This Focus profile describes Microsoft Hyper-V and VMM. It discusses Microsoft's server virtualization history, the origins of the Microsoft virtual server technologies and solutions, and the architecture of those solutions. 

In this expert videocast featuring Brian Madden, an industry analyst and well-known IT blogger, learn about the future trends of virtualization for desktops. Discover technical capabilities that will be seen in 2010 and which current technologies have staying power. 

Because of cost restrictions and burdened healthcare systems, daily monitoring of patients with diseases has been nearly impossible. Seeking a solution, UHN and Mount Sinai Hospital conducted a 33-patient trial and found BlackBerry smartphones could increase patient involvement in their healthcare without adding pressure to the healthcare system. 

This case study looks at the experience of a a mid-sized Fortune 1000 company that was dealing with the challenges of disparate servers and desktop systems as well as underutilized servers with huge energy consumption. See how they used desktop virtualization to obtain power cost savings and increased management efficiency. 

While netbooks enable easy use of internet and web-based applications at a low price, the computing device still has many limitations in terms or processing power, storage and applications capabilities. Listen to this podcast to learn the pros and cons of netbooks and other larger format notebook systems. 

This white paper describes how to create a virtualization strategy that achieves these goals and introduces comprehensive desktop-virtualization solutions from Microsoft. Finally, it provides high-level guidance to help companies develop a desktop-virtualization strategy. 

In this mediacast, learn how to utilize virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) technology to enhance desktop flexibility and IT agility. Discover how to deploy and manage your desktop infrastructure effectively. Learn how VDI technology enables you to consolidate virtual desktops while managing your entire desktop not just applications. 

Selecting the most effective server hardware platform is critical for businesses executing a virtualization deployment. In this Pocket E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and NextIO, you will discover an expert analysis of the advantages delivered by blade servers as part of a virtualization initiative. 

Pano Logic® is the first company to offer a complete, purpose-built solution for virtual desktops combining a unique zero-client endpoint device with centralized tools designed specifically for the tasks of deployment and managing virtual desktops. 

This paper is actually a combination of four smaller papers all rolled into one PDF. It features articles on revisiting old virtualization practices for new business purposes, desktop virtualization strategies for faster provisioning and migration, network security concerns in a virtual environment, and more. 

With exploits for known vulnerabilities unleashed on the Internet within as little as 5 days from the release of new patches from Microsoft, it is imperative your desktops and servers be regularly updated to keep them safe from attack.