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Reducing VDI cost by exploring alternatives to centralized VM storage
Explore Computerworld (Apr 9 2012)
This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.
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Cloud computing calls for rebuilding enterprise IT
Explore Computerworld (Mar 21 2012)
Everyone's had the experience of discussing a concept with someone and suddenly seeing the look of understanding appear on their face as the meaning of the concept sinks in. I engage in a lot of conversations with IT managers about cloud computing, and have encountered many interesting reactions.
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Review: VDI without the server connection
Explore Computerworld (Mar 16 2012)
Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) has faced plenty of challenges: complexity, high cost, heavy server and storage requirements, and end-user dissatisfaction, to list the common complaints. But VDI has also delivered plenty of innovation and experimentation, with vendors taking a variety of approaches to lower the hurdles to implementation, ease the management burden, and address a fuller ...
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IT's 6-step guide to adopting consumerization
Explore Computerworld (Mar 5 2012)
If your IT department is resisting the "consumerization" trend, it's in the minority. Recent research shows that most enterprises are proactively addressing this trend and the new relationship between IT and users that often accompanies a consumer IT strategy. What do they know that you don't?
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Premier 100 IT Leaders: Earning the rewards of risk-taking
Explore Computerworld (Feb 27 2012)
Editor's note: Each year, Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders awards program honors the best and brightest IT executives. This year's class of 100 men and women are especially unique, in that many have made their marks by successfully executing on bold, high-risk decisions that are yielding big business benefits.
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How Mobile, BYOD and younger workers are reinventing IT
Explore Computerworld (Feb 24 2012)
Despite big changes in technology over the past couple of decades, IT departments and the duties of their staff have stayed pretty consistent. The classic model involves helpdesk agents, desktop support staff, systems and network administrators, DBAs and developers, and managers at various levels reporting to a CIO or technology director. It's a system that has worked pretty well, surviving the ...
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Onstream’s implementation of CommVault Simpana reduces IT issues
Explore Computerworld (Feb 13 2012)
Trying to find data once was a nightmare for the IT department of Tasmanian-based shared services company, Onstream.
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Q&A: Trend Micro Australia IT manager, Garry Myers
Explore Computerworld (Feb 13 2012)
Garry Myers is a recent convert to the world of information security, having spent 17 years in the insurance industry.
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How to handle virtual desktops, wireless, network performance issues
Explore Computerworld (Jan 4 2012)
Schools are for learning, and the information technology and security professionals who support networks and applications in the nation's K-12 and university systems are discovering new tactics in what can be challenging IT environments . Here we talk to four professionals in the education realm to get a sense for their top IT issues and what they do to handle them. (Read Full Article)
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When cloud computing shook the data center
Explore Computerworld (Dec 27 2011)
If I had to sum up in one word the most exciting thing that happened to cloud computing in 2011, I'd have to say it's OpenStack . This open source project, launched by Rackspace and NASA in late 2010, is assembling a private cloud "operating system" for the data center that promises vast increases in operational efficiency. The momentum behind it is phenomenal; at last count, 144 companies back ... (Read Full Article)
Can Windows play well on the iPad?
Explore Computerworld (Nov 9 2011)
All those iPads racing into the enterprise must maneuver around a tricky corner: getting Windows desktop apps to run on iPads without wrecking the user experience. Sure, Citrix virtual desktop infrastructure, or VDI, can render entire Windows desktops and their apps on the iPad-but not always well. (Read Full Article)
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Simon Crosby, the godfather of Xen, on virtualization, security and wimpy private clouds
Explore Computerworld (Nov 3 2011)
Bromium is a well funded startup that promises to tap some little-used inherent strengths of Xen virtualization to secure public clouds, opening up the possibility of greater cost savings for businesses that will be able to trust more data to these services. (Read Full Article)
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Virtualization vs. Native apps
Explore Computerworld (Nov 3 2011)
Virtualization vs. Native appsComputerworld AustraliaA similar case can be made for desktop virtualization -- namely that it can be done technically, though its value would be limited to certain circumstances. With Virtual Desktop Interface (VDI), the desktop has been virtualized in a server environment, ...and more » (Read Full Article)
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How the iPad will change IT forever
Explore Computerworld (Aug 2 2011)
When evaluating the adoption of mobile enterprise applications, it's important to understand the overall trends driving the adoption of the iPad within the enterprise. As I worked on the book, iPad in the Enterprise: Developing and Deploying Business Applications, I spoke to, interviewed, and received feedback from dozens of technology authors, industry analysts, enterprise software executives ... (Read Full Article)
Cloud on call: Should you go with a telco for Cloud?
Explore Computerworld (Jul 21 2011)
Cloud on call: Should you go with a telco for Cloud?Computerworld AustraliaTraditional IT services companies will tell you that as Cloud technology is still relatively immature and that it's their years of experience in complex IT management that's the key to Cloud success. Telcos, on the other hand, will tell you they have ...and more »
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Desktop Transformation: Getting Started With Virtual Desktops
Explore Computerworld (Jun 30 2011)
Desktop Transformation: Getting Started With Virtual DesktopsComputerworld AustraliaDesktop Virtualization is becoming a mainstream way of delivering desktops and applications to users. While IT leaders have a choice in vendors and technologies, they must carefully map out the business priorities and then align specific technologies ...and more » (Read Full Article)
What Your Business Can Learn from Amazon Cloud Outage
Explore Computerworld (Apr 26 2011)
The servers are back up and users can once again check in on Foursquare and ask questions on Quora, but the legacy of last week's Amazon Elastic Cloud Computing (EC2) outage will live on and provide important lessons for businesses as they look to cloud computing for their IT future. (Read Full Article)
Virtualization Buyers Guide: Part 4 – Virtual desktop 'gotchas'
Explore Computerworld (Oct 11 2010)
Virtualization Buyers Guide: Part 4 – Virtual desktop 'gotchas'Computerworld Australia“Work with your virtual desktop partners to examine all possible scenarios of applications and different media to make sure the end user experience of a ...and more » (Read Full Article)
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Wilson HTM to float on the cloud
Explore Computerworld (Jun 18 2010)
Wilson HTM to float on the cloudComputerworld AustraliaIT management apps (39.3 per cent) and collaborative apps (46.3 per cent) were the key drivers behind transition to the cloud last year, according to ...and more »
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