Posts by Phil Spitze
The latest news and resources in AppsAnywhere, university virtualization, application deployment, the student experience and BYOD.
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
VDI, Student Experience, Application Virtualization
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...
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Using RDS to deliver apps and alternative software deployment solutions
VDI, Application Virtualization
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?
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How to fix VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) to improve how you deliver applications
VDI, Application Virtualization
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.
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