Source: Citrix - Enterprise Management Associates
This EMA white paper provides a prescriptive and practical guide for IT decision-makers who are interested in learning more about desktop virtualization, how and whether it applies to their organization, and what they need to do next to take advantage of the extraordinary benefits this technology can provide. This paper provides a non-technical introduction, and explains the major benefits to business and IT, including: greater productivity; better, faster, cheaper management and support; improved security and compliance; balance of control and usability; high availability; improved performance; extreme workforce mobility; and maximized resource utilization.
Three Key Phases to Implementing Desktop Virtualization
by EMA
Disaster planning has traditionally involved protecting the data center and its assets, attending to the data, the software, and the necessary hardware. In times of disaster however, even when disaster plans function flawlessly, the prospects for business continuity are often grim. Why? Because when it comes to business, the people involved are still the most important element. Now, new technologies and services are available to ensure that after a disaster the people involved in the day-to-day planning and running of a business have the same level of access to data, services, and all other necessary corporate resources as they had before one. In addition, even during the most exacting times companies will be able to reach out to their employees and provide them with needed services to get them through the hard times.
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Workforce Continuity During Times of Disaster
by EMA
InternetNews.com, Sean Michael Kerner - This positive article on the aftermath of the XenSource acquisition noted the many ways in which Citrix is working to advance the Xen open-source project. Simon Crosby, Citrix chief technology officer, stated, “We’re absolutely committed to the Xen project and there are no plans to change that.” Crosby also indicated the open-source development methodology has been internalized at Citrix. InternetNews.com also noted the integration of Xen branding into the Citrix corporate brand, including the renaming of Citrix Presentation Server as Citrix XenApp.
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Index common information sources using out-of-the-box indexing connectors for file shares, Web sites, SharePoint sites, Exchange public folders, and Lotus Notes databases.
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Set crawl rules and schedules that govern how and when your information is indexed.
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Monitor search performance and improve search relevance with query and results reporting.
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