Wirtualizacja infrastruktury informatycznej w środowisku akademickim. Studium przypadku z zastosowaniem technologii VDI

Artur Rot , Paweł Chrobak

Abstract

Implementing virtualization technologies in higher education has many benefits, including better use of IT resources, higher performance, the ability to dynamic optimization of software environments, reduction of future IT infrastructure costs, lower operating expenses, lower failure rates. This article describes the economic and organizational premises for implementing VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) solutions in academic institutions. The analysis of laboratory infrastructure makes it possible to better understand the wide range of VDI adaptability and the range of benefits received by IT administrators and academics. A case study of a model solution at the Wroclaw University of Economics, which includes more than 300 zero client terminals and more than 500 virtualized systems for students in 11 laboratories, has been presented in the paper. The article also presents selected experiences from the project and comments that can be key to successful implementation of VDI infrastructure. The implementation is based on the VMware Horizon View environment