Case Study: Politecnico di Milano achieves scalable, cost‑efficient virtual desktops and anytime, any‑device access with Citrix

Italian university virtualizes workstations and applications with Citrix solutions

Politecnico di Milano, a technology-focused university with over 41,000 students, faced growing demand for IT workstations while its 1,000 midrange and 400 graphics desktops were nearing obsolescence. The school needed a cost-effective, scalable way to upgrade equipment and give students, faculty and staff reliable remote access to critical applications.

The university deployed Citrix XenDesktop to virtualize workstations and support user-owned devices, and added Citrix NetScaler to optimize application delivery and handle peak loads. The solution reduced hardware requirements, enabled anywhere/any-device access for up to 1,000 concurrent users, improved productivity and collaboration, freed budget to upgrade advanced graphics workstations, and positioned the university to expand virtual desktops to 2,000.

Politecnico di Milano

Fabrizio Pedranzini

Manager, Information and Communication Technologies