When CENTCOM replaced an aging and cumbersome virtualized desktop environment with VMware View, it achieved improved manageability, more efficient allocation of storage hardware, and greater efficiency and usability—including a reduction in user login times from 3-5 minutes to 35 seconds.
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Human lives depend on the multilevel secure (MLS) desktops used in government agencies. Yet today’s government MLS systems are not always as efficient as they could be. They typically consist of complex webs of networks and devices running multiple operating systems and applications over a host of network connections. Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) provides a […]
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This solution profile describes the challenges faced by one child protective services agency and how it addressed them by partnering with VMware. Although this example describes the experience of just one agency, the solution can be equally relevant for any number of public sector agencies with remote workers who require reliable, secure access to key […]
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A flood of employee-owned mobile devices, combined with a White House-mandated mobility initiative is driving federal, state and local government organizations to figure out how they can securely ride the growing post-PC wave of end-user computing. As market researchers such as IDC estimate, by 2015, more U.S. Internet users will access the Internet through mobile […]
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Desktop virtualization is a strategic initiative for budget-conscious state and local governments to optimize their IT investments. Many state and local governments turn to desktop virtualization following successful server virtualization projects; by streamlining their datacenters and reducing the number of servers, state and local governments have realized cost savings in hardware and maintenance and reductions […]
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As the workforce is going mobile, more and more organizations are considering a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) with VMware® Horizon View™ to reduce operational costs, enhance security, and support Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) requirements. Before you begin your VDI journey, read these tech tips from our VMware experts on best practices for determining storage […]
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Organizations worldwide are using a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to deliver desktops as a managed service to end-users with VMware® Horizon View™. The result is reduced operational costs, enhanced security, and the ability to support a mobile workforce. As you begin to design your Horizon View VDI deployment, follow these tech tips from our VMware […]
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Riverbed SteelFusion, as the first converged infrastructure solution purpose-built for the branch, promises to transform branch IT through the stateless “projection” of data, applications, and VMs actually stored in the datacenter. In this Taneja Group Technology Validation we put SteelFusion through our hands-on lab to to test if it really delivers on its broad claims. […]
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In this Taneja Group Product Profile we review Riverbed’s SteelFusion (formerly known as Granite), and examine how it marries together multiple technical advances including stateless compute, “projected” datacenter storage and WAN optimization to deliver an innovative branch converged infrastructure. SteelFusion supports distributed IT by addressing traditional branch IT challenges – providing simplified deployment, resiliency in […]
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Straight from our experts at VMware®, follow these technical tips for a successful and smooth implementation of VMware Horizon Mirage™. From sizing your servers to allocating storage, reference these tips as you move to a centralized virtual desktop environment.
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