PC management relief through virtualization

Keeping track of which users are using which version of which application is enough to give any IT manager a headache. And when you multiply that headache times hundreds or thousands of desktops, it's clearly time to think about a new approach. For some companies, that means virtualizing and streamlining desktop applications. Desktop management moves to the data center, where it costs less, can be done more easily and is more secure. Virtualization isolates the application from the operating system and other applications, while streaming delivers the application to the user. It's virtually transparent to the end user, so help desk calls shouldn't increase. And this way, when the user needs an application--and only then--it can be streamed over the network to the desktop, reducing bandwidth, memory and disk space. Virtualization allows the streamed applications to reside in their own self-contained operating environments, which can help isolate problems like viruses if they do occur.

Learn more about desktop virtualization and streaming:
- read the article at ComputerWorld