Case Study: Ankabut (UAE National Research & Education Network) achieves 40–50% storage cost savings and 9‑second VDI logins with Atlantis Computing USX

Atlantis improves the performance of virtual desktops for university students and staff

Ankabut, the UAE’s advanced national research and education network, was asked to replace 1,600 desktops for a vocational university and proposed a centrally hosted VDI to remove the ongoing desktop management burden. The organization needed a cost-effective, high-performance solution that would deliver a consistent desktop experience over the public Internet and scale to support additional universities.

After a proof-of-concept, Ankabut deployed Atlantis USX software-defined storage with its Citrix VDI environment, cutting anticipated storage costs by 40–50%, increasing usable storage capacity by 80%, and achieving fast 9‑second user logins. The VDI now serves 2,500 users and is designed to scale to 10,000+ users as Ankabut expands its managed desktop services.

Ankabut

Mohammad Mabrouk

Infrastructure Manager