Office Line and Mediterranean College have collaborated successfully, implementing virtual training labs, through the Microsoft Azure Lab Services platform

Office Line, an internationally recognized leading Cloud Solutions Provider and Digital Transformation company, has successfully completed the implementation of virtual labs through the Microsoft Azure Lab Services platform, on behalf of Mediterranean College. 

Mediterranean College is the 1st Private English College in Greece that offered franchise programs in collaboration with British Universities. In 45 years of operation, the College Advocates Principles: providing high-quality degree programs in a supportive environment that enhances students’ skills and provides them with excellent career prospects. Mediterranean College operates in Athens, Glyfada & Thessaloniki and offers 60 recognized Undergraduate, Postgraduate & Vocational training programs in 8 Academic Schools. 

The scope of work was to create a training lab in the Cloud, which can be accessed by students from anywhere, at any time with the lowest cost, maximum availability and access from anywhere, providing, at the same time, the possibility for immediate fluctuation of resources depending on the students and the subject of the class. 

With the effective effort of Office Line Technical Advisors, Mediterranean College and its students are now enjoying significant benefits offered by Microsoft Azure Cloud technologies. The most indicative of these are cost optimization, simplification of the user experience and automated management and scaling. 

It should be noted that Azure Virtual Labs provide an easy way for educational institutions to introduce both basic and complex programs to students, instilling problem-solving skills and a new way of thinking. Schools that choose to teach computer lab lessons can take advantage of the ease of use of the Azure Lab and the powerful security features provided by Microsoft Azure Cloud. 

Mr. Vassilis Papoulias, COO Office Line SA, regarding the project, stated: “The continuous support of education and the development of young people is a priority for us, providing specialized services that meet the individual needs of Educational Institutions. Based on this attitude, we successfully completed the implementation of virtual labs through the Microsoft Azure Lab Services platform at Mediterranean College. We are very happy that we achieved the upgrade of one of the most important Educational Institutions in the country, with a long history in higher education and we will remain helpers of their work “. 

Mr. Michalis Dagiakidis, Subject Leader – Networks, Security & Cisco Academy, Mediterranean College said: “I would like to express our absolute satisfaction for the excellent cooperation with Office Line, which led our College to the next day. After Office Line’s coordinated actions and support, Mediterranean College enjoys significant benefits, such as flexibility, increase of efficiency and improvement of the educational process, offering its students modern and complex educational programs, which can be attended at any time they want, from their personal computer “.