Statnett
Statnett is Norway’s national main grid owner and operator. Statnett is primarily responsible for all high voltage electricity transmission and distribution in Norway. The Statnett Group has more than 850 employees and corporate head office located at Smestad in the western suburbs of Oslo. Statnett is a technology-driven company that relies on state-of-the-art information and communication technology solutions.
The ICT-department is responsible for delivering services to more than 1,000 users at 150 locations. Citrix XenApp is used to deliver applications to users across the country using many different network lines. The company has more than 1,200 end user devices, both PC-s and laptops. Statnett uses both HP and Dell servers, and the Citrix environment runs mainly on Dell.
With such a large and fragmented organization with users with separate and demanding responsibilities, the ICT-department felt that they needed solutions that simplified user workspace management. Statnett also wanted a standardized and flexible user environment where users received the same desktop regardless of the device they use, or where they are located. They invested therefore in RES Workspace Manager to improve administration of the Windows-based desktop environment. Advantages for Statnett include easier administration, no scripting, increased flexibility, better oversight, transparent processes and users getting workspaces that increase their productivity.
