Microsoft System Center Customer Solution Case Study Using a Computer Lab as the Starting Point for Students’ Cloud Computing Experience Overview “At a time when the cloud has become a massively popular trend in Country or Region: Korea computing, providing students with the opportunity to experience Industry: Education cloud-based services, such as desktop virtualization, before landing a Customer Profile job is the core of a Smart Campus strategy.” The University of Incheon is a public university located in Incheon, west of Jong-Hwan Jeong, Computing and Information Center of University of Incheon Seoul, with a particular strong academic With the goal of becoming one of the global top-100 specialism in the fields of International Trade, Chinese Cultural Studies, universities by 2016, the University of Incheon has been Information Communications, Biological expanding desktop virtualization technology to provide students Engineering and International Logistics. with a comfortable education and work environment. The school Business Situation collected all desktops placed in the computer labs used by While considering desktop virtualization as part of its strategy to establish a Smart students on liberal arts courses in early 2012, and replaced them Campus, the University of Incheon with all-in-one thin clients. Through this, the computer lab was launched this project through utilizing computer labs transformed into a neat well-organized space, and computer fan noise and heat also disappeared. All of these things were Solution Using Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and possible due to the successful establishment of desktop System Center, which are the foundations virtualization infrastructure based on Windows Server 2008 R2 of desktop virtualization for thin client devices arranged in the computer lab. and System Center. With its new found experience and expertise in desktop virtualization, the university plans to switch the Benefits Provides opportunities to Experience desktop computers used by staff for academic work and the Cloud administration to virtualization-based ones. Reducing energy consumption Reduces maintenance cost No management burden Mitigates student inconvenience
Microsoft System Center Customer Solution Case Study Using a Computer Lab as the Starting Point for Students’ Cloud Computing Experience Overview Country or Region: Korea Industry: Education Customer Profile The University of Incheon is a public university located in Incheon, west of Seoul, with a particular strong academic specialism in the fields of International Trade, Chinese Cultural Studies, Information Communications, Biological Engineering and International Logistics. Business Situation While considering desktop virtualization as part of its strategy to establish a Smart Campus, the University of Incheon launched this project through utilizing computer labs Solution Using Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and System Center, which are the foundations of desktop virtualization for thin client devices arranged in the computer lab. Benefits Provides opportunities to Experience the Cloud Reducing energy consumption Reduces maintenance cost No management burden Mitigates student inconvenience “At a time when the cloud has become a massively popular trend in computing, providing students with the opportunity to experience cloud-based services, such as desktop virtualization, before landing a job is the core of a Smart Campus strategy.” Jong-Hwan Jeong, Computing and Information Center of University of Incheon With the goal of becoming one of the global top-100 universities by 2016, the University of Incheon has been expanding desktop virtualization technology to provide students with a comfortable education and work environment. The school collected all desktops placed in the computer labs used by students on liberal arts courses in early 2012, and replaced them with all-in-one thin clients. Through this, the computer lab was transformed into a neat well-organized space, and computer fan noise and heat also disappeared. All of these things were possible due to the successful establishment of desktop virtualization infrastructure based on Windows Server 2008 R2 and System Center. With its new found experience and expertise in desktop virtualization, the university plans to switch the desktop computers used by staff for academic work and administration to virtualization-based ones.
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