2024 UNC CAUSE

Appalachian State moved to Azure Virtual Desktop in the Spring of 2020 and has been expanding its usage since. What began as a pilot project during Fall 2019 quickly turned into a critical part of our successful flip to remote learning during the pandemic. Since then AVD has continued to be a valuable resource for faculty, staff, and students to be able to work with campus resources remotely when needed. This presentation will demonstrate how we are using AVD now and plans for future expansion. I will provide a quick history on the progression of AVD at App State and discuss the resources we utilized to quickly flip this from a pilot to production when everyone was sent home March 2020. Then I will go over how we have expanded AVD usage from a remote work and learning resource to an important piece of our Health Services security and efficiency. Finally, I will go over future ideas for AVD as we continue to utilize its potential and open the floor up for discussion.