Enterprise computing has come a long way from the days of centralized mainframes in the 1970’s to the fully distributed desktops and laptops we see today. With the workplace becoming more technologically diverse and increasingly mobile, desktop IT workload grows exponentially with each new user and configuration. Is there a solution that can give IT centralized control while still providing end users with a familiar interface? Yes there is - VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure allows you to centrally deliver virtual desktops from your secure datacenter to your end users. Virtual desktops look and behave like traditional PCs. Therefore, users can still customize their desktops, download additional applications without adding to the IT support queue. VMware virtualization helps you take back control of the desktop.
This podcast features VMware Desktop Specialist Todd Dayton in an interview that dives into the architecture behind VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, applicable use cases and tips on how to get started.
The Server Virtualization Blog has a great and concise explanation of the VM value proposition in a recent post by Bridget Botelho, including links to case studies.
Join BearingPoint Senior Manager Laurent Mandorla as he explores the importance of virtual desktops and why they are being hailed as the wave of the future. Over the last few years, there has been a lot of buzz around virtualization, although it’s only recently that organizations have begun to ...
A new processor for the ultra-mobile market is Intel’s latest move to revolutionize mobility computing, from UMPCs to mobile Internet devices and even notebooks and desktops (er, “netbooks” and “net-tops”). While Atom (née Silverthorne) received its brand-new brand name recently, the family of tiny processors, which relies ...
There’s been a growing interest from cost and security perspective in new ways for providing personal computing services. In the first of a three-part series on the topic, Mike Ferron-Jones, manager of Intel’s Emerging Models Program, looks at various personal computing models based on server-based systems, including terminal services, ...
In a big company like Intel, users get their software in a variety of ways - on their desktops, delivered over a network, or some combination of those. Catherine Spence, an enterprise architect with Intel IT Research and Technology Development, studies alternate and emerging compute models for enterprise operations. ...
With Intel vPro Technology, the enterprise has a measurable way to improve IT efficiency and cut costs significantly. Enterprises that deploy Intel vPro technology-based PCs as part of a comprehensive PC refresh program can expect to reduce hardware complexity and the expenditures associated with that complexity. Wipro conducted a survey ...
James Governor talks with Sun’s Richard Barrington about green computing. They lay the ground work for what green computing is, discuss WEEE, the division between “the Yanks” and “the Euros” when it comes to developing green computing, go over Sun’s activities in green computing, and them end ...
Listen to Tom Petry from Collier County School district and learn how they streamlined the high cost of maintaining PC’s by using centralized remote administration.
Intel’s answer to business users who want to be able to keep track of who’s on the network, where and the security risks they pose is the growing Pro platform. It started with vPro, giving I.T. administrators the ability to see desktops and laptops down the wire, and address problems. ...
Vijay Pullur and I talk about Dekoh, the service/company he co-founded which enables users to share their files with other people easily from their desktops.
Less than one year ago, LaVerne Council joined Johnson & Johnson, charged with crafting a new IT strategy to drive the global enterprise. In part two of this two-part podcast, join host John Gallant and Council, who takes audience questions and shares:
Hear from Claire Hogikyan, senior director - Intellectual Property at Pfizer, about how Pfizer has achieved a 113-percent ROI with a break even point or payback period of just 18 months after the EMC Documentum deployment, based on a study from Forrester on the total economic impact of EMC Documentum. Learn what factors Pfizer considered when developing their content management strategy and why they chose the EMC Documentum platform.
Fulton County is the most populous county in Georgia, encompassing 11 different cities, including Atlanta. The Information Technology department supports the computing needs for more than 7,000 government employees within 42 departments spread across 225 buildings. The IT department protects hundreds of data center servers, 7,000 desktops, 1,500 laptops, and ...
It’s become old hat to suggest that the world of media is changing faster than the old media companies, and that the computer and tech world — long accustomed to turning sharp corners quickly — has the advantage of momentum in the new, post-YouTube climate. However, the opportunity ...
Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional’s “Acrobat Connect” is based on technology originally created by Macromedia. It’s flash-based, which means that anyone invited to attend can get your message using a flash player, even if they don’t have the Adobe software.
Intel Developer Forum - Don MacDonald, Keynote - Digital Home “Viiv at Home” Part 1 of 4- March 7, 2006 San Francisco.
“In his keynote, Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s Digital Home Group, Don MacDonald, will discuss his vision on how to create compelling new experiences that consumers ...
Intel Developer Forum - Don MacDonald, Keynote - Digital Home “Viiv at Home” Part 2 of 4 - March 7, 2006 San Francisco.
“In his keynote, Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s Digital Home Group, Don MacDonald, will discuss his vision on how to create compelling new experiences that ...
Intel Developer Forum - Don MacDonald, Keynote - Digital Home “Viiv Concept PCs” Part 3 of 4- March 7, 2006 San Francisco.
“In his keynote, Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s Digital Home Group, Don MacDonald, will discuss his vision on how to create compelling new experiences that consumers ...
Intel Developer Forum - Don MacDonald, Keynote - Digital Home “Viiv Concept PCs” Part 4 of 4- March 7, 2006 San Francisco.
“In his keynote, Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s Digital Home Group, Don MacDonald, will discuss his vision on how to create compelling new experiences that consumers ...
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