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This article is part of the October 2011 Volume 10 issue of Deploying virtual desktops
This is the first in a two-part series about enterprise desktop virtualization adoption strategies. In this 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. The second part digs into how enterprises are deploying virtual desktop technologies and the challenges they are encountering along the way. The desktop virtualization tables have turned. Where once IT shops argued and pushed for the technology to solve their desktop administrative and security headaches, now the business is pushing IT to use desktop virtualization to resolve a potpourri of business problems. More on desktop virtualization Desktop virtualization deployment strategies and challenges Enterprise desktop virtualization design and testing best practices Virtualization without virtualization management cancels out benefits At Honeywell International Inc., end users want access to an Adobe Flash-based SAP application on their iPads and other iOS devices, but such devices don't ... 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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