The desktop needs are changing in the mobile era. Every user wants desktop access 24x7 from anywhere, with apps on the go, from any device. Advances in desktop virtualization software are enabling new use cases like virtualized graphics desktops and Desktops-as-a-Service. Yet storage is still the Achilles' heel in virtual desktop deployments. Despite the hype, many of today's Flash-based arrays cannot deliver the consistent high performance user experience needed even for Linked-clone desktops at scale, not to …

Information Technology has undergone monumental change in the last decade. The platforms used to deliver IT products and services, the tools-of-the-trade and skillsets required to do the job have changed. On top of all that, the IT function is now being integrated into the company's other operations and is expected to operate as a business-within-a-business. Overseeing this sea change is the CIO. This paper examines how the role of the CIO has been evolving to meet today's new world of IT.