The document discusses how application virtualization can extend the life of legacy applications and avoid complications of supporting different operating systems. It notes that Windows 7 currently has a 60% market share, and promotes the benefits of application and desktop virtualization for education institutions, such as increased mobility and security, lower costs, and easier management and support across devices and platforms.

1. Not all apps support today’s variety of OS environments.
Use application virtualization to extend the value of your legacy apps and eliminate the
complications of supporting them.
Stat: Windows 7 Market Share = 60%
Source: Microsoft Windows Blog Post “Windows 10 – The First 24 Hours,” July 30, 3015
Empower Faculty
Mobility without
Compromising Security
Support and Migrate
to Windows 10 Faster
and Easier
Extend the Life of
Your Legacy Apps
Mobile devices free up faculty to plan, review and grade
assignments anywhere, any time.
Having sensitive student data stored on faculty devices increases vulnerability. Virtualize apps
and desktops and keep data secure in the datacenter so you don’t have to worry about lost or
stolen devices.
Anywhere Access to resource-intensive applications makes
education more obtainable for students and more powerful for educators.
In a survey of higher education leaders, 97% said it would be helpful to provide all students and
faculty with secure seamless access to resource-intensive applications anytime, anywhere, and
from any device or operating system.
81% of students use mobile devices to study.
With today’s proliferation of mobile devices, students have the flexibility to complete assignments
anywhere. Use app and desktop virtualization to deliver the content they need on whatever
devices they choose to use.
Source: Audience Survey on Technology in Higher Education, University Business, June 2014
Source: McGraw-Hill and Hanover Research, “The Impact of Technology on College Student Study Habits,” 2014
Deliver Secure Remote
Access Students and
Educators Will Love
Give Students the
Freedom to Learn
Anywhere, Anytime
Provide Anywhere
Access to Resource-
Intensive Applications
Use app and desktop virtualization to achieve learning
continuity even when snow days and sick days disrupt school.
Empower your students to keep learning when school is disrupted – anywhere, anytime, on any
device – with secure access to apps and data they depend on.
Get New Faculty and
Staff Up and Running
in Minutes
Keep Students
Productive During
School Day Disruptions
Give Students Freedom
to Work on Any Device,
Any Platform
Provision all the apps new faculty and staff need in minutes, not
hours or days.
Use any available devices – aging legacy PCs, thin-clients, laptops or mobile devices for faster
on-boarding and productivity.
Over 50% reduction in desktop service delivery cost.
According to IDC, organizations adopting desktop virtualization solutions in place of traditional
PC refreshes experience high return on investment (ROI).
Replacing outdated desktops with low-cost thin clients can
reduce costs up to 70%.
Consider using app and desktop virtualization with thin clients in computer labs. Making this
change can reduce IT costs, management time and complexity compared to traditional desktop
management.
Source: IDC “Driving Business Value with Desktop Virtualization” White Paper, April 2015
Source: Net Applications, October 2015
Make Managing
Desktops Easier
and More Efficient
Reduce IT Costs
Rethink Your PC
Refresh Strategy
IT spends less time on key desktop management tasks after
implementing a centralized desktop solution.
Stop manually patching and updating applications and desktops throughout your school district
or system. Implement app and desktop virtualization to automate and centralize desktop
management – and save time, money and frustration.
94% of higher education leaders agree students today should be able
to remotely access resources for learning.
From data and information to software applications, higher education leaders overwhelmingly
agree students should be able to get the resources they need remotely on any device, at any time,
and with a consistent user experience.
On average, today’s student owns at least 4 mobile devices.
App and desktop virtualization make it easy to securely support learning on mobile devices they
carry everywhere.
Windows 10 was downloaded over 14 million times on the
first day it was available.
That means there’s a good chance students, faculty and staff are already using Windows 10 – and
not necessarily with IT’s involvement. App and desktop virtualization make supporting and
migrating to Windows 10 worry free.
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