SmartBiz IT Research Library

WEBCAST - This webinar will show you how, by combining RingCube's new vDesk solution with your VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure), you can achieve personalization, offline mobility and efficient storage.
Posted: December 1, 2009 | Premiered: December 1, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Personalization | SAN | Storage Management | Storage Management Software | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware ESX

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This presentation transcript explores the business benefits of upgrading to a flexible computing environment. Discover how you can help your customers transition to this environment by providing application virtualisation, profile virtualisation and centralised management tools.
Posted: November 30, 2009 | Published: November 27, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | IT Management | User Experience | Windows

WEBCAST - Virtual desktops can help reign in IT costs and greatly simplify management. Watch now to explore virtualization benefits, trends and architectures. Learn about the role of virtualized iSCSI SANs (storage area networks) to enhance scalability and why you should consider desktop virtualization now.
Posted: November 30, 2009 | Premiered: December 6, 2007


Topics:  Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | iSCSI SAN | SAN | Server Virtualization | Virtual Communities | Virtual Offices

WEBCAST - This webcast discusses virtual desktop architecture, the role of virtualized iSCSI SANs in simplifying infrastructure, and server and storage best practices.
Posted: November 30, 2009 | Premiered: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware | VMware Server

ANALYST REPORT - Dell Inc. commissioned Principled Technologies to run a set of performance tests on a mix of current and previous generation Intel® processor-based Dell™ OptiPlex™ desktop systems. The following report details performance testing procedures and provides key findings obtained.
Posted: November 27, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Computer Hardware | Desktop Management | Enterprise Computers | Enterprise Computing | Performance Testing | Windows

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - Standard remote desktop technologies offer numerous benefits based on server consolidation, but may also restrict operating systems and deliver reduced functionality. Read this brief paper to learn more.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Published: November 25, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Remote Computing | Remote Network Management | Remote Users | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Consolidation

PODCAST - Virtual desktops provide many consolidation opportunities, as well as some unique security and business continuity advantages. This podcast gives an overview of desktop virtualization, highlights several virtual desktop solutions, and analyzes the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

WEBCAST - Virtual desktops provide many consolidation opportunities, as well as some unique security and business continuity advantages. This webcast gives an overview of desktop virtualization, highlights several virtual desktop solutions, and analyzes the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

PODCAST - Critical to any successful implementation of desktop virtualization is to understand how desktop virtualization can help and which implementations will be most successful. View this podcast for an overview of desktop virtualization, several virtual desktop solutions, and the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

WEBCAST - Critical to any successful implementation of desktop virtualization is to understand how desktop virtualization can help and which implementations will be most successful. View this webcast for an overview of desktop virtualization, several virtual desktop solutions, and the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | Operational Support Systems | Personal Computers | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

PODCAST - This podcast, featuring Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth, provides expert advice to help you select the right thin client for your environment. Learn which features are important and how to manage thin clients effectively.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Premiered: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Operating Systems | Server Management | Thin Client Hardware | Thin Client Software | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

CASE STUDY - This case study looks at the experience of a a mid-sized Fortune 1000 company that was dealing with the challenges of disparate servers and desktop systems as well as underutilized servers with huge energy consumption. See how they used desktop virtualization to obtain power cost savings and increased management efficiency.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Network Management | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Systems Management

CASE STUDY - This case study looks at the typical experience of a Fortune 1000 company. A company turns to server and desktop virtualization in an effort to reduce the cost of distributed centralized operations centers.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 20, 2009


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Consolidation | Data Centers | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Server Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - One of the greatest challenges facing IT professionals today is the number and variety of desktop virtualization (VDI) solutions from which they can choose. This white paper examines four major considerations for efficient, effective and successful PoC results to help you choose the proper VDI solution for your organization.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Disaster Recovery | Network Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

WHITE PAPER - Desktop virtualization is a suite of technologies that remove the physical desktop, operating system and computing device physically sitting on the desktop, and aggregates those resources in the data center. Read this whitepaper to learn the benefits and immediate cost savings of these technologies to your organization's data center.
Posted: November 19, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure