This document is intended for IT decision makers, planners, architects, service professionals and installers that are evaluating VDI. A moderate level of technical expertise and familiarity with VMware, Microsoft Windows Server and Desktop Operating Systems as well as HP ProLiant and StorageWorks hardware is considered essential. 

Independent tests performed under industry benchmark standards find that Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the leading platform for running web servers - as well as Java applications and other large-scale online transaction processing tools in popular use by Internet vendors. 

Despite progress in Virtualization, much development still remains. With predications that virtualization will become pervasive, this research highlights forthcoming challenges and strategic issues facing IT planners. 

Join Glenn Weadock, Global Knowledge Instructor, MCITP, MCSE, MCT, A+, for this Windows 7 Review Guide. This white paper introduces the key areas in which Windows 7 differs from Vista - areas you'll need to focus on if you're thinking of moving to Windows 7, either from Vista or from XP. 

SQL Server is the relational database used for storing all content, data, and configuration information used by Office SharePoint Server 2007. Protecting SharePoint requires protecting each of the three architectural tiers. This whitepaper will discuss the need to protect all three tiers of SharePoint's implementation architecture. 

Today’s data centers and cloud computing environments require increased I/O performance to support large-scale applications such as databases, web servers, e-commerce applications, file servers, and email. This whitepaper focuses on the performance benefits of using the Adaptec MaxIQ™ SSD Cache Performance Solution. 

Latency is an important metric that should be considered when evaluating web application delivery solutions. Through tests performed, Citrix NetScaler exhibited very low latencies and was at least 3x fast than F5 BIG-IP in almost all test scenarios. 

Delivering information to 1000's of end users that is useful, timely and accurate for critical decision making. Ensuring easy access to this information over the web, securely, while saving time on the management of your reports. 

This videocast sponsored by Dell and Intel featuring virtualization experts, Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth, discusses the top 15 reasons why virtual desktop projects fail. Discover the considerations to make when virtualizing desktops, like hidden costs, implementation planning and user needs. 

This guide is designed to provide you with a technical overview of the new and improved features in Windows Server 2008 R2. 

In this podcast, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down the seven different layers of the server virtualization architecture, and explains the role the hypervisor plays in the success of that infrastructure. 

In this transcript, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down the seven different layers of the server virtualization architecture, and explains the role the hypervisor plays in the success of that infrastructure. 

In this Pocket E-Guide, you will find insight into the causes of persistent Windows server security risks. Learn how a lack of standards adoption, delegation, and coordination among security teams can lead to compliance gaps and security breaches, and why a lack of cohesive priorities within a team can create significant Windows vulnerabilities.