DOI: 10.5176/978-981-08-5837-7_131
Authors: Wei Shun Lee
Abstract:
On our campus, sharing of computer laboratory space between departments is rare, especially in the more technical subjects, due to different computer requirements for each course. Duplication of hardware and software results in inefficiencies, poor utilization and extra maintenance effort in the management of a large number of diverse desktop environments.
We document the current state of campus desktop computing resources in our technical institute and analyze the curriculum delivery processes and utilization patterns. The criteria used were focused on time, duration, program function and cost of deployment. The resulting set of hardware and software loading requirements were evaluated to determine the degree of overlap.
While the concept of Desktop virtualization is not new, it is not widely used in our educational institutions locally, and efforts have mainly focused on server consolidation, hence the interest in obtaining statistics and comparing solutions on desktop functions here.
In this paper, we present the challenges faced by the departments, a comparison on selected virtual Desktop solutions based on features, server and network loading simulations for deployment as it applies to our needs as documented in the study.
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