Category Archives: Why Virtualization?

The Benefits of Desktop Virtualization For Your Business

The days of stressing out because you left your big presentation on your work computer or because your hard drive crashed, losing all the work you put into that major report, are over. Thanks to onthenetOffice’s desktop virtualization, you can …

From Cloudy to Clear: Cloud Terms & Concepts Explained-Part 4

In past editions of “Cloudy to Clear,” we’ve defined terms related to the cloud’s deployment methods (public, private, hybrid), architectures (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS), and basic characteristics (API, reliability, scalability, multi-tenancy). Today we’ll turn our focus to terms related to virtualization. …

Windows to a Mobile World: Mobile Features in the Upcoming Windows 8

The soon-to-be-released operating systems Windows 8 and Windows Server 8 promise users a variety of changes in functionality and appearance. Currently, consumer Windows operating systems command over 90% of the market and the server OS an estimated 40%. Assuming these …

Protecting Your On-the-go Endpoints: Mobile IT Security Risks and Solutions

In recent blog posts, we have explored the increasing ownership rates of mobile devices; how large organizations like the United States Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs have integrated mobility into their IT infrastructures; and the many cost and …

Mobilization of a Different Kind: The Military Moves to the Cloud

Army, Department of Veteran Affairs Going Mobile and to the Cloud The United States Department of Defense will have a combined budget in 2012 of $703 billion, over 7.5 times the yearly operating budget ($93.23 billion) of the world’s largest …