This resource reveals five important considerations to keep in mind when planning desktop virtualization and discusses the ten most notable use cases for this environment. 

Barcoding, also known as Automatic Identification (Auto ID), is a method of encoding information into a machine-readable pattern of predefined bar and space patterns that can be quickly and accurately read by a scanner and a computer. Read this white paper to learn how to incorporate barcoding into your everyday. 

This week’s Computer Weekly examines the growing threat from smartphones being targeted by hackers and viruses as the devices are increasingly used for work. Hospitality giant Mitchells & Butlers talks about its migration to the cloud and the CIO of Airbus discusses his IT priorities and how he spends €500m a year on IT. 

There are several factors to consider when selecting the right label printing solution to meet your company's specific needs. Read on for a brief overview of laser, inkjet and thermal technologies as they relate to label printing. 

Explosive data growth is causing storage costs to skyrocket, which is forcing IT organizations to look for more cost-effective archival and backup solutions. Oracle's StorageTek tape product family has maintained a market leadership position for many years and now includes the world's fastest and highest capacity tape drive. 

As companies become more dependent on Web-based services, more and more of them are considering adding failover capabilities to their Windows Server 2008 R2 servers. This expert podcast explores key factors you will need to consider as you prepare to deploy Windows Server 2008 R2, including software add-ons, performance requirements, and more. 

To help simplify enterprise desktop management, Dell and VMware have created a flexible, highly scalable desktop virtualization reference architecture based on Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SAN arrays, and powerful new VMware View 4 technology. 

Blue Coat needed to improve its test automation practices with tools & solutions that automate test cases during the development phase, increase test coverage, & identify changes that are not easily identified from build to build. Read why Blue Coat selected FanfareSVT test automation software to work seamlessly within its existing infrastructure. 

Layered Tech chose Dell servers to build a new infrastructure that would take its managed hosting and cloud services to a new level, and saw performance increase by 22 percent. Download this case study for more information. 

VMware is helping make the promise of a self-service datacenter a reality with initiatives around cloud computing. The confusion and debate around "clouds" will linger for the foreseeable future, but VMware, as a leader in the industry, has the ability to provide the building blocks, create standards, and shape the future of cloud computing. 

In order to get funding for a significant server consolidation effort, IT professionals will have the greatest chance of success by building an ROI blueprint, delineating the costs, benefits and savings involved in the project. This white paper will discuss key considerations in assessing the ROI of server consolidation. 

The term “shared services” is a hot topic in the minds of many CIOs, but the exact definition of this topic seems to be unclear. Some say it is pooled, virtualized resources and others say it is a centralized IT model. This e-zine discusses the various meanings of shared services, its benefits and the potential downside of service catalogs.