White Papers

Application virtualization makes application deployment a simple and cost effective process. This architectural overview of KACE Virtual Kontainers details how the easy-to-use, affordable KACE approach to application virtualization allows software to be configured, deployed, managed and removed much more reliably and silently across the network, without time consuming repackaging or tedious regression testing.

Increasingly, employees are demanding the flexibility to use Macs in the enterprise and many organizations are responding by supporting Macs for the first time. In fact a recent ITIC survey showed that 68% of respondents will allow their end users to deploy Macs as their corporate enterprise desktops in the next 12 months. This paper covers best practices and important considerations for supporting Mac as an enterprise platform alongside Windows.

The Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) is the most popularly adopted best practice implementation available today and includes an IT management framework emphasizing management from the perspectives of both the business and IT service consumers. By utilizing a pragmatic approach to implementing ITIL, significant improvements to an IT infrastructure can be achieved with a quick return on investment, motivated staff involvement, and minimal operational disruption during deployment.

This white paper outlines best practices for systems administration and IT professionals in healthcare environments. Based on real-life experiences of IT professionals in the medical field, it outlines best practices for IT professionals fighting to keep IT systems healthy—just as they want their patients to be.

With XP approaching its end of life, and many organizations choosing to skip Vista as an interim step, the new Windows 7 release holds the promise of new user features and benefits. 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. Planning now can ensure a smooth transition in 2010.

As organizations look to keep operating expenses down, “free” technology solutions start to look more attractive. However, when choosing a solution for patching your systems and servers, it is important to consider the total cost of ownership (TCO) and the difference in key capabilities between point patching products and comprehensive patch management solutions. This white paper uncovers those differences.

Tough economic times are upon us, and no one knows how long they may last. Today, IT managers are looking for alternative strategies to increase their IT ROI. The first principle is: Simplify operations. This white paper outlines 10 specific strategies for increasing IT ROI.

This white paper outlines best practices for IT professionals in K-12 schools and higher education environments. Based on real-life experiences at school districts and colleges, it outlines a series of best practices for IT professionals from IT professionals who have not only overcome these varied obstacles but have thrived, using IT as an enabler of their personal and their students’ success.

Medium enterprises continue to struggle in their efforts to find and deploy an effective systems management solution scaled to their needs. KACE has developed this guide to help articulate that buyer's criteria via a comprehensive feature/function checklist, and to pose additional considerations that should be made when making a decision regarding a systems management solution.

The FDCC specifies some 200 settings for PCs running Windows XP or Vista, reducing federal deployment options to just two configurations. The goals: Greater security and cheaper management, deployment and acquisition costs. This white paper outlines best practices for complying with FDCC and then maintaining compliance. It also describes how the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy uses the KBOX Systems Management Appliance by KACE, in its FDCC compliance regimen.

Virtual machine technology is taking the IT industry by storm. Since VMs are self-contained and transportable, they can be delivered in a pre-configured state as virtual appliances (VAP). This whitepaper explores what essential considerations you need to make when selecting a commercial VAP, including the Virtual KBOX Systems Management Appliance.

This whitepaper examines the value of virtualization, the challenges of managing mixed environments, and a case study of a company moving to integrated management of virtualized and physical machines.

While everyone is talking about the need for CMDBs, one solution does not fit all. This paper examines the why, what and who of CMDB solutions, looks at some evaluation criteria, and discusses options available to Fortune 100,000 organizations as they seek to implement an effective CMDB.

The unique features of the 2007 Microsoft Office System make it an extremely challenging migration. However, best practices and automation can significantly improve process efficiency and reliability.

This white paper will examine the current PC provisioning challenges facing organizations, and how traditional approaches using disk imaging and scripts are not able to significantly reduce deployment costs and complexity. Next, current PC provisioning best practices and their benefits will be discussed. Finally, this paper will illustrate how KBOX appliances can be used to implement these best practices and fully automate systems deployment.

KBOX can help you fulfill your HIPAA Security Rule requirements and improve overall control and performance of your IT infrastructure.

Information security is not a standalone process. Security is not a separate entity, but should be considered as a critical element of your business operations.

Savvy IT professionals appreciate that adding technologies for Sarbanes-Oxley is an opportunity to make improvements in IT that increase the company's bottom line. That's where KBOX comes in.

For many IT professionals, figuring out how to deploy a wide range of applications in silent or unattended mode can be frustrating and complicated.

KBOX Systems Management Appliances bring comprehensive, easy-to-use systems management to organizations of all sizes by utilizing an appliance-based architecture. This paper describes how the KBOX appliance-based architecture provides an IT management solution that is both robust and affordable.

KBOX Systems Deployment Appliances bring comprehensive, easy-to-use systems deployment and provisioning to organizations of all sizes by utilizing an appliance-based architecture. This paper describes how the KBOX appliance-based architecture provides a centralized, network-centric deployment solution that is both robust and affordable.