14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has just scored another important win, as the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust based in the United Kingdom has decided to deploy Windows To Go and, thus, avoid purchasing new laptops.
The organization has already tested the solution during the Olympic Games and decided that Windows To Go is a much more affordable solution that would also allow flexible working for its employees.
“We originally thought the only solution was to provide staff with new laptops. However Microsoft’s Windows To Go solution provided a far more cost-effective and seamless solution that not only allowed our staff to successfully work remotely, but also proved very simple to roll out. The sticks cost us £50 each compared to £750 for a laptop,” Kathy Lanceley, deputy CIO and head of ICT Operations at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust said.
Windows To Go is a feature that’s exclusively available in Windows 8 Enterprise, allowing users to take the operating system on a USB stick wherever they go.