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According to research by Spiceworks, small- and medium-sized businesses have recently shown their strongest technology gains in 18 months.
Enterprises utilizing virtualization may reap the benefits, but companies may also run into trouble if problems continue to occur.
Information technology industry experts met at the National Association of Software and Services Companies 2011 conference.
Microsoft recently announced beta versions of its system center configuration manager products.
That’s a pretty common question these days. With all of the products in my tech solutions, everything seems to have a SQL backend set up to house the actual data or at a minimum, the configurations. Lots of times, it is confusing to know which databases are supported with what products. And while the solutions [...]
Retail giant Target is looking to save millions of dollars in the next few years by implementing server virtualization technology from Microsoft, the software company recently reported.
The virtual desktop infrastructure has many benefits for administrators, but without proper planning, these problems may go unsolved.
While cloud computing has already afforded businesses numerous cost and performance advantages, one expert recently asserted the technology needs to continue to evolve to leverage the full benefits of virtualization.
While the effects of the recent earthquake in Japan will be felt for some time, companies that utilize cloud computing for their disaster recovery efforts will find they can mitigate many of the challenges stemming from the catastrophe.
Sometimes you need to restart Explorer to get things straightened out on your desktop. Maybe the Notification Area is losing it or you want to refresh your Quick Launch. Whatever the reason, in the past I have always pulled up Task Manager and killed the explorer process. Simple and effective but maybe too harsh for [...]
Small- and medium-sized businesses have discovered they can improve operations and reduce spending by deploying virtual office solutions, such as desktop and infrastructure virutalization, a recent study found.
Top Virtualization Solution Providers Partner to Form National Delivery Organization – M7 Global Partners NY/NY – March 7, 2011 – Seven of the country’s leading IT consulting firms – AEC Group, Agile 360/Entisys Systems, Gotham Technology Group, IntraSystems, IPM, LPS Integration, and Right! Systems – today announced the official unveiling of M7 Global Partners, a [...]
With the rapid rate of technology growth in the healthcare industry, many medical organizations are finding it difficult to stay on the cutting edge of the IT world. When it comes to electronic medical records, in particular, many of these organizations find it necessary to replace the equipment even before they are able to break [...]
Cloud optimization services provider Akamai Technologies recently announced the launch of its Electronic Software Delivery for Gaming, a solution designed to enhance both consumers and publishers of online games. According to Akamai, its Electronic Software Delivery for Gaming package utilizes its cloud-based network to "enhance a consumer's game download experience and increase download completion rates [...]
Businesses that adopt the combined desktop virtualization solution from Citrix and Cisco can reduce their costs and improve the overall efficiency of their IT solutions, vice presidents from both companies recently asserted. In a question-and-answer session, Citrix vice president Sumit Dhawan and Cisco vice president of enterprise architecture and systems Phil Sherburne agreed their partnership [...]
Study: Majority of businesses using virtualization
Businesses have found the move to virtualization is paying off, and the vast majority have deployed some form of the technology, according to a recent report by Gabriel Consulting. In a survey of 199 enterprise data center managers, 71 percent of respondents indicated they have implemented two or more virtual mechanisms, such as virtual desktop [...]