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CIO Decisions - October 2011 Volume 10

CIOs aren’t the only ones behind the push to virtual desktops -- cost savings, greater mobility and employee demand have turned business executives into fans as well. In the October 2011 edition of Enterprise CIO Decisions Ezine, learn how to get the most out of deploying virtual desktops in your organization. Access >>>

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- Making virtual desktop infrastructure efforts pay dividends at last by Niel Nickolaisen
  Virtual desktops have enchanted IT as an extension of server and storage virtualization. But the reality often has been disappointing -- until now.

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- Desktop virtualization now being pushed by the business, not by IT by Christina Torode, News Director
  Virtual desktop infrastructure no longer is the end-all solution for desktop virtualization, and the technology's business use cases are shifting.
- Desktop virtualization deployment strategies and challenges by Christina Torode, News Director
  A look at how enterprise IT execs have deployed desktop virtualization, the benefits they have realized and the challenges they faced along the way.
- CIOs sell enterprise desktop virtualization with mobility by Linda Tucci, Senior News Writer
  Enterprise desktop virtualization is getting a boost from iPad-wielding execs -- and all the other mobile warriors. Success is knowing user needs.

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