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![Licensed Windows on a Mac [30min Free Webinar]
Are you seeing more employees bringing Macbooks to the office? Are you struggling with balancing “bring your own device” with the standard Windows-based applications that dominate 90%+ of all corporations around the world? This has started posing serious challenges for the management; How to manage these Macs? How to keep the business data safe and secure?
dinCloud has a solution for companies that have standardized on a Windows operating system, but also want to meet the demand of a growing – and increasingly vocal – Mac population (read: Mac, Macbook, iPad, iOS). Join us for a brief 30 minute webinar on April 18th at 10:30am PST / 12:30pm CST. We will show you: • How to integrate Macs in a Windows-centric world. • How you can run licensed Microsoft Windows, Office 2010 on your Mac. • How you can run windows-based applications on your Mac. • How you can get free access to these software upgrades, and save $400 or more per Mac. • How to let your users bring in their Mac, which they want to use, but at the same time provide security and protection of your corporate assets, intellectual property, and your reputation. Use Windows applications when you need to. Don’t let that one Windows application confine you in PC world, when your Mac can run Windows.
Register here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/674809598](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20mfsZkyb1roce8zo1_1280.jpg)
Licensed Windows on a Mac [30min Free Webinar]
Are you seeing more employees bringing Macbooks to the office? Are you struggling with balancing “bring your own device” with the standard Windows-based applications that dominate 90%+ of all corporations around the world? This has started posing serious challenges for the management; How to manage these Macs? How to keep the business data safe and secure?
dinCloud has a solution for companies that have standardized on a Windows operating system, but also want to meet the demand of a growing – and increasingly vocal – Mac population (read: Mac, Macbook, iPad, iOS).
Join us for a brief 30 minute webinar on April 18th at 10:30am PST / 12:30pm CST.
We will show you:
• How to integrate Macs in a Windows-centric world.
• How you can run licensed Microsoft Windows, Office 2010 on your Mac.
• How you can run windows-based applications on your Mac.
• How you can get free access to these software upgrades, and save $400 or more per Mac.
• How to let your users bring in their Mac, which they want to use, but at the same time provide security and protection of your corporate assets, intellectual property, and your reputation.
Use Windows applications when you need to. Don’t let that one Windows application confine you in PC world, when your Mac can run Windows.
Register here: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/674809598
Gartner published its list of top 11 predictions in 2012 – a much anticipated list that we read religiously. One of their predictions is that 35% of IT Budgets will be managed outside the IT department by 2015.
Are CIOs Losing Budget Control?
Gartner published its list of top 11 predictions in 2012 – a much anticipated list that we read religiously. One of their predictions is that 35% of IT Budgets will be managed outside the IT department by 2015.
Are CIOs Losing Budget Control?
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Space X plans passenger trips to Mars in 10 - 15 years.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has revealed in an interview his plans to offer return passenger flights to Mars. While admitting initial trips would be unaffordable for most people, he says after 10 years of operation the cost should drop to around $500,000.
He says the key to the system will be to make everything reusable, as well as having the ability to refuel on Mars.
“My vision is for a fully reusable rocket transport system between Earth and Mars that is able to re-fuel on Mars - this is very important - so you don’t have to carry the return fuel when you go there,” he said.
“The whole system [must be] reusable - nothing is thrown away. That’s very important because then you’re just down to the cost of the propellant.
“We will probably unveil the overall strategy later this year in a little more detail, but I’m quite confident that it could work and that ultimately we could offer a round trip to Mars that the average person could afford - let’s say the average person after they’ve made some savings.”](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1awywGcbO1qft3eko1_1280.jpg)
Space X plans passenger trips to Mars in 10 - 15 years.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has revealed in an interview his plans to offer return passenger flights to Mars. While admitting initial trips would be unaffordable for most people, he says after 10 years of operation the cost should drop to around $500,000.
He says the key to the system will be to make everything reusable, as well as having the ability to refuel on Mars.
“My vision is for a fully reusable rocket transport system between Earth and Mars that is able to re-fuel on Mars - this is very important - so you don’t have to carry the return fuel when you go there,” he said.
“The whole system [must be] reusable - nothing is thrown away. That’s very important because then you’re just down to the cost of the propellant.
“We will probably unveil the overall strategy later this year in a little more detail, but I’m quite confident that it could work and that ultimately we could offer a round trip to Mars that the average person could afford - let’s say the average person after they’ve made some savings.”
(Source: BBC, via 8bitfuture)
LOS ANGELES, CA – March 14, 2012 – dinCloud, a leading cloud services provider of hosted virtual desktops, has expanded dinHVD, the company’s Hosted Virtual Desktop service to accommodate self-managed customer initiatives and a range of budgetary parameters.
“A virtual desktop behaves like a traditional computer but the operating system, applications and data reside in the data center, not on the hard-drive of each device,” explains Saad Shahzad, chief strategy officer of dinCloud. “With the introduction of varied service levels and customization, dinCloud is able to put the streamlined benefits of virtual desktops in the hands of business at a predictable monthly rate of as little as $1 per desktop, per day.”
Based on dinStack, a coalition of leading technology companies focused on delivering a high performance desktop virtualization, dinHVD gives control, security and productivity within a subscription based model. dinHVD provides users with anytime access to their entire digital world from multiple devices such as the Apple iPad, Android devices, Apple Mac’s, and Microsoft Windows computers. In addition, dinCloud’s one of a kind team of experienced licensing specialists ensure software roll-outs comply with the complex requirements of cloud-based software deployments.
dinHVD gives companies:
- Control – centralized data, management of their infrastructure
- Security – data no longer on end points, multiple layers of security
- Agility – flex up and down on the subscription
- Productivity – uninterrupted work from multiple devices, more agile IT department, latest technology
- Peace of mind – less time consumed in managing IT, avoidance of capital expenditure
“We’ve been operating our entire enterprise within the dinCloud infrastructure since Mid-2011 and have been extremely pleased. Through the services provided by dinCloud, we’re able to more effectively manage the pains of IT operations, reduce our overall cost basis, all while enhancing our end user productivity. The dinCloud solution provides true convenient, yet secure, remote access, which allows our users to run their virtual desktops from any computer connected to the internet any time. dinCloud has simplified desktop and system management, while enabling more productivity from our employee-base.” said an executive at a Southern California customer.
Among the dinStack technologies utilized by dinHVD, Platform Equinix provides an important building block. “For cloud services such as dinCloud’s hosted virtual desktops, it’s essential to deliver the performance necessary for a quality end-user experience. As part of our robust ecosystem of cloud and IT service providers, dinCloud relies on Platform Equinix to provide the security, reliability, low latency connectivity, and high quality of service its customers require,” said Vince DiMemmo, general manager, global Cloud and IT Services at Equinix. “In addition, the Equinix Marketplace provides dinCloud a unique opportunity to market its services directly to a wide range of prospective customers and partners within and around Equinix’s global network of data centers.”
About dinCloud
dinCloud is a cloud services provider that offers a full spectrum of cloud based services ranging from hosted virtual desktops to datacenter and infrastructure as a service. The core offering, dinHVD, is a hosted virtual desktop that provides a complete turnkey suite of services for complete PC fleet management. dinCloud provides services tailored to fit a range of business models, giving its clients peace of mind. Organizations can transfer capital expenditure and headaches into operational expenses that are fully managed. dinCloud is headquartered in Los Angeles. Visit http://www.dinCloud.com.
Most of us in the know have been wondering how ONLive was delivering a Windows 7 hosted desktop for $4.99/mo. Now (finally), Microsoft is wondering too. We knew it was non-compliant: price-point and instant provisioning were the give-away.
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