Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Services (RDS) have come to the forefront with RemoteApp, an RDP-based approach to serving published applications and desktops to the enterprise included in Windows 2008 R2. Now with the RDS server service role in Windows 2008 R2, you can host Applications that run on the server and get pushed to the desktop using the Remote Desktop protocol and Published Applications.
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Tags: Cloud Computing, Infrastructure Technology, network virtualization, remoteapp, server virtualization
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Monday, September 12th, 2011

Are a new set of cloud standards starting to form?
All revolutions start somewhere and their evolution can follow a pretty typical course. Attention must be paid to all the loose ends exploded by the emerging phenomenon, as quite often, how people exploit this new potential at its earliest stages will dominate the shape the new paradigm assumes.
So it is with the developing shape of cloud computing. Definition is starting to emerge in the skies with the establishment of a set of standards seeking to best facilitate its adoption. Will they eliminate the confusion that currently shrouds the stuff? It’s a subject that’s scored a whack of attention from folks anxious to corral usability within manageable parameters. We take a look at some of the organizations trying to set the tone for this game changer. (more…)
Tags: Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Microsoft Cloud Computing, Microsoft Unified Communications, SharePoint Hosting
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Thursday, February 10th, 2011
When is a law office not a law office? Only when the person making the pronouncement is too close-minded to acknowledge how the parameters of what defines a modern professional services firm have evolved.
The virtual law office is an entirely legitimate incarnation of the bricks-and-mortar standard. (more…)
Tags: Enterprise Software, Professional Services, server virtualization, Software as a Service (SaaS)
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Monday, November 15th, 2010
You’ve got a lot of balls. But do you have what it takes to keep them in the air?
Copping to a lack of resources or expertise and seeking support with your juggling act is always a show of strength. Even if the office into which most of your high-flying orbs tumble is that of the chief information officer. (more…)
Tags: CIO
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
I read an article in The Wall Street Journal recently that told me what I already know: virtualization is gaining furious ground in spite of—or, more likely, because of—the sputtering economy.
According to the Journal, and Gartner Inc.’s technology conference in Orlando, Fla., upon which the story was reporting, virtualization is enjoying attention from the business world for the way it offers managers the means to stretch their dollars further by employing existing resources more profitably. Our studies demonstrate that companies that virtualized increased the utilization of their existing hardware to 80%, a remarkable spike from 10-15%. (more…)
Tags: network virtualization, server virtualization, storage virtualization
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