Virtual Desktop Software at New York City iSchool
New York City iSchool uses desktop virtualization to bridge the digital divide
For the largest U.S. school system, innovation is a way of life. So when the New York City (NYC) Department of Education (DOE) created a model public high school—the NYC iSchool—in 2008, it turned to the DOE Division of Informational Instructional Technology (DIIT) to help establish its technology infrastructure. The Solution Design and Engineering (SD&E) group, headed by Dr. Katherine Tsamasiros, researches new technologies for the 1.1 million-student system and creates software images for its 1,700 schools. SD&E is part of the DIIT, which provides technology services and support for the massive school system.
Nick Schepis, director of school technology and standards within SD&E, worked with iSchool and DOE leaders to understand the vision and identify an approach to giving students equal and ubiquitous access to technology: client virtualization. He asked Damian Maslinski, a senior engineer with over a decade of experience at DOE, to head the design and implementation effort.
The SD&E team aced its assignment. Today, the NYC iSchool uses virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to give students immediate access to technology throughout the day. But two problems persist:
• The VDI solution can not handle high-quality video, and the demand for video is growing.
• Even with robust back-end infrastructure and lower-quality video, the solution produces significant performance spikes.
This year, SD&E is piloting a virtual client approach that uses Intel® vPro™ technology and Citrix XenClient* with HDX* technology to deliver high-quality video in a virtualized environment. Maslinski says the team likes the solution’s promise and is exploring options for expanding its use within the school system.
Read the full Virtual Desktop Software Case Study.
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Virtual Desktop Software at New York City iSchool
New York City iSchool uses desktop virtualization to bridge the digital divide
For the largest U.S. school system, innovation is a way of life. So when the New York City (NYC) Department of Education (DOE) created a model public high school—the NYC iSchool—in 2008, it turned to the DOE Division of Informational Instructional Technology (DIIT) to help establish its technology infrastructure. The Solution Design and Engineering (SD&E) group, headed by Dr. Katherine Tsamasiros, researches new technologies for the 1.1 million-student system and creates software images for its 1,700 schools. SD&E is part of the DIIT, which provides technology services and support for the massive school system.
Nick Schepis, director of school technology and standards within SD&E, worked with iSchool and DOE leaders to understand the vision and identify an approach to giving students equal and ubiquitous access to technology: client virtualization. He asked Damian Maslinski, a senior engineer with over a decade of experience at DOE, to head the design and implementation effort.
The SD&E team aced its assignment. Today, the NYC iSchool uses virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to give students immediate access to technology throughout the day. But two problems persist:
• The VDI solution can not handle high-quality video, and the demand for video is growing.
• Even with robust back-end infrastructure and lower-quality video, the solution produces significant performance spikes.
This year, SD&E is piloting a virtual client approach that uses Intel® vPro™ technology and Citrix XenClient* with HDX* technology to deliver high-quality video in a virtualized environment. Maslinski says the team likes the solution’s promise and is exploring options for expanding its use within the school system.
Read the full Virtual Desktop Software Case Study.
