Virtual Desktop Infrastructure White Papers

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Virtual desktop benefits with no compromises
sponsored by HP & AMD
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses a converged system solution that uses independent compute and graphics processing units (GPU) for each user.
Posted: 14 Feb 2014 | Published: 13 Feb 2014

HP & AMD

Improve end-user experience with alternative desktop delivery model
sponsored by HP & AMD
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses how knowledge workers can benefit from an alternative desktop delivery model that allows IT to roll out desktops with confidence that the platform can deliver resources to users and provide the experience they require to get their job done.
Posted: 10 Feb 2014 | Published: 10 Feb 2014

HP & AMD

Risk-Free VDI with Tintri and VMware
sponsored by Tintri
WHITE PAPER: This 2-page solution brief delivers a cost-effective and easy-to-deploy desktop virtualization solution for organizations interested in expanding their current environment with VDI.
Posted: 29 Jan 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

Tintri

Leading Microprocessor Manufacturer Speeds Simulation Tests by 5x and Reduces Storage Footprint by 67% with Tintri
sponsored by Tintri
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper examines how one organization overcame the challenges of storage for the virtual environment in order to achieve 5x faster simulation test, reduce their storage footprint by 67%, and more.
Posted: 28 Jan 2014 | Published: 28 Jan 2014

Tintri

Strategies for Enhancing the Clinician’s Workstation Productivity
sponsored by Siemens
WHITE PAPER: Access this resource to learn about the top 3 challenges with clinician desktop and workspace productivity, and which key strategies (e.g. desktop virtualization, single sign-on, etc.) will help enhance workflows, therefore improving clinical IT adoption.
Posted: 27 Jan 2014 | Published: 27 Jan 2014

Siemens

Accelerating VDI Solutions for Modern Business with IBM PureFlex and IBM Flex System
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses a modern business infrastructure solution that supports desktop virtualization products from multiple vendors and can be used to effectively manage varied numerous heterogeneous endpoints.
Posted: 21 Jan 2014 | Published: 03 Jun 2013

IBM

Desktop Virtualization and Storage Solutions Evolve to Support Mobile Workers
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: Desktop virtualization initiatives have become part of strategic discussions in most companies because of market trends such as the ever-increasing mobile workforce and the ever-growing swath of "bring your own device" (BYOD) users. Read this IDC report to discover the storage capabilities you will need to maximize flexibility and reduce the cost
Posted: 20 Jan 2014 | Published: 29 Mar 2013

NetApp

Cisco UCS Solution Accelerator Pak Configurations for Citrix Desktop Virtualization Workloads
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc and Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Learn about a data center platform that is not only optimized for desktop virtualization workloads, but can actually accelerate a virtual desktop deployment by providing predefined configurations for every type of deployment scenario.
Posted: 14 Jan 2014 | Published: 14 Jan 2014

Cisco Systems, Inc and Citrix

Cisco Publishes Industry’s First and Best VMware View Planner Benchmark Result
sponsored by CISCO
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to find out what Cisco's unified computing system has to offer.
Posted: 08 Jan 2014 | Published: 30 Sep 2013

CISCO

Top 10 Ways Desktop Virtualization Enhances Security
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This resource details the major components that make desktop virtualization secure by design.
Posted: 31 Dec 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

Citrix

Dell Desktop Virtualization Solution (DVS) Enterprise with VMware Horizon View
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper describes an approach to desktop virtualisation implementation that can help simplify the process while mitigating risk and providing clear-cut benefits.
Posted: 23 Dec 2013 | Published: 23 Dec 2013

DellEMC and Intel®

University uses unified computing system to renovate data center capabilities
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc and Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This video explores how the University of Tennessee IT staff used desktop virtualization and a blade server architecture to completely revamp their desktop capabilities and deliver IT services and applications to students and faculty better than ever before.
Posted: 23 Dec 2013 | Published: 23 Dec 2013

Cisco Systems, Inc and Citrix

Secure virtual desktop infrastructure with Citrix NetScaler and Palo Alto Networks Next Generation Firewall
sponsored by Citrix and Palo Alto Networks
WHITE PAPER: As desktop virtualization continues to grow in popularity, organizations are looking to optimize their potential benefits. This guide explores virtual desktop infrastructure, potential implementation challenges and how to overcome these challenges.
Posted: 23 Dec 2013 | Published: 23 Dec 2013

Citrix and Palo Alto Networks

Shanghai Telecom Builds High-Quality Public Virtual Desktop Infrastructure with Cisco FlexPod Solution
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc and Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper explains how Shanghai Telecom was able to leverage a solution that helped accelerate the deployment of a large number of virtual desktops, reduce switching and storage requirements, and more.
Posted: 20 Dec 2013 | Published: 20 Dec 2013

Cisco Systems, Inc and Citrix

School Expands Services with Virtual Desktop Environment
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc and Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper examines how the Oaks Christian School was able to support high-performance virtualization by transitioning their data centers to a virtualized server, improving accessibility and reliability while lowering power requirements.
Posted: 20 Dec 2013 | Published: 20 Dec 2013

Cisco Systems, Inc and Citrix

Desktop Virtualization Solutions Introduction to the Dell DVS Enterprise Solution
sponsored by Dell EMC and Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper examines a tested methodology that can be used to enable a “capable” architecture that maximizes IT control while optimizing the end-user experience.
Posted: 20 Dec 2013 | Published: 20 Dec 2013

Dell EMC and Microsoft

DVS: Enterprise Reference Architecture Addendum for Accelerated Graphics on Citrix
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses the design, configuration and implementation considerations for the essential components of the architecture needed to deliver graphically-accelerated virtual desktops via XenDesktop 7 on VMware vSphere 5.
Posted: 19 Dec 2013 | Published: 19 Dec 2013

DellEMC and Intel®

Deep Security 9: Comprehensive security platform for physical, virtual, and cloud servers
sponsored by Trend Micro
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn why legacy security tools are hindering cloud success. Click now to discover a cost-effective cloud security solution that ensures data protection and compliance in the virtual sphere to avoid data breaches and business disruption.
Posted: 18 Dec 2013 | Published: 18 Dec 2013

Trend Micro

6 Considerations for Finding the Right Storage Solution for VDI
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This informative paper explores today's top VDI storage challenges and reveals six considerations to take into account when evaluating storage for VDI. Read on now to learn more.
Posted: 13 Dec 2013 | Published: 13 Dec 2013

DellEMC and Intel®

Xangati VDI Dashboard Overview
sponsored by Xangati
WHITE PAPER: This webcast explores a VDI “dashboard” system that can allow you to monitor and actively maintain clients, desktops, hosts, application servers and more.
Posted: 11 Dec 2013 | Published: 11 Dec 2013

Xangati

Risk Free Storage for VDI
sponsored by Nimble Storage
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper reviews the performance requirements and backup challenges associated with providing storage for VDI, and explores how a flash-enabled storage solution can offer a solid platform for VDI environments.
Posted: 10 Dec 2013 | Published: 10 Dec 2013

Nimble Storage

Tech Brief SmartStack for Business Critical Apps with VMware and Nimble Storage
sponsored by Nimble Storage
WHITE PAPER: This short solution brief showcases pre-validated reference architectures for VDI, private cloud, and data protection designed to deliver the ideal platform for supporting your business critical applications on VMware.
Posted: 10 Dec 2013 | Published: 31 Aug 2013

Nimble Storage

VDI Customer Case Study: Euclid Insurance
sponsored by Xangati
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper explains how one organization was able to leverage a performance management solution to monitor their virtual environment, locate problem-causing elements and prevent them from causing further issues for IT and users.
Posted: 09 Dec 2013 | Published: 09 Dec 2013

Xangati

The Rising Value—and Falling Cost—of App and Desktop Virtualization
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: See how changing cost factors in every part of the desktop virtualization architecture make it more affordable than ever.
Posted: 26 Nov 2013 | Published: 26 Nov 2013

Citrix

IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Desktop Virtualization Vendor Analysis
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: This IDC study assesses the capability and business strategy of 11 vendors in the client virtualization market.
Posted: 25 Nov 2013 | Published: 25 Nov 2013

Citrix