Global Translation and Localization Firm Lionbridge Adopts Azure Virtual Desktop for Enhanced Efficiency and Security with the Help of Rimo3

With 2,100+ global customers and 350+ supported languages, Lionbridge needed to modernize how it managed hundreds of business-critical applications across regional offices. The company turned to Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop and Rimo3 to securely centralize infrastructure, ensure compatibility across its application estate, and streamline its global desktop migration—with speed, automation, and confidence.
 

Objectives: 

• Enable a global “work from anywhere” strategy through desktop virtualization
• Consolidate application delivery and infrastructure into four secure regional hubs
• Automate application validation to speed up deployment and improve compatibility

Challenges 

Lionbridge faced a massive undertaking: migrate from 30 office locations to just four centralized Azure Virtual Desktop regions while ensuring every application remained functional and secure.

Manual packaging and testing processes were time-consuming, error-prone, and incompatible with the speed required for a “big bang” rollout.

They needed to ensure data sovereignty across borders, reduce licensing costs, and simplify deployment without disrupting global operations.

Key challenges: 

• Manually packaging and validating hundreds of applications slowed down deployment
• Ensuring data sovereignty and security during global VDI migration
• Managing and updating applications in a hybrid, multi-region environment

Solutions 

To meet these challenges, Lionbridge selected Rimo3 as a key enabler in its Azure Virtual Desktop strategy.

• Automated Application Validation and Packaging: Rimo3 eliminated manual validation tasks by automating application testing, ensuring compatibility across new Windows environments before deployment.
• Hybrid Deployment Flexibility: Applications were hosted and tested on the Rimo3 platform but packaged and deployed within Lionbridge’s own environment—allowing tight integration with internal infrastructure.
• Rapid, Low-Touch Onboarding: Rimo3’s Customer Success team helped Lionbridge go live in under two hours, streamlining implementation and accelerating project timelines.
• Ongoing Enablement and Support: Rimo3 continued to support the team with sessions on new features and proactive technical assistance throughout the phased rollout.

“When you're looking at packaging, updating, and maintaining large volumes of applications, an automated solution becomes essential to achieving a successful outcome.”
— Dan Hebert, Senior Cloud Engineer, Lionbridge

Results 

Rimo3 helped Lionbridge significantly speed up migration timelines, reduce costs, and de-risk OS upgrades in the Azure Virtual Desktop environment.

• Faster Desktop Migrations: Rimo3 streamlined the validation of hundreds of applications, helping Lionbridge migrate nearly 90% of its global offices to AVD.
• Improved Security and Compliance: Application testing with Rimo3 minimized upgrade risk and ensured secure, reliable rollout across all users.
• Reduced Software Licensing Costs: Standardized application packaging led to measurable savings and simplified compliance audits.
• Enhanced End-User Experience: The modernized model replicated Lionbridge’s simple support structure, leading to strong stakeholder and user satisfaction.

Key Results: 

• Accelerated Virtual Desktop Deployment
• Lower Application Management Costs
• Increased Compatibility Confidence
• Positive End-User Adoption 

Conclusion 

By combining Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop with Rimo3’s automated application validation and packaging capabilities, Lionbridge transformed its global IT infrastructure into a modern, centralized, and secure environment.

With VDI rollouts now streamlined and repeatable, the company can scale confidently, meet data sovereignty demands, and future-proof their application estate—while keeping global teams productive and secure.

“Rimo3 automates it all. Without it, application validation would be an entirely manual process—and much slower.”
— Prakash Ghaitadke, Assistant Manager of Infrastructure Operations, Lionbridge

About Lionbridge

Lionbridge Technologies, LLC is a global leader in translation, localization, and content services—supporting over 2,100 customers in 350+ languages.

With more than 25 years of experience and a network of 500,000+ community partners, Lionbridge combines human expertise with innovative technology to deliver fast, secure, and scalable language and digital solutions that connect the world.