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  • Burning questions: Virtualisation

    By Jon Brodkin | 26 October, 2010 00:52

    Virtualizing x86 infrastructure isn't just a one-step process -- as servers change, the whole data center must change as well. While server hypervisors such as VMware's ESX, Microsoft's Hyper-V and Xen can make IT more efficient and cost-effective, many of the virtualization advantages can be canceled out when data centers rely on technology and processes that haven't been updated for the virtualization age.

  • Desktop Virtualization: Top Vendors Still Miss the Mark

    By Kevin Fogarty | 25 May, 2010 04:23

    Desktop virtualization has a predicted growth curve that leaves much of the PC and IT services industries smiling: Yet none of the technologies or service providers promising to offer hosted virtual desktops are ready to step into key roles in enterprise IT infrastructures, according the same well-respected analysts who set the server virtualization market on its ear with a similar conclusion last year.

  • 5 virtual desktop pitfalls

    By Jon Brodkin | 03 April, 2010 06:49

    Most CIOs have started considering virtual desktop infrastructure and other types of desktop virtualization, but only a minority has reached the deployment stage. (See related story, "As Windows 7 gains steam, VDI set to rise".) Virtual desktops can potentially provide more flexibility for users, make it easier to apply patches and reduce IT help desk calls, but there are still numerous problems that keep desktop pros up at night. Here are five pitfalls to watch out for.

  • Technologies come and go, but managing networks is still about problem-solving

    By Ellen Messmer | 12 February, 2010 08:03

    Technologies come and go, but managing networks is still about problem-solving in a changing world, as these IT executives can attest.

  • Smart Wins: Seeds of Efficiency

    By Cindy Waxer | 19 November, 2009 08:37

    How Swedish agribusiness Lantmännen cultivated a more cost-effective infrastructure.

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