Desktop Management Reports

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

EGUIDE: In this expert e-guide from SearchVirtualDesktop.com, learn about the complexities involved with desktop virtualization in comparison with server virtualization. Find out about the wide-array of virtual desktop applications that are available and learn which ones may be worth considering for your organization.

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 | Published: 19 Oct 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: 15 Oct 2010 | Published: 25 Aug 2010

EBOOK: What is User Workspace management? Simply managing and transferring a user's personality data when migrating operating systems can be surprisingly time-consuming for IT pros. This first chapter will attempt to outline the framework that is User Workspace Management.

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 | Published: 14 Oct 2010

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

DATA SHEET: To capitalize on the benefits of Windows 7, you must make sure your computing environment is ready for the upgrade. Dell's Windows 7 Readiness Assessment is designed to identify application compatibility, hardware compatibility and migration readiness and to provide the recommendations needed to help make your transition to Windows 7 smooth.

Posted: 06 Oct 2010 | Published: 01 Oct 2010

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

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

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

VIDEO: Watch this brief video to learn how the 2010 Intel Core Processor family prepares your business for today's needs and for tomorrow.

Posted: 27 Sep 2010 | Premiered: 27 Sep 2010

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

EBOOK: Our Virtual Desktop Foundations e-book will prepare you to introduce virtual desktops into your enterprise by answering a few critical questions, including: what are some considerations, how should you upgrade your infrastructure, is your WAN optimized, when is the best time to migrate desktops to a new OS, and more.

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 | Published: 22 Sep 2010

IT BRIEFING: In this IT Briefing, learn how to extend the benefits of desktop virtualization to mobile users. Discover a tool that enables users to achieve the benefits of virtual desktops through laptops. Learn about the advantages to this approach, including improved security and flexibility.

Posted: 31 Aug 2010 | Published: 31 Aug 2010

DATA SHEET: Dell Services has developed patent pending technology and processes that automates the PC provisioning process which can greatly reduce the overall cost associated with PC deployments. Read this data sheet to learn more!

Posted: 19 Aug 2010 | Published: 19 Aug 2010

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

EZINE: Read this online magazine and discover the pitfalls that have hindered widespread VDI adoption. Aside from Cloud Computing, VDI may be one of the most talked about new technologies- yet it has failed to take off to the degree that some experts predicted.

Posted: 16 Aug 2010 | Published: 16 Aug 2010

EBOOK: This e-book explores the five key elements of PC Lifecycle management, a practise that can help you to greatly reduce the ongoing costs of operating your PC fleet.

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 | Published: 04 Aug 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript, the speakers will review and address the most common goals of a desktop virtualization pilot, including, improved productivity, increased reliability and reduced costs.

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 | Published: 12 Jul 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: For the purposes of this learning series, the speakers will discuss the pros of using Dell hardware with Intel processors along with Citrix's XenDesktop 4 for desktop virtualization. The session will also review how Dell is currently working with Citrix to package the XenDesktop Quick PoC Kit into their POC offering.

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 | Published: 12 Jul 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation transcript, the speaker discusses the three key messages that IT leaders should include in their business case for desktop virtualization: increased security, manageability and flexibility for the end user.

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 | Published: 12 Jul 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Why is a pilot implementation so important?  This presentation transcript will help you understand how a desktop virtualization pilot works, how to select the right user group, why it's critical to the success of a full desktop virtualization implementation; and what you need to consider before getting started.

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 | Published: 12 Jul 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript focuses on identifying the standard requirements necessary to implement a successful desktop virtualization pilot, including selecting use cases, a time frame for the pilot and more.

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 | Published: 12 Jul 2010

TRIAL SOFTWARE: PowerTerm WebConnect enhances the flexibility and reliability of Microsoft Terminal Servers, Virtual Desktops and Blade PCs. More flexible, affordable and easier to deploy and extend throughout the organization,  Ericom's centrally administered solution installs and deploys in hours making it an ideal application for mobile workforces.

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 | Premiered: 29 Jun 2010

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript features virtualization expert Brian Madden. Learn when and when not to deploy desktop virtualization and gain insight into the two types of client VMs.

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 | Published: 28 Jun 2010

ASSESSMENT TOOL: Try out this calculator, based on the Liberate-Migrate-Virtualize cost reduction strategy, which offers a 5 year TCO view of your IT spending and how you can save money around Software license, Hardware, and Operational costs with an annual and cumulative comparison of as-is and future (proposed) situations.

Posted: 18 Jun 2010 | Published: 17 Jun 2010