Desktops and Workstations

MUST READ Cost comparison: Virtual vs. Vista desktop management TIP - Windows upgrades are no longer the automatic answer to the PC end-of-life question. Now, the pendulum is swinging in the direction of virtual desktops. How do the costs compare? Desktop interoperability in a mixed-platform environment TIP - With the right approach, interoperability between proprietary and open source desktops is more than possible. Desktop virtualization options TIP - If your customers are considering a Vista upgrade, now's a good time to investigate desktop virtualization alternatives, like server-based computing, virtual clients and PC blades. Using Remote Desktop: Five quick tips TIP - Get tips for using Remote Desktop to bridge the distance between yourself and the machines you're helping to remotely manage.

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	Green desktop strategies Submitted By: SearchSystemsChannel.com | 21 May 2008 TIP - Much green tech coverage focuses on data centers, but you can save energy on the client side, too. This webcast offers best practices to improve customers' green desktop profile.

	Power management strategies Submitted By: SearchSystemsChannel.com | 21 May 2008 TIP - Desktop power management is an important avenue to cut down on your customers' energy use. In this podcast, Stephen J. Bigelow steps through techniques for cutting power usage.

	Virtual vs. Vista desktop management costs: Intangibles, pg. 3 Submitted By: SearchSystemsChannel.com | 08 Feb 2008 TIP - Are you customers toying with a move to virtual desktops over a PC/Windows upgrade? After the hard-cost analysis, look at the harder-to-quantify desktop management issues.

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	Configure Linux Disk Drive, Task 2.5 Wiley | 02 Feb 2007 BOOK EXCERPT - Linux system performance and stability relies heavily on the hard drive disk configuration. Learn more here.

	Linux commands: Using Linux Survival Commands Chris Wolf, Author | 18 Sep 2006 BOOK EXCERPT - Use these Linux commands with VMware ESX Server, as described in this excerpt from Virtualization: From the Desktop to the Enterprise.

	Installing the VMware Management Interface Chris Wolf, Author | 18 Sep 2006 BOOK EXCERPT - This VMware tool, the VMware Management Interface, helps you and your clients manage guest virtual machines on a local host.

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