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This article is part of the October 2011 Volume 10 issue of Deploying virtual desktops
This is the second in a two-part series about enterprise desktop virtualization adoption strategies. This part digs into how enterprises are deploying virtual desktop technologies and the challenges they are encountering along the way. In the first part, IT executives and experts discuss the trends that are making it easier for IT to pitch desktop virtualization as the answer to a host of business problems. For Neal Kaderabek, CIO at Hallmark Services Corp., desktop virtualization was but one piece of a larger business transformation project to update IT systems and business processes and position his company for growth. More on desktop virtualization strategy Desktop virtualization now being pushed by the business, not by IT Virtual desktops vs. fat clients: A review of the tradeoffs Virtual Computer's CEO dishes on virtual clients, Microsoft and Intel support VMware details PCoIP bandwidth improvements for View 5 virtual desktops Desktop virtualization, however, was not an easy piece. Kaderabek's team converted 400 of the health insurance company's ... 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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Making virtual desktop infrastructure efforts pay dividends at last
by Niel Nickolaisen
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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.
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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.
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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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Desktop virtualization now being pushed by the business, not by IT
by Christina Torode, News Director
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