Steve Young, a chief technology officer at the Judson school district used a brilliant networking technique to provide 2,283 additional computer seats with 781 CPUs, and saved the district over $1 million.

According to TechLearning.com:

The NComputing x300 solution that Young used is a modified thin client that virtualizes the host OS and shares the host’s resources. It is installed via a PCI card into the host machine, and up to three terminals can be connected to each PCI card. Young decided to focus NComputing x300 deployment into three areas: elementary schools, middle schools and library student stations.

So basically Young setup four computer stations for each Windows PC or Mac (the article doesn’t specify which one Young used). This is a great idea that could save many schools a lot of money if it was widely implemented. Not only does it save money in hardware costs, but Young was also able to cut energy costs per seat by 73%! Judson ISD was one of the first districts in the nation to receive the CoSN’s Green Computing Certification.

To learn more see:

Judson ISD Green Computing Initiative

NComputing Homepage

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