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“ With Nutanix End User Computing ( EUC ), students are able to work on their lab work , assessments , and research from anywhere without requiring excessively expensive terminals – they can use their normal laptops , log-in to the VDI portal and access all the computing resources they need ,” Carmichael said . “ Improving the student experience by offering a flexible , remotely accessible teaching environment with enough computing resources for AI and Deep Learning is one of the strategic goals of the Faculty of Science and Technology .”
Carmichael said postgraduate researchers – such as those conducting research at the University ’ s Visual and Decision Analytics Lab ( VIDEA ) and the Australian Geospatial Health Lab ( AGeoH-L ) – were also able to easily access all the computing power they required as Nutanix ’ s platform enables UC to scale up or down as needed in UC ’ s research cluster .
The University ’ s first foray into Nutanix technology was in 2013 when it was looking to transform its legacy three-tier infrastructure and reduce the complexity of its IT architecture . Carmichael said he has since worked closely with its technology partner , QIRX , throughout his digital transformation journey .
QIRX is also an authorised Nutanix reseller .
“ QIRX has been a very stable partner for us ,” said Carmichael . “ When we originally went to Nutanix , they were brave enough right at the beginning because it was such a new technology – they were early adopters in bringing that to the table . We bought our first cluster from them and have procured through
them ever since .”
Aaron White , General Manager and Vice President , Nutanix APJ , said UC was at the cutting edge of AI and Deep Learning innovation .
“ The next generation of innovators and worldchangers are studying right now at University of Canberra ,” White said . “ We ’ re only just beginning to understand the full potential of AI and the hands-on research underway in our nation ’ s capital that will shape the future of our nation .” p
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