GreenPages' Newsletter March 2010

By Geoff Smith, GreenPages Senior Solutions Architect, Managed Services

As the IT world adopts virtualization and cloud-based computing architectures for their many benefits, changes to the way IT manages these environments need to be considered. Many organizations use reduced management of physical servers as a cornerstone in the ROI argument for virtualization. While true, this is only part of the story. The management of virtualized workloads and cloud architectures adds new elements to the IT management landscape and alters traditional server management practices.



Since early 2008, Vizioncore has offered vFoglight to help customers better ensure performance and availability of their virtual infrastructures. vFoglight is part of the Foglight family of technologies from Vizioncore’s parent company, Quest Software. Vizioncore is pleased to announce that Gartner positioned Quest Software in the Leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Application Performance Monitoring.
To view the full report: www.quest.com/news/report


HP-Thin Client
Complete HP Thin Client Portfolio Now Certified for VMware View
HP certifies its first Linux-based thin clients for VMware View Manager.
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Important Changes to Licensing in Virtual Desktop Environments
For customers who have Microsoft Software Assurance (SA), you no longer have to pay an additional fee to access virtual Windows desktops. In other words, with SA, Virtual Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD) is now free. This equals a savings of approximately $23 per year per device to the customer.
• For client devices not covered by SA (thin clients, PCs running Linux, Macs, etc.), the annual fee for connecting to Windows virtual desktop environments is now $100 instead of $110. Also the name of this was changed from "VECD" to "VDA." (Virtual Desktop Access)
• The new VDA license allows the user to access his or her virtual desktop from different client devices (although the license is tied to the primary device and not the user)
Read more here


Introducing IBM eX5 Enterprise Systems


SSDNow vs. HDD: Advantages, Use Cases, and Scenarios


WEBINAR: Powerful Tools to Protect, Optimize & Manage Virtual Infrastructures

Join GreenPages’ Solution Architect Cris Robinson and Vizioncore as they talk about how to protect and optimize your virtual infrastructure so that it runs like a well-oiled machine!

April 8 - 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST

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Healthcare Special Topics Webinar: Ultimate Prescription Safety with HP SecureRx Printing Solutions

Presented by Frank Rook, Healthcare Business Development, HP Imaging & Printing Group


Join Frank Rook as he discusses how partnering with HP will help you reduce your overall cost, increase security, and simplify how you manage your prescription printing.

April 15 - 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST

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GreenPages' News from the Field:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Release!





New VMware Promotion!
From now until June 15, 2010, customers who purchase a vSphere 4 Acceleration Kit (Advanced, Midsized, or Enterprise Plus) will get the 10-Pack View Premier for FREE.
Note: VMware is also offering the Essentials Bundle at a 50% discount.




Digital Media Collaboration Video

Listen to Ralph Kindred, GreenPages’ Senior Solutions Architect, as he discusses digital media and its effect on collaboration; why video is no longer a costly “nice to have” for businesses; and how Telepresence isn’t just increasing employee productivity, but driving business itself.

NEW! Managing Servers in the New Datacenter: Virtual Workloads Simplified

In this webinar we talk about how to ensure the stability of your servers through remote server monitoring, management, problem identification, and resolution.

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