Posted on October 11th, 2010
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The cost advantages of virtual desktop infrastructures aren’t limited strictly to IT operations. You can also use this technology to lower expenses in other areas, such as selecting and issuing equipment to your employees. With the ability to push a fresh desktop (including Windows 7) to any device – including mobile devices – desktop virtualization provides the backbone for a change in your “standard issue” equipment for your business users.
If you could find a way to issue less expensive devices to your average employee, the cost savings across your company would be substantial. Think about replacing all those laptops with thin-clients, for example. From capital outlay for procurement through ongoing maintenance and replacement, the potential reduction in TCO is enormous.
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Tags: Tags: Citrix, desktop management, Desktop Virtualization, IT operations, operations, virtual desktops, Windows 7, XenDesktop
Posted on September 15th, 2010
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Given the many and powerful advantages of a virtual desktop infrastructure, it’s natural to wonder why more companies haven’t adopted it. With Citrix XenDesktop 4, in particular, and its ability to improve Windows 7 rollout and management, you’d expect just about everyone to move to desktop virtualization. Of course, any major change in technology is disruptive – especially when it comes to your desktops. This can impede a value-accretive migration. Overcome these challenges, however, and you can make your IT department more efficient and your business users more productive.
Here are the top three reasons why companies have not adopted virtual desktop infrastructures and what you can do to overcome them:
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Tags: Tags: application virtualization, Citrix, Desktop Virtualization, infrastructure, virtual desktops, Windows 7, XenApp, XenDesktop
Posted on September 8th, 2010
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Adoption of Citrix XenDesktop 4 has been robust. Many companies are interested in implementing a centralized solution for desktop management, particularly since the control it brings solves a number of IT support challenges, from software deployment to malware prevention. Operational efficiency gains are salient post-implementation, and the TCO and ROI cases are clear. Aside from these high-level benefits, though, there are a number of granular reasons to move to Citrix XenDesktop. Here are the top three:
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Tags: Tags: Citrix, Dazzle, Desktop Virtualization, infrastructure, IT operations, malware, Microsoft, operations, ROI, virtual desktops, Windows, Windows 7, XenDesktop
Posted on August 23rd, 2010
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Windows 7 has arrived, is popular and is coming to an enterprise near you. Soon. Microsoft has already sold 175 million licenses, according to VentureBeat, making it the company’s fastest selling operating system in history. Many IT departments are already planning their migrations, a process that is likely to be long, time-consuming and packed with risk. Smooth out this operating system migration, and you can lower the total cost of ownership while easing the pressure on your department.
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Tags: Tags: Citrix, Desktop Virtualization, Microsoft, risk management, ROI, virtual desktops, Windows 7, XenDesktop
Posted on October 30th, 2009
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Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been lucky enough to be presenting our Windows 7: Unplugged seminar series and it has been a truly enlightening experience. Not only have I had the opportunity to meet over 200 of our customers, but we’ve been able to have a real conversation about why Windows 7 is important to their business and what their plans are for deploying it.
One of the things that I found most stunning, though, is that at every single event there was not one customer that would admit to installing Windows Vista in their enterprise. Now, I’ll grant you that I’ve only talked to about 200 people, and that is a small microcosm of the IT world, but for not a single one to own up to having Vista installed in their corporate IT environments was surprising. Even though I knew that it had lackluster adoption, I assumed that someone, somewhere had to have moved to it.
But, I guess not. Now, before you get ready to send me hate mail because I’m slamming Microsoft, let me set the record straight. I started using Microsoft Windows Vista – as soon as it came out… AND, unlike most people, I did not immediately uninstall it and go back to Windows XP – I ran it continuously until I upgraded to Windows 7 RC1.
While I understood some of the reasoning behind not upgrading, in my mind the reasons were always around the pain and cost of wide scale deployment and hardware upgrades. The reasons I got from customers were much more visceral than that, and the number one reason customers were going to upgrade to Windows 7? Because it’s not Vista.
All I can say is, “Wow.” If all Windows 7 has to do to be successful is not be Vista, then I think we’re halfway there. So far, my experience has been great with Windows 7, and I can tell you it’s just like Vista, only it’s NOT Vista – feel free to comment on your experience here.
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Tags: Tags: Vista, Windows 7
