I do not want to sound like a alarmist, but there are at universities around the world a growing trend. And if, like me, you are the parent of a soon-to-be college freshman (thumb), it could affect you in a number of ways.
I'm talking about the decline of the traditional computer lab. Remember the computer lab. The room full of tables-turn with monitors series lined and including, a PC-spitting dust from his fan around the asbestos tile floor. You would do certain 'lab hours', where you would your research, homework, projects signed and more.
And if you went to a toga party on Tuesday night and slept scheduled lab time by on Wednesday morning, you were out of luck. Take it from me.
Today, more and more universities move from the traditional brick and mortar away computer laboratory and move to a centrally hosted lab environment with XenApp.
The question you may be asking is, how are they doing?
The As of Now
If you think about it, virtual desktops and applications hosting and it offers people, anywhere and on any device is not new. We have with XenApp and XenDesktop do it for years. But because of the demands of the students studying for degrees in engineering, architecture, design, and other graphically rich themes, VDI and virtualized applications were not always a good fit.
In principle, the requirements of applications such as AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Photoshop, etc. were too much for remote hosting. It was a better user experience, to load them on the spot, where they can take advantage of high-end Graphical Processing Units (GPU). Or in the absence of these applications GPU, the CPU would handle their large design files to 100% peg. Rendering an image of a building design, a heavy tax on a chip, be local or remote.
However, in the US, universities like Georgia Tech realized that with the progress that NVIDIA GRID boards have made, VDI was not only a possibility but a real solution. By adding either K1 or K2 GRID boards in their data centers and hosting desktops that are on XenDesktop they able local as graphical experience in a virtual environment to not only provide, but also this GPU with several students share, simultaneously. In fact, with the K1 Board and XenDesktop vgpu support they could get up to 32 students per board. This conjures up images of students cramming in a single cell phone.
Why fix what ain 't broken?
I know what you're wondering. You ask, "Why the university would go through this when the traditional laboratory just worked ok?" And I'm so glad you asked (thanks). The benefits are numerous and are beneficial to both students and the university. Heck, even for you as a parent of a student.
First, at the university, they are now in a position 32 specification student support on a GRID board with XenDesktop, instead of 32 individual PCs with local GPUs. Computers that are all required updated on regular cycles. Computer, which had to be individually supported all. Now, everything is centrally and securely in their data center. And from any device, anywhere.
Second, without this physical laboratories, now they can these spaces for other purposes reappropriate. College real estate is very expensive, and "free" room is getting a big win. New spaces for other purposes, purposes that actually could drive additional revenue from more lessons. Courses such as "What if Harry Potter were real?" Yup, really natural. #ProudPapa
For the student-or, more to the point, for the parents-it is no longer a requirement of certain universities imposed expensive high-end laptops with buy local GPUs. This is huge. This is a distinguishing feature in competitive universities vying for the same engineering students. If I send my son college with a $ 300 Chrome instead $ 5000 laptop, my wallet is pretty darn good feeling about it. Especially when I look at all the other costs, I'm getting ready to occur.
Oh, and there is no more lab time missed due to the "Bud Light flu" or bad weather, or missing a shoe. The students can use their virtual desktops and applications from their dormitory access, in the middle of the night, on their Chromebook, iPhone or tablet her roommate.
In the end it comes down to what it always comes down to with XenApp and XenDesktop. More flexibility, a better user experience and increased safety. All I have to do now, my son is convinced that the money that I is on a lower price for its beer endpoint account not save.
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