Why did UVM Medical Center choose Citrix over VMware?
Superstitious people the world over love to hate the number thirteen. “A 13th floor in a building is bad luck,” they warn. “Inviting thirteen to a dinner party means no one will get along,” they worry. “Getting married on Friday the 13th only means trouble!” they caution.
Well, triskaidekaphobics — aka thirteen haters — you might need to rethink things today. Being a prime number, thirteen is only divisible by itself. That actually makes it a complete number — a symbol of totality, completion, and attainment. That’s why, when it comes to the UVM Medical Center IT team, it seems only fitting that thirteen reasons top the list of why they chose Citrix over VMware. They’re great at getting things done! Read on:
- Having two technology stacks — Citrix and VMware — was complex and hard to manage. The team knew that had to change.
- With Citrix technology, the team could standardize the EHR platform and enable one digital workspace infrastructure to be deployed across the entire healthcare network.
- Citrix Workspace and its components are purpose-built for healthcare. More than 4.3 million caregivers use Citrix every day, and more than 88 percent of Epic Hyperspace installations are on Citrix.
- Citrix offered a virtual desktop solution (Citrix Virtual Desktops) that could replace VMware Horizon View.
- VMware did not offer a virtual apps solution that could replace Citrix Apps, a component of Citrix Workspace.
- VMware technology could not deliver what was needed for Epic electronic health records and other apps UVM Medical Center integrated into Epic.
- Consolidation was the path to efficiency in financial matters, in physical resources, and in skills required from knowledge workers.
- The consolidation strategy would serve the healthcare entity’s IT team well through 2020.
- Dragon Medical One could be used from anywhere — it’s compatible with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.
- With Citrix, the IT team could have one single management console.
- The NComputing Citrix Ready workspace hub can be used to power Epic whiteboards outside of patient rooms to display crucial patient care information.
- When all of the users in the network are consolidated into one unified Active Directory domain, they will all be able to directly access the Citrix Workspace app.
- Thanks to the strong partnerships Citrix has with key industry technology companies, UVMMC can integrate Citrix Endpoint Management with popular third-party products and deliver popular apps and Citrix Secure Mail in one container.
To learn more, read the customer case study, and get more information about Citrix Workspace.
