A British school founded over 450 years ago is embracing the latest cloud client computing technology to give every pupil a virtual desktop.

The Challenge: To manage the rollout of technology to over 1200 students and staff

Hampton School is widening access to classroom ICT with a virtual desktop infrastructure strategy that relies on Wyse’s innovative Xenith zero clients to deliver the best possible end user experience with no management headaches.

Hampton School is an independent school for boys and has 1,200 pupils between the ages of 11-18. The Middlesex based school was founded in 1557 and is steeped in history. However, the school embraces new technologies and takes a very innovative approach to how pupils can use information technology to develop and learn throughout their time at Hampton.

The school had deployed PCs within a growing number of IT suites across its campus. These were increasingly being used by teachers for a wide range of classes for all age groups. But, teachers were finding the PCs were getting more difficult to work with and while the teachers were able to work around any issues, the variable performance of PCs did affect lessons. Support and maintenance was also putting serious pressure on the school’s extremely expert but small IT team.

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