Case Study: Jugend- und Familienhilfe Oldenburg achieves secure, low-maintenance cloud workstations with IGEL software thin clients

Jugend- und Familienhilfe Oldenburg - Customer Case Study

Jugend- und Familienhilfe Oldenburg, a not‑for‑profit aid organization with 100 employees across seven sites and 25 shared IT workstations, faced a highly heterogeneous PC environment, unreliable access to central file storage, security risks from USB‑based data transfer, and the need for a cost‑effective cloud computing strategy (SaaS) with quick user switching. To address frequent auto‑logoffs and slow Windows reboots, the organization engaged IGEL and its Universal Desktop Converter 2 (UDC2) software thin‑client solution to standardize the operating environment.

IGEL converted the existing PCs to IGEL software thin clients (UDC2), enabling RDP access to cloud‑hosted Outlook/Office, session roaming, and instant re‑login after the provider’s 60‑minute auto logoff. The migration took under two days for 25 workstations, cut boot times from several minutes to a few seconds, eliminated local data and antivirus needs, and reduced IT maintenance to virtually zero. As a result, IGEL delivered higher data security, predictable IT costs and measurable productivity gains (management estimates up to 30% of employee time returned), with high user acceptance and reliable day‑to‑day operation.

Jugend- und Familienhilfe Oldenburg

Cordula Breitenfeldt

Managing Director