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	Cisco, EMC coalition supports Oracle, VDI VCE, the data center-focused joint venture formed by Cisco and EMC/VMware, rolled out converged infrastructure systems designed to support the latest technology from the founding companies as well as specialized offerings for Oracle and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments. Read More WEBCAST: Dell VMware An End-to-End Approach to Data Protection Traditional approaches to data protection are no longer enough. Why not? Because data volumes are exploding. Because there's little or no tolerance for data loss and downtime. View Now In this Issue VDI technology better, faster and cheaper, but adoption still slow Where do SDNs fit in the data center? Sharky: Another highly complex virtualization issue solved WEBCAST: Dell VMware How to Transform IT into a Center of Business Innovation Although IT supports virtually every business process, many organizations are hard-pressed to take advantage of technology advances when they're trapped into spending most of the IT budget on maintenance instead of innovation. View Now VDI technology better, faster and cheaper, but adoption still slow Virtual desktop infrastructure has come a long way since the 2000s thanks to plummeting prices for clients, better graphics cards and improved administration. By and large, though, VDI deployments remain more of a niche solution. Read More WEBCAST: Dell Wyse and VMware Capitalizing on Desktop Virtualization As more than half of those surveyed by IDG move to virtual desktop infrastructure, mastering its complexities has never been more important. With the right best practices and trusted partners, you can do just that--thus accelerating time to value, simplifying deployment and management, and creating organizational agility. View Now Where do SDNs fit in the data center? As CIOs try to make sense of the hype surrounding software-defined networks (SDNs) and their potential in data centers, some experts and vendors say IT leaders are looking for answers in all the wrong places. Read More Sharky: Another highly complex virtualization issue solved This user in a government agency is the guinea pig for a new Citrix system, and the level-3 support pilot fish responsible for the project is pretty sure there won't be any help from levels 1 and 2. He's right. Read More
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