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  • GOV-01Government phase 1
    Long data center corridor lined with glass-fronted server racks glowing blue

    Part 1 of 2

    State agency stabilizes VDI after a failed migration

    Logins got roughly 48% to 60% faster and session crashes fell over 80%.

    • 48% to 60% Faster logins after GPO cleanup
    • 80%+ Fewer session crashes and disconnects
    • VDI stabilization
    • Citrix retirement
    • Directory and policy cleanup
    PDF1.0 MB
  • GOV-02Government phase 2
    A hand holds a translucent laptop displaying a glowing cloud outline against a teal digital background

    Part 2 of 2

    State agency modernizes Horizon VDI on Azure

    Recurring issue categories fell roughly 30% to 50% over 24 months.

    • 20 to 30% Faster logons, approximate
    • 25 to 40% Fewer FSLogix pool issues, approximate
    • VDI modernization
    • Cloud migration
    • Hybrid work enablement
    PDF966 KB
  • LEG-01Legal data protection
    Professional at a laptop and tablet with holographic legal icons, including scales of justice, a gavel, a courthouse and document checklists

    Global IP law firm secures matter data and backups

    Clean room restores now take minutes, not hours.

    • Zero Data leakage incidents reported
    • Minutes Clean room restores, from hours
    • Data protection modernization
    • Data loss prevention (DLP)
    • Secure collaboration
    PDF960 KB
  • UT-01Utilities co-managed
    Two operators at desk workstations in a dark control room facing a curved video wall that shows a 3D map of a water distribution network Illustrative

    Regional water utility cuts golden images by 75%

    Golden images to patch and test fell from about 16 to 4.

    • 75% Fewer golden images, about 16 to 4
    • 2 to 3x Full backup speedup, approximate
    • VDI modernization
    • Application delivery modernization
    • Managed infrastructure
    PDF1.4 MB
  • EDU-01Education managed IT
    School entrance with an Autism Inspired Academy banner above the doors, with staff and students gathered on the walkway outside Illustrative

    Autism school scales securely through 3x growth

    Its IT and security scaled from about 40 to more than 120 students without major outages.

    • 3x Enrollment growth, about 40 to 120+
    • 225 hours Staff hours a year, modeled
    • Managed IT services and help desk
    • Hybrid cloud integration
    • Identity and access management
    PDF1.1 MB

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