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This assessment and roadmap development tool will help you create a roadmap for future development of a managed virtual infrastructure and internal cloud.

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Server virtualization has gone from hot emerging trend to a mainstream reality. As virtual infrastructure becomes core infrastructure, focus investment on getting the most benefit at the lowest total cost.

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For many enterprises, server virtualization is moving beyond basic consolidation into a more managed virtual environment, and potentially to the internal Cloud. Understanding the benefits of each of these stages and their associated costs will...

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VMware continues to dominate the server virtualization landscape; however, challengers such as Microsoft, Citrix, and Red Hat are providing competitive features for consolidation and virtual infrastructure management.

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This tool allows enterprises to generate a customized shortlist of vendors based on required capabilities and future requirements around server consolidation, virtual infrastructure management, and the internal cloud.

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This template is designed to provide server virtualization vendors with a consistent set of instructions, ensuring an objective comparison of product features, all while evaluating ease-of-use, and ease of setup and configuration. This template...

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This TCO tool provides organizations with a framework for estimating the costs associated with deploying a server virtualization solution relative to a server refresh, or an alternate vendor.

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VMware continues to dominate, but selection isn't just about who is the leader. Competitors are providing legitimate alternatives for consolidation and virtual infrastructure management.

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Organizations embarking on the selection process for server virtualization may elect to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) after determining their final selection criteria.

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For organizations that have issued a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) to evaluate server virtualization vendors, gathering and scoring the various responses can be difficult and time consuming. This tool enables enterprises to evaluate and...

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Info-Tech Research Group has established that savings through lower one-time and ongoing server acquisition costs is the strongest argument in a business case for server virtualization. Use this calculator to get a broad sense of the...

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Exploding volumes of data are driving the search for faster and more reliable backup, but data value and restore speed are also critical considerations. Designing a best-fit architecture requires these elements be evaluated alongside total cost...

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Many organizations are looking to deploy a videoconferencing solution in order to better meet business collaboration needs and address rising travel costs. This video outlines various factors that go into the videoconferencing investment decision.

Desktop virtualization has transformative potential for how desktops are managed - moving from desktop asset management to providing desktops as a service. End user experience is a critical limitation of remote access virtual desktops. In View...

Desktop virtualization has transformative potential for how desktops are managed - moving from desktop asset management to providing desktops as a service. Citrix wants to be a strategic player in redefining how desktop services are managed and...

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) can be an effective solution for managing end client assets and the client experience. Just like any other solution, VDI must also make financial sense to be a viable alternative. To avoid surprises in the...

Three quarters of organizations investigating desktop virtualization don't consider any vendors beyond VMware or Citrix. These two vendors, however, approach virtual desktops from very different angles. Understand the pros and cons of the two...

Microsoft has been talking about virtual desktop infrastructure as part of its dynamic infrastructure initiative for 18 months. However, when the actual product was called for, the practice has been to point to partner Citrix. This will change...

VMware brought one of Canada's largest telecommunications companies and service providers to the stage of its international user conference Tuesday to show how its desktop virtualization software can be deployed within large enterprise environments.

(IT World Canada) - Researchers from the University of Western Ontario's Richard Ivey School of Business suggest that virtual competence is a soft skill managers should be encouraging in their staff. Why IT professionals would have higher...

(Processor) - Virtualization, a common feature in today's data center, is coming to a desktop near you; however, just what form it takes is still debatable. The VDI (virtual desktop infrastructure) technology and market landscape is fluid and...

By delivering enhanced collaborative capabilities to end users, Unified Communications (UC) solutions can create new telework opportunities for a great number of job roles in an organization. Small enterprise IT leaders should understand the...

Enterprise Web conferencing has matured considerably and major hurdles on the way to critical mass, including high costs and technical limitations, are fading fast. Small enterprises with distributed teams and considerable business travel...

Consolidating and virtualizing servers that were previously distributed means weaning internal customers off the idea of owning server boxes. Chargebacks and SLAs provide a solid framework for communicating and negotiating with business leaders,...