Cloud-Hosted Desktop Virtualization: Determining Best Fit

Monday, March 14, 2011 | 3:30PM–4:15PM | Seville East/First Floor
Session Type: Professional Development
Evaluating cloud-hosted virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) can be a daunting task in a complicated and diverse environment. UW–Milwaukee recently developed a cloud-hosted VDI environment for a trial period and evaluated almost 2,000 computers in order to determine if desktop virtualization would be a good fit. This session will discuss our cloud-hosted VDI trial, the evaluation of our current desktops for virtualization, and our initial findings.

Presenters

  • Beth Schaefer

    COO/DCIO, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Chris Spadanuda

    Director, Systems & Engineering, University of Wisconsin System Administration

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