Application Deployment Solutions for the Education Sector

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Nick JohnsonTony Austwick

Company BackgroundS2 Distribution

Application Jukebox Distributor to UK Public SectorS2 Services

Services to vendors, resellers and service providersUK’s first student rental AppStore

Application Deployment ChallengesSupporting a mobile base

Campus, Halls, Students own laptops, HomeDelivering “On Demand” software applicationsReducing deployment time and effortHigh cost of supporting the desktop environmentUnique demanding environment

100’s Apps1,000’s Devices10,000’s of users

Virtualised Application DeliveryWAN/LAN deployment of Windows Desktop ApplicationAgile application deployment methodologySelf healing software applicationsZero touch client installationsOffline accessMinimise conflicts

Application JukeboxDeveloped by Numecent in CaliforniaEarliest & broadest set of patents in the market3rd Generation ProductSoftware2 UK Education Distributor

”Pure freaking magic”

”Makes any app a Web app”“As fast as the real thing,even over 3G”

”Blew my mind”

“BLOWN AWAY could change the entire software industry”

“magic is the term to describe this”

”Streaming gets a new face with cloudpaging”

Deliver it 20x-100x faster than downloadsAnd do so encrypted and under License Control

Cloudify any native Windows software – 100%Any software, even the OS itself – we excel in BIG APPS

Execute at native speeds without install – even offlineVirtualised – keep users happy, agile and without IT hassles

Application JukeboxApplication Jukebox Player

Application PlayerApplication Jukebox Portal

Web portal engineUser managementIntegration to financial transaction systems

Application Jukebox ServerControl and deliver applicationsLicense Management

Isolated Virtualisation

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Integrated Virtualisation

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Configurable Virtualisation

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Off-line Access

AJ Competitive Differentiators

Virtualise ANY Windows ApplicationApplications perform as if locally installedConfigurable Virtualisation

Combination of Isolated and Integrated virtualisationPush and Pull application deploymentWeb delivery of applicationsFlexible license management and reporting

BenefitsDeliver Any Windows ApplicationStreamline Physical and VDI imagesAccess Anywhere

Campus, Halls, Students own laptops, HomeReduce License costsIncrease Asset flexibility

Remove dedicated IT labsAnytime upgrades and patchingFast efficient infrastructure with no performance compromiseImprove Student Experience

Kingston UniversityPrimarily Engineering ApplicationsExtended POCDidn’t run upgrades/patches once term startedIncreased Asset flexibility Hope to remove some dedication labs

University of Surrey10-100-10 strategic initiativeJukebox first central project - Improve Student

ExperiencePhase 1 – All labs and classroomsPhase 2 – StaffPhase 3 – Student personal machines

University of SurreyAny Windows App to Any MachineHalved build time during exam timeMore informed software licence purchasing decisionsImproved Student IT experienceEverything works better with far fewer problems and callouts!