This white paper examines the evolution of private clouds and discusses how many organizations that have implemented grid or virtual machines are moving towards private clouds. It also describes how organizations can successfully implement this new IT delivery model using a phased approach that starts with cloud management software. 

One barrier to the mass adoption of desktop virtualization is that users are often reluctant to surrender their highly personalized profiles. This issue of New Enterprise Desktop eZine takes a look at how user virtualization is breaking through this barrier-without taking away users' individuality. 

The Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems introduce DirectAccess, a solution that provides users with the same experience working remotely as they would have when working in the office. With DirectAccess, remote users can access corporate file shares, Web sites, and applications without connecting to a virtual private network. 

Enterprises, particularly those that deal with personal or private data, are now squarely in the path of a perfect storm. The convergence of regulatory compliance, high-profile data breaches and increased sophistication of cyber-attackers has transformed data security from an interesting IT sideline to a bottom-line, corner-office priority. 

This paper gives a brief overview of the SAP® solutions used by manufacturers of complex products and equipment to differentiate themselves from the competition through superior-value products and services against low-cost global providers. 

Telpage initially deployed wireless broadband equipment from a variety of manufacturers in the 900 MHz, 2.4 and 5.7 GHz frequencies to support point-to-point and point-to-multipoint applications. Unfortunately, that equipment could not reliably scale to support increased demand. Read on to learn how Telpage found reliable scalability. 

Many financial organizations are looking to implement proactive security measures to combat identity theft. Strong authentication – a security method which employs the use of more than one factor to identify users accessing private networks and applications – is among today’s leading choices. 

This white paper describes the types of PM services that can help safeguard the uptime of data centers and IT equipment rooms. 

The ideal firewall solutions for small business integrate a hardware firewall with software controls into a comprehensive security solution that includes virtual private network (VPN) support, antivirus, antispam, antispyware, and content filtering capabilities. 

Register today for a Data Center of the Future live virtual event on December 15 and 16, 2009. Throughout this two-day live event, you'll be able to learn how Cisco – together with world class eco-system partners – is helping IT deliver more value to business by taking a fresh approach to the way data center infrastructure is designed and deployed. 

The VeriSign® Managed PKI service is an outsourced offering that enables enterprises of any size to rapidly and confidently deploy PKI services. It alleviates the burden of planning, building, and maintaining a PKI, while allowing enterprises to maintain internal control over digital-certificate issuance, suspension, and revocation. 

The demands on your data center are constantly increasing, and with data growing even fifty-fold in three years, how can you stay ahead? How can you optimize your data center? Take this interactive data center tour and learn more.