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Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

The ultimate guide to BYOD and off-campus access

The ultimate guide to BYOD and off-campus access covers all aspects delivering software to student-owned devices, from the benefits of enabling, to the...

Jul 20, 2020

The ultimate guide to application virtualization

Learn about application virtualization including what it is, how it works, comparisons with VDI, the benefits and different solutions on the market.

Alternatives to Windows Virtual Desktop

Hotly anticipated VDI solution, Windows Virtual Desktop, is available for higher education now, but what's the alternative if it isn't the solution for you?

Alternatives to VDI

A breakout yet costly software delivery technology, VDI is widely used and extremely capable. But what are your alternatives?

Alternatives to Amazon AppStream 2.0

If Amazon AppStream 2.0, for whatever reason, isn't an appropriate solution for you, what are the alternatives?

AppsAnywhere vs Amazon WorkSpaces

How does AppsAnywhere compare to Amazon WorkSpaces, and where can it help improve Amazon's VDI offering?

Windows Virtual Desktop vs. Amazon AppStream 2.0 vs. VDI

In this article, we'll compare two eagerly-awaited hosted solutions, WVD and AppStream 2.0, to traditional VDI.

AppsAnywhere vs Windows Virtual Desktop

What are the differences between AppsAnywhere and Windows Virtual Desktop? Read more about the pros and cons of each in the following article...

Jul 1, 2020

Katie Roberts

Student Experience

How can universities prepare for Generation Alpha?

By 2028, the first wave of Generation Alpha students will enter higher education. Born into a world of ubiquitous smartphones, AI tools, and algorithm-driven...

Report: Generation Alpha – Coming to a University Near You

Three years from now, the first Generation Alpha students will join the ranks of your institution. Born in 2010, the year the iPad and Instagram were launched..

Are you ready for Generation AI?

Discover how Gen Alpha's unique characteristics, behaviour and attitudes will shape higher ed IT, and what universities can do to prepare for them.

7 ways to enhance your students’ digital experience with AppsAnywhere

Times are tough for the UK higher education sector right now. With international student enrolments in decline, no sign of rising fees for domestic students...

The digital capabilities of 2034

AppsAnywhere recently attended UCISA’s (UK’s Higher Education IT peak body) Spotlight24 event, focused on the digital capabilities of 2034. The conference...

How Does AppsAnywhere Support Digital Wellness?

Over the past few years, we have seen a global pandemic completely shift the student experience and students have had to quickly adapt their...

What is a Digital Workspace?

A digital workspace solution can offer numerous benefits to higher education institutions on a student-focused level as well as provide advantages to staff...

What’s new in Higher Education Digital Transformation?

It’s critical that institutions of higher education are meeting the needs and requirements of the modern student and undergo a digital transformation.

The importance of Equitable Access in Higher Education

Learn about equitable access and how AppsAnywhere provides equal access to education resources.

International Students: A Hybrid Fall...can you have your cake and eat it too?

Within the last 18 months, students all around the world have faced harder learning conditions than ever before...but is it finally over?

Outcomes and enrollment: Answering Higher Ed's biggest questions

We answer the biggest questions revolving around higher education right now...outcomes and enrolment

Returning to University: How to maintain social distancing on campus and in labs

With things starting to return to normal after the coronavirus, how can we introduce social distancing measures to campus labs?

Windows 7 End of Support: what it means for Higher Ed IT

Now Microsoft has ended support for Windows 7, what does this mean for higher education organizations still using the operating system?

Campus labs, BYOD and open-access areas; solving Higher Ed IT challenges

AppsAnywhere Co-Founder Tony Austwick describes how Higher Ed IT can enable BYOD, repurpose campus PC labs, and deliver open-access learning areas.

Examining the costs of delivering software apps in Higher Education

One of the unique challenges in managing university computers is how to deliver apps to students in a cost-effective way, while ensuring a good user experience

10 reasons why your University should make tech more accessible in the classroom

From complex Virtual and Augmented Reality to Facial Recognition, technology is growing with the new generation, which is why we need more in our classrooms.

What your students want from their education technology

Tech your Students want, from AppsAnywhere. BYOD and more education technology from AppsAnywhere

Aug 8, 2017

Application Virtualization

The ultimate guide to application virtualization

Learn about application virtualization including what it is, how it works, comparisons with VDI, the benefits and different solutions on the market.

Jul 20, 2020

The Slow Demise of VDI (and The Rise of The University App Store)

VDI; the stand-out tech of the decade. Has it fulfilled its promise to deliver end-user IT services and apps neatly wrapped inside a remote desktop window?

Oct 31, 2019

Leon Walsh

7 Benefits of Delivering Apps Using Application Virtualization

Application virtualization, sometimes know as application or software streaming, is the process of delivering apps to devices without physical installation.

Sep 24, 2019

How does AppsAnywhere and virtualization improve the student experience?

In this post we look at how application virtualization technology from AppsAnywhere has improved the student experience at universities across the globe.

Mar 2, 2018

Leon Walsh

$Deliver apps to any device at a fraction of the cost of traditional VDI solutions$

Deliver apps to any device at a fraction of the cost of traditional VDI solutions

See how university IT can deliver apps to any device with Parallels RAS, an alternative at a fraction of the cost of VDI solutions like Citrix and VMware.

Dec 7, 2017

Nick Johnson

Saving Money on Software Licensing With Application Virtualization

How can application virtualization technologies like Cloudpaging save your university or college money on your software licenses?

Oct 25, 2016

Application Virtualization - The Future of The University Desktop

Application deployment is challenging for higher education; getting the right apps to the right users at the right time. Step in application virtualization.

Jan 26, 2015

Accessing Applications Off-Site with Application Virtualization

This blog outlines how application virtualization helps students working off-site by giving them access to apps anywhere, anytime, on demand.

Jun 15, 2012

Campus Labs

Engineering Growth: Why IT Agility Is Critical to Higher Education’s Future

The growing demand for IT and Engineering courses cannot be met without a flexible and scalable IT infrastructure. Here's how Purdue Engineering did it.

IT efficiency: 10 ways to do more with less

Your budget is being cut, your team is shrinking, and the pile of demands is constantly growing. We feel your pain, and we can help!

Life without campus computer labs; a look at the past, present and future

We take a look at the role of campus computer labs (PC pools/computing clusters) in the 21st century university, and their past, present and future.

A high-level guide to converting campus labs to remote desktops

Read our guide on how to leverage owned hardware through RDP to deliver academic software

The ultimate guide to campus computer labs and ‘virtual labs’

Your central learning point for all things campus computer labs and virtual labs

Converting campus labs to remote desktops; a long-term strategy or a short-term hack?

Make existing campus labs available to students and staff to access off campus, using RDP solutions to convert them to remote desktops.

How to prepare campus labs for a 'virtual' fall

Learn how to prepare campus computer labs for students coming back on campus, or ongoing online learning in the event of a 'virtual' fall

Apr 23, 2020