Kings College London has unveiled a new IT infrastructure that, it says, will improve service availability, security and user access for its 19,700 students and 5,000 staff. Implemented by workspace management software developer Getronics, the new Global Desktop uses virtualisation to simplify and optimise the way IT is delivered – reducing operating costs and streamlining processes.
Lynne Tucker, chief technology officer at Kings College London, explains that key areas of the new IT infrastructure are office automation, 'anywhere access' to applications and infrastructure, increased security and new back-up management.
By replacing a complex system that was becoming increasingly costly to support, she believes it will improve user experience and freedom, as well as introducing commercial and operational efficiencies.
"Not only will our new approach to IT deliver immediate benefits for users and cost savings for the College, but it will also prepare us for the future," saysTucker.
"Getronics supports legacy applications that cannot be virtualised until we're ready to replace them and has created a fully scalable infrastructure, able to meet our changing requirements."
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