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- VDIworks2Go
- VDIworks has been working on how to better create, deploy, access and manage virtual desktops for years and often develops creative solutions to the challenges organizations have faced. Recently, the company launched VDIworks2Go as a way to overcome some of the impediments mobile staff members face. by Dan Kusnetzky
- Tags: Virtual Desktop, Virtual Machine, VDIworks, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- Parallels Desktop 4 for Mac or how I lost my socks
- Some demonstrations seem fated to be postponed time and again before the stars align and I'm finally able to sit back and enjoy the show some supplier wants to present. My meeting with the good folks from Parallels seemed to follow this pattern. Since I've known the executives of this...
- Tags: Demonstration, Apple Macintosh, Window, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Construction, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Interview: rPath's Billy Marshall on how enterprises can virtualize applications as precursor to cloud use
- The cloud forces the older notion of "write-once, run anywhere" into a new level of "deploy correctly so you can exploit the benefits of cloud choices and save a lot of money." by Dana Gardner
- Tags: Dana Gardner, Benefits, Human Resources, Application, Hypervisor, Infrastructure, Virtual Machine, rPath, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Data Centers, Hardware, Storage, Data Management
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Live migration across different platforms demonstrated
- A while back I received a note from Red Hat's PR company that exclaimed that Red Hat and AMD had successfully migrated a running virtual machine from a dual socket Intel Xeon DP Quad Core E5420-based system to a system based on the forthcoming 45nm Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ processor, utilizing...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., Microprocessor, Migration, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Virtual Machine, Desktop Virtualization, Semiconductors, Processors, Open Source, Hardware, Components, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- VMware follows in Virtuallogix's footsteps
- My friends at VMware recently sent me a note telling me 1) that they had acquired Trango Virtual Processors and 2) they were jumping into the mobile device virtual machine market.Trago VMware has chosen to rename Trago's product as VMware Mobile Platform. This isn't the only entry into this market,...
- Tags: Phone, Handset Company, Mobile, Operating System, Handset, VMware Inc., Hardware, Virtual Machine, VMware Mobile Virtualization Platform, Mobile Virtualization Platform, Telecom & Utilities, Desktop Virtualization, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- What's next after server virtualization? Desktop virtualization
- There are a number of steps an organization could take after successfully executing a server consolidation strategy. One of them is to embark on the journey to client consolidation or desktop virtualization. The goal here is to reduce the costs of hardware, software and to reduce administrative and operational expenses....
- Tags: Desktop, Environment, Citrix Systems Inc., Server, Supplier, Client System, Server Virtualization, Parallels, Channel Management, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Marketing, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Building a Virtualization-Ready Networking Infrastructure
- To ensure the full potential of your virtual platform solution, you need to make sure your application and storage network is prepared to handle the added stresses of a virtual machine VM infrastructure. F5® technology enables your network to adapt to virtualization needs, ensure high availability HA, maximize resources, and...
- Tags: F5 Networks Inc., Network, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2008-11-11
- What's next after server virtualization
- Virtualization in the form of the use of virtual machine software isn't the panacea that many seem to believe. While the use of this technology is very helpful if an organization's goal is consolidation to achieve some level of cost reduction, cost avoidance or, on occasion a more agile environment,...
- Tags: Virtual Machine, Organization, Virtual Machine Software, Desktop Virtualization, Data Centers, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Servers, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- And, did I mention the new Dell thin client?
- If you had any doubt that the arc of desktop virtualization will follow in the footprints of its older sibling, server virtualization, consider this: Dell has introduced its first thin client hardware, the OptiPlex FX160. Gartner predicts that deployments of virtualized PCs will grow from less than...
- Tags: Desktop, Dell Computer Corp., Thin Client, Thin Clients, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-28
- So just what can Sun do for us?
- It turns out they can do quite a bit and in a fairly cost-effective manner. I had a followup call in response to a few blog posts about my interview with Joe Hartley with the Northeast K-12 representative for Sun Microsystems last week and he outlined a number of...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Thin Clients, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Radware: Appliances for virtual environments
- I recently had the opportunity to speak with Ilan Kinreich, Radware's, Chief Operating Officer, about the company's approach to virtual environments. Unlike some of the other companies of which I am aware in this market, Radware has taken the approach of offering its technology in the form of appliances rather...
- Tags: RADWARE, Environment, Virtual Environment, Desktop Virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Looking forward to webinar on cloud-based desktops as a service story
- This may be the last best bet for network service and communications providers as they seek a recurring and growth-oriented business service portfolio. As a small business owner, I'd be happy to acquire QuickBooks as a service, for example, or even move more of my apps, data, and PC functions...
- Tags: Desktop, Webinar, Business Service, Dana Gardner, Virtual Desktop, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Desktone, Desktop Virtualization
- Blog posts 2008-10-21
- A new virtual desktop tool from Microsoft's Windows Sysinternals team
- Microsoft's Windows Sysinternals team has developed a lightweight and very dependable virtual desktop manager called Desktops that allows you to create up to four virtual desktops on your computer. This allows you to spread out your applications on the various desktops. In this edition of the Windows Vista Report, Greg...
- Tags: Team, Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Corp., Tool, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows Sysinternals Team, Desktop Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Download resources 2008-10-14
- Swedish IT Agency on Track With Virtualization Solution That Boosts Customer Service
- Banverket ICT Information and Communication Technology is the IT and communications services provider for Banverket, the Swedish rail authority. It also provides ICT services to national and international customers. Banverket ICT wanted to improve the agility of its data center and the delivery of virtual applications so that it could...
- Tags: Customer Service, Data Center, Virtualization, Application Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Information And Communication Technology, Data Centers, Desktop Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Product Marketing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Marketing
- Case studies 2008-10-13
- Desktone "Desktops as a Service"
- I had the opportunity to chat with Desktone about their recent announcements. In the last little while they announced a pilot of virtual desktops as a service and partnerships with both Wyse and Microsoft. Here's what Desktone had to say in the desktop as a service announcement: Desktone,...
- Tags: Virtual Desktop, Desktone Inc., Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Why bother with desktop virtualization?
- Why bother with desktop virtualization?PortabilityNo matter where you are, there you are.Sit down at a workstation and light up your working environment. No need to drag the hardware with you, which ranges from annoying to hazardous, what with laptops being popular targets for confiscation at airports. Especially since...
- Tags: desktop virtualization, desktop, English Language, virtualization
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- Why bother with desktop virtualization?
- The proponents of making proper use of desktop virtualization technology including access virtualization, application virtualization and VDI the combination of access virtualization and processing virtualization do their best to make it sound like the best things since pockets. Aren't today's laptops, desktops and handheld devices good enough to get the...
- Tags: Desktop, Worker, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage Management, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Microsoft Hyper-V Server
- Microsoft was kind enough to let me know that the Hyper-V Server, that is a dedicated, minimal Windows 2008 Server platform dedicated to being a bare metal, type-1 hypervisor, is now available. It joins products of this type available from VMware, Citrix and several Linux distributions. ...
- Tags: Industry Standard, Supplier, Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Server Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Channel Management, Desktop Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Sneaky Virtual Desktop (exe)
- Sneaky Virtual Desktop allows users to have up to 32 desktops on their machine at once. Sneaky provides quick "hotkey" access between each, and will perfectly camouflage almost any application. Whether you're at your office and you want to keep out boss and co-workers, or if you're at home and...
- Tags: Virtual Desktop, BNetDev.Com, Sneaky Virtual Desktop, Sneaky, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-10-03
- Citrix desktop virtualization
- I've been thinking about a virtual desktop demonstration Citrix presented at its analyst day a few weeks ago. I posted a bit about my experiences see Mark Templeton shares his vision at Citrix event, but haven't been able to post reviews on everything I saw there. Their desktop virtualization demonstration...
- Tags: Desktop, Citrix Systems Inc., Virtual Desktop, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Servers, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
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