Many higher education institutions had begun the transition to the digital campus pre-COVID. The arrival of the pandemic drove short-term, tactical, rapidly implemented infrastructure changes to accommodate remote learning and work for all students, staff, and faculty. The duration of the pandemic has caused a tectonic, long-term shift in how institutions must deliver education, conduct research, and optimize productivity for a hybrid workforce. How do researchers keep critical projects on track when they only have limited physical access to their laboratories? Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solutions promote working from anywhere by enabling remote access to IT resources from any device. However, legacy virtualization options did not envision the scale required moving forward, and may not be able to deliver the required performance and manageability. This episode looks at next generation VDI solutions and how to leverage them to accelerate the transition to the digital campus.

Digital Workspace is centered on the digital employee experience and is a key factor to employee engagement, attracting top talent and corporate digital transformation. Because of the shift to remote work in 2020, the spotlight on digital workspace has never been brighter. Our panel will recap the milestones and lessons learned and offer a roadmap in the way of five priorities to enable hybrid work and maintain digital acceleration.