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MAXIMISING POWER EFFICIENCY WITH DELL OPTIMIZER sponsored by Dell Technologies and Intel WHITE PAPER: Finding the optimal balance between performance and power efficiency is key in getting the best from your hardware. By allowing you to customise your PC’s thermal management settings, learn how Dell Optimizer can ensure you better runtime efficiency in performance per watt for your workload. Posted: 26 Apr 2023 \| Published: 26 Apr 2023 TOPICS: Desktop Computer Support \| Desktop Management \| PC Operating Systems

Proactive PC Support Improves Service and Lowers Total Cost of Ownership sponsored by Intel Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this brief paper to learn about a new IT support delivery tool that reduces response time, boosts employee satisfaction and decreases operating costs. Reduce total cost of ownership using Intel's self-service PC Health Check utility. Posted: 02 Apr 2009 \| Published: 01 Jan 2009 TOPICS: Customer Self-Service \| Customer Support Software \| Desktop Computer Support \| Desktop Management \| Diagnostic and Test Software \| Notebook Computers \| Self-Service Applications Software \| TCO

Building a Secure and Compliant Windows Desktop sponsored by BeyondTrust Corporation WHITE PAPER: Removing administrator rights from end users when they log into their desktop is the Holy Grail of desktop security, but its implementation has been difficult. Read this white paper to discover the benefits of removing admin rights. Posted: 16 Nov 2007 \| Published: 01 Nov 2007 TOPICS: Access Control Software \| Access Rights \| Authentication \| Desktop Management \| Regulatory Compliance \| Security Best Practices \| Security Policies \| Security Threats

Virtualization Performance Study sponsored by ClearCube Technology WHITE PAPER: Managing desktop virtualization environments has been extremely challenging as the industry lacks a standard method of measuring performance. Read this white paper to read the results of a recent study that attempts to evaluate virtualization performance. Posted: 08 May 2007 \| Published: 01 May 2007 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Blade Servers \| Desktop Management \| Hardware Configuration Management \| Server Virtualization \| Software Configuration Management \| VMware

The Desktop Dilemma: Liberty vs. Lockdown sponsored by Bit9, Inc. WHITE PAPER: CIOs and IT departments are under tremendous pressure to implement better processes over how software is deployed, managed, and used by their employees on their company computers. This document will outline a nine-step methodology that can make or break your transition to a well-managed and controlled Windows environment. Posted: 09 Jun 2009 \| Published: 09 Jun 2009 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Monitoring \| Applications Management \| Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Employee Monitoring \| IT Governance \| IT Management \| Software Installation \| Windows

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure sponsored by VMware, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Learn about the benefits of desktop virtualization: administrative and management tasks are reduced; applications can quickly be added, deleted, upgraded, and patched; security is centralized; and data is easier to safeguard and back up. Posted: 07 Oct 2008 \| Published: 03 Oct 2008 TOPICS: Applications Management \| Backups \| Data Centers \| Desktop Management \| Operating Systems \| Security \| Server Virtualization \| VMware

Agentless Application Virtualization: Enabling the Evolution of the Desktop sponsored by VMware, Inc. WHITE PAPER: In this study, IDC analyst Michael Rose discusses how VMware ThinApp, an agentless virtualization solution, addresses the challenges of desktop computing. Read this paper to learn about the pros and cons of virtualized client computing. Posted: 10 Dec 2008 \| Published: 11 Dec 2008 TOPICS: Business IT Alignment \| Data Security \| Desktop Management \| IT Managers \| Operating Systems \| Software Virtualization \| VMware

Streaming and Virtual Hosted Desktop Study sponsored by Intel WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn what Intel IT found when they compared the impact on servers and the network for both streaming software and virtually hosted computing models. Posted: 21 Nov 2008 \| Published: 21 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Desktop Applications Management \| Desktop Management \| Network Performance \| Operating Systems \| Remote Computing \| Server Virtualization \| Streaming Video Software \| Testing

Virtualization 2.0 Is All about Manageability - What You Should Look for in a Monitoring Solution sponsored by eG Innovations, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This document outlines the key management challenges that must be overcome as the use of virtualization continues to increase in production enterprise environments. Posted: 17 Nov 2008 \| Published: 14 Nov 2008 TOPICS: Dashboards \| Desktop Management \| Enterprise Systems \| IT Infrastructure \| IT Managers \| Server Virtualization \| VMware

Intel Centrino Pro and Intel vPro Processor Technology sponsored by Intel Corporation WHITE PAPER: Learn how to improve security and management capabilities with Intel vPro processor technology. This white paper discusses how remote management can simplify systems management and save time for IT administrators. Posted: 21 Nov 2007 \| Published: 01 Nov 2007 TOPICS: Desktop Management \| IT Infrastructure \| Operating Systems \| Patch Management \| Remote Network Management \| Security Threats \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Virus Protection \| Vulnerability Management