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THIS MONTH'S TOPIC: Desktop Virtualization

Server-based desktop virtualization: What's in it for you?

Desktop virtualization, or virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)—it's the latest buzzword promising IT managers that they will reap rewards in those two key business acronyms, TCO and ROI. But what is server-based desktop virtualization, and what can it do for you?



6/30/2008	Is your datacenter full of hot air? Microprocessor energy requirements and heat output increase every year, and so do energy prices. IT managers at the recent Data Center Energy Summit think outside the box to find creative ways to cool the rising costs of running their facilities.

6/30/2008	Put your money where your risk is A new survey shows that sometimes more is just, well, more — at least when it comes to throwing a bigger budget at IT security without defining the specific threats your organization faces.

6/30/2008	Too many VM vendors in the kitchen? Making the move to virtualized desktops can save you time and money, but only if you know how to make your virtualization technologies play nice together — try these seven tips for creating hypervisor harmony.

Washington Technology 12th Annual Top 100

MPC Computers climbs to 39th on the 2005 Washington Technology "Top 100 Federal IT Prime Contractors" ranking.

MPC Computers is included on the INPUT Federal IT 150, a compilation of the top information technology contractors for the federal government market. INPUT, a government market intelligence firm, used data provided by the Federal Procurement Data System to create this list of vendors.

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In spring 2008, Gartner Research revised previous estimates to show faster-than-expected growth in desktop virtualization, predicting 4 million VMs by 2009 and 660 million by the end of 2011.

www.virtualization.info

In a 2008 CIO Research survey of about 300 enterprise IT managers:

25 percent reported that they are already using virtual desktops
13 percent plan to implement them in the next year
21 percent plan to make the move in one to three years
37 percent said they currently have no plans to deploy virtual desktops

www.cio.com

A 2007 Forrester Research survey of nearly 600 IT managers in Europe and North America revealed three key perceived benefits of desktop virtualization:

Cost (52 percent)
Security (49 percent)
Manageability (46 percent)

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2005 Washington Technology "Top 100 Federal IT Prime Contractors" rankings

INPUT Federal IT 150

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