UT Knoxville is also implementing Citrix NetScaler® and Branch
Repeater™ with XenDesktop to optimize the performance of networks,
applications and services. The Citrix suite of virtual computing
solutions is expected to save the university time and resources by
enabling easy, centralized management of desktops and applications.
This implementation will also reduce the cost of software
refreshes, security patches, and other maintenance. In addition, as
older PCs in the university labs are phased out and replaced by
thin clients under the Apps@UT program, the university will
generate energy savings and reduce both the frequency and cost of
hardware refreshes.
Citrix Platinum Partner, LPS Integration, is also assisting UT
Knoxville with the rollout of Citrix virtualization solutions.
Quotes
Tom Simmons, area vice president – US Public Sector at
Citrix
“By leveraging Citrix virtual solutions for on-demand access to
data and applications, the University of Tennessee at Knoxville
will enhance students’ learning environment and reduce their
financial burden. The new Apps@UT program demonstrates the
university’s firm commitment to delivering the highest quality
education while controlling costs.”
Thomas Eacobacci, vice president, Southeast Region, Citrix
Systems, Inc.
“UT Knoxville has transformed its computing environment into a
flexible service that meets students’ personal work styles,
providing access to their data and applications whenever and
wherever they work. At the same time, the university can expect to
save time and money as this virtual environment easily supports the
new applications and desktop images required every semester.”
Scott Studham, CIO, University of Tennessee at
Knoxville
“The students on UT Knoxville’s Technology Advisory Board were
the visionaries driving the Apps@UT program, believing it will give
all university students the high degree of flexibility and
availability they have come to expect from technology today.”
Regina Kunkle, vice president of State/Local Government and
Education for NetApp
“The explosion of new technologies that are being leveraged in
the classroom is resulting in a significant increase in the amount
of data and information that schools like the University of
Tennessee at Knoxville need to store and manage. NetApp is
committed to working with strategic partners like Citrix and Cisco
to provide the higher education sector with the IT infrastructure
required to address these challenges and enable students and staff
to maximize the learning experience.”
David Lawler, vice president, Server, Access and
Virtualization, Cisco
“UT Knoxville provides a blueprint for colleges and universities
looking for ways to better serve students, improve IT performance
and reduce costly energy usage. By taking advantage of the 60
percent greater virtual desktop density provided by
memory-extension technology in the Cisco Unified Computing
platform, education organizations can scale to deliver high
performance virtual desktops more easily to more students and
faculty each year.”
Facts and Highlights
- Students on UT Knoxville’s Technology
Advisory Board ranked Apps@UT as one of the highest funding
priorities for the Student Technology Fee.
- UT Knoxville’s Apps@UT is one of the
largest deployments of Citrix XenDesktop virtual desktop
technologies at a Tennessee university.
- Ultimately, the Apps@UT program will
enable the university to phase out some of its computer labs as
more students and staff rely on remote access for their computing
and storage needs.
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