When a major West Coast university needed Windows-based computers for its new testing facility, it turned to FusionStorm for help. The experts in FusionStorm’s virtualization practice recommended a VMware desktop virtualization solution with more than 200 “zero” clients from Panologic.
The Panologic solution saved the customer 40 percent in upfront costs compared with traditional “fat” client solutions. More significantly, the solution delivers substantial long-term savings in terms of total cost of ownership (TCO), power, cooling and management:*
- 1/16 the space of a regular PC
- 95 percent less power than a regular PC
- 100 percent less cooling (solid state device, no fan)
- Full audio/video multimedia capabilities, including use of sites like youtube.com
- Full USB device virtualization
- Local print capabilities
- Automatic deployment of Windows XP or Vista
- Centralized backup, maintenance, patching, security and auditing
- TCO savings of more than $500,000 over a three-year period
- ROI in less than seven months
“FusionStorm’s virtualization practice is holistic and covers servers, desktops, applications, networks and storage,” said Mike L. Chase, Regional Director of Engineering, Southwest, FusionStorm. “We can help you evaluate the various options and design a virtualized platform that delivers significant savings over traditional solutions.”
*Source http://www.panologic.com/tco-calculator/assumptions.php.