ZDNet Resources
- Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization: Simplifying Large-Scale Windows OS Migrations
- This white paper discusses how Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization enables organizations to streamline and accelerate enterprise-scale Windows XP and Vista migrations, eliminating key pain points and lowering the barriers of time, cost and effort involved. The paper highlights the challenges inherent in these OS migrations, including significant time and cost...
- Tags: Operating System, Softricity SoftGrid, Migration, Microsoft Corp., Os migration, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, It Operations, Hardware, Software, Storage
- White papers 2007-01-01
- Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization: Simplifying Large-Scale Windows OS Migrations
- This white paper discusses how Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization enables organizations to streamline and accelerate enterprise-scale Windows XP and Vista migrations, eliminating key pain points and lowering the barriers of time, cost and effort involved. The paper highlights the challenges inherent in these OS migrations, including significant time and cost...
- Tags: Operating System, Softricity SoftGrid, Migration, Microsoft Corp., Os migration, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, It Operations, Hardware, Software, Storage
- White papers 2007-01-01
- In Place Migration by Using Pre-Virtualization
- The development of hardware virtualization makes it possible to migrate entire operating system instances across distinct physical machines. Different strategies have been discussed recently, and self migration is one of those impressive ones. By using this solution the OS migration does not need help from the underlying hypervisor. With the...
- Tags: Operating System, Migration, Virtualization, Storage Management, Os migration, Utility Computing, Productivity, Hardware, Storage, It Operations
- White papers 2006-03-20
- Linux to Solaris 10 OS Migration Guide
- The purpose of this paper is to provide a set of guidelines to enable the reader to resolve issues faced during the migration of a Linux-based application to the Solaris 10 Operating System. By way of supporting information, the paper also discusses similarities and differences between the two environments in...
- Tags: Sun Solaris 10, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Linux, Os migration, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, It Operations, Hardware
- White papers 2006-02-03
- Scriptlogic Solutions & IT Lifecycle Management Suites Comparison
- Altiris Client Management Suite focuses on the key functions within the desktop lifecycle: Deployment, Inventory, Backup and Recovery, Software Delivery, Remote Control, OS imaging, PC Personality and OS Migration and Patch Management. It has proved popular with large enterprises for managing and automating the total lifecycle of desktop computers, and...
- Tags: IT Lifecycle Management, Information Technology, ScriptLogic Corp., Altiris Inc., Desktops, Os migration, Hardware, It Operations
- White papers 2005-02-28
- OS Migration Steps: HP to Solaris 10
- This webcast details the considerations and steps involved in migrating to Sun Solaris 10 Operating System.
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Sun Solaris 10, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Os migration, Operating Systems, UNIX, Servers, Software, It Operations, Hardware
- Webcasts
- Getronics Workspace Services and PCs With Intel vPro Technology
- The primary service challenge is that IT service providers cannot necessarily manage, maintain, or update PCs if system power is off or the OS is not working properly. Instead, many typical IT tasks must currently be performed during business hours, when PCs are powered on and available for inventory, software...
- Tags: Security, Intel vPro, PC, Getronics, Operating System, Intel Corp., Os migration, Desktops, Operating Systems, It Operations, Hardware, Software
- Case studies
Additional Resources
- All USB ports aren't created equal
- All USB ports aren't created equalPretty much convincedGood grief. What has happened to journalism today? Never mind. I already know.Point is, you don't need to be pretty much convinced. There's this radical concept that's been floating around for about 400 years called the scientific method. It's key element is experiment....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), USB port, Microsoft Windows Vista, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-05-10
- Why do Macs need so much fixing?
- Why do Macs need so much fixing?My point exactly (nt)(nt)I guess we're both the luckiest people in the world.All of my systems (Windows, OS X, Linux, and Solaris) work fine. No muss, no fuss, no problems. It's good to be me.Come come nowRoss2000: [i]Am I the luckiest guy in the...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Macs need, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Why do Macs need so much fixing?
- Last weekend, in the course of a column about Steve Ballmer, my colleague Larry Dignan tossed an offhand shout-out in my general direction: When Ed Bott has a series on how to fix–or at least cope with Vista–you know this OS isn't so hot. Why should this thing need...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Microsoft appeals $1.4 billion EU fine
- Microsoft appeals $1.4 billion EU fineExtortion?IIUC the fine is for 'abusing a monopoly position'. All MS have to do is stop the abuse. Simple. If they carry on, or they argue that the abuse is justified, then they will keep getting fined. That will hurt themselves, their customers and their...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Network Magic simplifies tasks for home users
- Network Magic from Pure Networks isn't a new product, but it's new to me. I've been playing around with this home-network manager for a week or so, and I think it's a great solution for those who are unfamiliar with networking. Its clean design and easy-to-understand interface helps you perform...
- Tags: Network, Network Magic, Network Map, Network Advisor, Networking, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Africans tie mobile data to health care improvements
- Bridging the digital divide is the key to improving Africa's health, according to organizers of a conference in Namibia this week. And the fastest way to do it is through mobile links. Speakers at the IST-Africa conference in Windhoek said e-health services are key...
- Tags: Mobile, Health Care, E-health, Advertising & Promotion, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Psystar: Just how loud is it? (updated 2x)
- Today was my second day with my spankin' new Psystar Open Computer. Following are some observations. I don't have a wireless card in it yet and my desk is too far away from my router to string an Ethernet cable, so I'm offline for the...
- Tags: Database Administrator, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Data Portability: The Microsoft angle
- Data Portability: The Microsoft angleLets see is MS can devise a systemthat will allow data in and out of MS systems with an open format that has no locked data formatting which will generate into "We can't let you have the format as it contains our "IP" ".Let me guess[B]....
- Tags: Desktops, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Lets See
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Google's open source problem is Affero
- Google's open source problem is AfferoOrly?So, if I understand things correctly (from the linked article and this), Affero would require Google to release their source code updates for software that runs the [i]services[/i] they sell, not just for compiled software packages as under the current Affero?In the case of the...
- Tags: Mac-user, Affero, F/OSS, open source, AGPL, Google Inc., source code
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- A brief summary
- A brief summaryCompare with CFOIn many parts of the world, the CFO must be a chartered/certified accountant. In the US, this is now also (essentially) the case, due to SOx, and SOx is there as a result of accounting scandals.IT continues to disregard formal qualifications and licencing. Maybe the CIO...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Databases, IBM AIX, SOx, shareholder, AIX 5.3, Schwartz, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Wondershare Video Converter for Mac (zip)
- Wondershare Video Converter for Mac is the almighty solution for converting video files to all sorts of video formats on Mac OS. This Mac video converter can convert different video formats for all popular mobile players including iPod touch, iPod classic, iPod nano, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, PS3, Youtube (web),...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Video, Wondershare Software, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
- DExposE2 (exe)
- If you like the switching programs visually DExposE2 is a great option. Modeled after Expose in Mac OS X, DExposE2 lets you use the F9, F10, and F11 keys to toggle different views of running programs. F9 minimizes all application windows to fit on your screen. F10 minimizes all windows...
- Tags: Screen, Window, Devrexter, F9, F10, F11, Construction, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
- Kernel Lotus Notes to Outlook (exe)
- Kernel Lotus Notes to Outlook software lets you convert user mailboxes from domino server to exchange profiles. The .NSF files of user mailboxes are converted and listed in user profiles on MS Exchange Server. User can then access that file directly from the account configured in MS Outlook. It supports...
- Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server, IBM Lotus Notes, Server, Kernel, IBM Corp., Nucleus Data Recovery, E-mail Servers, E-mail, Groupware, Microsoft Outlook, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Microsoft Office, Office Suites
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
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