virtual desktops Search - Powered by PodTech.net http://www.podtech.net?v3 PodTech is a leading online video network featuring original technology and digital entertainment programming. PodTech's media platform allows professional content producers to deliver their content to millions of people who can easily find, share, and interact with it. For advertisers, PodTech offers unique, highly contextual ways to reach and measure target audiences through the fastest growing, most viral medium of online video. PodTech has over 40 clients including advertisers such as IBM, Intel, Hewlett Packard, Seagate, and Symantec. Founded in 2005, PodTech Network is based in Palo Alto, California, and is funded by US Venture Partners and Venrock Associates. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:43:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 en Copyright 2008 PodTech.net. All rights reserved. PodTech.net no no http://media1.podtech.net/graphics/show_icons/small/PodTech_iTunes_Logo_Small_100x100.jpgvirtual desktops Search - Powered by PodTech.net http://www.podtech.net?v3 PodTech.netfeedback@podtech.net Technology and Entertainment Video Network PodTech is a leading online video network featuring original technology and digital entertainment programming. PodTech's media platform allows professional content producers to deliver their content to millions of people who can easily find, share, and interact with it. For advertisers, PodTech offers unique, highly contextual ways to reach and measure target audiences through the fastest growing, most viral medium of online video. PodTech has over 40 clients including advertisers such as IBM, Intel, Hewlett Packard, Seagate, and Symantec. Founded in 2005, PodTech Network is based in Palo Alto, California, and is funded by US Venture Partners and Venrock Associates. Fueling the Desktop Revolution with VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure http://www.podtech.net/home/5142/fueling-the-desktop-revolution-with-vmware-virtual-desktop-infrastructure http://www.podtech.net/home/5142/fueling-the-desktop-revolution-with-vmware-virtual-desktop-infrastructure#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 18:44:30 +0000 editor http://www.podtech.net/home/5142/fueling-the-desktop-revolution-with-vmware-virtual-desktop-infrastructure 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.

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]]> http://www.podtech.net/home/5142/fueling-the-desktop-revolution-with-vmware-virtual-desktop-infrastructure/feed Editor 08:12 vmware, featured-episode, corporate Virtual Desktops - The Wave of the Future? http://www.podtech.net/home/5129/virtual-desktops-the-wave-of-the-future http://www.podtech.net/home/5129/virtual-desktops-the-wave-of-the-future#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:34 +0000 Paul Lancour http://www.podtech.net/home/5129/virtual-desktops-the-wave-of-the-future 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 embrace it. Statistics show that by the year 2011 there will be 700 million users. This is a bold prediction that has many people investing heavily in this solution as a new offering for their clients.

A virtual desktop is one where all computing happens remotely. It contains a very simple screen that allows you to replace the heavy workstations that are currently being used by the majority of companies. Virtual desktops provide a “virtual” space, in which the user can place all their application software. The most compelling argument that vendors use to convince organizations to buy in to this solution is the fact that all the data and applications are in one secure location. Someone can still manage all of their employee’s desktops, even when the computer is off.

The recent trend has been for companies to move to Windows Vista. This allows an organization to keep the same hardware, which is a viable solution to cut costs. So, why are some people hesitant to invest in this? The answer seems to be that virtual desktops are not a “one size fits all” solution - but there are ways for easy implementation, which is where BearingPoint comes in. We assist with the pain points or doubts that an organizations goes through. It is our goal to assist with the development of a strategic roadmap that brings the client all the way through the deployment. We bring our expertise to the table to ensure the transition is smooth and that our clients are on their way to cost-saving success.

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]]> http://www.podtech.net/home/5129/virtual-desktops-the-wave-of-the-future/feed Paul Lancour 22:28 commissioned, featured-episode, bearingpoint, corporate A Look at Server-based Models http://www.podtech.net/home/4947/a-look-at-server-based-models http://www.podtech.net/home/4947/a-look-at-server-based-models#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:00:13 +0000 editor http://www.podtech.net/home/4947/a-look-at-server-based-models 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, virtual hosted desktops and blade models. In subsequent podcasts, he will discuss client-based models and the results of a study into the current state of adoption.

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]]> http://www.podtech.net/home/4947/a-look-at-server-based-models/feed Editor 10:54 emerging-compute-model, infoworld, commissioned, intel-openport, corporate, podtech, intel IT@Intel: Software as a Service http://www.podtech.net/home/4890/itintel-software-as-a-service http://www.podtech.net/home/4890/itintel-software-as-a-service#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:00:05 +0000 Catherine Girardeau http://www.podtech.net/home/4890/itintel-software-as-a-service 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. In this audio podcast, Spence discusses what her group learned through a recent study on the effects of streaming and virtual hosted desktop computing models on server and network utilization. On-demand software, or Software as a Service, is one of the emerging software delivery models showing benefits in boosting productivity and lowering costs.

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]]> http://www.podtech.net/home/4890/itintel-software-as-a-service/feed Catherine Girardeau 06:51 commissioned, infoworld, itintel, intel-openport, corporate, podtech, intel