HigherEducation
Make it easy to access complex academic suites, resource-intensive tools, and specialized lab software across campus labs, faculty systems, and personal devices whenever and wherever they are needed.
The Use Case
Support Campus Labs, Faculty, and Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) Application Experiences
For higher education institutions managing diverse user populations, from students bringing their own devices to academic researchers running heavy engineering or data science suites, and faculty members operating across hybrid environments. Installing applications and updates directly onto each endpoint simply isn’t secure of efficient.
Cloudpager makes it easy to dynamically provision even the most complex applications across all physical and virtual desktops on or off campus without installation bottlenecks.
Key Capabilities
Cloudpager is Built for Modern Higher Education Environments
Deliver a consistent, high-performance application experience for students, faculty, and researchers across campus labs, lecture halls, and personal BYOD laptops regardless of network domain boundaries.
Eliminate Application Compatibility Issues
Containerize complex application estates with Cloudpaging to ensure compatibility and flawless performance across virtual and physical endpoints, including non-persistent multi-session environments.
Centralize Application Provisioning in the Cloud
Ensure students and faculty can access the exact software they need for coursework or research wherever they are working by rapidly deploying applications directly to their endpoints from the cloud.
Immediately Deploy, Update, and Remove Applications
Once containerized, even the most complex GIS software and CAD tools can be rapidly provisioned, updated, and removed from desktops – including those in active user sessions. This enables campus labs to be instantly reset between sessions, ensuring everyone gets a workspace tailored to their needs in real time.
Secure Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) Scenarios
Cloudpager’s Nimbus intelligent authentication technology enables non-domain joined devices to securely access containerized software without requiring complex VPNs or domain trust setups.
Support Department-Specific Workspaces
Cloudpager Storefronts enable students and faculty to instantly access course-specific software packages, different application versions, and specialized plugins based on active classes or project requirements at the click of a button.
Streamline Computer Lab and Image Management
Alleviate operational strain on university IT teams by simplifying lab image management, automating application packaging, and maintaining lightweight baseline environments across campus physical and virtual terminals.
How it Works
Containerize Everything to Maximize Application Portability
Cloudpaging application containers are Windows OS agnostic, enabling the same package to be dynamically provisioned across all virtual and physical endpoints, from Citrix DaaS and Omnissa Horizon to physical endpoints running Windows 11 and Windows on Arm.
Step 01 / 03 · Start
Containerize Curriculum and Faculty Software
University IT experts containerize complex academic and research software portfolios so they can be dynamically provisioned to any lab PC, faculty laptop, or personal device without requiring traditional installs or reboots.
Step 02 / 03 · Publish
Manage Applications from the Cloud
Cloudpager provides a single pane of glass to dynamically deploy, update, and remove applications across devices on and off campus, from campus labs and faculty offices student’s personal devices.
Step 03 / 03 · Publish
Leverage Intelligent Authentication
Nimbus, Cloudpager’s intelligent authentication technology, enables people on non-domain joined devices to authenticate to university systems to ensure only entitled persons can access applications.
"We’re going to Windows 11 on all devices we can. It will literally be an overnight experience"
MW
Mark West
Workspace Platforms Manager, Kingston University
Case Study
Kingston University
Cloudpaging containers enables Kingston to package virtually all its applications, including more than 400 STEM applications, and consolidate three faculties onto the same IT system.
- 96% app virtualization coverage with Cloudpaging
- Turned Windows desktop migrations into “an overnight experience”
- Decreased machine deployment times by 92%
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Additional Resources
Video
Cloudpager Platform Demonstration
Get a comprehensive walkthrough of the Cloudpager platform, from AI Packaging and dynamic provisioning to reporting, software policies, and third-party integrations.
Blog
Rethinking BYOD
Securely enable Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) strategies by allowing non-domain-joined Windows to securely authenticate app access with Cloudpager.
See Cloudpager in Action
Discover how Cloudpager simplifies application packaging, provisioning, and management for higher education institutions of all sizes, including faculty machines, school labs, bring-your-own-device (BYOD) support for students.
