Virtual desktop infrastructures is an initiative that many IT pros are familiar with, but when it comes to designing a system, many are not prepared for the decision making that is involved with the process. This podcast highlights industry expert Gabe Knuth as he takes a look at the challenges of designing VDI and more. 

Gain insight into innovative cloud storage strategies designed to help SMBs, remote offices, and distributed enterprises alleviate security and availability concerns and transition smoothly to cloud technology. Uncover a wide-range of cloud-based backup and remote access strategies in this informative resource. 

<p>This paper explains how modeling information architecture (IA) can help reduce the costs associated with data management. Read this now and learn about the benefits of implementing IA and how Sybase's option offers modeling support for database design and enterprise architecture.</p> <p> </p> 

This resource explores a secure-by-design IT strategy based on desktop virtualization to regain control over data and applications. Inside, dscover the benefits of desktop virtualization for security, and more. 

<p>Without up-to-date servers in place, it is difficult for organisations to progress beyond a certain point in their virtualisation initiatives. This white paper explains how you can take your virtualisation project to the next level by deploying high-performance hardware created with this technology in mind.</p> 

To meet today’s unpredictable challenges, changing requirements and technical growth areas, a modular data center design and strategy can yield significant benefits that provide flexibility to match short-term capacity requirements with long-term growth, and do so in a cost-effective manner. Read this white paper to learn more. 

A new, more flexible identity infrastructure is on the horizon. With the growing adoption of federation standards and protocols, such as SAML 2.0, OpenID, and WS-Trust, both enterprises and end users will benefit from enhanced security, increased privacy, and a better experience. Read this white paper for more information about the new system. 

A VDI deployment must be carefully designed to ensure it delivers the scalability needed to support large-scale enterprise client computing requirements. Failing to plan properly for a VDI deployment could nullify all of your expected cost and effciciency benefits. Check out this brief white paper to make sure your VDI project is a success. 

This classroom, as part of an online learning destination, highlights effective measures you can take to evaluate your data center design and infrastructure to get the most ROI. 

This Webcast explores the key elements necessary for improved SOA messaging. In this Webcast, you will examine the messaging benefits associated with JMS, HTTP, REST, SOAP, WS-Addressing, WS-ReliableMessaging, traditional message queues and intermediaries. You will how to leverage various messaging constructs during the services design process. 

Read on to learn what SMBs should consider before implementing virtualization as well as the specific benefits of using Dell hardware with Microsoft's Hyper-V virtualization solution. 

This exclusive white paper discusses the benefits of leveraging a Server Hosted virtual desktop infrastructure (SH-VDI) to enhance your computing environment. Discover the benefits of centrally managing all components of your systems in a private cloud and learn about new technologies that can help you implement this strategy.