Case Study

Client Virtualization Promises To Speed App Delivery: A TÜV NORD Group Case Study

How One Company Uses Local Application Virtualization To Expediently Serve Its Workforce And Reduce Costs For IT

October 7th, 2008
NL
Natalie Lambert
With contributors:
Christian Kane , Galen Schreck , Rachel Dines

Summary

The challenge of creating a consistent user experience for all employees — be they corporate office, mobile, or remote — has long been a problem for enterprises. This was especially true for the TÜV NORD Group due to its large mobile population that demanded a consistent user experience and access to applications regardless of their location, device, or network connectivity. The company first tackled this problem by implementing roaming profiles and downloading and installing applications directly on its users' workstations but found it put too much strain on the network. TÜV NORD next turned to local application virtualization, which the company found easily met its office and mobile workers' needs as well as saved time and money for IT.

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