IGEL, provider of the next-gen edge OS for cloud
workspaces, today announced that Anthony Nolan, the pioneering blood cancer
charity, has implemented UD3 desktops to support an organizational-wide
implementation of Windows 10 and provide rich multimedia capability for over
300 employees. This will boost collaboration and teamwork by enabling
geographically dispersed staff to, among other things, set up video-based
conference calls to work more productively.
Founded
in 1974, Anthony Nolan is a charity that makes lifesaving connections between
people with blood cancer and incredible strangers ready to donate their stem
cells. Every day, its register of more than 780,000 people gives families a
future. And it's a significant problem. Every 14 minutes, someone is diagnosed
with blood cancer such as leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma. This meant that, last
year, Anthony Nolan helped over 1,400 patients receive a second chance of life.
A
long term user of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), Anthony Nolan uses Citrix Virtual Apps
and Desktops
as its centralized content collaboration platform. Users are based at the
charity's headquarters in Hampstead Heath, London, a laboratory on the Royal
Free Hospital site and a Cell Therapy Centre located in the
grounds of Nottingham Trent University.
Ilan
Jacobson, Anthony Nolan's Infrastructure Manager, says, "Our legacy thin client
terminals didn't support Citrix HDX, and we wanted a solution which would work
with Windows 10. This informed our decision to choose IGEL."
After
a trial period where ‘demo' units were tested, new UD3 multimedia endpoints
were supplied by Metaphor IT, a Citrix Gold
partner and IGEL reseller based in the City of London.
IGEL
supports transition to cloud-based applications
Anthony
Nolan has transitioned to deploy Windows to embrace the cloud and was looking
for an environment which is reliable, responsive and up-to-date and to deliver
this whilst ensuring the best end-user experience possible.
Jacobson
explains, "We have a mixed environment now. We've standardized on Microsoft
Azure for cloud services and run various applications like Office 365, Dynamics
365 and a new HR solution. Citrix is hosted in our physical datacenter, along
with various internal systems, databases, print servers and domain controllers.
The IGEL endpoints are agnostic and happily support both routes to application
delivery.
"It's
essential we're able to work at our best because every year in the UK another
2,000 patients with blood cancer, and blood disorders, start their search to
find a matching donor. Anthony Nolan must be there to help them find that donor
and ensure they receive the support they need to live well after transplant,"
adds Jacobson.
All
IGEL endpoints have now been installed at Anthony Nolan's various sites. The
project was easy to complete as the UMS makes it simple to configure settings
centrally and apply them to all devices over the network.
Andrew
Gee, IGEL's VP Sales Northern Europe, says, "Anthony Nolan has a lot of people
who work at the office, remotely and from hospital sites. The use of Windows
10, combined with our multimedia-optimized UD3 endpoints, mean its IT team can
introduce new ways for people to work, boost efficiency without the worry that
applications like video conferencing will fail or perform poorly. This project
is a good example, therefore, of how IGEL offers a powerful solution for any
organization going through the whole Windows 10 migration process."
Learn
more about how IGEL helps healthcare organizations solve their end user
computing challenges here: https://www.igel.com/customer-stories/healthcare/.
For more information on Anthony Nolan's use of IGEL watch this video.