YES Prep Public Schools wanted to safeguard data on teacher and lab computers in case the devices were stolen or lost but had minimal budget and a small IT team. By using the BitLocker drive encryption feature in the Windows 7 Enterprise operating system and Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring 2.0, the district can easily encrypt data on its 3,000 laptops and desktops, while minimizing IT team efforts, teacher disruptions, and costs.

Etisalat Lanka wanted to minimize downtime from reimaging computers and reconfiguring settings. By using Microsoft Application Virtualization to eliminate software installations and Microsoft User Experience Virtualization to preserve user settings, it saved hours of employee time every day, which boosts company productivity. IT staff reimages computers in 40 minutes instead of eight hours and the help-desk staff has time for strategic projects.

CDW provides technology solutions for business, government, education, and healthcare. As a Microsoft Partner Network member with multiple Gold competencies and as a Microsoft customer, CDW understands the importance of a robust, reliable communications infrastructure. In the past, the company has relied on technologies such as Microsoft Lync Server 2010 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 to keep its software technology specialists in continuous contact with customers and with each other through capabilities such as email, instant messaging, conferencing, and voice over IP connections. CDW recently upgraded the communications infrastructure of its Software Sales division with Microsoft Lync Server 2013. The company believes this upgrade will help it provide improved communications options to its employees while also offering more robust capabilities to its customers.

Convergent Computing (CCO), an IT consultancy, struggled to ensure a consistent experience across the many devices that workers used. By deploying Microsoft User Experience Virtualization to preserve user settings instead of recreating them, CCO recovered about US$25,000 per month in lost billings and boosted productivity. Testing and deploying new technology was simpler and faster, and employees easily changed devices while keeping user settings intact.

KPN could not fulfill requests for applications as quickly as demand necessitated. By using Microsoft Application Virtualization to eliminate application installations and conflicts, KPN improved application delivery by 200 percent. Employees, who could now return to full productivity immediately after their computers were reimaged, were much happier with IT services. KPN also simplified application lifecycle management and improved compliance.

NTTX, a managed services provider, spent too much time packaging applications for installation and had to charge more for its services than it wanted. By using Microsoft Application Virtualization and eliminating application conflicts, NTTX reduced sequencing time from two months to 30 minutes, saved US$172,000 annually in packaging costs, and boosted server utilization by 300 percent. NTTX customers now enjoy better services at compelling prices.

NTTX, a managed services provider, was constantly fielding calls from frustrated customers due to roaming issues. By deploying Microsoft User Experience Virtualization, NTTX enabled reliable roaming from any device. It boosted customer satisfaction and reduced break-fix calls by 90 percent, saving US$112,500 annually in help-desk costs. Users log on and off the network in seconds instead of minutes, and corporate data is better protected.

Eastman Chemical Company needs to ensure that employees always have access to key applications. By using Microsoft Application Virtualization to eliminate software installations, it reduced application delivery time from two months to two days and made applications available whenever and wherever employees need them. Eastman deployed desktop images about 20 percent faster and reduced image storage requirements in its Remote Desktop Services environment.

Software distribution in large organisations is typically highly complex and prone to errors. Three departments at ETH Zurich have used Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) to speed up software deployment in their research institutes by at least 50%. A new self-service portal – developed in-house – lets end users request and install applications via a fully automated process. App-V also helped simplify the process of rolling out the Windows® 7 operating system. It cut the amount of time needed for packaging and delivery while supporting execution of legacy applications.

Software application provider and Microsoft partner Techno Brain has implemented Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection Anti-Virus at the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) to improve the integrity and security of its ICT systems.