Users are driving the Bring Your Own (BYO) movement and demanding access to corporate resources from their own personal devices. Companies are recognizing the value of the increased flexibility and productivity from BYO but encounter numerous challenges such as ensuring corporate security and remote access when implementing programs. 

Moving to a consolidated data center reduces the number of servers, which can minimize required investments in hardware, hardware maintenance charges, data center space costs and energy use. This e-book outlines a systematic approach you can use to server consolidation to ensure that your data center reaps all the benefits of virtualization. 

While the virtualized data center increases capacity, flexibility and efficiency, many of these gains require large amounts of system memory. Take a look at this resource to learn how to optimize the performance of your virtualized data center by using the Dynamic Memory feature of Windows Server 2008 R2. 

A flexible, adaptable and scalable IT infrastructure means that change is the only constant. Access this exclusive resource for an in-depth definition of change management and tactics for increasing your ROI via the change process. 

Combining distributed data management software with your desktop virtualization project can help you overcome common storage challenges and gain benefits such as data consolidation, improved storage utilization and simplified management. Explore a unified data and storage platform in this exclusive resource. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the IT challenges facing retailers, as consumers turn increasingly to web and mobile shopping channels. Oracle president Mark Hurd talks about how the supplier intends to simplify IT infrastructures. And new government CIO Andy Nelson discusses how he plans to transform Whitehall IT. Read the issue now. 

This white paper presents a cost/benefit analysis of VDI based on research, surveys, benchmarks, and analyst reviews. Find out how this architecture compares to traditional PCs and obtain key findings and best practices for success. 

You may have considered VMware View for your desktop environment, but if you are about to make the transition there are certain prerequisites you must keep in mind. In this expert e-guide from SearchVMware.com, discover three tips for easy installation of VMware View 4.5. 

In Joe Shonk's many virtual desktop and application journeys over the last few years, a reoccurring theme has continued to persist: storage. 

Discover how you can improve your desktop virtualization implementation with a deep understanding of your current desktop, application and device usage. Assessing the economic impact of desktop virtualization can help your organization maximize benefits and minimize risks. 

Many companies have turned to virtualization technologies for their servers and in their data centers to simplify administration and to reduce management chores and operating costs while maintaining reliability and safeguarding against disasters. Companies are now looking to apply the same technology to their desktop computers. 

The cost and time associated with managing desktops is rising at a time when budgets are being tightened and IT staffing is strained. This is driving interest in the use of desktop virtualization, where virtual desktop machines run on servers within the data center. Access this white paper to learn more about the benefits of desktop virtualization.