© 2011 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 1

Richland School District

“We wanted the best hardware and software solutions. We appreciated the flexibility of the Cisco solution in terms of integration.” Mike Leseberg, Executive Director of Information Technology

• Located in Richland, Washington

• Includes 9 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools

• 11,000 students

• 1400 employees

CUSTOMER STATS

CHALLENGE• Provide students with access to superior technology

• Simplify computer implementation and maintenance

• Reduce computer management costs

• Maintain security

WHY CISCO DATA CENTER SOLUTIONS• Implemented Cisco Unified Computing System with VMware and

Citrix XenDesktop for desktop virtualization. Chose Cisco UCS because of RAM and management simplification.

BENEFITS• Achieved identical end-user experience for students while providing

the latest technology

• Accelerated and simplified Windows 7 updates

• Support 4500 systems and 11,000 students and staff with six people

• Reduce computer costs from $800 to less than $300 each while gaining life expectancy

CISCO DATA CENTER ENVIRONMENT• Cisco Unified Computing

System 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis

• Cisco UCS B250 and B200 M2 Blade Servers

• Cisco UCS 6120XO 20-point Fabric Interconnect

• EMC storage

• Vmware

• Citrix XenDesktops