Cal Recycle's Digital Leap

Transitioning from Citrix VDI to Azure Virtual Desktop with Prodigy Consulting

Project Snapshot

Fast Facts

Prodigy Consulting helped CalRecycle seamlessly migrate from Citrix VDI to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), reducing costs, improving security, and enhancing scalability while leveraging their existing Microsoft Azure investment.

Impact

By transitioning to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), CalRecycle eliminated costly Citrix licensing and hardware refresh expenses. The migration improved security, performance, and flexibility, ensuring a seamless experience for over 250 concurrent users.

INDUSTRY

Public Sector

Key Technologies

Microsoft Azure

Azure Virtual Desktops

"Partnering with Cal Recycle on their transition to Azure Virtual Desktop was a great experience. Their team was eager to modernize, and by leveraging their existing Microsoft Azure investment, we were able to deliver a seamless migration that eliminated costly Citrix licensing while improving performance and security. Seeing the immediate impact—enhanced scalability, smoother user experience, and long-term cost savings—was incredibly rewarding."

Brad Wenzel

Solutions Architect, Prodigy Consulting

Overview

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) is responsible for promoting environmental sustainability through waste reduction, recycling, and resource conservation programs across the state. As part of their IT modernization efforts, CalRecycle faced an impending Citrix license renewal and hardware refresh that would have resulted in significant costs.

To avoid these expenses and enhance scalability, security, and compliance, CalRecycle partnered with Prodigy Consulting to migrate their Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). By leveraging Microsoft Azure, Prodigy Consulting seamlessly transitioned all VDI services to AVD, providing cost savings, enhanced performance, and increased flexibility to support over 250 concurrent users daily.

Challenges

Avoiding costly Citrix license renewals and hardware refreshes
Ensuring a seamless transition for 250+ concurrent users with minimal downtime
Enhancing security, performance, and scalability
Leveraging existing Microsoft Azure investments to streamline the migration

Solutions Implemented

Microsoft Azure Integration – Leveraged existing Azure investments to test, implement, and migrate VDI workloads
Azure Virtual Desktop Deployment – Designed and deployed a scalable, high-performing AVD solution
Security & Compliance Enhancements – Strengthened data protection and access control
Performance & Availability Optimization – Ensured high availability, reliability, and adaptive scalability

Key Benefits Achieved

By transitioning to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), CalRecycle eliminated costly Citrix licensing and hardware refresh expenses, resulting in substantial cost savings. The migration improved security, compliance, and overall system performance, ensuring a high-availability environment that could scale based on user demand. With over 250 concurrent users supported daily, the new AVD solution provided a modern, flexible, and cost-effective virtual desktop experience without requiring new on-premises infrastructure.

The successful migration of CalRecycle’s VDI environment to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) highlights the efficiency, cost savings, and flexibility that cloud-native solutions provide for government agencies. Prodigy Consulting continues to help public sector organizations modernize their IT environments, enhance security, and maximize their Microsoft Azure investments for long-term success.