Virtual Computing: Saving Time, Money, and Headaches
In the current economic climate, campus leaders must do more with less. And many are finding that virtualizing their computer hardware and/or software can help save time and energy—while providing resources to more students at a fraction of the cost.
With the generous support of NComputing, we’ve put together this collection of stories to help you determine how virtual computing might meet the needs of your own school.
—The Editors
Virtualization taking root on campus
Virtualization technology is taking hold in higher education, helping colleges reallocate existing resources to save space, time, energy, and money—while often extending the life of older computers.…
UMD to become virtualization hub for surrounding community
Virtualizing software and desktops throughout the University System of Maryland’s 100 locations will be a technological boon for more than just the 170,000 UMD students who will enjoy…
Universities find the virtualization sweet spot
There hasn’t been much opposition to ridding college campuses of clunky, energy-guzzling server racks, campus technology chiefs say, although creating virtual servers could result in an unwieldy mess…
Campus technology departments going green
Campus technology departments across the country are finding that investing in energy-efficient technologies has an economic benefit as well as helping to save the environment. …
College CIO: Embrace virtualization, but not too much
Using one computer to power many has saved money as college budgets have been slashed, but too much of this good thing can lead to “virtualization sprawl”—an emerging…
How to grow campus technology amid shrinking resources
Being an IT official at a California university today requires a close look at any measures that can save the campus cash. But Hilary Baker, vice president for…
UC energy savings could eclipse $30M
The University of California San Diego campus expects to save $36 million in annual utility costs after a series of green initiatives that include replacing 500 energy-intensive computer…