WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how the netBoot/i technology separates state from compute devices, allows them to run from iSCSI SAN, and provides many benefits to an organization.
Posted: November 19, 2008 | Published: November 19, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Desktop Management | DHCP | Disaster Recovery | iSCSI Protocol | iSCSI SAN | Operating Systems | Server Virtualization | Storage Devices | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - This document outlines the key management challenges that must be overcome as the use of virtualization continues to increase in production enterprise environments.
Posted: November 17, 2008 | Published: November 14, 2008


Topics:  Dashboards | Desktop Management | Enterprise Systems | IT Infrastructure | IT Managers | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This report will equip Windows IT managers with the know-how to lead their shops on the path to virtual success as desktop virtualization needs arise.
Posted: November 11, 2008 | Published: November 11, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Desktop Management | IT Managers | Server Virtualization | Software as a Service | Windows

WHITE PAPER - This paper takes a look at the factors that are changing the world of the desktop and rendering traditional desktop lifecycle management obsolete.
Posted: November 5, 2008 | Published: November 5, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Management | Enterprise | ERP | Security | Software | TCO

WHITE PAPER - Application delivery infrastructure allows desktop managers to securely deliver both new and updated applications as well as full computing environments to any corporate and non-corporate user.
Posted: November 5, 2008 | Published: November 5, 2008


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Data Centers | Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Management | ERP | Security

WHITE PAPER - This document is designed to help Citrix XenApp customers understand how and when Citrix XenDesktop can be used with Citrix XenApp to deliver virtual desktops to further reduce application and desktop computing costs.
Posted: November 5, 2008 | Published: November 5, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Desktop Management | Hardware | Security | Server Virtualization | TCO | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Learn about the benefits of desktop virtualization: administrative and management tasks are reduced; applications can quickly be added, deleted, upgraded, and patched; security is centralized; and data is easier to safeguard and back up.
Posted: October 7, 2008 | Published: October 3, 2008


Topics:  Applications Management | Backups | Data Centers | Desktop Management | Operating Systems | Security | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This paper explores one of the important issues that IT Managers and Directors must deal with after the virtualization of important business applications.
Posted: October 7, 2008 | Published: October 7, 2008


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Desktop Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This IDC white paper considers desktop virtualization, specifically as made available by VMware's VDI and ACE; it also considers the benefits and limitations of these technologies and best use cases, exemplified through user case studies.
Posted: October 7, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2007


Topics:  Access Control | Application Security | CIOs | Data Security | Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | HIPAA Compliance | IT Infrastructure | Server Virtualization | TCO | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This document is based on an Alcatel-Lucent/TechTarget webcast entitled "Selling the CIO on Business Services."
Posted: October 1, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Business Service Management | Desktop Management | ERP | Network Management | Outsourcing | Server Management | Vendors

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how Performance Management can help a company improve nearly any aspect of its business by connecting people and processes across functions and information systems, offering them more complete information.
Posted: September 12, 2008 | Published: September 11, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Business Process Management | Dashboards | Data Visualization | Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Performance Testing | Spreadsheets

WHITE PAPER - The promise of desktop virtualization technology is to centralize applications at the data center to make them easier to manage and provision. In this E-Guide learn how to navigate the challenges of desktop virtualization to make the theory a reality.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: September 4, 2008


Topics:  Desktop Management | Hardware | IT Managers | Physical Security | Remote Offices | Server Virtualization | Troubleshooting | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This E-Guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com discusses desktop virtualization, the underlying delivery technology and how security can be affected-positively and negatively-when desktop virtualization is implemented.
Posted: September 4, 2008 | Published: September 4, 2008


Topics:  Central Office | Data Center Management | Desktop Management | Enterprise | IT Departments | Security | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Citrix has created a return on investment (ROI) calculator for centrally-delivered virtual desktops, using Forrester's Total Economic Impact™ methodology.
Posted: September 2, 2008 | Published: August 29, 2008


Topics:  Access Control | Application Deployment | Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Blade Servers | Data Center Management | Desktop Management | ROI | Virtual Machine Monitor

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper by VMware explains the evolution of VDI, the VDI solution deployment, and the VDI use cases. It also discusses how disaster recovery solutions are also being implemented using VDI.
Posted: August 22, 2008 | Published: August 20, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Desktop Management | Disaster Recovery | Hardware | Network Management | Operating Systems | Security | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper discusses Desktop Virtualization and the impact on desktop management. It explores the challenges for desktop management in a pre-Desktop Virtualization world and issues that are not well addressed by Desktop Virtualization.
Posted: August 20, 2008 | Published: August 20, 2008


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Performance Management | Data Center Management | Desktop Management | High Availability

WHITE PAPER - This white paper explains how the differences between different FDCC automation tools affect security and IT costs. It also includes a description of Lumension Security's Vulnerability Management Solution, which has received (SCAP) validation.
Posted: August 15, 2008 | Published: August 15, 2008


Topics:  Compliance Best Practices | Configuration Management | Database Management | Desktop Management | Endpoint Security | Enterprise Content Management | Network Performance | Operational Support Systems | Vulnerability Management

WHITE PAPER - Desktop virtualization allows IT control over applications, without depriving end users of the experience they get from a traditional computer.
Posted: August 9, 2008 | Published: January 23, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Desktop Management | ERP | Security | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Virtual Desktop Infrastructure enables end users or their hosting providers to provision and manage hundreds of individual, virtual desktops from a set of centrally administered, consolidated servers.
Posted: August 1, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Desktop Management | Remote Access Protocols | Remote Computing | Storage Capacity | Storage Systems

WHITE PAPER - Most SMBs face an ongoing challenge in managing the software that their business people use every day, the key solutions to this software management challenge include technologies such as imaging, virtualization and native installation.
Posted: June 17, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Backup Software | Backups | Best Practices | Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Management | Security | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - With HP thin client computing, the complexity of managing the desktop environment is greatly reduced by centralizing applications.
Posted: April 28, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Desktop Management | Financial Services Industry | Network Management | Networking | Productivity | Security | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization Software | Servers | TCO | Thin Client Hardware | Thin Client Software

WHITE PAPER - In May 2007, Fiserv Insurance Solutions surveyed IT leaders at some of the leading property & casualty insurance carriers in the United States. From our second annual survey we see new trends developing and others that continue because of their...
Posted: April 25, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2006


Topics:  Business Management | Consumers | Customer Service | Desktop Management | Enterprise

WHITE PAPER - As an IT professional, you're caught between the needs for security and accessibility, now there's a more effective solution: HP and Neoware virtualization technology. This white paper has more.
Posted: March 18, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Desktop Management | Network Management | Network Security | Networking | Productivity | Security Management | Server Provisioning | Storage Virtualization Software | Thin Client Hardware | Thin Client Software | Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Learn how to integrate Intel vPro technology with LANDesk management software. This white paper discusses the steps of integration and benefits, including improved desktop management and increased security.
Posted: November 21, 2007 | Published: October 13, 2006


Topics:  Change Management | Desktop Management | Downtime | High Availability | LAN | LAN Hardware | Microprocessors | Security Threats | Server Hardware | Server Software | Software Upgrades | Vulnerability Management

WHITE PAPER - Increased compliance needs, rise in security threats and the growing number of desktops and remote workers within organizations make it crucial to provide solid desktop management. Read this white paper for more on achieving efficient desktop management.
Posted: May 31, 2006 | Published: February 1, 2006


Topics:  Compliance Software | Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Help Desk Management | Infrastructure Management | Licensing