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Case Study : CodeBlue constructs secure, flexible virtual onramp for College’s learning highway

A virtual IT environment built around VMware vSphere Enterprise and VMware View is propelling St Thomas of Canterbury College into the future - delivering better manageability and flexibility, along with greater security and reliability. The significant efficiencies and productivity gains triggered by the solution will also translate into longer term cost savings for the College.

The College required a secure, easily manageable IT environment providing all the features of a traditional PC network using a familiar desktop environment. It needed to be locked down and tamper proof, factor in redundancy, enable easy upgrades and updates and provide secure remote network access for staff and students.

CodeBlue recommended a virtual environment and presented an analysis comparing the costs of upgrading the existing traditional PC environment with 50 desktop computers versus upgrading to a virtual VMware-based environment. The analysis clearly showed that although initial implementation costs for the latter were higher; total cost of ownership (TCO) over three years was significantly lower. The initial outlay on VMware vSphere server infrastructure, VMware View and Thin Client technology accounted for a significant portion of the cost, while ongoing operating expenses were markedly lower than those for a traditional environment. Forecasts showed the College could cut over $70,000 off their IT bill in that time.

CodeBlue designed a top-class, keenly-priced solution with VMware, incorporating VMware vSphere Enterprise installed on two HP servers, a shared SAN, VMware View with 50 concurrent user licences, and 50 Wyse Thin Client terminals attached to widescreen monitors.

The installation was completed in June 2009, in time for the opening of the College's new Library and IT wing.

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"Ultimately, because of the operational efficiencies and lower ongoing costs associated with the virtual environment, we'll be spending less on infrastructure maintenance and will be able to focus on deploying software and applications to our staff and students that enhance the learning experience,"

Chris Punnett,
IT Manager - St Thomas of Canterbury College.