Webcasts

Systems Management: Getting Back to Basics to Enable Strategic IT Projects

IT professionals are increasingly challenged to provide day-to-day management and support to an ever-growing number of computers and systems. This Webcast covers the current industry trends and tools to help you save both time and money.

Rob Meinhardt Speaks About the New Dell KACE Secure Browser

Virtual Strategy Magazine speaks with Rob Meinhardt, President of Dell KACE, about the newly released Dell KACE Secure Browser.

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“Energy Eco-nomics” - Best Practices in PC Power Management

Whether the motivation is a reduced carbon footprint, or to save money by powering off idle computers (or both), organizations everywhere are looking to power management capabilities to help curtail wasted energy and control energy costs. But what are some of the considerations that need to be made before selecting a power management solution, and what tangible business benefits can it provide? Join us for an educational hour geared specifically for IT administrators who are seeking to implement PC power management, but have yet to realize an effective means of doing so.

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Appliance-Based Systems Management in Government and Education Institutions

Streamlining and optimizing the management of a school or agency’s IT systems can lead to dramatic time savings while saving the organization money. Hear how an innovative appliance-based approach to systems management catapults the productivity of organizations like yours, especially for those managing 500 to 10,000 computers across a network.

 
The Fast Track to Windows 7

Migrating your desktop environment is a recurring chore that must be done every time a new version of Windows appears. Front and center for organizations of all sizes today is Microsoft Windows 7. In this Webcast you will learn how the new, easy-to-use Dell KACE appliances can ensure a speedy migration and curb excessive costs when you make the move to Windows 7.

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Windows 7 Wildfire - Are You Catching On or Catching Up

If the technology and industry pundits are correct, IT organizations around the world are fired up for a Windows 7 migration, with many not even waiting for SP1. Are you ready? Want to know what your peers are doing and how you stack up? Want to see a demonstration of ways to get to Windows 7 more quickly and easily? View this on-demand web event and learn how KACE tools can help make your migration a success.

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Migrating to Windows 7 - CTO Edge Corner Podcast

In this CTO Edge Corner podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, Marty Kacin, the CTO for KACE, explains why automating the migration process, especially around Windows 7, is the only way most IT organizations will be able to cope with the increasing complexity of systems management.

 
Avoid Patch Tuesday Wipeout: Ride the Endpoint Patching Wave

Patching clients effectively and reliably is becoming a non-stop process for most organizations, demanding a robust, dynamic and automated infrastructure to ensure delivery. In this webinar, experts Paul Henry from leading IT security vendor Lumension and Ken Ross from KACE and will demonstrate how a broad, reliable and easy-to-use implementation of patching can quickly and cost-effectively secure your organization.

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Application Virtualization: Easy Application Distribution at Last?

Application Virtualization is a breakthrough technology that eliminates a number of issues that inherently make application deployment so complex. Are the days of the Windows Installer-based deployments numbered? Microsoft has already removed Windows Installer as a logo requirement for Windows 7. How will these changes affect administrators focused on application deployment and desktop management today? In this live web event, Bob Kelly, founder of AppDeploy.com, will address these questions and more regarding the uses and benefits of application virtualization.

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7 Steps to Windows 7 Migration Success - A Tutorial

With the Windows 7 release now a reality, the question for many organizations is no longer whether to migrate, but how. But what compatibility challenges accompany this new operating system? What tools are available to help? Industry expert Nelson Ruest and systems management appliance provider KACE provide the necessary steps to make the Windows 7 migration a smooth and painless process.

 
ITIL Gain without the Pain: A Pragmatic Approach to Getting Started with ITIL
Join leading analyst firm EMA and KACE in this hour long webcast to learn how a practical, targeted implementation of ITIL best practices can quickly and cost-effectively deliver the benefits of ITIL to your organization. After this webinar you will understand the most important components of ITIL and how to immediately act on those areas that can offer the greatest near term return.
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Repackaging: Time to Say Goodbye?
Windows Installer repackaging and application management can be a real challenge for any IT organization, requiring regression testing, complex script creation and extensive troubleshooting. Application virtualization is a breakthrough technology that overcomes a number of issues that inherently make application deployment so complex. Join Bob Kelly, founder of AppDeploy.com, for this live web event, where he will address the uses and benefits of application virtualization.

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Best Practices for Windows 7 Migration
Migration to Windows 7 is a future reality for most. With XP approaching its end of life and many organizations simply choosing to skip Vista, the new Windows 7 release holds the promise of new features and benefits that include added security, improved manageability and enhanced ease of use. Still, regardless of the starting point, a migration to Windows 7 is a path that holds as many questions and challenges as it does potential rewards. Learn from Industry Expert Nelson Ruest and Systems Management Appliance Vendor KACE how organizations who plan well can significantly reduce the time and effort required to migrate to Windows 7.
 
Systems Management Success In Healthcare
The pressure on the healthcare industry to reduce costs, adhere to government regulations such as HIPAA, and raise the quality of services, all with a limited IT budget, are daunting. However, streamlining and optimizing the management of healthcare organizations’ IT systems can lead to dramatic time-savings for administrators while saving their institution money. Hear how Steve Coryell, Network administrator at Island Hospital leveraged a breakthrough appliance-based approach to systems management to save his team precious time and his organization money.
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Mac Images in the Enterprise: No Longer an Illusion!
Increasingly, employees are demanding the flexibility to use Mac in the enterprise and many organizations are responding by supporting Macs for the first time. Learn how to utilize a cross platform solution to effectively support both Mac and Windows in your environment without excessive costs or complexity.
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Systems Management: Best Practices in K-12 Institutions
K-12 educational institutions face unique and varied systems management challenges, oftentimes operating in a lean and resource-constrained environment. Streamlining and optimizing the management of a school’s IT systems can lead to dramatic time savings for administrators while saving their institution money. Join Michael Williams, IT Manager, at Dexter and Southfield Schools to learn IT management best practices and how he leverages the KACE Management Appliance to save his team precious time and his organization money.
 
Robust, Scalable Systems Management without the Overhead of Software-only Solutions
Effective systems management is a tough job, especially for larger organizations. With thousands of PCs and servers to manage, the demands of a growing, diverse and often far-flung user base means dedicating a large team and significant time to implementing and administering a systems management solution. Hear from Francois Chevalier, VP Retail Systems, on how Rogers Communications leverages the KACE Management Appliance to achieve significant time and cost savings.
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KBOX Systems Deployment Appliance vs. Symantec Ghost: Choosing an Enterprise Solution
Point-imaging solutions such as Symantec Ghost automate only parts of the systems deployment process. The manual work that needs to be performed as a result can negate any automation benefits. In this product comparison white paper, EMA details the many advantages of the KBOX Systems Deployment Appliance, which caters to the entire systems deployment lifecycle.
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Macs in the Enterprise
Macs are making an increasingly large impression on corporate environments, bringing with them the need to effectively manage them alongside their Windows counterparts. In this podcast from Inside Mac Radio, host Scott Sheppard discusses with Lubos Parobek, VP of Product Management at KACE, how KACE Systems Management appliances can assist systems administrators to automate such tasks as software distribution, patching and help desk using an integrated cross platform approach, one that eliminates time consuming desk visits and gets Mac and PC support staff working collaboratively.
 
KACE Talks Virtual Kontainers
Virtual Strategy Magazine interviews KACE on its release of KACE Virtual Kontainers. The interview starts with a quick discussion around KACE’s history in the area of virtualization, then goes on to cover what Virtual Kontainers are and how they can benefit customers. Learn how this new solution stands out from its competitors as well as some hints as to what is planned for the future.
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Improving IT Productivity in Education - Systems Management Best Practices
Educational institutions face unique and varied systems management challenges which create a difficult environment in which to stay lean and cost effective. In this webcast you learn best practices from the education industry and hear how Michael Heuer, at Portland Community College leverages a breakthrough appliance-based approach to systems management to save his team time and his college money.
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Haunted by Symantec Ghost? Learn About a New and Superior Approach
Retro fashion might be in style, but old-fashioned point-imaging solutions such as Symantec Ghost lack important capabilities and cannot save you the time and money of more contemporary solutions. Learn how to save significant time and money over Symantec Ghost by using a systems deployment appliance.
 
iPhones in Your Organization. They’re Here - Now How Do You Manage Them?
KACE has introduced the industry’s first iPhone management solution – the iPhone Management Module – as an integrated element of the KBOX Systems Management Appliance. Now, in addition to managing Mac, Windows and Linux-based PCs and servers, you can just as easily configure, deploy and track iPhones in a way that is simple, secure – and sane.
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Using Desktop Management to Reduce Your Organization’s Attack Surface
This webinar examines the critical steps for reducing attack surfaces. These include comprehensive vulnerability scanning, remediation, and the setting and enforcement of secure configurations for firewalls, anti-virus, browsers, VPNs, and e-mail. You'll learn the best practices for reducing the attack surface of your desktop and laptop systems, ensuring that your corporate systems and information remain secure.
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Virtualization and KACE
Hear Marty Kacin, CTO and co-founder of KACE, share with Virtual Strategy Magazine his insights into virtualization and systems management, what KACE is doing in the virtualization arena with its recent acquisition of Computers in Motion, and his views on what the future holds for virtualization.
 
Best Practices for Managing iPhone and Macs in the Enterprise
Learn what you need to know to ensure the entry and management of iPhones and Macs into your environment is trouble-free, secure, and managed.
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Cross-Platform Management with KBOX
Does your IT group support Mac or Linux as well as Windows? Join KACE for a dynamic presentation on managing systems in a mixed OS environment.
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To Repackage or Not To Repackage?
AppDeploy founder Bob Kelly delivers this one hour session which focus on what opportunities exist when it comes to deploying applications with proven hints and tips to make the job easier. In this session you will learn the pros and cons of repackaging, tips on determining what method to use, and real world examples illustrating software packaging options.
 
Streamlining IT Deployment in an Ailing Economy
Join leading EMA industry analyst Steve Brasen and KACE Senior Director of Product Management Lubos Parobek for an informative webinar to explore techniques and best practices for addressing and resolving the challenges that accompany systems deployment and configuration management.
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Industry Report Podcast
Rob Meinhardt, CEO, KACE is interviewed by Ken Rayment of Better Process Podcast. In this show Rob discusses IT trends within the manufacturing industry.
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In Compliance with Your License Agreements? Survey Results and Best Practices
Join Diane Hagglund of King Research to learn what you need to know to get in compliance with your software licensing agreements. Next, learn how Portland Community College automates software license compliance in a vast and complex setting. The webinar also features a real time demonstration showing first hand how to use system management tools to streamline and automate license compliance in your organization.
 
Virtual Appliances: What they are and how they will change IT
In this webinar we explain what constitutes a virtual appliance and discuss the value of deploying applications via a virtual appliance versus traditional software. Further, we explain what to look for in a virtual appliance, provide an overview of solutions delivered via virtual appliances, and compare and contrast the benefits of physical and virtual appliances.
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Vista Migration Alternatives and Best Practices
A recent King Research survey of over 900 IT professionals found that the majority of IT organizations are not planning to upgrade to Vista, and that a significant number of IT organizations have actually considered moving to non-Windows operating systems to avoid the upgrade. Delve into the survey results and learn what you need to know to get ready to migrate, or not, to Vista.
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Selling to the Midmarket
Rob Meinhardt, KACE CEO, interviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers Start Up Radio about how to build, deliver, and sell a tailored technology solution to the Midmarket.
 
Appliance Virtualization: Can virtualization and appliance technology mix?
Marty Kacin, CTO and co-founder of KACE, explains how virtualization technology is moving down to small and midsize companies, what characteristics any IT shop should look for in a virtualized appliance, and how you can avoid mistakes installing and using these appliances.
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Leveraging PreInstallation Environments
While one might expect most to be using Microsoftís Windows PE, a poll at AppDeploy has exposed the fact that over 40 percent of the deployment community is using the alternative BartPE solution. This webinar by Bob Kelly, founder of AppDeploy, helps to explain the pros and cons of each so that administrators may use the appropriate solution for their organizationsí needs.
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Addressing the IT Requirements of The Fortune 100,000
What is the Fortune 100,000? In this podcast from Enterprise Management Associates, analyst Steve Brasen investigates why the Fortune 100K (or medium enterprises) face unique challenges in balancing their size and resources, and the need for a Fortune 100,000 focused systems management solution.
 
The Future of Software: Appliance-based Software Delivery
Most of you probably have more than a few “experiences” with traditional enterprise software implementations, as well as all the related issues surrounding hardware systems. Ever wish there were options for simplifying software development, testing, deployment and maintenance? Listen to Marty Kacin, CTO and co-founder of KACE, discuss the benefits of Appliance-based Software Delivery (AbSD).
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Systems and Security Management Best Practices for the Fortune 100,000
Research Vice President Ronni Colville, of leading analyst firm Gartner, discusses the opportunities and challenges that Fortune 100,000 organizations face when automating systems and security management, and details the best practices that should be considered when choosing and implementing an automation tool.
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Systems Provisioning Best Practices
Ever wish there was a faster and easier way to provision systems in your company? Ever wonder what the best practices would be to make your process smoother and more efficient? In this short executive webinar, KACE™ Director of Product Management Lubos Parobek covers these and other topics.
 
Managing Complexity and Achieving Security
External network security is a prime concern in the business world. In this ZDNET Video Feature, KACE CEO Rob Meinhardt explains why managing complexities inside the network is equally critical.
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Automating the Deployment, Upgrade, and Configuration of Autodesk Products
Does your organization spend tremendous amounts of time and effort managing your Autodesk products? Is it causing you a lot of stress and wasted efforts? See and hear how the KBOX Systems Management Appliance can make your life easier.
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Don‘t Wait To Automate: Achieve Immediate Cost, Productivity and Security Benefits by Automating IT Management
Featured speaker Andi Mann, an EMA senior analyst with more than 20 years of experience on mainframes, servers and desktop systems, discusses the measurable benefits of automating IT processes.