Case Study: Judson Independent School District achieves 95% faster Citrix XenDesktop log‑ins (36 seconds) and up to 33% more active learning with Pure Storage

Teachers educate and students learn more each day with Pure Storage

Judson Independent School District in Texas, serving about 23,500 students and 3,000 staff, faced a crippling IT problem: their Citrix XenDesktop VDI rollout meant to improve flexibility instead produced 10–15 minute login times at the start of class, wasting valuable instruction time and straining an IT team already managing rapid growth and thousands of devices.

After a proof-of-concept, Judson deployed Pure Storage FlashArray across its data centers; the all‑flash solution was quick to install, delivered very low latency, and cut Citrix login times to about 36 seconds (up to a 95% reduction), returning minutes per 45‑minute period for teaching (up to 33% more active learning). The district also realized up to 10:1 data reduction, simpler management, zero‑downtime upgrades and proactive support, enabling Pure to support additional databases and applications reliably.

Judson Independent School District

Chris Dean

Director Network Services