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Rethink the Traditional PC Refresh Strategy
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn more about the trends that are driving IT professionals to repurpose their PC refresh budgets with Citrix XenDesktop.
Posted: 22 Nov 2013 | Published: 22 Nov 2013

Citrix

BYOD is Easy to Manage with VDI
sponsored by Virtual Bridges
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper explains how virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) can help mitigate BYOD risks, reduce expenses, extend mobile worker productivity, and more.
Posted: 20 Nov 2013 | Published: 20 Nov 2013

Virtual Bridges

Optimize Virtual Desktop Performance & VMware Integration with Simplified Storage Management
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER: This brief paper explores an approach designed to deliver significant benefits for VDI implementations. Find out how to ensure your VDI infrastructure is ready to deal with increased I/O demands.
Posted: 13 Nov 2013 | Published: 30 Sep 2013

Dell and VMware

Taneja Group Reviews Hybrid Blade Arrays: The Storage Foundation for a Converged VDI Solution
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details a solution to virtualized desktop issues often caused by antiquated storage infrastructure and methods.
Posted: 12 Nov 2013 | Published: 28 Dec 2012

Dell and VMware

Simplify Virtual Desktop Deployments to Ensure Cost-Effective Implementations
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER: This short solution brief showcases innovative blade storage arrays that enable a fully virtualized architecture that integrates storage, servers and networking within one blade chassis.
Posted: 12 Nov 2013 | Published: 30 Sep 2013

Dell and VMware

Storage I/O Performance Testing: How to Design, Size and Deploy a VMware View-Based VDI Solution
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER: This comprehensive white paper presents the results of a series of storage I/O performance tests and provides storage sizing guidance and best practices based on those results for a VMware View based VDI solution.
Posted: 11 Nov 2013 | Published: 11 Nov 2013

Dell and VMware

A Guide for Hosting and Running VDI
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines a unified compute, storage, and switching all-in-blade-form-factor platform for hosting and running VDI workloads.
Posted: 06 Nov 2013 | Published: 01 Aug 2013

DellEMC and Intel®

Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying Virtual Desktops with Dell EqualLogic Virtual Desktop Deployment Utility in a VMware Environment
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER: This informative paper explores a storage solution that was built for VDI deployments. Discover the specific features this system possesses to adequately perform for VDI and learn about the benefits this technology can provide. Read on now to learn more.
Posted: 04 Nov 2013 | Published: 04 Nov 2013

Dell and VMware

VDI with Dell EqualLogic Hybrid Arrays: A Comparative Study with the Industry-leading SAN solution
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, you will discover state-of-the-art hybrid arrays that combine SSDs and traditional HDDs in the same chassis to cost-effectively ensure maximum VDI performance. Find out how this innovative approach stacks up against other VDI deployments
Posted: 28 Oct 2013 | Published: 31 Jan 2013

DellEMC and Intel®

Optimizing VDI data management with unified virtualized storage
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This brief white paper explores how optimizing VDI helps simplify user data management and enables device – and location – independent data access. Find out how a unified virtualized storage technology helps boost IT flexibility.
Posted: 28 Oct 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

DellEMC and Intel®

Sizing and Best Practices for Deploying VMware View 5.1 on VMware vSphere 5.0 U1 with Dell EqualLogic Storage
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This comprehensive white paper presents the results of a series of storage I/O performance tests and provides storage sizing guidance and best practices based on those results for a VMware View based VDI solution.
Posted: 25 Oct 2013 | Published: 31 Oct 2012

DellEMC and Intel®

Optimizing Virtual Desktops With Unified Storage and VMware
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This brief whitepaper explores an approach designed to deliver significant benefits for VDI implementations. Find out you can ensure your VDI infrastructure is ready to deal with increased I/O demands.
Posted: 23 Oct 2013 | Published: 16 Sep 2013

DellEMC and Intel®

Solution Brief: Enabling Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Success: Dell EqualLogic Storage with Citrix XenDesktop
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details how to ensure your VDI infrastructure is ready to deal with increased I/O demands.
Posted: 22 Oct 2013 | Published: 23 Oct 2012

DellEMC and Intel®

Simplifying virtual desktop deployments with EqualLogic PS-M4110 blade storage arrays
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This short solution brief showcases innovative blade storage arrays that enable a fully virtualized architecture that integrates storage, servers and networking within one blade chassis.
Posted: 18 Oct 2013 | Published: 02 Sep 2013

DellEMC and Intel®

Securing virtual desktop infrastructure with Citrix NetScaler
sponsored by Citrix Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Learn how by integrating an extensive set of network and application-layer protection mechanisms, advanced access and action control capabilities, deep visibility, and other key capabilities can help you deliver the security and available you need to be successful with VDI.
Posted: 17 Oct 2013 | Published: 17 Oct 2013

Citrix Systems, Inc.

ViSX Performance Storage Appliances Datasheet
sponsored by Astute Networks, Inc
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores comprehensive flash-based technology designed to optimize application performance. Find out how this approach resolves critical I/O bottlenecks with innovative SSD flash-based performance storage appliances.
Posted: 16 Oct 2013 | Published: 16 May 2013

Astute Networks, Inc

Top 3 Reasons for IT to Adopt Desktop Virtualization
sponsored by VMware
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper explains the three major reasons organizations should absolutely consider VDI for the business.
Posted: 07 Oct 2013 | Published: 07 Oct 2013

VMware

HP Client Virtualization SMB Reference Architecture for Citrix VDI-in-a-Box
sponsored by Citrix and HP
WHITE PAPER: This document describes a reference architecture designed to help a channel reseller or customer construct a simple virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) configuration that can remove the guesswork from sizing and deploying VDI.
Posted: 27 Aug 2013 | Published: 27 Aug 2013

Citrix and HP

EMC VSPEX End User Computing Solutions With VMware vSphere and VMware View
sponsored by OnX USA LLC
WHITE PAPER: This short white paper explores a storage infrastructure that eliminates the planning and configuration burdens that are associated with adopting an end-user computing solution.
Posted: 31 Jul 2013 | Published: 29 Jun 2012

OnX USA LLC

Nimble Storage for VMware View VDI
sponsored by Nimble Storage
WHITE PAPER: This resource explores an adaptive storage system that can handle peak loads of disruption or activity as well as service the steady-state operations in a cost-effective and easily administered package.
Posted: 31 Jul 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

Nimble Storage

EMC VSPEX End-User Computing Solutions for Mid-Market Businesses
sponsored by OnX USA LLC
WHITE PAPER: This short white paper explores a best-in-class architecture to deploy desktop virtualization simple, efficiently and with flexibility.
Posted: 29 Jul 2013 | Published: 29 Feb 2012

OnX USA LLC

VMware AlwaysOn Desktop: Validated Design Guide
sponsored by Pivot3 and VMware
WHITE PAPER: This design guide introduces a high-availability solution for virtual desktops that allows any organization to build a virtual desktop infrastructure based on VMware View.
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 | Published: 11 Apr 2013

Pivot3 and VMware

Citrix VDI-in-a-Box: Simplify desktop virtualization with VDI that costs less than a PC
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Discover how you can gain virtual desktops for less than the cost of maintaining your current PCs in this essential white paper. Plus, compare the cost per virtual desktop across four desktop virtualization solutions.
Posted: 27 Sep 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

Citrix

Citrix VDI-in-a-Box: Simplify desktop virtualization with VDI that costs less than a PC
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Discover how you can gain virtual desktops for less than the cost of maintaining your current PCs in this essential white paper. Plus, compare the cost per virtual desktop across four desktop virtualization solutions.
Posted: 27 Sep 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

Citrix

Top Reasons why Customers Virtualize their Desktop Infrastructures with EMC VSPEX
sponsored by OnX USA LLC
WHITE PAPER: Access this concise resource to discover ten ways adopting proven virtual infrastructures can help you accelerate and support VDI and cloud computing initiatives, while cutting storage and bandwidth costs.
Posted: 27 Jul 2012 | Published: 27 Jul 2012

OnX USA LLC