Desktop Hardware
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Tips for completing a network documentation project
Insight Documenting a client's network takes more than the use of autodiscovery tools. Here are some tips to avoid the pitfalls of such a project.
A guide to desktop management
Reviews Desktop (and notebook) PCs present a huge headache for IT managers: looking after hardware and software inventory, configuration, security, patching and software licences, for example, can make serious inroads into the IT budget. We examine the technologies and tools that can make the job easier.
Blade PCs: the ultimate managed desktops
Reviews If you want total control over users' desktops, putting their PCs on blades in the datacentre is one increasingly popular solution.
IBM's 'Microsoft-free' desktop cuts costs by half
News IBM has made available a Linux-based collection of virtual desktop applications that run on a server without the need for desktop hardware--or Microsoft software, according to a report on The Wall Street Journal's Web site.
Tags: Desktops, Web browsers, Linux desktop OS, Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Virtual Desktop, back-office server, collaboration tool, desktop hardware
U.K. CIOs: Businesses shun Windows on Macs
News Issues such as high cost of hardware and lack of support do not make Macs running on Windows OS a viable commercial option for now.
Tags: Personal Computers, Operating systems
IBM to stack PCs, sardine-style
News Big Blue unveils a new workstation whose guts can be packed away in a storage area, freeing up valuable desk space for employees.
IBM to stack PCs, sardine-style
News IBM has found a new way to reduce desk clutter for space-starved workers: Hide the PC.
Linux vendors hope to ride PC upgrade wave
News Gartner is predicting that 220 million desktop PCs will be replaced over the next two years, a prospect that has Linux vendors licking their lips
My plan for getting Linux on the desktop
News David Coursey appoints himself product manager of all things Linux and desktop and will detail some of the issues that need to be resolved as well as some insurmountables.
How to 'rightsize' your IT organization
Insight With all the variables involved, determining head count in an IT organization is not an exact science. But this spreadsheet can help you determine appropriate numbers.
The peril of following old specs
Insight Following tried and tested specifications during a network redesign is a safe bet, but do check the specs for fit before you start. Here's what can go awry if you don't.
Skype phones sans the PC
News New cordless phones let users of the Internet phone service make calls without a computer.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Peer to peer, VoIP
Redmond's virtualization shift continues
News More product and pricing policy changes as Microsoft aims to adapt to a world in which software moves freely from one physical machine to another. Separately, VMware gets Microsoft certification.
Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Software licensing, Microsoft Corp., Hypervisor, remote access, Server, software, Redmond, Softricity SoftGrid
Dell trying to sidestep chip "cartel"
News Dell Computer has opened up relationships with a wider variety of memory manufacturers to curb the effect of recent price hikes in memory chips.
