Use Case: OpenSource Virtualization for Educational Computer Laboratories

Autores
Barboza, Lucas; Pacífico, Cristian
Año de publicación
2018
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
documento de conferencia
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
The usual case with computing laboratories in schools and other public educational institutions is that computers are not adequately set up and maintained in order to provide an homogeneous user experience. They are configured and managed individually and it is almost impossible for managers to keep up with the latest software updates in every single PC. In other cases, some institutions cannot afford having any computers at all. By implementing a central powerful virtual server and a group of lightweight hardware computers in a server-client configuration, it is possible to offer the same user experience one gets with a desktop computer. Consequently, is it possible to reduce the equipment’s maintenance effort, simplify software updates and have all computers equally configured. In this work, we define the requirements for an actual educational computer laboratory and present a possible solution to overtake this limitations through the use of a virtualization platform, which provides virtual desktops environments, along with any kind of computational device that can be used as a thin client.
XVII Workshop Tecnología Informática Aplicada en Educación (WTIAE)
Red de Universidades con Carreras en Informática (RedUNCI)
Materia
Ciencias Informáticas
computer laboratories
virtualization
thin clients
SBC
LTSP
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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title Use Case: OpenSource Virtualization for Educational Computer Laboratories
spellingShingle Use Case: OpenSource Virtualization for Educational Computer Laboratories
Barboza, Lucas
Ciencias Informáticas
computer laboratories
virtualization
thin clients
SBC
LTSP
title_short Use Case: OpenSource Virtualization for Educational Computer Laboratories
title_full Use Case: OpenSource Virtualization for Educational Computer Laboratories
title_fullStr Use Case: OpenSource Virtualization for Educational Computer Laboratories
title_full_unstemmed Use Case: OpenSource Virtualization for Educational Computer Laboratories
title_sort Use Case: OpenSource Virtualization for Educational Computer Laboratories
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Barboza, Lucas
Pacífico, Cristian
author Barboza, Lucas
author_facet Barboza, Lucas
Pacífico, Cristian
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ciencias Informáticas
computer laboratories
virtualization
thin clients
SBC
LTSP
topic Ciencias Informáticas
computer laboratories
virtualization
thin clients
SBC
LTSP
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The usual case with computing laboratories in schools and other public educational institutions is that computers are not adequately set up and maintained in order to provide an homogeneous user experience. They are configured and managed individually and it is almost impossible for managers to keep up with the latest software updates in every single PC. In other cases, some institutions cannot afford having any computers at all. By implementing a central powerful virtual server and a group of lightweight hardware computers in a server-client configuration, it is possible to offer the same user experience one gets with a desktop computer. Consequently, is it possible to reduce the equipment’s maintenance effort, simplify software updates and have all computers equally configured. In this work, we define the requirements for an actual educational computer laboratory and present a possible solution to overtake this limitations through the use of a virtualization platform, which provides virtual desktops environments, along with any kind of computational device that can be used as a thin client.
XVII Workshop Tecnología Informática Aplicada en Educación (WTIAE)
Red de Universidades con Carreras en Informática (RedUNCI)
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