The “coolness factor” of delivering a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) over a smartphone or tablet computer is undeniable. But does it make sense? Will users become frustrated once they get past the honeymoon stage and start doing real work on their mobile devices? In this short technical article I outline five questions IT managers should [...]
Current virtualization, consolidation and cloud computing trends amplify the age-old problems of bandwidth and latency. In the past, companies tended to make do with what they had. But the drive to provide more services with fewer resources requires companies to face bandwidth limitations head-on. The answer, for some, has been WAN optimization technology. I wrote [...]
I’ve written before about the need for cloud computing providers to be more open with customers and prospects about the security measures they have in place (Cloud computing security: Seeing is believing). Some IT organizations use (a lack of) security as an excuse for not pursuing cloud computing while others need this information to evaluate [...]
While cloud computing adoption trends in the United Kingdom are similar to the those in the United States, how companies use cloud computing in those regions differs. I recently interviewed Forrester Analyst Stefan Ried for TechTarget’s new SearchNetworking.co.UK, on the topic of cloud computing trends in the UK. We discussed how cloud computing is being [...]
There’s a lot of information online about the pros and cons of using iPads in healthcare. I was researching a possible angle to cover for SearchHealthIT.com when I learned about Kaweah Delta’s use of iPads. It’s an interesting story because it’s so simple. The hospital was already delivering virtualized applications and desktops to mobile devices [...]
The “coolness factor” of delivering a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) over a smartphone or tablet computer is undeniable. But does it make sense? Will users become frustrated once they get past the honeymoon stage and start doing real work on their mobile devices? In this short technical article I outline five questions IT managers should [...]
Current virtualization, consolidation and cloud computing trends amplify the age-old problems of bandwidth and latency. In the past, companies tended to make do with what they had. But the drive to provide more services with fewer resources requires companies to face bandwidth limitations head-on. The answer, for some, has been WAN optimization technology. I wrote [...]
I’ve written before about the need for cloud computing providers to be more open with customers and prospects about the security measures they have in place (Cloud computing security: Seeing is believing). Some IT organizations use (a lack of) security as an excuse for not pursuing cloud computing while others need this information to evaluate [...]
While cloud computing adoption trends in the United Kingdom are similar to the those in the United States, how companies use cloud computing in those regions differs. I recently interviewed Forrester Analyst Stefan Ried for TechTarget’s new SearchNetworking.co.UK, on the topic of cloud computing trends in the UK. We discussed how cloud computing is being [...]