Case Study: McMaster University achieves faster login times and easier desktop management with Scalar Decisions

Strong Project Management Helps McMaster University Successfully Deliver VDI

McMaster University worked with Scalar Decisions to refresh its aging student lab environment and reduce support costs. Facing end-of-life hardware and virtual desktop software across seven labs, the university needed a future-ready solution that could scale and improve the experience for faculty and students.

Scalar Decisions helped McMaster University implement a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) rollout on an aggressive three-month timeline, using close project management, stakeholder coordination, and a shared implementation plan. The result was a faster, easier-to-manage environment with login times reduced by 65–70%—from about 4.5–5 minutes to 1.5 minutes—along with improved user experience and a stronger foundation for future campus-wide VDI expansion.

McMaster University

John Kearney

CIO