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Now and in the Future: Meeting Higher Education IT Challenges: White Paper

Virtual computing solutions from Citrix Systems address the desktop, data infrastructure and datacenter to ease the strain on college and university IT departments while improving and expanding the delivery of applications to any student or faculty member, in any location, on any end device with an Internet connection.

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The Risk of Outdated Technologies: White Paper

Download this informative asset to learn global trends in IT security risks and reasons why security practices and policies need to evolve to deal with threats from disruptive technologies, insider risk and compliance.


Ransomware: Four Ways to Protect Data Now: White Paper

Hackers are targeting organizations of all kinds with malware designed to encrypt crucial data—and hold it hostage until payment is made. This white paper presents four ways organizations can reduce their exposure to the ransomware threat, and recover encrypted data more quickly and effectively.


Help Students Succeed with Anywhere Access to IT: White Paper

Embracing mobility is key to supporting learning outcomes at all levels. App and desktop virtualization allow IT to streamline management and processes while providing students, faculty and staff with seamless, secure access to the apps and data they need to be successful.


Top 10 Reasons to Strengthen Information Security with App and Desktop Virtualization: White Paper

Explore 10 reasons why app and desktop virtualization should be the foundation for your layered approach to information security. It will enable organizations to pursue priorities such as mobility, flexwork and consumerization while effectively managing risk.


NetApp, Citrix and Cisco cordially invite you to be a part of the discussions as today’s technologies give birth to a powerfully flexible, anytime, anywhere environment that allows students and faculty to advance their educational experiences to the next level.
Imagine a simpler, faster, more secure way to access and share information. One that enables virtual access, leverages the latest in mobile devices, adapts to changes as fast as necessary, transforms traditional desktop computing and easily scales to handle growth.
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    The need for anytime, anywhere access is extremely prevalent today in any learning and working environment. Learn how Cisco's VXI can help you stay connected. View Now
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About the Sponsors

Citrix Citrix Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of virtual computing solutions that help K-12 and higher education institutions 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 work styles for students and faculty and virtual datacenters for IT.

NetAppNetApp is committed to delivering the most efficient, cost-effective storage and data management solutions to meet educational institutions' critical infrastructure needs. Our solutions cut IT costs in half, use up to 80% less storage than competitors, and accelerate projects and programs by enabling storage administrators to deploy entire infrastructures in minutes instead of weeks—without sacrificing performance or availability. Of course, less storage means reduced power, cooling, and space costs. You can meet green initiatives while saving money. NetApp delivers reliable solutions. A 2008 IDC study proved NetApp storage systems achieve greater than 99.999% availability in field-measured uptime. In addition, disaster recovery, backup, and compliance services are all built into a single storage platform and available on demand. You can backup data in minutes and recover it in seconds. NetApp thin provisioning allows you to grow and shrink storage volumes to meet the exact needs for every department or application—without disrupting operations or wasting storage.