Desktop Management Reports

WHITE PAPER: Virtualization can offer increased scalability, reliability, and availability while helping simplify management and reduce operating costs. Now, Virtual Remote Desktop solutions based on VMware® Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and virtualized Dell (iSCSI) storage area networks (SANs) can offer similar benefits for the desktop environment.

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 | Published: 10 Mar 2011

CASE STUDY: Leading betting company sees performance gains of approximately 20 per cent with Windows 7 implementation from Dell.

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 | Published: 09 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Understand the key elements of Application Compatibility, including, but not limited to Inventory & Assessment, Compatibility Testing and Remediation Options.

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 | Published: 09 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: IDC estimates that the average cost of deployment activities is $527 per PC, but can go as high as $700 or more depending on the time spent by IT staff and users. Reducing the cost of deployment will significantly reduce the total cost of ownership—especially in combination with cost-saving features in Microsoft Windows 7.

Posted: 09 Mar 2011 | Published: 09 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Supporting an increasingly distributed workforce can be a huge drain on IT resources. By enabling a customized end-user experience with server-based control of data, settings, and applications, the Dell™ Flexible Computing Solutions suite of products and services is designed to simplify management, enhance security, and lower TCO.

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 | Published: 04 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: By taking an end-to-end approach, Citrix, Dell and Intel have integrated their products and made highly flexible, centralized, optimized and virtualized computing a reality. This paper introduces the key components of this approach: simplifying IT, enabling flexible computing, optimizing datacenters, and rethinking the desktop.

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 | Published: 04 Mar 2011

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide from SearchVirtualDesktop.com explains how to assess your IT infrastructure to ensure it is ready for desktop virtualization. Discover which issues are commonly addressed first after implementing VDI, including staffing concerns and user image management.

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 | Published: 25 Feb 2011

EGUIDE: In this expert e-guide from SearchVMware.com, discover how to virtualize your applications using VMware ThinApp. Determine which applications are good candidates for virtualization and gain insight into how to use this tool in your desktop environment.

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 | Published: 21 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Desktop virtualization initiatives are topping the priority lists of most IT managers. Learn more about this key strategic directive and the steps to getting started in your organization. Download the white paper from ESG now.

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 | Published: 14 Feb 2011

ANALYST REPORT: In this study, Tolly engineers evaluated the installation of the VMware and Citrix VDI products and compared the process of deployment of virtual desktop environments in a representative network.

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 | Published: 05 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to gather an overview of Oracle’s strategy for desktop virtualization. In addition, the paper outlines the capabilities and benefits of Oracle’s desktop virtualization solutions and provides an overview of Oracle desktop virtualization products.

Posted: 20 Dec 2010 | Published: 20 Dec 2010

EBOOK: This e-book features strategies for hot issues ranging from virtualization to Windows 7 migrations.

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 | Published: 14 Dec 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: With the release of Windows 7, many organizations are considering migrating to this new platform. This transcript explores best practices to aid IT pros in this transition. Discover a wide range of hardware and software technology that will help you prepare for this switch.

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 | Published: 13 Dec 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: For about as long as VDI had been around, the discussion over the merits of shared and personal images has persisted. In this transcript of the "Personal vs Shared VDI Images" webcast, Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth will take a look at the merits and drawbacks of each approach in an effort to give the viewer a clear path for implementation.

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript desktop virtualization expert Patrick Rouse will detail how companies can dramatically reduce the time, cost and complexity of migrating to Windows 7 by leveraging core desktop virtualization features of Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 and Quest vWorkspace.

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Even though desktop virtualization and VDI are hot topics right now, only 5% of corporate desktops have been virtualized. Access this transcript of the "What's Preventing People from Using VDI?"mediacast and listen to industry experts, Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth as they discuss specific technical and business reasons that are preventing...

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This transcript of the video "Using VDI at a Branch Office" , featuring desktop virtualization experts Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth, provides guidelines for extending central management to remote locations.

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 | Published: 19 Nov 2010

EBOOK: Access this chapter download for a detailed look at Windows 7 and its ability to be deployed and operate in a virtual environment. Learn more about the structure of Windows 7, keys to a painless migration, optimizing the user experience and more.

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 | Published: 18 Nov 2010

VIDEO: This video discusses the benefits of desktop virtualization for a number of reasons including its ability to allow employees to access their desktop from anywhere and to ease virtual IT support.

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 | Premiered: 17 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: With the Windows XP sunset date fast approaching, plans for Windows 7 migrations are in full swing. This has prompted most organizations to re-assess their approach to PC lockdown.  Viewfinity Privilege Management allows IT professionals to provide granular, multi-level user permission control for least privilege environments.

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 | Published: 03 Nov 2010

EBOOK: That’s why personality - and the preservation of personality, no matter how our users might connect—is so incredibly important. Read Chapter 2 of this series to learn more about the importance of personalization.

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 | Published: 03 Nov 2010

EGUIDE: Traditional approaches to endpoint security have been challenged to keep up with malware and data loss. VDI presents enterprises with dynamic opportunities to improve security. Read this white paper to learn what those are and receive guidance on evaluating VDI security products.

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 | Published: 02 Nov 2010

EBOOK: You’ve already come to understand the workspace itself, and how that workspace can be made pervasive across the spectrum of delivery mechanisms.

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 | Published: 27 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: This full report contains empirically validated data gathered during 8 weeks of testing. The goal of these tests was to establish the availability, and where possible effectiveness and performance, of leading endpoint security products, specifically in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure.

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 | Published: 20 Oct 2010

EGUIDE: This expert e-guide from SearchVirtualDesktop.com explains how to categorize virtual desktop migration and installation costs to justify your investment to management. Learn why enabling desktop personalization for users may have its limitations.

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 | Published: 19 Oct 2010