Virtualization by Davis: “Gaining user acceptance for your desktop virtualization project” plus 8 more

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• Gaining user acceptance for your desktop virtualization project
• Don’t miss the chance to be a part of something BIG at Summit
• Wipro Launches VirtuaDesk
• Dell acquires Enstratius
• Paper: Infrastructure-as-a-Service Product Line Architecture Fabric Management Architecture Guide
• Paper: Infrastructure-as-a-Service Product Line Architecture Fabric Architecture Guide
• Using passthrough disks for desktop VM storage? Keep 5 tips in mind
• Cloud-Ready GlusterFS 3.4 Beta Now Available
• Driving customer traffic, made easy

Gaining user acceptance for your desktop virtualization project Posted: 08 May 2013 05:54 PM PDT With the IT press being dominated with articles on the pitfalls of BYO, MDM, MAM, mobile data and cloud-based services it's clear that enterprise IT and end-users are thinking about different things.  When we look at the OS on our compute devices it's clear that more and more end-user concerns are driving the decisions which go into the design of the devices. When IT takes… Read More

Don’t miss the chance to be a part of something BIG at Summit Posted: 08 May 2013 01:40 PM PDT Citrix Summit in Los Angeles, is the most effective and convenient way to maximize your Citrix partnership and acquire the new skills and knowledge that will give you a competitive advantage. From May 20 through 21, thousands of IT professionals will converge in Los Angeles. Join us and learn about the very latest in new, innovative solutions and uncover how you can lead your customers through the… Read More

Wipro Launches VirtuaDesk Posted: 08 May 2013 12:38 PM PDT On May 7, Wipro Ltd. a consulting and outsourcing company, announced the release of VirtuaDesk, an IP-based offering from its Advanced Technologies practice. Wipro collaborated with HP for the first Advanced Technologies IP-based offering.  Wipro desktop virtualization solution enables customers to secure, provision, and share applications and data, for a collaborative and mobile workforce. VirtuaDesk is available as an on-premise or off-site private cloud deployment. For on-premise deployments, organizations receive VirtuaDesk through a pre-configured appliance that comes with integrated hardware and software. Furthermore VirtuaDesk leverages desktop virtualization technologies from Citrix, and Microsoft. VirtuaDesk uses HDX technology in Citrix XenDesktop. The solution relies on Microsoft Hyper-V for running the Windows desktop in guest virtual machines, and incorporates Microsoft's comprehensive infrastructure management software. Shaji Farooq, Senior Vice President, Advanced Technologies and Go-To-Market Transformation, Wipro said: We introduced the Advanced Technologies practice to position Wipro as the partner of choice for our customers focused on leveraging social, mobility, analytics, cloud, sensor technologies and high performance computing. VirtuaDesk is a packaged offering that includes Wipro IP and best-in-class Wipro services, combined with industry-leading partner technologies, VirtuaDesk represents a flagship and differentiated offering from Wipro's cloud-based Workplace Transformation Suite that we intend to expand over time. Stephen DeWitt, Senior Vice President, Enterprise Marketing, HP said: Cloud, mobility, social and big data are transforming organizations, requiring them to change the way they use technology in order to remain competitive, VirtuaDesk is the result of the long term collaboration between HP and Wipro that expands our joint offerings to provide customers with greater mobility and increased productivity. Labels: Desktop Virtualization, Wipro

Dell acquires Enstratius Posted: 06 May 2013 10:10 AM PDT Dell today announced that it has acquired Enstratius, which used to be known as enStratus. Enstratius delivers a private and public cloud management product either available via Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or on-premise. Dell states that the acquired technology of Enstratius will complement the technology which Dell acquired from Gale Technologies in November last year which is now called Active System Manager (ASM) offering multi-cloud management and application configuration capabilities. CONTINUE READING ON CLOUDCOMPUTING.INFO… Labels: acquisition, Dell, enStratus

Paper: Infrastructure-as-a-Service Product Line Architecture Fabric Management Architecture Guide Posted: 06 May 2013 04:35 AM PDT Microsoft has released a paper titled: "Infrastructure-as-a-Service Product Line Architecture Fabric Management Architecture Guide". The paper which contains 69 pages provides guidance to develop solutions for a Microsoft private cloud infrastructure in accordance with the IaaS PLA patterns that are identified for use with the Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1). This paper also has an accompanying paper titled: "Infrastructure-as-a-Service Product Line Architecture Fabric Architecture Guide" which covers the development of the associated fabric architecture. CONTINUE READING ON CLOUDCOMPUTING.INFO… Labels: Microsoft, Paper

Paper: Infrastructure-as-a-Service Product Line Architecture Fabric Architecture Guide Posted: 06 May 2013 04:30 AM PDT Microsoft has released a paper titled:"Infrastructure-as-a-Service Product Line Architecture Fabric Architecture Guide". The paper which contains 112 pages provides guidance to develop solutions for a Microsoft private cloud infrastructure in accordance with the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) product line architecture patterns that are identified for use with the Windows Server 2012 operating system. This paper also has an accompanying paper titled: "Infrastructure-as-a-Service Fabric Management Architecture Guide" which covers the development of a fabric management architecture. CONTINUE READING ON CLOUDCOMPUTING.INFO… Labels: Microsoft, Paper

Using passthrough disks for desktop VM storage? Keep 5 tips in mind Posted: 08 May 2013 08:14 AM PDT Connecting desktop VMs to passthrough disks can enhance performance, but it does add complexity. Watch out for these five hang-ups.

Cloud-Ready GlusterFS 3.4 Beta Now Available Posted: 07 May 2013 09:00 PM PDT John Mark Walker, Gluster Community Lead, Red Hat

Driving customer traffic, made easy Posted: 08 May 2013 07:10 AM PDT We all know that first impressions count and, with an estimated 75% of all customers enquiries now starting online, your website is no exception. Citrix Syndication has recently completed a new project designed to help you – and your website – stand out from the crowd. Launching May 16, these brand new Citrix branded buttons are designed to help drive traffic directly to your syndicated… Read More

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