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. 

The IBM XIV Storage System was designed to create a different enterprise storage reality. By listening carefully to customers—including Oracle users—IBM has designed a storage system that tackles real storage issues head-on. Read this white paper to learn more. 

This white paper examines what features are necessary and nice to have on business intelligence (BI) dashboards. 

While desktop virtualization and VDI are certainly becoming trendy, the reality today is that properly designing a system is still complex and a source of worry and confusion for many architects. 

This expert e-guide from SearchWindowsServer.com offers advice for planning and designing an effective security strategy. Find out why it is important to also secure Group Policy settings and learn how managed service accounts boost server security in R2. 

With the announcement of Android 2.2, code named "Froyo," Google targets the enterprisemarket for the first time. This release has features to enable devices that can be grantedsupport under the "appliance level" of the Gartner Managed Diversity Framework. 

In the October 2011 cover story of Storage magazine, Phil Goodwin provides a status update on solid-state storage technology. Learn about the various use cases for solid-state storage and find out the different forms of solid-state technology on the market today. 

Check out this white paper for an introduction to a managed storage infrastructure solution designed to provide a high-performance, turnkey solution for backup and recovery operations. Designed to be energy-efficient, and bundled with the latest trending storage technologies, this integrated solution may be the answer to your storage needs. 

This paper shows the industry-wide acceptance of SIP and the recent advances of the open source software projects related to Voice over IP (VoIP). Read why the author firmly believes that the VoIP open source is still in its infancy, but its acceptance and product maturity will grow rapidly over the next few years. 

MGM Resorts International sought to consolidate the data centers from its latest acquisitions, in order to contain IT costs, increase availability, improve agility and focus on innovation. The company chose Dell™ Services to perform a Virtualization Assessment with partners Intel® and VMware®. 

While we try to keep pace and adopt new platforms such as smartphones, social media and cloud services, malware is just as good at taking on the latest trends with ease. Explore why enterprises need to step up their game and implement new antimalware protection strategies that are specifically designed to mitigate these multifaceted threats. 

Read this paper to learn about a business-specific solution that is designed with forward-thinking brands in mind. With all industries considered and all accepts of selling considered from sales to customer relationship management, this new system may fit all of your needs.