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Using Performance Drivers to Enhance Business Success: Identifying, Visualizing and Analyzing Key Performance Drivers (KPD metrics) by myDIALS Inc. November 04, 2009 - (Free Research) This paper examines performance metrics and focuses on the nature, identification and use of Key Performance Drivers to enhance business success. It illustrates how these KPD metrics can be visualized and logically related to the Key Performance Indicators that measure those outcomes.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Intel IT's Data Center Strategy for Business Transformation by Dell, Inc. and Intel® September 10, 2012 - (Free Research) This resource offers advice on aligning your data center investments with business need. It details today's best practices for effective data center management strategies.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Desktop Virtualization: The Key for Securing Your Enterprise by Citrix October 04, 2010 - (Free Research) In this paper, Citrix® unveils how desktop virtualization provide IT organizations visibility and control over data to help achieve security and regulatory requirements, without compromising business performance, productivity, and the user experience.  (WHITE PAPER)

Desktop Virtualization and Storage Infrastructure Optimization by Citrix September 29, 2011 - (Free Research) This white paper provides an overview of desktop virtualization and unveils the storage performance challenges of large virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployments. We'll also cover key best practices IT organizations can use to optimize their storage environments to achieve the highest and most cost-effective virtualized desktop performance.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Seven Keys to Selecting the Right Storage Architecture for Enterprise VDI Deployments by Symantec Corporation March 08, 2011 - (Free Research) The conversation around desktop virtualization at the enterprise level is changing. Once reserved primarily for use by remote users, advances in desktop virtualization technology coupled with dramatic price declines in desktop, networking and storage components have made it practical and affordable. Read on to learn more about virtualization today.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Virtual Desktop Toolbox by Cisco Systems, Inc. December 20, 2011 - (Free Research) Read this virtual desktop e-book, featuring experts Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth, to gain key insights on performance monitoring tools, WAN optimization, personalization software, and much more.  (EBOOK)

Dell OptiPlex 960 & Microsoft Windows 7: Better Together by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft Windows 7 August 19, 2010 - (Free Research) Principled Technologies®, a third party test group, tested how Dell™ OptiPlex™ desktops running Microsoft® Windows® 7 can improve system performance, increase user efficiency and help reduce overall operating expenses. Read this paper to learn about key test results from this performance comparison.  (TEST RESULTS) READ ABSTRACT |

Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server: Uncompromised Virtual Desktop Performance by VMware, Inc. January 20, 2012 - (Free Research) When employing a virtual desktop solution, it is crucial to choose the right combination of hardware and software. This white paper introduces a comprehensive technology suite that can deliver uncompromised virtual desktop performance while using less than 5% of available bandwidth.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

VDI Performance Comparison: Cisco UCS Solution vs. HP Solution by Cisco Systems, Inc. June 02, 2011 - (Free Research) This test report compares two major servers with respect to their virtual desktop capacity. Find out which platform supported more virtual desktops while still maintaining an acceptable response time.  (TEST RESULTS) READ ABSTRACT |

Podcast: Why you should secure your cloud computing with zero clients by Hewlett-Packard Company March 25, 2013 - (Free Research) This podcast presents how PCoIP zero clients deliver a high-quality desktop experience to your end-users, while also improving security and performance.  (PODCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Three Key Phases to Implementing Desktop Virtualization by Citrix October 01, 2007 - (Free Research) This EMA white paper provides a prescriptive and practical guide for IT professionals who are interested in learning more about desktop virtualization, how and whether it applies to their organization, and what they need to get started.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Performance Comparison of a Dell Latitude Netbook and Previous Generation Dell Latitude Notebooks by Dell, Inc. and Intel® October 01, 2009 - (Free Research) Dell commissioned Principled Technologies (PT) to run a set of performance tests on a current Intel® processor-based Dell™ Latitude™ netbook and two previous generation Intel processor-based Dell Latitude notebook systems. Read this analyst report to discover the results.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

VDC E-Zine Vol. 35 Planning for Desktop Virtualization by SearchDataCenter.com October 13, 2011 - (Free Research) This expert e-zine offers advice for effectively planning your desktop virtualization initiative. Plus, discover key techniques for improving the reliability of your IT environment and learn how to minimize the impact of cloud disruptions in your data center.  (EZINE)

Gaining Control of the Desktop by Persystent Technologies July 2008 - (Free Research) Desktop support systems can increase desktop availability and performance and provide the end-to-end stability needed to maintain business processes. Read this paper to learn how to reduce desktop management costs and gain control of your desktops.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

3 Steps to Faster EMR Adoption with Desktop Virtualization & SSO by VMware, Inc. January 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper outlines three key steps that your organization can take to accelerate EHR and CPOE adoption. Read on to discover out how to make it faster and easier to deploy new clinical applications while optimizing the clinician experience, protecting patient data, and reducing cost and complexity.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Dell Latitude E4200 & Microsoft Windows 7: Better Together by Dell, Inc. and Microsoft Windows 7 August 2010 - (Free Research) This paper details key performance results when comparing a new Dell Latitude E4200 laptop running Microsoft® Windows® 7 with an older Latitude D610 and D620, both running Microsoft® Windows XP.  (TEST RESULTS) READ ABSTRACT |

Six Desktop Virtualization Pain-points and How XenDesktop 5 Helps Overcome Them by Global Knowledge September 2011 - (Free Research) Many IT departments see the benefits of desktop virtualization and are in the early planning stages of developing various solutions; however, there are still a range of management issues for IT. Review key pain-points that administrators deal with in regards to virtualizing desktops, and learn about ways to alleviate them.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

ESG: The Changing Landscape of Desktop Virtualization by VMware, Inc. February 2012 - (Free Research) Desktop virtualization is quickly becoming a top IT priority as businesses of all sizes adapt to the proliferation of endpoint devices, mobilization of the workforce, and simplified endpoint management. Access this white paper to learn more about the benefits of desktop virtualization.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization for Desktops by Red Hat. May 2011 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses the benefits of virtual desktops over traditional delivery models and reveals the drawbacks to certain virtual desktop solutions that you may not be aware of.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Security - Pix 500 Series Firewalls by Cisco Systems The world-leading Cisco PIX Security Appliance Series provides robust, enterprise-class, integrated network security services including stateful inspection firewalling, protocol and application inspection, virtual private networking, in-line intrusion protection, and rich multimedia and voice security-in cost-effective, easy-to-deploy solutions.  (HARDWARE PRODUCT)

SearchStorageUK Essential Guide to NAS management by SearchStorage.co.UK August 2012 - (Free Research) NAS file-level storage ranges from standalone desktop boxes to huge clusters that scale for capacity and performance and deliver billions of files from parallel file systems. Find out what you need from our top-to-bottom guide to the NAS market.  (ESSENTIAL GUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Better Patient Care: Virtually There by Dell and VMware August 2010 - (Free Research) This IDC Health Insights white paper identifies the key benefits from desktop virtualization in the clinical environment and presents case studies from three hospitals with detailed interviews.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

sTec PCIe Solid-State Drives Boost I/O Performance in VDI Environments by sTec Inc January 2013 - (Free Research) This resource presents a key solution that meets storage I/O performance requirements of next-generation virtual desktop infrastructure initiatives.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Eguide: How to Handle Legacy Apps in a Windows 8 Migration by Microsoft April 2013 - (Free Research) This expert guide explores how to handle legacy applications when migrating to Windows 8. Read on to learn how to avoid the uncertainty and compatibility issues that these applications can cause.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Presentation Transcript: Where Does Storage Data Virtualization Live? by Forsythe December 2009 - (Free Research) Critical to any successful implementation of desktop virtualization is to understand how desktop virtualization can help and which implementations will be most successful. Read this transcript for an overview of desktop virtualization, several virtual desktop solutions, and the operational efficiency gains possible with desktop virtualization.  (PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT) READ ABSTRACT |

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