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The Business Case for Server Refresh

Best practices for reaping the benefits of virtualization!

Virtualization: The question is when, not if

Source: InfoWorld

At the risk of stating the obvious, virtualization is the future of IT. Interestingly, It’s also the history of IT as well, when you think of mainframes, OS/400, and so forth. Everything old is new again. But the world of contemporary virtualization has not jelled yet. Multiple vendors offer various products, each with their pros and cons and price tags – all the way from completely free to tens of thousands of dollars in licensing costs.

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Desktop Virtualization

Source: InfoWorld

Every few years another technology springs forth to solve the desktop dilemma. Citrix Presentation Server, Windows Terminal Server, ClearCube, and others were all attempts to deliver a full desktop experience to the end user without the actual desktop. In some respects they succeeded, but they didn’t penetrate the market and IT mindshare on a global scale. Read this original InfoWorld report on Desktop Virtualization.

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