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- 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, Application Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Os migration, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, 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, Application Virtualization, Microsoft Corp., Os migration, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operating Systems, It Operations, Hardware, Software, Storage
- White papers 2007-01-01
- Solving the OS Migration Challenge to Windows Vista and Beyond
- The presenter talks about technologies that can help the migration to Vista and beyond.
- Tags: Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Corp., Os migration, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), It Operations, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software
- Webcasts 2006-12-18
- 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, University Of Karlsruhe, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Os migration, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Productivity, Hardware, It Operations, Storage
- White papers 2006-03-20
- 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
- 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, Software Upgrade, Operating Systems, It Operations, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software
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- RIM: Is the BlackBerry OS the weak link?
- RIM: Is the BlackBerry OS the weak link?Not dire yet, just mild concern.I would like many get an iPhone if I didn't have to get AT&T to do it and could get one without spending so much $$. But I like my Blackberry, I'm posting with it now. I just...
- Tags: Handhelds, Operating systems, Smart phones, RIM BlackBerry, Research In Motion Ltd., operating system, BlackBerry OS, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- Beware of Windows 7 downgrade/upgrade mess
- Beware of Windows 7 downgrade/upgrade messXP is dead guys....Let it go. Vista works, and contrary to popular belief, is quite stable, and ready to carry your business.If you still need XP, you can always run it in a VM...Question?What organization buys computer without an OS not all ready preinstalled? Does...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-17
- IBM expects Linux to make money
- IBM expects Linux to make moneyFuture is Linux devices, appliances & distro'sLinux is modular and it is the future platform it already powers the Internet, the future will be smart appliances not huge monolithic closed source dinosaur operating systems such as 'Windows'...;) A smartphone-like app storeDesktop Linux REALLY needs a...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Canonical/Ubuntu, Linux, IBM Corp., OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-11
- Microsoft ready to launch beta of its free Morro antivirus offering
- Microsoft ready to launch beta of its free Morro antivirus offeringSimplicityNifty! (Weird how this had cross my mind this morning after we finished our migration to SBS 2008 and suddenly there's a Reuters article today.)Really, all I would like to see is something like how Windows Defender is today--remarkably silent,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Corporate law, Microsoft Corp., OneCare, Morro antiviru, Microsoft Ready, Google Inc., Morro, beta, Symantec Corp., antivirus
- Discussion threads 2009-06-10
- The PC replacement cycle: Will Windows 7 light the fuse?
- The PC replacement cycle: Will Windows 7 light the fuse?Are your figures right?You seem to be suggesting that in 2009 300 million PC will be converting to or installed with Vista. This seems a little on the high side.Windows 7 will inevitably have an impact long term how long corporates...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7, PC-replacement cycle, PC-replacement, fuse, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Google Wave: Catching the Big One
- Google Wave: Catching the Big OneMigration from IEI really hope Google Wave accelerates interest & development of HTML5 web apps. IE will surely be the last browser to support HTML5, but this could create an opportunity for Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera, to increase market share.There really needs to be...
- Tags: cloud computing, Web browsers, Web application, HTML5, HTML, Web, Web browser, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-29
- Google: Programming for the Web is the way to go
- Google: Programming for the Web is the way to goYeah, rightNo self-interest there. Program for the web?I would venture an easy guess that the most disliked iPhone 'Apps' are the ones that are essentially web-front ends. For some things a web front end makes absolute sense, especially where a lot...
- Tags: Channel management, programming, Web, Web application, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-27
- Will Windows Vista live to die another day?
- Will Windows Vista live to die another day?Honestly...who really cares about Vista, the lamentable agglomeration of software junk?Vista has been a great OS.However if Windows 7 is right around the corner and one doesn't absolutely need to buy new systems then my recommendation would be to wait for Windows 7.This...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- How much does open source cost schools?
- How much does open source cost schools?Why don't YOU share with people the challenges you facedwhen moving entirely to Linux? Oh wait, you didn't? Then why are you asking other people to do it?RE: How much does open source cost schools?Just imagine a world where *nix skills where as common...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, open source, Linux, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- Runcore Pro IV SSD benchmarks
- As a follow-up to yesterday's post I've completed some quick real-world benchmarks of the Pro IV 2.5-inch SATA SSD in my MacBook Pro 2.4GHz with 2GB RAM running Mac OS 10.5.6 with all updates applied. The SSD was set up from the HDD using Apple's Migration Assistant. ...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Serial ATA, Storage, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-05-04
- Make no bones about it: Server 2008 R2 is really Windows Server 7
- Whether you call it Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 7, there's no doubt that this is a major Server product release for Microsoft. While the Windows 7 Release Candidate is getting all the attention this week, I thought I might bring...
- Tags: NTFS, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-04-30
- Windows 7 RC1 made available for download
- Windows 7 RC1 made available for downloadLike with the beta... Microsofts servers have crashed and burned.You would have thought they learned at thing or two from the release of the Beta...Well I'm off to try again.RE: Windows 7 RC1 made available for downloadAwesome! I can't wait to download this tonight....
- Tags: UAC, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 RC1, Microsoft Corp., RC1, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-04-30
- Why all the fuss over XP Mode?
- Why all the fuss over XP Mode?RE: Why all the fuss over XP Mode?Wow... MS is trying really hard this time...Good for them... I like the part of how they will include a licensed copy of xp for the client side... nicePlus, being separate from 7 allows them to...
- Tags: Linux Distro, Microsoft Windows XP, XP Mode, fuss, Microsoft Windows 7, APP-V
- Discussion threads 2009-04-27
- Windows 7's XP Virtualization: I TOLD YOU SO!
- I seem to remember a year ago, I said that if I were to design Windows 7 it would have built-in virtualization to provide perfect Windows XP compatibility. Guess what? It will. It's not often that my predictions come true almost exactly the...
- Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, XPM, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-04-25
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