Persystent Technologies has assembled a comprehensive list of technology white papers, case studies and other technical guides. Read what the experts are saying about automated PC repair, high speed imaging, authorized configuration & policy enforcement and more!
Community Memorial Hospital Case Study
Learn how Community Memorial Hospital experienced an immediate positive impact after implementing Persystent Suite. This case study is a Q&A with Jared Alfson, Information Services Manager for Community Memorial Hospital - an independent healthcare system located in Oconto, WI.
Being Green and Saving Green: Making the Case for PC Power Managment
Whether your reasons are economical or ecological, PC power management can be a significant part of your organization’s energy and environmental initiatives. Growing public concern over the environmental impacts of e‐waste and power consumption has led many companies to seek new ways to implement ‘greener’ solutions into their everyday processes. Powering down your company’s computers from a central console can go a long way
towards being and saving some green.
Seminole Community College Case Study
Most IT administrators at community colleges have enacted mandatory lab usage policies
with fundamental rules forbidding downloading and installing software, viewing non-class related
materials on the Internet and the use of Instant Messaging applications. However, if a problem does
manifest itself, one solution has been to “reimage” the computer. In this process, an IT administrator
wipes a computer “clean” and reinstalls all the software, taking it back to a “Day 1” state rather than a
“last known good” state. However, reimaging can cost students and staff valuable work time and is an
arduous process for IT administrators. Learn how Seminole Community College overcame this challenge with Persystent Suite.
The Federal Desktop Core Configuration
This whitepaper provides background, current status, and source data on the Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) that was mandated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on March 22, 2007. Also included is the introduction of a software tool that enforces the FDCC on every PC automatically. All Federal Government agencies must ensure that their desktops and laptops comply with the FDCC
immediately (effective February 1, 2008). As a result, there is a need for an efficient, cost-effective implementation process and for effective auditing tools. Without them, FDCC implementation will fail.
Reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of PCs
According to Gartner, “the most effective way for an enterprise to reduce the total cost of
ownership of its PCs is through the implementation of management best practices across all
phases of the PC life cycle” (Gartner, January 2006). Persystent manages the PC
life cycle through its high speed imaging, automated repair, and policy and authorized configuration enforcement.
Persystent Enterprise vs Norton Ghost Technical Brief: A comparison of Persystent and Norton Ghost
The purpose of this positioning paper is to compare Norton Ghost Management Suite and Persystent Suite. Features of each product are compared and evaluated for value and efficiency.
Exposure at the Edge: The Real Risk to Business Applications
Today’s finance executives face a new set of daunting business challenges. Among the key challenges are business continuity and availability, and control of the desktop PC from a configuration, regulatory and availability standpoint. Because of the serious implications for the business and potential material impact, financial and other executives must have a good handle on what’s going on with regard to continuity and desktop control. This paper describes some of the key challenges facing finance CFO's and other executives, as well as the best practices and technology that can help organizations meet these challenges.
The Handbook of Application Delivery
This report, written by Network World contributor Jim Metzler, helps organizations minimize application performance issues and identify and quickly resolve those issues when they do occur. The report draws on the knowledge of over 20 leading vendors and IT organizations.
The Sledgehammer versus the Scalpel:
Moving beyond Traditional PC Imaging
Traditional PC imaging software provides IT administrators with a tool to deploy new desktops and operating systems. Corporate images are standardized and deployed to take care of day one. But what about day two and the remainder of a desktop's lifecycle? Because of its obvious limitations and its damaging effects on user productivity, the "sledgehammer" approach is giving way to a more flexible and granular approach. When it comes to imaging, the scalpel delivers much more effective and efficient imaging than the sledgehammer.
What your CIO Should Know:
Automated Policy Enforcement and Desired State for Enterprise PCs
More companies are realizing the importance of good policy governing compliance and usage of IT assets at the network‘s edge. Learn what decision makers need to know to ensure that automated policy enforcement delivers the benefits of high availability and compliance at the desktop.
Gaining Control of the Desktop
Network World contributor Jim Metzler delivers new research on how organizations are implementing next-generation strategies to ensure compliance and availability at the desktop. Jim interviews two leading organizations and discovers how they have transformed their IT processes to improve user productivity and desktop performance.
IT Support: Waiting for the Smoke to Rise
User mobility and increasing numbers of devices and applications are placing extreme pressure on the traditional support model. The way users work has changed, and so must the way IT supports users to keep desktops and laptops healthy and compliant. Proactively automating support processes is the key to an efficient and effective availability strategy.
Capturing and Maintaining Software Patches and Updates to Ensure Availability
Patch management and software distribution are increasingly critical components of many high-level business systems. Learn how Persystent works with leading systems and patch management solutions to ensure effective deployment and maintenance of software patches and updates.
