Desktop Applications Management White Papers

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Microsoft® Office Migration Guide
sponsored by Ontuitive
WHITE PAPER: Check out this comprehensive guide to Office migrations to discover how you can avoid common pitfalls and pull off a seamless migration. Discover the top five migration challenges and how to overcome them.
Posted: 13 Jun 2012 | Published: 13 Jun 2012

Ontuitive

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

Red Hat

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

VMware, Inc.

Simplifying Application Assessment for the Cloud
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: The Applications Suitability Mapping for Cloud service is a consultative service, directed at evaluating an application's fit to a cloud environment. Read this white paper to learn more about how this solution can provide assessment of your applications and discover the many benefits you can enjoy.
Posted: 06 Jan 2012 | Published: 06 Jan 2012

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

Harness Applications to Accelerate Success
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides insights into getting your organisation positioned for innovation, mobility, integration, and agility. Learn why you need to include applications in your strategy to meet these objectives—and why doing so can help you realise better outcomes.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

Citrix XenDesktop: DesktopVirtualization For All
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to learn about a new single integrated solution that can support all desktop and application virtualization architectures in your enterprise.
Posted: 01 Nov 2011 | Published: 01 Nov 2011

Citrix

LEVERAGING LIVE CHAT TO ACHIEVE HIGH FCR RATES
sponsored by NTR Global
WHITE PAPER: To minimize downtime caused by technical failures and end-user problems, organizations can implement rapid resolution processes. Access this white paper to learn how you can leverage live chat to significantly improve customer support efficiency.
Posted: 11 Oct 2011 | Published: 12 Oct 2011

NTR Global

School District of Somerset Goes Virtually One-to-One
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: With over 1650 students and 225 faculty members, attaining one-to-one student to computer ratio for the Somerset School District was no easy task. Access this exclusive resource to learn how the Somerset School District cost-effectively and efficiently dispersed computing resources with desktop and application virtualization.
Posted: 24 Aug 2011 | Published: 24 Aug 2011

VMware, Inc.

Desktop Virtualization in K-12 Schools: Reducing costs, saving time and delivering anytime, anywhere access for students and staff
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper will show how desktop virtualization can positively position educational institutions for the future, enabling them to reduce expenses through hard dollar savings and time efficiencies while delivering the experience that students, faculty and staff need and desire.
Posted: 24 Aug 2011 | Published: 24 Aug 2011

VMware, Inc.

VMware Reference Architecture for Stateless Virtual Desktops with VMware View 4.5
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This document provides a high-level summary of a reference architecture for stateless virtual desktops with VMware View™. By leveraging the tiered storage capability in VMware View to support stateless virtual desktops, organizations can lower costs by about USD $500 per desktop.
Posted: 24 Aug 2011 | Published: 24 Aug 2011

VMware, Inc.

Best Practices for Preparing for SharePoint Migrations
sponsored by Dell Software
WHITE PAPER: Improve the efficiency and manageability of your SharePoint 2010 migration — while reducing the stress on IT! Learn how in this new white paper by Quest Software.
Posted: 16 Aug 2011 | Published: 09 Aug 2011

Dell Software

AppSense User Virtualization Platform
sponsored by AppSense
WHITE PAPER: Among a number of important changes to the enterprise computing environment, none are perhaps as impactful as those surrounding the end user. Take a look at this resource to learn how user virtualization is the key to offering your end-user community an effective and consistent computing experience, no matter the location, device or application.
Posted: 27 Jul 2011 | Published: 26 Jul 2011

AppSense

A Peer Survey: Desktop Virtualization Separating the Hype from Reality
sponsored by Dell Software
WHITE PAPER: Organizations are looking to desktop virtualization for improved productivity, security and easier management. Cut through the hype – and get to the facts – in this white paper from IT Business Edge and Quest Software.
Posted: 28 Jun 2011 | Published: 28 Jun 2011

Dell Software

Client Virtualization in a Cloud Environment
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Client virtualization is a complex beast. This white paper highlights some of the general issues and concerns surrounding this initiative.
Posted: 10 Jun 2011 | Published: 10 Jun 2011

Intel

Survival as a Service: The 4 Cloud Principles Every Software Vendor Needs to Know
sponsored by Runaware
WHITE PAPER: What do today’s software vendors need to know about the present - and future - of application design and delivery? This white paper examines the relevance of LIAs, Web apps, and RIAs in a cloud-centric world.
Posted: 20 May 2011 | Published: 20 May 2011

Runaware

Windows 7 and Desktop Lockdown with Privilege Management
sponsored by Viewfinity
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

Viewfinity

How Dell Services Help Simplify the Migration Path to Microsoft Windows 7
sponsored by Dell EMC and Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: Hardware and application compatibility, peripheral compatibility, staff training, and the planning and deployment timeline are all key issues to consider before beginning a Windows 7 migration. This paper details Dell’s ability to help organizations simplify this transition.
Posted: 11 Oct 2010 | Published: 08 Oct 2010

Dell EMC and Microsoft

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

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

Concept Becomes Reality with Quest
sponsored by Dell Software
WHITE PAPER: In this Quest Software white paper by the Enterprise Strategy Group, learn more about the benefits of moving to a virtual desktop environment – and how choosing the right tool for the job makes it easy. Find out about a solution that not only makes implementing virtualization easy, but keeps cost low and uptime and efficiency high while doing so.
Posted: 19 Aug 2010 | Published: 19 Aug 2010

Dell Software

Turning Smarter Collaboration into a Strategic Asset Using IBM Client for Smart Work
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: CIOs are being counted on to deliver IT innovation to respond to accelerating and evolving business challenges. Check out this white paper to learn about IBM Client for Smart Work software, an open, security-rich, and cost effective Microsoft® desktop solution. 
Posted: 17 Aug 2010 | Published: 30 Oct 2009

IBM

Making Mobility Your Business Advantage
sponsored by BlackBerry
WHITE PAPER: Learn more about how mobile technology from Research In Motion (RIM), and members of the BlackBerry Alliance Program can make your enterprise more agile and give you a business advantage.
Posted: 17 Feb 2010 | Published: 17 Feb 2010

BlackBerry

To Block or Not. Is that the Question?
sponsored by Palo Alto Networks
WHITE PAPER: This White Paper is a practical guide to how to properly deal with Enterprise 2.0 applications (and what they are to begin with), from getting visibility to how to create and enforce policies that allow for safe enablement.
Posted: 05 Jan 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2009

Palo Alto Networks

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