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ALSO CALLED: Desktop PC Management, Managing PCs, Managing Personal Computers, PC Management DEFINITION: Desktop management is a comprehensive approach to managing all the computers within an organization. Despite its name, desktop management includes overseeing laptops and other computing devices as well as desktop computers. Desktop management is a component of systems management, which is the administration of all components of an organization's information systems. Other components of systems management … Definition continues below.
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Ensure Successful Windows 7 Migration While Enhancing Your Desktop Environment sponsored by RES Software WHITE PAPER: Find out how you can meet the demands of IT consumerization, VDI and an enterprise-wide Windows 7 migration with the help of a centralized, policy-based platform. Leverage automation to ease your desktop transformations today. Posted: 09 May 2012 \| Published: 09 May 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Operating Systems \| User Experience \| Windows 7 \| Windows Vista \| Windows XP

12 Steps to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Success sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This essential resource outlines 12 steps to a secure and managable Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. Find out how you can leverage the advantages of IT consumerization while mitigating the risks. Posted: 30 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Mobile Device Management \| Security \| Security Policies \| Smart Phones \| Tablet PC \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Five Secrets for Successfully Virtualizing Desktops sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Gain 5 tips that can help you successfully virtualize desktops regardless of what platform or vendor you decide on. Master the basic steps and considerations common to all desktop virtualization projects. Posted: 16 Apr 2012 \| Published: 16 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Mobile Device Management \| Smart Phones \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Wireless Computing

5 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Citrix XenDesktop 5.5 sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Businesses are turning to virtual desktops to deliver the security, mobility and ease of management they need. In this essential white paper, discover how your company can get the most out of your virtual desktop deployment with tips for optimizing Citrix XenDesktop 5.5. Posted: 08 Mar 2012 \| Published: 08 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Desktop Virtualization Software \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Reducing Windows 7 Migration Time, Cost and Complexity for Thousands of Enterprise Organisations sponsored by AppSense WHITE PAPER: Windows 7 migrations can be risky and expensive, threatening employee productivity by changing the working environment. Access this resource to learn how AppSense User Virtualisation technology can alleviate seven critical user-centric concerns in your Windows upgrade. Posted: 27 Jan 2012 \| Published: 13 May 2013 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Operating System Virtualization \| Operating Systems \| User Experience \| Virtual Machine \| Windows 7

RHEV for Desktops: Competitive Pricing Whitepaper sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: This document compares the pricing of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops (RHEV) with the pricing of VMware View 5 for desktop virtualization. Access a detailed price comparison for the use cases of 100 virtual desktops. Posted: 25 May 2012 \| Published: 25 May 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Open Source \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Provisioning \| Server Virtualization \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

RHEV for Desktops Feature Comparison sponsored by Red Hat WHITE PAPER: When choosing a desktop virtualization platform to manage your desktop infrastructure, your architecture and capabilities may be limited by the features offered by each product. This document details the features and benefits of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops 3.0 in comparison with current market competitors. Posted: 25 May 2012 \| Published: 25 May 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| VDI \| Vendor Selection \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| VMware

Aternity Extends User Experience Management Beyond Enterprise Borders to Mobile and Beyond sponsored by Aternity WHITE PAPER: Discover how to overcome the top four mobile application challenges with a robust end user experience (EUE) management platform that utilizes breakthrough technology to gain new levels of visibility into mobile environments. Posted: 24 May 2012 \| Published: 24 May 2012 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Mobile Device Management \| User Experience \| Wireless Computing

Maximize Your Investment in Citrix XenDesktop With Sanbolic Melio sponsored by Sanbolic Inc. WHITE PAPER: Discover how your organization can overcome many VDI storage-related challenges and maximize the return on your desktop virtualization project by leveraging shared storage. Explore the advantages this storage approach offers virtualized environments, and learn how you can easily enable shared storage. Posted: 18 May 2012 \| Published: 18 May 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Adaptable and Resilient VDI Deployments sponsored by F5 Networks WHITE PAPER: Discover how to successfully deploy virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and achieve benefits like centralized management and reduced restore time. This white paper presents a VDI solution that lightens the burden on your network while making deployment faster and more secure. Posted: 09 May 2012 \| Published: 09 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Desktop Virtualization Software \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| VDI

Improving VDI with Scalable Infrastructure sponsored by F5 Networks WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover ways to improve virtual desktop infrastructure with scalable solutions. Learn how to optimize traffic between virtual desktop servers and target machines, enhance security and more. Posted: 09 May 2012 \| Published: 09 May 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Infrastructure Management \| Infrastructure Services \| Security \| Server Virtualization \| TCP \| Virtualization Security \| VMware

LBBW Asset Management Improves Fault-Tolerance and Scalability of Citrix® XenDesktop® VDI Deployment with Sanbolic® Melio™ sponsored by Sanbolic Inc. WHITE PAPER: In this case study, discover how you can prevent unexpected downtime and enable highly available and scalable virtual desktops. Find out how you can build a fault-tolerant infrastructure and reduce your storage requirements with a robust software suite. Posted: 20 Apr 2012 \| Published: 20 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| High Availability \| SAN \| SAN and Virtualization \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software

How four IT organizations re-define the workplace sponsored by Citrix WHITE PAPER: Explore 4 key examples of how businesses in all industries are leveraging desktop and application virtualization solutions to embrace workshifting and capitalize on efficiency and productivity gains in this essential resource. Posted: 13 Apr 2012 \| Published: 31 Dec 2011 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Mobile Device Management \| Remote Access Software \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Best practices to make BYOD simple and secure sponsored by Citrix WHITE PAPER: Gain best practices and key considerations to keep in mind when implementing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. Find out how you can simplify management and reduce costs while keeping data secure and compliant in this resource. Posted: 10 Apr 2012 \| Published: 10 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Data Security \| Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Mobile Device Management \| Remote Access Software \| Smart Phones \| Wireless Computing

Improving VDI with Scalable Architecture sponsored by F5 Networks WHITE PAPER: Meeting the network, security and performance needs of your VDI deployment can be challenging. However, utilizing an optimized Application Delivery Controller (ADC) with application templates specific to VMware View, Microsoft desktop virtualization, and Citrix Xen can ease these burdens and generate additional benefits. Posted: 06 Mar 2012 \| Published: 06 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Load Balancing \| Network Appliances \| Network Management \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Top 10 Myths of Desktop Virtualization sponsored by Virtual Computer, Inc. WHITE PAPER: There are many misconceptions about desktop virtualization that prevent businesses from leveraging the many benefits of this technology. This white paper debunks the top 10 myths about desktop virtualization with specific examples and use cases. Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Jan 2011 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Mobile Device Management \| ROI \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Security and Data Protection with Intelligent Desktop Virtualization sponsored by Virtual Computer, Inc. WHITE PAPER: The biggest draw of VDI for many organizations is resolving endpoint security and data protection concerns while enabling mobility. However, VDI is expensive to implement and has many limitations. Discover how Intelligent Desktop Virtualization (IDV) can offer the same security benefits as VDI at lower costs. Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Data Security \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Endpoint Security \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

AMAG Pharmaceuticals sponsored by Virtual Computer, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Discover how AMAG Pharmaceuticals achieved 56% in external desktop support savings and met their mobility needs while avoiding costly infrastructure investments with Intelligent Desktop Virtualization (IDV). Read this case study to find out why AMAG chose IDV instead of traditional server-hosted VDI. Posted: 24 Feb 2012 \| Published: 01 Jan 2011 TOPICS: Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Remote Offices \| Remote Users \| User Experience \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Nutanix Complete Cluster Reference Architecture for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure sponsored by Nutanix WHITE PAPER: In this reference architecture, discover how you can deploy virtual desktops using the Nutanix Complete Cluster for large or small VDI environments with a modular scale out design. Explore key performance figures and benefits of deploying this storage infrastructure. Posted: 21 Feb 2012 \| Published: 21 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Storage for Virtualized Servers \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

End-user Experience Monitoring sponsored by Nimsoft, Inc. WHITE PAPER: What exactly is End-user Monitoring (EUM) and why should businesses care? In this resource, discover why it's increasingly important to assess system performance from the end-user perspective in the age of IT as a service, and how you can effectively measure and quantify end-user experiences. Posted: 13 Feb 2012 \| Published: 13 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Application Monitoring \| Application Performance Management \| Desktop Management \| Network Performance \| User Experience \| User Needs Assessments

VMware View 5 Performance and Best Practices sponsored by VMware, Inc. WHITE PAPER: VMware View 5 transforms IT by simplifying and automating desktop management. It reduces costs, improves security, and, at the same time, increases availability and flexibility for end users. This technical white paper includes View 5 new features, performance improvements, performance results and best practices. Posted: 09 Feb 2012 \| Published: 09 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| IT Infrastructure \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Virtual Offices \| VMware

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server: Uncompromised Virtual Desktop Performance sponsored by VMware, Inc. WHITE PAPER: When employing a virtual desktop solution, it is crucial to choose the right combination of hardware and software. This white paper introduces a comprehensive technology suite that can deliver uncompromised virtual desktop performance while using less than 5% of available bandwidth. Posted: 20 Jan 2012 \| Published: 20 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Bandwidth Management \| Blade Servers \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Server Consolidation \| VDI \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Top 10 reasons to strengthen information security with desktop virtualization sponsored by Citrix and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: Sophisticated threats, device proliferation and a growing burden of compliance and data privacy requirements are changing the information security landscape. Find out why Citrix desktop virtualization should be the foundation of your security strategy. Posted: 19 Jan 2012 \| Published: 19 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Data Security \| Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Security Management \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Optimizing Clinical Workflows with VMware View and Cisco VXI sponsored by VMware, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the benefits of adopting a virtual desktop infrastructure for healthcare delivery, and goes beyond the usual IT-centric discussion about CapEx and OpEx reductions to explore the ways in which VDI improves clinical workflow at the actual point of care, where it matters most. Posted: 11 Jan 2012 \| Published: 01 Jul 2011 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Desktop Virtualization for Healthcare \| Desktop Virtualization Software \| Health Care Applications Software \| Health Care Industry \| Health Care Software \| VMware

Enabling Fast and Secure Clinician Workflow with One-Touch Desktop Roaming sponsored by VMware, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Learn how to maximize electronic medical records (EMR) user adoption by providing fast, convenient, secure access to EMR data across multiple clients, where and when the clinician requests it. Posted: 11 Jan 2012 \| Published: 11 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Desktop Virtualization for Healthcare \| Desktop Virtualization Software \| Health Care Compliance \| Health Care Industry \| Health Care Software \| Virtualization Security \| VMware

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DESKTOP MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): … include network management and database management.Traditional desktop management tasks include installing and maintaining hardware and software, spam filtering, and administering user permissions. In recent years, however, security-related tasks have become an increasingly large part of desktop management. As a result, an increasingly large proportion of administrative resources have been devoted to security-related tasks, such as patch management, fighting viruses and spyware, and controlling greynet applications (programs installed without corporate approval, such as instant messaging, file …
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