virtual desktop infrastructure

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

Optimizing VMware View VDI Deployments With F5

Corporate desktop usage and management has long been a necessary evil for IT groups. Most employees need full desktops and there are usually multiple types of desktops required for different business units: XP for accounting, Mac for creative design, Vista for sales and people in the field, Linux for technical...

Tags: F5 Networks Inc., VMware Inc., Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Desktops, Hardware

White papers 2009-08-01

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

Deploying Authenticated VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Solutions Using EMC Celerra Storage and RSA SecurID

VMware' s Virtual Desktop Infrastructure helps businesses to control costs, ensure data security, and provide a uniform user experience in desktop environments Because it centralizes data in one location. VDI requires a reliable and cost-effective storage infrastructure that properly backs up and protects the data. The EMC solution for VDI...

Tags: RSA Security Inc., EMC Celerra, Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., RSA SecurID, EMC Corp., Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Desktop Virtualization, Storage, Virtualization, Hardware

White papers 2008-09-01

VDI: A New Desktop Strategy - A Guide to Managing User Desktop Environments With Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VDI introduces a new way of managing user environments. VDI allows IT administrators to host and administer user desktops on Virtual Infrastructure in the datacenter. Users access their desktop using a remote desktop protocol. While sharing similarities with other computing models, VDI offers many new and compelling...

Tags: Desktop, Virtual Desktop, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Desktop Virtualization

White papers 2006-11-29

VMware Infrastructure 3: VDI Server Sizing and Scaling

VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure VDI is a PC management solution for enterprise desktop administrators. VDI is a server-based computing offering that provides desktop environments as an enterprise hosted service. VDI allows administrators to maintain and manage all user applications, data, and environments in the centrally located data center. VDI provides...

Tags: Environment, Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., Hardware, VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Desktop Virtualization

White papers 2006-08-25

Additional Resources

Live from Googleplex: Chrome OS details revealed

Ubuntu 9.10 has more immediate potentialMight I suggest trying Ubuntu 9.10? A phenominal OS with much more to offer then even Windows 7.Open source, free and ready to try today...http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1122http://www.tuxradar.com/content/vista-windows-7-ubuntu-904-and-910-boot-speed-comparisonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgWE6Svpaghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-nad9N3pgNot that I have readI'd stick with 904immediate potential to sink in obscurityGoogle was Linux's last fleeting chance to turn...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Windows XP Mode Q and A

7/Vista incompatible "Drivers" on XP modeMy otherwise perfectly working HP printer, Logitech webcam, and an analog microphone failed to work with Vista since the hardware vendors won't provide updated drivers while the older ones resulted in BSODs. Can these be made to work by installing the drivers into XP...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, XP Mode, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Clients: fat vs. thin, net vs. note

Can I suggestNetbooks with Win 7. Just installed it on a useless Linux netbook and it works fine and only cost me A$399 (which now is almost the same as US ;-))For once try and rein in your hobby horse and let the students join the new millenium.On and...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Thin clients, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, NeatX, oh-so, netbook, thin client, Linux, desktop, operating system, tool

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

How did IT fall so far behind the tech curve?

Okay, butThey also go out and buy their own servers with some hidden budget line, then try to foist maintenance off on the CIO. And then we try to integrate the data - and the data isn't theirs, it's critical to the health, even survival, of the enterprise.Yes, we...

Tags: Strategy, Virtualization, cloud computing, Regulatory compliance, Marketing Guy, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Windows 7 puts Vista into perspective: Only a 'failure' in retrospect

The fault lies with MS and Driver manufacturersWe don't criticize macs because they are a package deal, with a price premium to match so they generally work just fine. We don't call for witch hunts of Linux distro's because we expect to have problems and tweaks with Linux, plus it's...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, COMPANIES, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Linux Distro, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

With AppSense, making sense of managing the virtual desktop user experience

As more enterprises turn to virtual desktop infrastructure to save money and leverage the infrastructure they already have, managing the user experience has become critical. But how do you maintain standardization across large organizations while keeping the user happy at each log on? AppSense...

Tags: AppSense, Virtual Desktop, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-12

Telecom to Cut Operating Expenses by 62 Percent, Power Consumption by 80 Percent

Warid Telecom International, a mobile telecommunications company, wanted to maximize uptime and energy efficiency in its call centers in Pakistan. To improve operations, it is deploying a virtual desktop infrastructure based on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Hyper-V. Warid Telecom increased uptime to 99.9 percent, cut support time by 40...

Tags: Power Consumption, Virtual Desktop, Uptime, Telecommunications, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Hardware

Case studies 2009-10-01

XP to Vista? No, if it ain't broken, don't upgrade it

XP is not broke,Vista new improved or fixed anything.Message has been deleted.I will have to agree with Zack on this one..MS of course wants to convince you that you need an upgrade so Stevey's stock goes up. MS controls the OEM's like a over bearing husband. I will conclude that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Well XP, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

IBM, Canonical partner to target Africa netbook market; Upend Microsoft

Their timing is quite goodRight at this moment, the Internet infrastructure in Central Africa is being upgraded with new underwater fiber optic cable links that will ultimately bring Africa's broadband capacity on par with the rest of the world by late 2010. Their timing couldn't be better.Why not red hat...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Divide-and-conquer, netbook, Language Support, Debian, Canonical, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Ubuntu

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

A close-up look at the new Office Web Apps

Looks like 'View and correct', rather than 'Create and maintain'Basically, it looks like Office Web Apps is for viewing and minor editing, but not risking breaking Office docs.Ok... So it's definitely a version 1.0 product. Meanwhile, Office 2007 is the 6th version since Windows 95. It's also still a BETA...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Virtualization, cloud computing, OPEN SOURCE, Office Web Apps, Microsoft Office, Office Web, VMware Inc., software, Web application, new Office Web App, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-20

Microsoft lover Citrix as heroine of the open source cloud

Nobody "walked" from VMworld - that's a mythNeither Citrix nor Microsoft "walked" from VMworld. Citrix is there exhibiting and drawing crowds that overwhelm the puny 10x10 booth to which VMware has restricted it, and despite not being allowed speaking slots on the main program, are speaking in Intel's and AMD's...

Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft-lover, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

How desktop virtualization will end IT client hardware maintenance (and kill off Best Buy's Geek Squad)

In one fell swoop, John Whaley might end IT client hardware maintenance. And he might kill off the Geek Squad, too. Whaley, the chief technical officer of desktop virtualization company MokaFive, says desktop virtualization is becoming more widely adopted in...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Information Technology, Environment, Server, MokaFive, JW, Management Cost, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-28

TechRepublic: Most CIOs refuse to buy the hype on desktop virtualization

Simply put, there is no value in itand a massive number of headaches.RE: TechRepublic: Most CIOs refuse to buy the hype on desktop virtualizationWell I see lots of advantages.1) IF the workstation do not have hard drives, this will reduce the cost per seat. Most Desktop hard drives...

Tags: Desktops, Virtualization, desktop, desktop virtualization, VDI, Emory Healthcare

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

VMware View Composer and Storage Deduplication

Since the birth of the Internet, no technology has been more transformative or more capable of significantly driving down the costs associated with building, deploying, and managing IT assets than VMware server virtualization. Many organizations are looking at Virtual Desktop solutions to extend real Total Cost of Ownership TCO benefits...

Tags: Desktop, Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., EMC Corp., Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Storage, Roi/Tco, Hardware, Finance, Managerial Accounting

Webcasts 2009-08-20

Momentum Webcast: Windows 7 and Hyper-V Deep Dive (Level 100)

Are you interested in boosting your business by combining the power of the Windows 7 operating system with Hyper-V virtualization? The attendee of this webcast will learn how the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems work together to: Employ state-of-the-art disaster recovery techniques utilizing...

Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Webcasts 2009-08-19