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whitepaper IT Provider Uses Application Virtualization for Mission-Critical Software Upgrade2008-11-14 Microsoft
  Kommunale InformationsVerarbeitung Baden-Franken (KIVBF) provides IT services to more than 550 German municipalities. KIVBF needed to install new software on 2,000 PCs overnight to enable its customers to issue enhanced, second-generation passports with digital fingerprints. KIVBF deployed Microsoft Application Virtualization to manage the software and, as a result, experienced easier upgrades, increased application stability, and a decline in support requests.

Tags: Infrastructure Management, Desktop Systems - PCs		   
whitepaper Case Study: How a Pennsylvania School District Overcame its IT Asset Management Nightmare2008-10-23 SchoolDude.com
  The School District of Springfield Township (Oreland, PA) was struggling with a common issue: too much IT stuff and not enough staff. They grew fast, with over 2,000 machines, and only 4 IT technicians. They needed a better way to manage inventory and software licensing issues.

Read this case study to learn which SaaS solution helped them:
  • Streamline all aspects of IT asset administration, from monitoring and reporting, to planning and lifecycle costing
  • "Work miracles" and ended the district's IT inventory control "nightmare"
  • Increase efficiency of current staff and use cost savings on other IT initiatives


Tags: Desktop Systems - PCs, Resources Mgmt., Strategic Planning, Network Administration, Help Desk, Call Center - Contact, IT Reliability		   
whitepaper Hardware and Garden Retailer Uses Intel vPro Technology to Improve Management and Slash Power Consumption Across Rural NSW Stores2008-11-01 Intel
  Founded in 1986, Petries Mitre 10 Home & Garden Centre is a major regional supplier of hardware and gardening supplies within central New South Wales. Point-of-sale (POS) system integrity is essential in any retail operation, and when the stores are hours apart even a small problem can cause lost revenue and upset customers while waiting for technical support. With more than 50 PCs across its retail stores, Petries was wasting electricity keeping systems running 24/7 even though they were not used at night. Petries Mitre deployed Desktop PCs and point-of-sale systems, based on Intel Core2 Duo processors with vPro technology, let Petries' desktop management outsourcer, AXXIS Technology, diagnose and resolve many technical problems without even getting in the car.

Tags: Point of Sale Devices, Processors		   
whitepaper Building a Highly Reliable SAN2008-01-24 Dell EqualLogic
  System reliability is a vital component in Storage Area Network (SAN) design that keeps your production environment operating and avoids data loss and downtime. But since SANs are built using mechanical and electronic parts, component failures, environmental factors, or manufacturing defects are not uncommon. This paper discusses best practices in total system design to achieve the highest levels of service.

Tags: Monitoring Systems, Desktop Systems - PCs, Business Intelligence - Data Warehousing, SANs		   
whitepaper Desktop Virtualization for the Enterprise2008-10-28 RingCube
  Desktop virtualization is the next wave of virtualization adoption. The vision that anywhere, anytime access can be present in your workspace is now a reality. A new portfolio of virtualization technologies is available. Watch this program and learn how to implement virtualization in your organization so that you can realize the vision of the composite adaptive workspace.

Tags: Infrastructure Management, Virtualization		   
whitepaper Take business PCs to the next leve: Improve security and remote manageability with Intel? vPro? technology-based notebook and desktop PCs2008-10-22 Intel
  Intel? Centrino? 2 with vPro? technology for notebook PCs and Intel? Core?2 processor with vPro? technology for desktop PCs will change your IT reality. Our latest technology is optimized for business computers, taking you to the next level with leading-edge security and manageability built right into the chip. Building on a common technology foundation, notebook and desktop computers with Intel? vPro? technology bring even more security and management features to IT. Intel vPro technology offers a unified, proven approach to maintaining, managing, and protecting computers throughout your organization ? even if the OS is unresponsive or the PC is powered off ? using the same IT management console.

Tags: Desktop Systems - PCs, Business Management, Best Practices, High Performance Computing		   
whitepaper Recommended Practices for PC Fleet Management for Mid Market and EnterpriseOrganizations2008-10-22 Intel
  PC management is both costly and ongoing. Desktop support alone soaks up 30-45 percent1 of IT budgets. But optimizing your PC fleet management strategy will produce efficiencies and lower costs. This paper provides essential guidance to IT decision makers mid market and enterprise organizations to help them choose an effective PC management strategy for improving manageability, performance,and productivity.

Tags: Processors, Desktop Systems - PCs, Decision Support - DW Front End, High Performance Computing		   
whitepaper The Benefits of Intel? Centrino? with vPro? Technology in the Enterprise2008-10-22 Intel
  PCs are essential in today's enterprises, yet managing a PC fleet can consume a significant portion of IT's time and budget. Finding ways to keep employees productive with powerful notebook PCs while keeping IT management costs low requires a combination of sound IT management practices and technology that maximizes benefits to users and minimizes effort for IT. Intel? Centrino? with vPro? technology is the culmination of a large-scale initiative to support efforts to keep business users as productive as possible on notebooks and help IT keep cost and efforts low to manage the entire PC fleet. This paper presents the results of research sponsored by Intel and conducted by Wipro Product Strategy & Architecture (PSA) practice, designed to examine the potential impact of Intel Centrino Pro processor technology on the total cost of ownership (TCO) for business notebook PCs. This analysis examines how Intel Centrino Pro processor technology can help reduce infrastructure complexity, and how the technology affects manageability and IT costs. This research extends concepts originally described in Wipro's New Insights on PC Management study, which detailed the relationship between infrastructure complexity and overall notebook support costs.

Tags: Desktop Systems - PCs, Business Management, Cost Control - Risk Mgmt., High Performance Computing		   
whitepaper Microsoft Application Virtualization Moves School Board to the Head of the Class2008-10-01 Microsoft
  With 14,000 computers distributed among 132 schools, the Durham District School Board faced a big IT challenge, supporting a diverse inventory of computers located in classrooms, labs, and offices across the region. IT staff had been driving to individual schools to resolve application issues, delaying help-ticket response times and imposing significant travel costs. Durham sought a more efficient way of supporting users. After researching a variety of options, the school board selected Microsoft Application Virtualization, part of the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) for Software Assurance.

Tags: Desktop Systems - PCs		   
whitepaper Romanian Substation Manufacturer Continues to Drive Growth With Dell2008-10-01 Dell
  Rate of growth at Romania-based Electro Sistem reached 30 per cent a year in recent years, driven in part by the country's economic boom. Today, with rates slowing, attention has shifted to updating the company's technology. The first step was to replace desktops, which lacked robust support services. Dell is now supplying Electro Sistem with Dell OptiPlex desktops to support both engineers and administration staff. Directors are also using Dell Latitude notebooks for effective mobile working. Extensive support services ensure machines maintain their high performance.

Tags: Laptops		   


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