• Virtualization 101: Virtualization concepts

  Understanding the basic concepts of different kinds of virtualization.

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  Macquarie Uni to virtualize computer labs

  Macquarie University has flagged plans to virtualize many of its student computer labs from the second semester of this year, as part of a ploy to better utilise licensed software both on-premise at the university and remotely.

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  Virtual desktops - Frenemies at the gate

  Blame the iPad. Apple's tablet-PC darling started out as a shiny target of gadget lust offering a world of possibilities. But before long, it was a key facilitator in the battle to free the desktop from the tightly-controlled domain of the IT manager — a workable business tool that is steadily replacing long-favoured laptops for more and more mobile employees.

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  VMware sets up crack virtual desktop team

  Virtualisation giant VMWare has put together a specialist crack team to tackle the opportunity of converting legacy “fat client” PC desktops in Australian organisations to slimline virtualised environments, as more virtual desktop rollouts continue to emerge around the country.

• ACCC seeks support for its new Citrix environment

  The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) is to shortly source Citrix management and support services to underpin its development of on-demand services for its ICT users.

• QEMU virtualization reaches 0.11, brings 1400 changes

  Open source virtualization app QEMU has reached version 0.11 and brings some 1400 changes from 90 contributors.

• Desktop Virtualization and Licensing: IT Wary of Gotchas

  CIO Roxanne Reynolds-Lair of The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising wanted to bring both Macs and Windows to her college's students, administrative employees and teachers. She bought a MacBook Pro and tested new-fangled desktop virtualization software that allows her to run both Windows and OS X on a single machine.

• Virtual desktops ripe for deployment, hindered by cost

  Desktop virtualization, with its promises of improved security, manageability and flexibility, may be on the verge of huge adoption, some experts are predicting.

• Game-changing IT technologies -- and how they affect the everyday worker

  As IT evolves to support everything from virtualized desktops to mobile and social networking, new advances promise to change the way the business side of the house gets the job done. Here's a look at some of IT departments' game-changing technologies and how they affect the everyday worker.

Whitepapers about virtual desktops

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  A Guide to Staying Secure Amidst Gorwing Threats and the Expanding Digital Universe

  Security management needs to evolve to protect business, government, and individuals from growing cyber threats. This Paper outlines challenges facing security executives and teams and uses an “air traffic control system” analogy to show how advanced security management systems can deliver better security by providing a single point of visibility and coordination for physical, virtual, and cloud assets. Solutions are presented where business processes, policy, controls, and data work in concert to achieve the vision of an air traffic control system for information security.

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  Can you harness clouds without creating storms?

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  IDC whitepaper: Hold Down Data Centre Costs