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TWM Solicitors is based in Surrey in the UK. It made a strategic decision to exit on-premises infrastructure and transition to cloud and Software-asa-Service-based solutions. The firm chose Microsoft AVD as its desktop virtualisation platform, and to support the AVD rollout, all endpoints needed upgrading. It found 10ZiG through Softcat and procured approximately 240 10ZiG devices. These devices serve a single purpose and function as highly managed secure terminals that simply open an AVD session and nothing else. Alan Barrett, TWM Solicitors’ Head of IT, discusses the partnership.
REMOVING THE BURDEN OF DESKTOP MANAGEMENT
WM Solicitors, one of Surrey’ s
T largest and most established legal practices, has deployed 10ZiG modernised thin client devices across its offices as part of a comprehensive cloud transformation programme. 10ZiG Technology is a leading provider of thin and zero client hardware and software solutions for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Deskstop-as-a-Service and web application environments.
With roots stretching back to the 1790s, TWM Solicitors is a multidisciplinary law firm employing 240 staff operating across three sites in Surrey – including its principal office in Guildford. TWM acts as a trusted legal partner for individuals, families and businesses, offering a range of legal services from residential conveyancing through to commercial law and litigation. The firm’ s IT infrastructure supports a hybrid workforce, with staff regularly working both in-office and from home.
Shifting to the cloud simplifies IT
Several years ago, TWM Solicitors made a strategic decision to exit on-premises infrastructure and transition to cloud and Software-as-a-Service-based solutions to reduce capital expenditure, move to a predictable operational cost model and accelerate the delivery of new technology services across the business.
In an ambitious programme completed over several months, TWM simultaneously migrated from Microsoft Remote Desktop Services to Azure Virtual Desktop( AVD), moved from onpremises backend infrastructure to Microsoft Azure, upgraded to Microsoft 365, installed
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