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Cloud, Big Data, Virtualization Driving Enterprise Linux Growth
Linux is poised for continued growth among new and existing users thanks to lower total cost of ownership, technical features and security, among other reasons, according a recent Linux Foundation survey. The January 2012 report from the Linux Foundation and Yeoman Technology Group titled "Linux Adoption Trends 2012: A Survey of Enterprise End Users" claims…
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Novell Launches ZenWorks Application Virtualization Platform
IT systems software specialist Novell announced the release of ZenWorks Application Virtualization 9, which leverages an approach to application harvesting that is designed to enable enterprise IT staff to tap into a library of resources and find the best stored version to build the virtual application dynamically. By harvesting work that has already been done,…
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VMware View Bolts On Additional Virtual Desktop Control
VMware View 5 improves the end-user experience when employing PC over Internet Protocol display-compression technology by adding throttling that cuts back network usage. View 5 also added Persona, VMware s entry into user-profile management, a much-needed feature to keep up in the competitive virtual desktop arena. View 5 is focused on improving the user experience,…
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VDI Evolves Beyond Desktop Replacement
Most enterprise administrators have viewed Virtual Desktop Infrastructure as a way to deliver enterprise desktops to users more efficiently. However, VDI can deliver more than just a typical business desktop; the technology can also be used to deliver specialized business services. A case in point is bank hardware vendor Diebold, which is now running a pilot…
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Virtualization Management Brings the Ultimate in Efficiency
A funny thing happened on the way to virtualization: Many IT managers discovered that instead of bringing simplicity to their busy data centers, the technology actually made things more complicated. Sure, physical server counts were reduced, energy costs lowered and hardware footprints shrank all thanks to virtualization. However, complexity and confusion grew, and managing virtual…
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VMware Unveils New Desktop VDI Clients for Mac OS, Linux
VMware came out Dec. 15 with five new or updated desktop and mobile device clients to operate its VMware View enterprise virtual desktop software. The former Windows-centric View application layer is now enabled with new desktop clients for Ubuntu Linux and Mac OS (tech preview at this time only), in addition to a mobile one…