1. Informational Update Virtual Desktop Strategy
Joint Working Committee Meeting
(Emerging Technologies & Instructional Technologies)
IT Governance Executive Committee Update
May 23, 2014 Meeting

2. Site Visit Information
San Marcos
Virtualized over 100 apps
5 Year investment approximately 240k
One staff member fully dedicated
Still maintaining physical PCs replacement on a 4 year plan
Dominguez Hills
Latest CSU to deploy a virtual lab of 160 thin clients
Planning to replace all lab computers with VDI
Chose to do full desktop virtualization
Common perspective … Value is in providing student access to campus software anywhere from any device

3. Working Group Meeting
With information available – members expressed an overall caution pending more information
Interested in identifying specific applications that could be delivered in the environment
Dean Kelly to ask for application recommendations from Deans meeting
Student representatives to provide input on desired apps
Key issue - limitations for graphic intensive computing
Poll of members in attendance found that the majority were in favor of obtaining more information before deciding whether we should move forward
General recognition that this is the future direction

4. Action Items for 2014/15
Compile list of possible applications from faculty and student input
Validate licensing costs and compliance for lab software to determine what can be virtualized
Investigate hardware costs especially for storage (cloud & onsite )
Existing VDI (2 year old) pilot environment needs to be moved to new storage & possibly rebuilt

5. Questions & Comments