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	<title>Carousel Connect&#187; Virtualization</title>
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		<title>Desktop Virtualization: Taking a Look at the VDI Healthcare Use Case</title>
		<link>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/desktop-virtualization-virtualization/desktop-virtualization-taking-a-look-at-the-vdi-healthcare-use-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Desktop Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desktop virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare IT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VDI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VDI use cases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Desktop Use Cases]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/?p=3693</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When we talk about virtual desktop infrastructure technology we often tout the benefits VDI brings, including lower hardware and software costs along with improved manageability and security. That’s all true, but to really bring home the power of the technology it’s valuable to look at a specific use case. Today, we’re going to do just that by looking at a proof of concept that Carousel Industries recently did for a hospital client to show how VDI might play out in its environment. Virtual Desktop Computing Requirements in a Healthcare Environment “In a hospital, you have nurses and doctors constantly moving from&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/desktop-virtualization-virtualization/desktop-virtualization-taking-a-look-at-the-vdi-healthcare-use-case/" rel="nofollow">Continue Reading &#8250;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tools to Simplify Private Cloud Deployment</title>
		<link>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/tools-to-simplify-private-cloud-deployment/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/tools-to-simplify-private-cloud-deployment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IT Industry Trends and News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud Deployment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Private Cloud Software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMware]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/?p=3205</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In our VMworld 2012 coverage a few weeks ago we mentioned that VMware announced vCloud Suite, a package of software that has everything you need to build a private cloud. Figuring that Carousel Industries would have something to say about the announcement, we talked with Phil Magnuszewski, Director of Virtualization and Cloud Solutions for Carousel, who explained how vCloud Suite is one part of a larger cloud strategy for Carousel and it’s customers How EMC VSPEX Complements VMWare&#8217;s vCloud Suite VMWare’s  vCloud Suite is intended to make it easier for customers to build private clouds by giving them all the&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/tools-to-simplify-private-cloud-deployment/" rel="nofollow">Continue Reading &#8250;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>VMworld Announcements Focus on Flexibility and Simplicity for Cloud and Mobility</title>
		<link>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/vmworld-announcements-focus-on-flexibility-and-simplicity-for-cloud-and-mobility/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/vmworld-announcements-focus-on-flexibility-and-simplicity-for-cloud-and-mobility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desktop Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desktop virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PaaS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Platform as a Service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VDI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VDI ROI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMware]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/?p=3096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[VMworld 2012 wraps up on Thursday in San Francisco and, while your editor was unable to make it to the event this year, we did check in with Eugene McGrath, who is Managing Consultant for Virtualization at Carousel Industries. He is on site at VMworld and tells us there’s been significant buzz around a few developments. Cloud Foundry Adds More Flexibility to Cloud Environments In the opening keynote on Monday, new VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger announced the company’s Cloud Foundry platform-as-a-service offering will go into production in the fourth quarter. He also said the company is prepping a private cloud&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/vmworld-announcements-focus-on-flexibility-and-simplicity-for-cloud-and-mobility/" rel="nofollow">Continue Reading &#8250;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>3 Potential Pitfalls to Avoid in Virtual Desktop (VDI) Deployments</title>
		<link>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/data-center/3-potential-pitfalls-to-avoid-in-virtual-desktop-vdi-deployments/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/data-center/3-potential-pitfalls-to-avoid-in-virtual-desktop-vdi-deployments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desktop Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desktop virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[risk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VDI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual desktop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtualization]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/?p=3064</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We’ve written previously about the various benefits of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) technology, including simplified management, improved security and increased mobility. But successfully deploying VDI such that you get to realize those benefits means avoiding some pitfalls along the way. To learn more about how to ensure success with VDI, we talked with Phil Magnuszewski, Director of Virtualization and Cloud Solutions for Carousel, who quickly pointed to three potential pitfalls. Perform Due Diligence on VDI Use Cases “Performing analysis to determine which use cases will be a good fit for VDI is probably number one,” he says. “Do your due&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/data-center/3-potential-pitfalls-to-avoid-in-virtual-desktop-vdi-deployments/" rel="nofollow">Continue Reading &#8250;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Storage Performance Enhancements Dramatically Improves Virtual Desktop (VDI) ROI</title>
		<link>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/desktop-virtualization-virtualization/storage-performance-improvements-dramatically-improves-virtual-desktop-vdi-roi/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/desktop-virtualization-virtualization/storage-performance-improvements-dramatically-improves-virtual-desktop-vdi-roi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 13:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Desktop Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business case]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carousel Industries Partner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[carousel partners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desktop virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desktop Virtualization ROI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ROI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VDI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VDI ROI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual desktop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Desktop Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtualization ROI]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/?p=2904</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We’ve reported previously about how desktop virtualization has been slow to catch on in large part because many CFOs can’t see past the $1000 per seat estimated price tag when new desktop computers can be had for as little as $600. Well Carousel Industries, along with their new partner, Atlantis Computing, is out to dramatically change that equation. How Storage Drives Up VDI Costs Atlantis has some innovative software that addresses what is “by far” the biggest cost in virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployments: storage. So says Phil Magnuszewski, Director of Virtualization and Cloud Solutions for Carousel. Think about, say,&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/desktop-virtualization-virtualization/storage-performance-improvements-dramatically-improves-virtual-desktop-vdi-roi/" rel="nofollow">Continue Reading &#8250;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>With Servers Done, Next Up are Storage and Network Virtualization</title>
		<link>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/with-servers-done-next-up-are-storage-and-network-virtualization/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/with-servers-done-next-up-are-storage-and-network-virtualization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 19:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Network Architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[network architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[network storage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[network virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Storage architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[storage virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtualization]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/?p=2849</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By any measure, server virtualization has been a resounding success, with pretty much all companies having virtualized at least some of their server environment and many getting close to all of it. Now these companies are taking the next step, looking to virtualize their storage and network environments as well. To get a handle on these trends, we talked with Phil Magnuszewski, director of virtualization and cloud solutions for Carousel Industries. To understand the concepts, he says it’s helpful to start with a refresher on what server virtualization is all about. Understanding Storage and Network Virtualization The goal of any&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/with-servers-done-next-up-are-storage-and-network-virtualization/" rel="nofollow">Continue Reading &#8250;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Desktops:  A Key Component of BYOD Success</title>
		<link>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/security/virtual-desktops-a-key-component-of-byod-success/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/security/virtual-desktops-a-key-component-of-byod-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BYOD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desktop Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IT Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MDM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile device management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Network infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VDI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual desktop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wireless network]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/?p=2747</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At Carousel we get a lot of questions from customers about the BYOD (bring your own device) trend.  One topic that comes up over and over is how to securely enable employees to interact with the corporate network from any device while allowing them to be as productive as possible.  In this regard, Virtual Desktop, or VDI, is a powerful solution &#8211; albeit one that is part of a  comprehensive, holistic solution and does not exist in a vacuum.  We had a chance to catch up with Phil Magnuszewski, the Director of Cloud and Virtualization Solutions at Carousel, to discuss&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/security/virtual-desktops-a-key-component-of-byod-success/" rel="nofollow">Continue Reading &#8250;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Defining Use Cases is Critical to a Successful Virtual Desktop (VDI) Rollout</title>
		<link>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/defining-use-cases-is-critical-to-a-successful-virtual-desktop-vdi-rollout/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/defining-use-cases-is-critical-to-a-successful-virtual-desktop-vdi-rollout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Desktop Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desktop Use Case]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VDI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual desktop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtual desktop infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtual Desktops]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/?p=2715</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We’ve discussed previously how getting the proper infrastructure in place is one key to a successful virtual desktop deployment. Another is defining exactly how the platform will be used by various groups of users, and ensuring you meet all of their requirements. These definitions are known as “use cases,” meaning a common set of functional requirements for a given set of users. Whether it’s contact center agents or sales people, each group within a company has certain software that they use, including operating systems and applications, along with hardware requirements, from desktops and laptops to tablets, printers and input devices&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/defining-use-cases-is-critical-to-a-successful-virtual-desktop-vdi-rollout/" rel="nofollow">Continue Reading &#8250;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tracking Virtualization Trends</title>
		<link>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/tracking-virtualization-trends/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/tracking-virtualization-trends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Desktop Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IT Industry Trends and News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desktop virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Server Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtualization Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VMware]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/?p=2685</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Virtualization software has been with us for some time now, so long that it’s almost hard to believe. Consider that VMware’s first product, VMware Workstation, shipped nearly 13 years ago, in May 1999. Where does the time go? But the point of this post isn’t to make everyone feel old. Rather, it’s to assess where virtualization is today and what trends we’re seeing now that the technology is “mature,” as they say. To do that we talked with talked with Phil Magnuszewski, director of data center technologies at Carousel Industries, who quickly rattled off a number of trends he’s seeing&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/tracking-virtualization-trends/" rel="nofollow">Continue Reading &#8250;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Picked Up Pieces from the Show Floor at Enterprise Connect</title>
		<link>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/picked-up-pieces-from-the-show-floor-at-enterprise-connect/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/picked-up-pieces-from-the-show-floor-at-enterprise-connect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Carousel Industries News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desktop Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IT Industry Trends and News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unified Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Visual Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BYOD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desktop virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enterprise connect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[industry trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video conferencing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[virtualization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visual communications]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For those who couldn’t attend the recent Enterprise Connect event in Orlando, we wanted to get a sense for what the buzz was at the show so we talked to Jason Aubee, who is Principal, Strategic Consulting Services for Carousel Industries. This was Aubee’s third time attending Enterprise Connect so he offered some perspective on how this year’s event compared to the others he attended. Attendance Up, at Least on Paper For one thing, attendance was up this year from both the sponsor and attendee perspectives, Aubee said. “That means more people are interested in what’s going on and thinking&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.carouselindustries.com/virtualization/picked-up-pieces-from-the-show-floor-at-enterprise-connect/" rel="nofollow">Continue Reading &#8250;</a>]]></description>
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