Altiris: Case Study
Overview: Triple-S is Puerto Rico's leader in health insurance and the second largest locally owned corporation on the island. When it was time to upgrade their SmartFrame business application, which runs everything from finances to human resources, Triple-S decided it was time to start using their heads more than their hands and implement an automated management solution. When Triple-S was researching the leading solutions on the market, a local Altiris partner, Rafael Rosario and Associates, recommended Altiris Client Management Suite. Altiris is also helping Triple-S comply with the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) standard, helping them further streamline processes and cut costs.
SVS 2.0 White Paper:
Overview: If your company is like most, someone on the payroll spends a lot of time managing applications - resolving application conflicts, repairing damaged applications, migrating to new versions of applications, or simply installing and patching applications. These tasks are not only frustrating but also time-consuming and, therefore, expensive. Fortunately, Altiris Software Virtualization Solution 2.0 offers a new approach to managing applications - an approach that works regardless of whether the applications reside on stand-alone or networked computers. By placing applications and data into managed units called Virtual Software Packages (VSPs), Software Virtualization Solution allows one to eliminate the intractable problems of application management.
Altiris Software Virtualization Solution (SVS)
Overview: Altiris Software Virtualization Solution (SVS) is a new way to use software. By placing applications and data into managed units called Virtual Software Packages (VSP's), SVS allows you to instantly activate, deactivate, or reset applications, to completely avoid conflicts between applications, and to remove them cleanly without altering the base Windows installation. Say goodbye to 'DLL Hell' and 'Registry Rot'.
SoftGrid Server Size Guide
Overview: As Enterprises begin to realize the true TCO savings potential of the SoftGrid platform; more and more systems are being propagated throughout the market. In light of this fact, it becomes necessary to clearly define the sizing considerations when deploying this evolutionary new platform. This guide will help size a SoftGrid system and shows implementation examples of a properly implemented solution.
Microsoft SoftGrid White Papers
Overview: As Microsoft SoftGrid Application Virtualization becomes better known, people want a deeper technical discussion than they might find in a simple brochure or PowerPoint presentation. This whitepaper dives into SoftGrid’s technical aspects and answers many of the most frequently asked questions about it.
SoftGrid - XP Migrations
Overview: This white paper discusses how Softricity's SoftGrid virtualization technology enables organizations to streamline and accelerate enterprise-scale Windows XP migrations, eliminating key pain points and lowering the barriers of time, cost and effort involved. The paper highlights the challenges inherent in these XP migrations, including significant time and cost requirements, and business interruption and end-user downtime.
VISTA: ROI
Overview: To ascertain the benefits of Windows Vista™, the firm Gardner Carton & Douglas deployed a pilot project for a number of IT and business users. A business-value case study by IDC showed that upgrading GCD’s PCs to Windows Vista lowered the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and a provided an excellent Return On Investment (ROI).
SVS ROI - Part 1
Overview: The purpose of this article is to focus on an area where SVS ROI can often be overlooked, which is reducing help desk costs. These help desk cost reductions can be broken down into several areas that a company can examine to determine savings. Some of these areas include:- Reduced support costs and end-user down time due to fewer application related problems.
Reduced support costs and end-user down time because application problems will be easier to fix.
Download this pdfSVS ROI - Part 2
Overview: Altiris Software Virtualization Solution (SVS [2]) provides business value to customers in a variety ofdifferent ways. Business value is provided through conflict elimination, reduced packaging time, ease ofdeployment, packaging legacy or proprietary applications, and by reducing help desk calls. In manycases, a single problem application is enough to justify the purchase of SVS. The focus of this article iswhere SVS is beneficial Software Management Lifecycle. In the Software Management Lifecycle, thereare a variety of areas that can be identified to obtain a Return on Investment (ROI).
On the road to the virtual desktop
Overview: Windows application virtualization and streaming solutions from Microsoft, Symantec, and Thinstall are laying the groundwork for a subscription-based, click 'n' run future. Imagining the possibilities, they are put through a simple SaaS performance test.
