Welcome Azure Lab Services customers, we’re glad you’re here.
Apporto is proud to be a select partner of Microsoft and the leader in virtual labs. Find out why over 250 universities chose Apporto for virtual lab services.
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2.5M Desktops
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- Wentworth Institute of Technology
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- University of St Francis
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- Stevens Institute of Technology
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- New Jersey Institute of Technology
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- Rowan University
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- Texas Wesleyan University
DeVry University Transitions from Azure Lab Services to Apporto
“We’re excited to partner with Apporto as an “early adopter” to migrate from Azure Lab Services (ALS) to Apporto’s Persistent Desktop solution. Our engagement with the Apporto Team helps drive innovation and satisfies our university goals to enhance student outcomes, simplify backend support processes, and improve the end-to-end experience for our students and faculty.
Initial testing has shown significant performance gains compared to using Azure Lab Services. With Apporto’s seamless integration with Canvas LMS, students will have one-click access to their virtual desktop and spend less time waiting for their virtual desktop to start!”
– Phillip R. Barton, IT Solutions Manager, Learning Technologies, DeVry University
Meet Apporto
We’re here to make the change as easy as it can be. But, before we get into that let’s take a moment to introduce ourselves.
Key Features
Multiple OS
LMS Integration
Apporto’s LMS Integration enables effortless plug-and-play connections with top LMS providers including Blackboard, Canvas, D2L, Moodle. It offers single-click access and streamlined coursework submission, removing extra logins. This simplifies course management and enhances the learning experience by providing easy access to essential materials and platforms.
Virtual Classroom
Apporto’s Virtual Classroom enhances online learning by enabling teachers to view all student screens at once, ensuring active engagement. With features like hand-raising for communication and screen sharing, teachers can easily interact with and assist students in real-time, creating a more interactive and supportive digital learning environment.
Real-time Collaboration
Apporto’s Real-time Collaboration feature enriches teamwork with integrated chat and voice communication, allowing for immediate, lively discussions. Enhanced with screen sharing and desktop control, it enables students and faculty to collaborate effectively in real-time, facilitating an interactive and engaging learning and teaching experience, regardless of physical location.
Single and Multi-Session Support
Browser Based
Apporto’s browser-based platform delivers desktops and apps directly through your web browser. This eliminates the need for any downloads or installations, ensuring seamless compatibility across all browsers and devices for a more streamlined user experience.
Performance Desktops
Advanced compression, geo-optimization, and autoscaling to ensure users have a great experience.
Cloud Mounter
Apporto’s Cloud Mounter integrates with key cloud providers like OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, and supports on-prem storage. It ensures easy access to all files, streamlining management and collaboration. Users can efficiently access, manage, and share files across platforms, enhancing productivity and simplifying workflows.
WebUSB
Apporto supports Human Input Devices (HID) and USB storage, enhancing the functionality and user experience by allowing seamless integration of a wide range of USB-connected devices and storage solutions.
Multi-region Support
Multiple OS
LMS Integration
Apporto’s LMS Integration enables effortless plug-and-play connections with top LMS providers including Blackboard, Canvas, D2L, Moodle. It offers single-click access and streamlined coursework submission, removing extra logins. This simplifies course management and enhances the learning experience by providing easy access to essential materials and platforms.
Virtual Classroom
Apporto’s Virtual Classroom enhances online learning by enabling teachers to view all student screens at once, ensuring active engagement. With features like hand-raising for communication and screen sharing, teachers can easily interact with and assist students in real-time, creating a more interactive and supportive digital learning environment.
Real-time Collaboration
Apporto’s Real-time Collaboration feature enriches teamwork with integrated chat and voice communication, allowing for immediate, lively discussions. Enhanced with screen sharing and desktop control, it enables students and faculty to collaborate effectively in real-time, facilitating an interactive and engaging learning and teaching experience, regardless of physical location.
Single and Multi-Session Support
Browser Based
Apporto’s browser-based platform delivers desktops and apps directly through your web browser. This eliminates the need for any downloads or installations, ensuring seamless compatibility across all browsers and devices for a more streamlined user experience.
Performance Desktops
Advanced compression, geo-optimization, and autoscaling to ensure users have a great experience.
Cloud Mounter
Apporto’s Cloud Mounter integrates with key cloud providers like OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Google Drive, and supports on-prem storage. It ensures easy access to all files, streamlining management and collaboration. Users can efficiently access, manage, and share files across platforms, enhancing productivity and simplifying workflows.
WebUSB
Apporto supports Human Input Devices (HID) and USB storage, enhancing the functionality and user experience by allowing seamless integration of a wide range of USB-connected devices and storage solutions.
Multi-region Support
Getting Started
Choose the virtual computer lab that works best for you. Change at any time.
Apporto Basics
Self Managed
This service is designed for small teams or faculty who are looking to deliver one (or a few) computer labs. Administrators can import a list of users to provision and deprovision users. Also, administrators can set up, manage, optimize, and troubleshoot the environment. With Apporto Basics, you use your existing Azure subscription and pay for your consumption. Apporto charges $12/named user/month.
Technical support
Windows and Linux
User import using csv
Up to two administrators
Virtual Classroom
Real-time collaboration tools
Cloud Mounter
Limit time per student
Apporto Managed
Fully Managed
This is Apporto’s flagship service, used by over 200 universities. It's ideal for IT teams and faculty delivering computer labs to large student groups. The service integrates with your LMS/SSO for seamless provisioning, and Apporto handles setup, maintenance, optimization, troubleshooting, and support. You pay a fixed fee per concurrent user per month, ranging from $27 to $101. The concurrent user fees include all infrastructure, compute, storage and network charges - ensuring budget control.
Dedicated Customer Success Manager
Windows, Linux, and Mac desktops
LMS/SSO integration
Multiple administrators
Virtual Classroom
Real-time collaboration tools
Cloud Mounter
WebUSB
Partners Welcome
Are you an existing Microsoft partner or reseller? We’re happy to continue the partnership with you. Connect with us and let’s discuss how we can work together.