Qld Health Commission injects virtual desktops
The Queensland Health Quality and Complaints Commission (HQCC) is nearing completion of a $400,000 IT infrastructure overhaul that will see virtual servers and desktops used throughout the organisation.
View ArticleDesktop virtualisation take-up on the increase
A third of enterprises are looking to move to desktop virtualisation according to research from desktop services specialist Centrix. More than three-quarters of the respondents said that cost reduction...
View ArticleLinux, Windows or both? Doesn't matter to virtual desktop vendor, Ulteo
Ulteo is poised to offer commercial support for its free virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) software, which the open-source startup says will cost companies a fraction of established offerings from...
View ArticleMicrosoft downplays virtual desktop benefits
While a virtualised desktop infrastructure (VDI) may promise some advantages for the enterprise, the approach is still more expensive and less responsive than standard desktop PC deployments, contends...
View ArticleThe renaissance IT professional
As technologies evolve, so must the skill sets of IT professionals. The IT department of the future will look dramatically different -- perhaps smaller -- and definitely with new capabilities.
View ArticleSchool district opts for VDI in computer labs
As technical director for the Rocori School District in Stearns County, Minn., Brian Michalski was looking into virtual desktop infrastructure as a way to cut costs in the schools' 13 computer labs.
View ArticleThe growing importance and network impact of VDI
If virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) was a racehorse, it would be one to back. Gartner predicts that hosted virtual desktop (HVD) deployments will reach 15% of professional desktop users by 2014 and...
View ArticleLessons learned in my virtual desktop integration (VDI) deployment
As the IT infrastructure manager at Digital Intelligence Systems LLC (DISYS), an IT solutions company, I recently initiated the build-out of a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to support our large...
View ArticleIn Pictures: Citrix wins VDI faceoff
VMware, Microsoft score high in test of hosted virtual desktop infrastructure
View ArticlePental upgrades storage for improved disaster recovery
Australian soap manufacturer Pental was struggling with an aging storage area network (SAN) that had the potential to cause serious backup issues, until it implemented new infrastructure.
View ArticleEase of management, mobility drive VDI at Bentleys Brisbane
Bentleys Brisbane has begun a pilot of virtual desktops, with the independent Queensland accountancy using appliances that bring together both storage and compute in a single package as an alternative...
View ArticleHornsby Council rolls out virtual desktops
Hornsby Shire Council in northern Sydney is in the pilot phase of a rollout of virtual desktop infrastructure. The rollout, which is due to be completed by the end of June, will involve shifting the...
View ArticleVirtualization delivers workforce mobility for hospital
Virtual desktops have meant that caregivers at Sunshine Coast University Private Hospital aren't chained to their desks according to Ramsay Health Care infrastructure engineer Barry White.
View ArticleQld Health Commission injects virtual desktops
The Queensland Health Quality and Complaints Commission (HQCC) is nearing completion of a $400,000 IT infrastructure overhaul that will see virtual servers and desktops used throughout the organisation.
View ArticleDesktop virtualisation take-up on the increase
A third of enterprises are looking to move to desktop virtualisation according to research from desktop services specialist Centrix. More than three-quarters of the respondents said that cost reduction...
View ArticleLinux, Windows or both? Doesn't matter to virtual desktop vendor, Ulteo
Ulteo is poised to offer commercial support for its free virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) software, which the open-source startup says will cost companies a fraction of established offerings from...
View ArticleMicrosoft downplays virtual desktop benefits
While a virtualised desktop infrastructure (VDI) may promise some advantages for the enterprise, the approach is still more expensive and less responsive than standard desktop PC deployments, contends...
View ArticleThe renaissance IT professional
As technologies evolve, so must the skill sets of IT professionals. The IT department of the future will look dramatically different -- perhaps smaller -- and definitely with new capabilities.
View ArticleSchool district opts for VDI in computer labs
As technical director for the Rocori School District in Stearns County, Minn., Brian Michalski was looking into virtual desktop infrastructure as a way to cut costs in the schools' 13 computer labs.
View ArticleThe growing importance and network impact of VDI
If virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) was a racehorse, it would be one to back. Gartner predicts that hosted virtual desktop (HVD) deployments will reach 15% of professional desktop users by 2014 and...
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