Is PC on Life Support?

Finding us in your spam mailbox? Please add us to your address book! Trouble viewing this email? View in Browser  Manage my subscriptions Daily Edge September 30, 2011 Desktop Virtualization and the Death of the PC While factors such as cost, administrative and user familiarity and legacy ecosystems could keep the PC on life support in the short term, powerful forces including worker mobility and the rise of smartphones and tablets have people wondering how long PCs will remain the dominant device for work. Perhaps most significantly, growth of cloud computing and virtualization are rendering local storage and processing power — traditional hallmarks of the PC — less significant than in the past. How long can the PC remain dominant? This slideshow, featuring highlights from a Forrester Research survey about companies' client virtualization and end-user computing strategies, offers some hints. Read more > Get the Infrastructure RSS Feed   Oracle Executive Webcast: Oracle SPARC SuperCluster Announcement When extreme innovation happens, it's called a revolution. Watch it take place when Oracle reveals the SPARC SuperCluster T4-4, the first engineered system from a new generation of high-performance Oracle SPARC servers. Go now > Blogs Arthur Cole Infrastructure Is the Oracle Model Right for the Cloud? Paul Mah SMB Tech Five iPad Apps for the Remote SMB Worker Loraine Lawson Integration Seven Integration Questions to Ask Before Adding a Second ERP Plan Now for Your IPv6 Migration   Check out this white paper for the best practices to plan and implement for your company's transition to IPv6. Download now > Network Storage Consolidation Project Guide Network storage consolidation can help eliminate waste and effort duplication across your organization, but it can require capital costs up front that may make your CFO balk unless you do a good job of selling the long-term benefits. This Project Guide will help you figure out what network storage options make sense for your organization and then make the case for network storage consolidation. Stone Bond Finds ROI by Focusing on Data in Big Data Stone Bond has been doing Big Data for years, says Tom Sieger, the company's senior vice president of corporate strategy and business development. He explains to IT Business Edge's Loraine Lawson why the key to an ROI isn't dealing with the "big" in Big Data, but using the metadata to find the significant data. Download: Getting Real About Project Management Software Presentation Project management software has become extremely sophisticated, but even the best automated systems can do only so much. This presentation outlines several key areas where a human project manager simply cannot be replaced. Latest White Papers New eBook: How to Retrieve the Right Data at the Right Time Cloud First IT: The Rise of the Cloud Services Network Which to Buy? Your Guide to Selecting the Right-Sized Phone System How Virtualization Is the Stepping Stone to the Cloud Featured White Papers Ten Reasons to Strengthen Information Security with Desktop Virtualization Ten reasons why desktop virtualization should be the foundation of your layered approach to information security. •  Get a Grip on Hosting Costs for Your High Volume Website •  Application Performance Almanac: 52 Weeks of APM Knowledge •  Optimization Is for the Clouds "Now, you can have a great vision and have a great leader, but if they are going in the wrong direction, the first two things actually work against you. In short, if you are running away from the finish line, running faster isn't a good initial strategy." Excerpt from Rob Enderle Unfiltered Opinion Premium Tools Cloud Computing Foundation Certification Kit Cloud computing is a topic you need to be well versed at iif you want your IT management career to advance. This downloadable resource will step you through the services available, deployment models and security risks associated with Cloud Computing. Use this 185 page eBook and access to a unique eLearning experience to grow your career. •  The Complete IT Policy Kit •  The Strategic IT Planning Bundle •  The ITIL V3 Foundation Certification Kit IT Marketplace This e-mail is sent by: NarrowCast Group, LLC, 10400 Linn Station Road, Suite 100, Louisville, KY 40223 Copyright ©2003-2011 NarrowCast Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. E-mail Reports Sign up for these additional e-mail reports to get the best return on your company's technology and talent: •  Aligning IT & Business Goals    •  Optimizing Infrastructure    •  Integrating the Enterprise    •  Maximizing IT Investments    •  Business Tools & Templates •  IT Careers •  Leveraging Enterprise Software •  Managing Compliance Standards •  Mobile and Telecom •  Fortifying Network Security •  CTO Edge Update •  Daily Edge Privacy Policy     Manage Subscriptions     Unsubscribe     Contact Us     How to Advertise