FEATURE
This makes virtual desktops indispensable to students, who rely on them to attend classes, participate in labs, collaborate with batchmates, and access learning resources in a secure and seamless manner.
Due to the University’ s growing popularity and rapidly expanding student body, the operating costs, performance and management of workstations were becoming increasingly challenging for the IT team.
“ We decided to get ahead of these issues by deploying a platform for secure, scalable, and high-performance virtual desktops,” said Mutir.
Solution
Thorough and fair assessment based on clear criteria is something Jeddah University applies not only in programme administration but also in its technology decisions. Determined to
We’ ve seen significant improvements across every key metric
make an IT investment that would position the University and its students for long-term success, Mutir and his team established a comprehensive set of evaluation benchmarks for the new infrastructure platform.
“ To empower and protect our students, performance and security were essential, but we were equally focused on reducing our operational overhead so that the IT team could reclaim time to focus on innovation – a principle deeply woven into the fabric of our institution,” he said.
“ While Nutanix’ s recognition as a leader in Gartner’ s Magic Quadrant for seven consecutive years was impressive, it was the overwhelmingly positive feedback from our industry peers in Saudi Arabia that ultimately influenced our decision to move forward.” www. intelligentcio. com
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