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Moving Virtual Desktops to the Cloud
sponsored by Desktone (VMware)
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the reasons for changing traditional desktop computing strategies, why cloud-hosted virtual desktops are a compelling solution for many businesses, and how to leverage cloud-hosted desktops for Windows 7 migrations, mobile and departmental workers, and disaster recovery scenarios.
Posted: 01 Feb 2011 | Published: 01 Feb 2011

Desktone (VMware)

Agile development meets IT operations - in the cloud
sponsored by HP Software
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how  agile and cloud-computing initiatives can act as catalysts to the ever important  relationship between development and operations. The result is higher-performing, easier-to-manage, more reliable and more cost-efficient applications and services. Learn more here.
Posted: 03 Jun 2011 | Published: 03 Jun 2011

HP Software

Cloud Computing: How Client Devices Affect the User Experience
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: This white paper compares various client devices within the context of cloud computing. Find out which platform was most responsive to customers accessing a variety of cloud-based applications.
Posted: 19 Jul 2011 | Published: 01 Oct 2010

Intel

Hosting is Dead
sponsored by Pantheon
WHITE PAPER: When launching a website, many businesses invest in a hosting service but they still don't have the infrastructure needed to handle load spikes, fix bugs, and add features. If like many companies, you chose Drupal to remain agile, managing and changing your website should be no different -- but traditional hosting can hold you back.
Posted: 17 Feb 2014 | Published: 17 Feb 2014

Pantheon

Complex Managed Hosting: Market Survey and Vendor Feature Comparison
sponsored by Connectria
WHITE PAPER: In its most sophisticated form, complex managed hosting, companies can outsource high-level IT functions such as OS management, virtualization, load balancing, performance monitoring, security and more. Read this market survey to get a comparison of the different features offered by complex managed hosting companies.
Posted: 27 Aug 2010 | Published: 27 Aug 2010

Connectria

Designing an Enterprise XenDesktop Solution
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Designing an enterprise-level desktop delivery solution must take into account users, applications, desktops and the underlying infrastructure design. This document creates a recommended solution for an organization based on their unique requirements and workforce characteristics, although generalized to remove any confidential information.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009

Citrix

Client Virtualization in a Cloud Environment
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: Client virtualization is a complex beast. This white paper highlights some of the general issues and concerns surrounding this initiative.
Posted: 10 Jun 2011 | Published: 10 Jun 2011

Intel

Connectria's IBM AIX Cloud Hosting
sponsored by Connectria
WHITE PAPER: Learn how your organization can take full advantage of all the benefits of cloud computing. Inside, discover a cloud hosting solution that provides speed and agility to your business while allowing you to add workloads as it expands.
Posted: 18 May 2012 | Published: 17 May 2012

Connectria

Applications Re-host: Shift to more modern, agile, cost-effective platforms
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: This resource offers an in-depth look at the rationale and requirements related to re-hosting legacy apps to distributed or mid-range computing systems. Discover what it to takes to achieve a successful re-hosting project, and determine if it's a reality for your business.
Posted: 08 Oct 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

A Buyer's Guide to Choosing a Cloud Service Provider
sponsored by Skytap, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Most enterprises are now evaluating external clouds to offloadtheir dynamic IT workloads, including application development,testing, training, IT prototyping and ERP migration environments.This white paper explores the top ten requirements buyersmust evaluate to select the right cloud provider.
Posted: 07 Sep 2010 | Published: 07 Sep 2010

Skytap, Inc.