To fully leverage the power of a hands-on experience, the Academy deploys sophisticated memory-intensive animation applications requiring workstations with the fastest data transfer speeds. In addition to the performance requirements of the applications, the physical environment is equally demanding. Richard Childers, Director of Technology for The Academy of Art College, explained, “The workstations receive a pounding day-in and day-out. They need to be available, and are in use, from 8am through to 1am the next day – everyday of the academic year!”
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