Cancer Research UK delivers over 1000 Virtual Desktops to its users to save costs, move to Windows 7
There’s nothing like listening to a peer who has already implemented a solution or technology that you’re considering. Come to this session and hear why Cancer Research UK chose to virtualise over 1000 desktops, how the implementation went and how things are going now that the system is live.
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Jane Swindle
(IS service manager, Cancer Research UK) Citrix Systems
Jane has been in the IT industry for 35 years and during this time has worked in both software development and hardware and infrastructure areas. She has been in Cancer Research’s IT Service Operations team since 2002 most recently specialising in business change. Most recently she has been involved in delivering the move of 1200 staff from 8 offices into a single London HQ.
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Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) is a leading provider of virtual computing solutions that help companies deliver IT as an on-demand service. Founded in 1989, Citrix combines virtualization, networking, and cloud-computing technologies into a full portfolio of products that enable virtual workstyles for users and virtual datacenters for IT. More than 230,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to help them build simpler and more cost-effective IT environments. Citrix partners with over 10,000 companies in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2010 was $1.87 billion.
http://www.citrix.co.ukSeminars by Citrix Systems
Wednesday 19 October 11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
Cancer Research UK delivers over 1000 Virtual Desktops to its users to save costs, move to Windows 7
Jane Swindle, IS service manager, Cancer Research UK, Citrix Systems
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There’s nothing like listening to a peer who has already implemented a solution or technology that you’re considering. Come to this session and hear why Cancer Research UK chose to virtualise over 1000 desktops, how the implementation went and how things are going now that the system is live.
Wednesday 19 October 3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
Desktop Virtualisation: What it is and why you should care
Patrick Irwin, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Citrix Systems
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Desktop virtualisation can potentially let you deliver on-demand desktops and applications anywhere your users work, anywhere your business takes you, to any type of device, bringing unprecedented flexibility and mobility to your workforce. Come to this session to get a good understanding of how desktop virtualization is much more than VDI and why businesses are choosing to virtualize their desktops.
Thursday 20 October 11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
From Offline Virtual Desktops to Hosted VDI (and everything in between)
David Gaunt , Lead Systems Engineer, Citrix Systems
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Delivering the right type of virtual desktop is critical and dependent on the needs of your users – do they need a local virtual desktop that can run offline, or a hosted VDI or hosted shared desktop that run in the data center? Come to this session to see Citrix XenDesktop’s offline and hosted virtual desktops in action. Learn more about your desktop virtualization options, key technical considerations and best practices.
Thursday 20 October 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Build a transparent, cloud-extended data center
Jason Poole, Business Development Manager, Citrix Systems
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Many enterprises want to take advantage of cloud computing but do not want to give up their own datacenters. The solution may be a hybrid cloud strategy bridging between public and private clouds. Hybrid clouds present some challenges, including application complexity, IT silos and secure private connectivity. Come to this session to learn how to make cloud-hosted applications and resources appear as though they are running on the enterprise network.
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