For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

TechRadar™ For Infrastructure And Operations Professionals: Infrastructure Virtualization, Q4 2009

I/O Virtualization Enters Its Growth Phase

by Galen Schreck, November 16, 2009

Every major category of IT infrastructure has been endowed with some virtualization capability. Although virtualization can make your IT environment more cost-effective and agile, the underlying technologies have matured at different rates. Furthermore, . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Client Virtualization Adoption Trends, 2009  (528 KB PPT)

by Natalie Lambert, October 6, 2009

A look at the most recent client virtualization adoption trends.

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

UK Firms Continue To Look To Green IT For Cost Reduction And Business Benefits

Findings From The UK Green IT 2009 Conference, May 2009

by Onica King, Doug Washburn, October 2, 2009

Findings from Forrester's second joint survey collaboration with Tech:Touchstone Events, organizer of the Green IT 2009 Conference in London, uncovered that after a year of economic turmoil, financial drivers and efficiency gains are still the core motivation . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

TechRadar™ For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals: Cloud Computing, Q3 2009

As Much Diversity Of Maturity Across Categories As Confusion Among Them

by James Staten, October 2, 2009

The No. 1 challenge in cloud computing today is determining what it really is. What categories of services exist within the definition and business model, and how ready are these options for enterprise consumption? Forrester defines cloud computing as . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

TechRadar™ For I&O Professionals: Green IT 1.0 Technologies, Q2 2009

Helping IT Ops Professionals Understand And Prioritize Green IT Hardware, Software, And Service Investments

by Doug Washburn, June 12, 2009

Green IT is on the rise. Even in the face of a weak economy, twice as many organizations expect to accelerate their green IT plans as expect to slow them down. Why is this? Green IT initiatives are financially motivated, exposing opportunities for cost . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Desktop Virtualization: The Updated Rules Of The Road For Virtualizing Windows

Understanding Windows Licensing As It Applies To Your Desktop Virtualization Initiatives

by Natalie Lambert, April 9, 2009

You asked, and Microsoft listened. At the beginning of the year, Microsoft updated its Windows licensing for desktop virtualization. This means that IT professionals exploring the use of desktop virtualization to support various scenarios, such as contractors . . .

For CIOs

What Are The Hot Roles In IT?

by Marc Cecere, August 14, 2008

Near-term demand for hot roles in IT will be driven by the need for local and cross-discipline knowledge, changes in technology, greater emphasis on managing risk and the enterprise, and a limited supply of key roles. For example, business architects . . .

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

Hot Companies To Watch In 2008: Q2 Update

Profiles Of Emerging Companies And Technology Trends That Tech Vendors Should Consider When Planning Strategy

by Chris Andrews, June 19, 2008

The wide-ranging popularity of our first "Hot Companies To Watch" document, published in April 2008, highlighted a few important facts about technology strategists. First, it reflects the high level of interest technology professionals have in understanding . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Thinking About Desktop Virtualization? Rethink Your Windows Licensing Strategy

by Natalie Lambert, Christopher Voce, June 5, 2008

As a desktop operations professional, you've managed to avoid getting down in the weeds with Microsoft licensing — unfortunately, times have changed. Desktop virtualization is forcing desktop managers to understand the world of Windows licensing to successfully . . .

For Technology Product Management & Marketing Professionals

Green IT Nudges Tech Adoption

Technologies Like Videoconferencing And Thin Clients Will Get A Second Look

by Christopher Mines, March 10, 2008

As enterprise IT organizations continue to adopt green principles, they'll take another look at technologies that reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, both within the IT shop and across the business. Enterprises going green will give a nudge . . .

For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Green Benefits Put Thin-Client Computing Back On The Desktop Hardware Agenda

by Euan Davis, March 10, 2008

The lure of 25% or more power savings and the growing importance of green IT have resurrected the thin-client debate. IT sourcing executives, though responsible for setting neither environmental agendas nor computing architecture road maps, must reacquaint . . .

For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Forrester's Desktop Power And Emissions Calculator  (53 KB XLS)

by Euan Davis, February 26, 2008

This calculator identifies and quantifies the power costs and CO2 emissions of a thin client deployment which replaces existing PCs. In addition to the actual power and CO2 consumption of the desktop devices, the model also considers changes in server . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Virtualization On The Client . . . Finally!

by Natalie Lambert, November 21, 2007

Ask your desktop operations pros whether or not their job is getting easier and they'll be the first to tell you that they have their hands full. Despite concerted efforts to standardize and simplify, today's corporate computing environment is still too . . .

Sun Steps Up Its Attack On The Desktop

Sun Acquires Server-Based Computing Vendor Tarantella

by David Friedlander, May 20, 2005

Sun last week announced plans to acquire Tarantella, a small server-based computing software vendor and Sun partner. The acquisition gives Sun the ability to deliver Windows, Solaris, and other applications to its Sun Ray platform, Java Desktop, and to . . .

Blade PCs: HP Dives In; Competitors Watch

A Forrester VC Vista

by Imogen Harris, June 25, 2004

Blade PCs are seeing increased interest since HP entered the market with its CCI product offering. Other tier one PC vendors are observing from the sidelines, content to watch the market potential grow before considering a move through acquisition. Although . . .

Server-Based Computing

Technology Has Matured And Will Converge With Remote Access

by David Friedlander, March 16, 2004

The server-based computing (SBC) market has matured, and more than 90% of Fortune 1,000 firms have deployed at least some applications on Citrix Systems MetaFrame XP Presentation Server and/or Microsoft Terminal Server. As the market continues to evolve . . .

Blade PCs Have Dramatic Implications for Desktop Management

by David Friedlander, February 2, 2004

IT Trends 2004: Server-Based Computing

by David Friedlander, December 29, 2003

The core SBC market has reached maturity, and the vast majority of enterprises have deployed at least some applications on Citrix MetaFrame and/or Terminal Server. However, Giga expects the market to grow slowly during the next two to three years.

HP's Blade PC: Heating Up The Thin-Client Market

by Simon Yates, David Friedlander, Galen Schreck, Angela Tseng, December 22, 2003

Blade PC technology will change the economics of desktop computing. HP and Citrix - strong partners in server-based computing today - risk becoming competitors. Meanwhile, IBM and Dell are waiting in the wings to bring economies of scale to the thin-client . . .

Windows 2003 Terminal Server Offers Significant Improvements, but Licensing Changes Create Challenges

by David Friedlander, August 26, 2003

Microsoft has made significant improvements to Terminal Server in Windows Server 2003. However, clients should review the licensing changes carefully. Terminal Server also has limited functionality in areas, requiring a third-party solution.

Server-Based Computing Market Trends: 2006 to 2008

by David Friedlander, June 30, 2003

The server-based computing market has matured and will remain relatively stable during the next three years. Citrix and Microsoft will likely remain market leaders, with a current combined market share in excess of 95 percent.

Tarantella's Acquisition of New Moon Doesn't Change the Competitive Landscape for Server-Based Computing

by David Friedlander, June 27, 2003

Existing Citrix users would not benefit from moving to Tarantella or New Moon and would incur additional risks. Clients that are evaluating SBC primarily for Windows applications should evaluate Terminal Server both with and without MetaFrame.

IT Trends 2003, Midyear Update: Server-Based Computing

by David Friedlander, June 4, 2003

SBC continues to deliver significant value around remote access to mobile workers, application management and deployment and business continuity planning.

Citrix Product Strategy Returns to a Focus on Application Access

by David Friedlander, May 15, 2003

Growing interest in providing seamless access to enterprise resources will help Citrix grow within its existing user base now and may help it win new customers as it expands its product suite and platform support.

Remote Access for Developers: Few Viable Options

by David Friedlander, John Meyer, April 24, 2003

IT organizations must acknowledge that the asynchronous development model is only suitable for certain types of development tasks. It works best for maintenance mode work, or when only one or two branches of code need to be modified at a time.