Case Study: Orangewood Foundation achieves 3D CAD on Chromebooks and centralized VDI access with Zumasys

Embraces Citrix Hosted Desktops and Nimble Storage to Deliver 3D Modeling Software to Chromebooks

Orangewood Foundation’s Samueli Academy wanted to teach industry‑standard SolidWorks 3D CAD to its students but its 1:1 Chromebook program couldn’t run the heavy desktop software. Orangewood engaged Zumasys to find a cost‑effective remote desktop solution—leveraging a Citrix XenDesktop VDI deployment supported by Nimble Storage CS215, HP DL380 GEN9 servers and NVIDIA GRID K2 graphics—to deliver SolidWorks to Chromebooks without building a traditional computer lab.

Zumasys implemented the Citrix VDI, upgraded the school’s network and configured the Nimble Storage‑backed infrastructure so students can double‑click from any Chromebook to run SolidWorks. The result: 30 students concurrently using the VDI with no latency, centralized app management for a single IT admin supporting 500+ users, elimination of laptop‑cart maintenance, and plans to scale the platform to about 100 students across engineering, design and Photoshop classes.

Orangewood Foundation

Carlos Leija

Chief Development Officer