Chris Wolf will be presenting two webcasts on VDI today. And if you haven't heard Chris Wolf present, you should definitely check out either of these Webcasts.
The first one, hosted by VMware, is technical in nature and focuses on VDI architecture, technical gotchas, and practical steps toward implementation. The second webcast is hosted by ITO America and Quest Software; it covers the ROI case for VDI, along with technology choices that can make or break the ROI case. The registration links and descriptions of each webcast are below.
Successful Virtual Desktop Deployments with VMware: Where to Start and Proven Best Practices
Tuesday May 19th - 12:00 ET
Architecture and product selection are critical elements of successful virtual desktop deployments that directly impact the virtual desktop infrastructure’s ability to realize a return on investment (ROI) and ensure user acceptance. This session focuses on the necessary virtual infrastructure, server, storage, network and security architectural decisions that can make or break desktop virtualization projects.
Attendees will leave this session with information on:
- How to integrate application virtualization with the virtual desktop infrastructure.
- Getting the most out of thin provisioning and single instance storage.
- Key aspects of product evaluation, and questions that must be asked of every vendor.
- Streamlining desktop OS and application management practices to take advantage of desktop virtualization’s single instance management capabilities.
- Planning now for emerging desktop virtualization trends such as the client hypervisor.
Desktop Virtualization Offers Economic Stimulus Package: Where is the ROI of VDI?
Tuesday May 19 - 2-2:30 ET
No doubt you’ve at least heard the hype about Desktop Virtualization/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Many organizations realize the time and resource drain of managing the enterprise desktop infrastructure. Provisioning, maintaining, securing, updating, and operating the corporate PC over its lifecycle can quickly become an inefficient drain on IT resources. In today’s economic times, IT departments are dealing with pressures to reduce costs while maintaining service level agreements on shoe-string budgets and thin staffs. Desktop virtualization offers many avenues for efficiency and return on your investment. Come hear Chris Wolf, senior analyst at Burton Group and Paul Ghostine, General Manager of the Desktop Virtualization Group of Quest Software, as they outline the potential savings and efficiency gains with a Desktop Virtualization project.