Case Study: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga achieves full HDX desktop experience and 60% cost savings with NComputing

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) Realizes full HDX Desktop Experience at 60% Less Cost

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), led by CIO Thomas Hoover, needed to replace aging campus desktops with a more affordable, sustainable and easier-to-manage solution—without sacrificing video performance for students and faculty. High video usage and large, outdated labs made cost-effective, high-quality desktop virtualization a priority.

UTC deployed NComputing N-series thin clients (N500/N500w) with Citrix VDI‑in‑a‑Box, delivering the full HDX experience while centralizing management with vSpace Management Center. The rollout powers 300 workstations at a 66:1 host ratio, cuts computing costs about 60% versus PCs (and ~33% versus traditional thin clients), reduces energy use by 98%, speeds deployments and updates, and frees budget to reinvest in additional IT projects as the campus scales toward ~500 devices.

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga