Case Study: Newcastle University enables remote learning for 26,000 students with Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop

University enables remote learning for 26,000 students with Azure Virtual Desktop

Newcastle University needed to keep teaching and learning going remotely while giving 26,000 students secure access to specialist applications and lab environments without being on campus. To solve this, the university turned to Microsoft Azure and Azure Virtual Desktop to support remote learning from students’ own devices.

Microsoft Azure deployed Azure Virtual Desktop so students could access university apps and desktops from anywhere. The result was remote learning for 26,000 students, secure access from any location, and reduced pressure on campus-based computing resources.

Newcastle University

Richard Goddard

Director of Technology Operations