Desktop Management White Papers

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Desktop Virtualization: The Key for Securing Your Enterprise
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: In this paper, Citrix® unveils how desktop virtualization provide IT organizations visibility and control over data to help achieve security and regulatory requirements, without compromising business performance, productivity, and the user experience.
Posted: 04 Oct 2010 | Published: 04 Oct 2010

Citrix

The All New 2010 Intel Core vPro Processor Family and Windows 7: Your Best Choice for Business PCs
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: The all new Intel® Core™ vPro™ processor family complements the new Windows® 7 operating system by building effective trusted computing and management mechanisms into the hardware. Read this paper to learn more.
Posted: 04 Oct 2010 | Published: 25 Jan 2010

Intel

Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (BI Publisher), Oracle’s enterprise reporting server that writes, manages, and delivers all types of highly formatted documents, eliminates the need for costly point solutions. Read this paper to find out so much more.
Posted: 01 Oct 2010 | Published: 01 Oct 2010

Oracle Corporation

IT@Intel White Paper: Remediating Applications when Migrating from Microsoft Windows XP to Microsoft Windows 7
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn why Intel is migrating from Microsoft Windows XP to Microsoft Windows 7, and how the new system is expected to boost long-term performance, security, manageability, and productivity needs.
Posted: 27 Sep 2010 | Published: 10 May 2010

Intel

PCs as Strategic Assets
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: In this paper you'll learn how managing PCs as strategic assets, streamlining processes, and buying more-capable PCs with built-in manageability that improve productivity and security, not only reduces TCO but also delivers measurable top-line benefits year after year.
Posted: 17 Aug 2010 | Published: 01 May 2009

Dell, Inc. and Intel®

Application Delivery and Load Balancing for VMware View Desktop Infrastructure
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This paper addresses usage and configuration of F5 Network's BIG-IP© Local Traffic Manager™ (LTM) in combination with VMware's View 3.0 solution on Dell servers and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI storage.
Posted: 10 Jun 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2009

DellEMC and Intel®

Citrix and Intel Deliver Client Virtualization
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Citrix and Intel worked together to deliver local virtual machine desktops, aiming to make virtualization ubiquitous on client devices. The result of the collaboration is Citrix® XenClient™, a local desktop virtualization platform that provides new levels of security and user flexibility for enterprise desktops. Continue reading to learn more.
Posted: 10 Jun 2010 | Published: 09 Jun 2010

Citrix

Simplifying the Collection of Laptop and Desktop Data for eDiscovery
sponsored by Iron Mountain
WHITE PAPER: Enterprises today are confronting a dramatic increase in litigation, regulations, and compliance scrutiny. Read this paper to find out more.
Posted: 07 Jun 2010 | Published: 04 Jun 2010

Iron Mountain

VMware View™ on NetApp Storage
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Learn how VMware View 4 and virtual desktop storage options from NetApp deliver flexible, cost effective, secure virtual desktops. Enterprises can now deploy cost effective virtual desktop environments (over LAN or WAN) that meet the needs of a wide range of end users.
Posted: 06 May 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2009

VMware, Inc.

How to Let Staff Use Their Personal Technology Securely
sponsored by AVG Technologies USA, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Many progressive companies see distinct advantages in allowing employees to use personal computers in the office. However, letting employees bring their own technology into the network might mean letting them bring vulnerabilities to network security. Read this paper to learn how to let staff use their personal technology securely.
Posted: 28 Apr 2010 | Published: 28 Apr 2009

AVG Technologies USA, Inc.

Desktop Virtualization with Dell and Citrix: Solving the Desktop Lifecycle Management Challenge
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides analysis and advice on how Dell Virtual Remote Desktop (VRD), a server-hosted desktop virtualization, can deliver substantial benefits, simplifying lifecycle management, and driving ongoing cost and productivity benefits.
Posted: 15 Feb 2010 | Published: 01 Jul 2009

DellEMC and Intel®

Application Delivery and Load Balancing for VMware View Desktop Infrastructure
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This paper addresses usage and configuration of F5 Network's BIG-IP© Local Traffic Manager™ (LTM) in combination with VMware's View 3.0 solution on Dell servers and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI storage.
Posted: 15 Feb 2010 | Published: 15 Feb 2010

DellEMC and Intel®

High Availability for Desktop Virtualization
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This Implementation Guide shows how to provide high-availability, disaster recovery and business continuity to a XenDesktop environment. The document is divided into the following sections: local availablity, global availability, and disaster recovery/business continuity.
Posted: 01 Feb 2010 | Published: 26 Oct 2009

Citrix

Successful Proof of Concepts in the Age of Desktop Virtualization
sponsored by Forsythe
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: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009

Forsythe

Designing an Enterprise XenDesktop Solution
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Designing an enterprise-level desktop delivery solution must take into account users, applications, desktops and the underlying infrastructure design. This document creates a recommended solution for an organization based on their unique requirements and workforce characteristics, although generalized to remove any confidential information.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009

Citrix

Safeguarding Your Data with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops
sponsored by Red Hat and JBoss
WHITE PAPER: The need to protect sensitive data has increased dramatically in the past several years. This can be attributed to a continually-evolving environment in which business requirements have changed and in which new regulatory mandates have come into existence.
Posted: 05 Oct 2009 | Published: 05 Oct 2009

Red Hat and JBoss

Guide: Patch Authority Ultimate
sponsored by ScriptLogic Corporation
WHITE PAPER: With exploits for known vulnerabilities unleashed on the Internet within as little as 5 days from the release of new patches from Microsoft, it is imperative your desktops and servers be regularly updated to keep them safe from attack.
Posted: 27 Aug 2009 | Published: 27 Aug 2009

ScriptLogic Corporation

Guide: Desktop Authority
sponsored by ScriptLogic Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Desktop Authority comprehensively manages the Windows desktop throughout the desktop lifecycle, reducing the total cost of desktop and application ownership.
Posted: 27 Aug 2009 | Published: 27 Aug 2009

ScriptLogic Corporation

Designing Artificial Intelligence for Games (Part 1)
sponsored by Intel Software Network
WHITE PAPER: This article begins a four part series that explores the following important AI concepts and how to optimize them to run on today’s cutting edge multi-core processors.
Posted: 14 Aug 2009 | Published: 20 Jun 2009

Intel Software Network

SeatonCorp Delivers Low Cost, High Reliability Virtual Desktops via Quest vWorkspace
sponsored by Dell Software
WHITE PAPER: Read this case study to see how the benefits of Quest® Software's vWorkspace helped SeatonCorp achieve lower cost, enhanced capabilities, higher reliability, easier management and easier end-user IT support.
Posted: 29 Jun 2009 | Published: 26 Jun 2009

Dell Software

The Desktop Dilemma: Liberty vs. Lockdown
sponsored by Bit9, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: CIOs and IT departments are under tremendous pressure to implement better processes over how software is deployed, managed, and used by their employees on their company computers. This document will outline a nine-step methodology that can make or break your transition to a well-managed and controlled Windows environment.
Posted: 09 Jun 2009 | Published: 09 Jun 2009

Bit9, Inc.

Proactive PC Support Improves Service and Lowers Total Cost of Ownership
sponsored by Intel Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this brief paper to learn about a new IT support delivery tool that reduces response time, boosts employee satisfaction and decreases operating costs. Reduce total cost of ownership using Intel's self-service PC Health Check utility.
Posted: 02 Apr 2009 | Published: 01 Jan 2009

Intel Corporation

HP Virtual Desktop Infrastructure with Citrix XenDesktop
sponsored by Citrix and HP
WHITE PAPER: The HP and Citrix solution offers you the functionality of a stand-alone desktop, while enabling unified management of both physical and virtual infrastructures from the same centralized console.
Posted: 07 Jan 2009 | Published: 07 Jan 2009

Citrix and HP

Total Economic Impact Of VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure - Healthcare Industry
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Find out how a VMware healthcare customer used VMware View, formerly VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, to reduce costs, free up office space and increase worker productivity in its remote offices.
Posted: 11 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Dec 2008

VMware, Inc.

Agentless Application Virtualization: Enabling the Evolution of the Desktop
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: In this study, IDC analyst Michael Rose discusses how VMware ThinApp, an agentless virtualization solution, addresses the challenges of desktop computing. Read this paper to learn about the pros and cons of virtualized client computing.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Dec 2008

VMware, Inc.