All features you need to get ultimate hands-on learning experience
LMS Integration
Effortless Integration with Your LMS
Clover-VTL is an LTI Tool Provider compatible with any LTI-compliant LMS. Using the Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) standard, Clover enables seamless integration with LMS platforms, requiring minimal effort from administrators. Users can launch Clover-powered virtual labs directly from the LMS with single sign-on, without needing extra credentials. The intuitive LTI manager interface simplifies connecting your LMS and courses to the Azure Virtual Desktop platform.
User Management
Streamlined User Management for IT Administrators
Clover provides an intuitive interface for managing users with ease. IT administrators can create new users manually, synchronize them directly from the Microsoft Entra ID directory, or automatically retrieve them from the LMS when users log in via the LMS. This flexibility ensures seamless and efficient user management across all platforms.
Image Management
Create Customized Virtual Labs Effortlessly
Clover simplifies image management for your Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environment. Easily create customized images tailored to your courses and labs. Clover provides preconfigured Windows 10 and 11 images that can be extended with the tools and software your labs require. These images come with fully licensed Windows operating systems and are automatically updated and maintained by Microsoft, ensuring compliance and reliability.
Virtual Classroom Management
Simplify Virtual Lab Preparation
Clover streamlines the management of virtual classrooms, which are defined as groups of users (students and instructors) assigned to specific courses or lab environments. Each virtual classroom is linked to an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) host pool, pre-configured with the necessary applications, resources, and licenses to support the course requirements. Clover’s intuitive interface allows administrators to efficiently manage users, associate applications to virtual classrooms, and dynamically assign licenses (such as Teams, Office, and more) to groups, ensuring a seamless and collaborative learning experience.
Application Management
Deliver Customized Virtual Apps on Demand
Dynamically assign essential applications to each virtual classroom, ensuring seamless functionality and collaboration. Clover enables the delivery of virtual remote applications directly from the cloud image, tailored to learners’ needs. By offering remote apps instead of full desktop environments, Clover significantly reduces costs while maintaining high performance and efficiency, providing an optimized virtual lab experience.
Microsoft 365 Integration
Simplify License Management
Clover seamlessly integrates with Microsoft 365, allowing administrators to retrieve all available licenses and dynamically assign them to groups of users. This ensures that users have their Microsoft 365 licenses (such as Teams, OneDrive, and Office) already activated when they log in, eliminating manual configurations. By automating license management at the moment of user connection, Clover minimizes complexity and ensures a smooth, collaborative experience for all users.
Host Pool Management
Efficient Resource Allocation for Virtual Labs
Clover assigns a dedicated Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) host pool to each virtual classroom, ensuring optimal resource allocation and performance tailored to the group’s specific needs. With Clover, there’s no need to navigate the Azure or AVD interfaces—Clover simplifies the complexity of host pool creation, allowing administrators to configure and manage everything directly within its intuitive platform, ensuring a seamless and efficient virtual lab experience.
Automated scaling
For efficient utilization
Clover ensures cost-effective resource management by automatically scaling virtual machines in a host pool up or down based on demand, eliminating payment for idle resources. It enhances the native Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) scaling algorithm with advanced features, including the ability to stop all VMs once labs are completed, further optimizing costs by preventing unnecessary billing.
Collaborative Tools
For Better Learning Experiences
Clover revolutionizes collaboration by dynamically integrating Microsoft 365 tools into virtual classrooms, tailored to their unique requirements. Each virtual classroom is automatically assigned a dedicated Microsoft Teams group, created dynamically by Clover. Users are seamlessly added to their Teams group upon connection, ensuring instant access to virtual communication and videoconferencing. Additionally, Clover integrates OneDrive for shared storage, enabling seamless teamwork and resource sharing. These tools foster interactive and engaging learning experiences, ensuring that students and educators can collaborate effectively in a connected and efficient virtual environment.
Analysis & Reporting
For Lab Usage and Cost Insights
Clover provides powerful analysis and reporting tools to monitor lab usage and track associated costs. Gain detailed insights into resource utilization, session activity, and budget allocation, empowering administrators to make data-driven decisions and optimize virtual lab management effectively.