Company Background Hastings & Prince Edward Counties Health Unit is a public health agency that provides dozens of programs, services, and reliable health information to a population of about 150,000 people in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Its services include water and restaurant inspections, immunization clinics, and health education. Stormy Start to Desktop Virtualization The Hastings & Prince Edward Counties Health Unit was an early adopter of desktop and application virtualization. The organization ran VMware Horizon with View-based desktops on traditional and brand-name blade servers and SAN. The Health Unit relied on a variety of server and healthcare applications, including Athena Penelope, an advanced client information and case management electronic medical records (EMR)

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