Posts by Phil Spitze
Expert advice and fun updates exploring the world of software delivery and deployment, application virtualization, the student experience, VDI, End-User Computing and app stores in Higher Education and beyond...
Exploring the hidden license costs in application delivery and VDI solutions
There are many ways you might deliver your software estate to end-users. But with each one having a different pricing model, it's worth knowing the additional costs involved in Microsoft licenses.
Application Virtualization VDI
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Delivering apps with Parallels RAS at George Brown College
Learn more about how George Brown college have leveraged Parallels Remote Application Server (RAS) to consistently deliver software with near-local performance.
Application Virtualization Student Experience BYOD Customers
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Send Ghost to the grave: problems and alternatives to imaging using Ghost
If you’re in the IT department at a university you’ve been here. The annual process to refresh lab spaces with a new, updated computer image that takes months to build and deploy. How many more summers will your team be able to commit to this sometimes wasteful task?
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Examining the costs of delivering software apps in Higher Education
One of the unique challenges in managing computing in a university is how to deliver apps to students in a cost-effective manner, while ensuring a good user experience...
Application Virtualization VDI Student Experience
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Using RDS to deliver apps and alternative software deployment solutions
Instead of a full on VDI deployment, many universities often choose to use 'app remoting' or an RDS solution to deliver software to their students, often because it’s a less expensive way of doing so than VDI. But is this the right way to go?
Application Virtualization VDI
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How to fix VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) to improve how you deliver applications
VDI was set to be the next big revolution in virtualization. But for universities, it failed to meet the demanding needs of students. We look at alternatives to VDI for application and software delivery.
VDI Application Virtualization
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