Implementing Innovative Remote Desktop Solutions to Transform the Learning Experience

The challenge

Need for a Remote Desktop Solution to Manage Growing Compliance Demands

What Meridian University needed

• Provide the best remote experience as they could for the teaching staff
• Keep data secure and compliant, while proactively capturing logs to take actions
• Use existing license to save costs and reduce administrative overhead on operational team
• Implement a highly scalable solution that could be deployed across the organization

The solution

Build Secure Desktop Environment using Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)

Our approach

1. 1Deployed high performance computer using Azure Virtual Desktop & app virtualization service to provide consistent and secure virtualized experience for staff.
2. 2Deployed App Services and Databases to host custom applications
3. 3Integrated the application used by MU with the AVD to provide single sign-on capabilities and seamless end user experience.
4. 4Securing the infrastructure with conditional policies and MFA
5. 5Free up critical IT resources by reducing the amount of physical infrastructure to manage and automate updates
6. 6Provided documentation and training to set the team up for long-term success.