Case Study: University of Technology Sydney achieves seamless remote access and 40% cost savings with VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure

Anytime, anywhere, secure access to cloud-based digital learning

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS), a leading Australian university serving over 40,000 students, faced a productivity and access challenge: many specialist, compute‑intensive applications were only available on campus, forcing students to use shared workstations and limiting collaboration. IT also needed a cloud approach that delivered low latency and sufficient compute power so virtual desktops would be as responsive as on‑premises machines.

UTS deployed VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure, piloting virtual desktops for 10,854 engineering students and then scaling campus‑wide. The cloud solution delivered seamless, secure access (handling 50,000+ app load requests with zero downtime), cut operational costs by 40%, reduced IT maintenance time, and improved student productivity and digital working skills while enabling faster, centralized updates and stronger security posture.

University of Technology Sydney

Peter Gale

Deputy Chief Information Officer