This IDC white paper considers the concept of desktop virtualization, specifically as made available by VMware’s VDI and ACE. The document also considers the benefits and limitations of these technologies as well as the best use cases for each, exemplified through user case studies. 

This white paper introduces a new type of virtual solution designed specifically to improve maintenance, management and mobility in today's virtual infrastructures. By minimizing latency across long distances, this technology allows for the quick and efficient delivery of data and applications from one server to another - all with minimal downtime. 

In this report extract, Juniper Research discusses trends in the market for tablet PCs and eReaders. 

Download this paper and learn 7 Tips and Tricks to make your Windows 7 transition seamless and make the most out of your new operating system. Learn things like shuffling through program windows, managing your windows, project display, multi-monitor window management, aero peeking your desktop, and more. 

This small business report looks at the degree to which small businesses are sharing data, the ways in which they are doing so and the real and perceived risks. It shows how these risks can be mitigated. 

With a transition to new endpoints, capabilities and services, changes are on thehorizon for videoconferencing, and the emphasis is now shifting to improvingendpoint coverage and adding reach. 

In this week’s Computer Weekly, we talk to the British Library about the enormous storage challenges of digitising its printed archive; we examine the state of the UK IT jobs market and the skills that are most in demand by employers; and we look at case studies of the best virtualisation projects. Download the new issue now. 

<p>Before you can get started with your private cloud project, you must first virtualize and consolidate your application environment. This case study discusses how one company navigated the virtualization and cloud processes and describes the architecture that assisted them in the process.</p> 

Discover the energy and environmental benefits of cloud computing, including 3 factors that help ensure an eco-friendly cloud environment, and 5 simple steps that lead to an improved and automated energy management strategy. In addition, read 3 case studies and discover the benefits your peers are witnessing with green cloud computing. 

Over the course of several months in 2011, IDC conducted a research study to identify the opportunities and challenges to adoption of a new technology that changes the way in which traditional business solutions are implemented and used. The results of the study are presented in this white paper. 

<p>Maintaining proper control over your mainframe infrastructure can be a time-consuming task for IT professionals. This research report discusses new management capabilities you can leverage immediately to streamline this essential process so you can allocate your time to other important projects.</p> 

Read this white paper to learn how IBM XIV Storage System solutions for Microsoft Exchange can help address today’s challenges surrounding email production as well as archiving environments.