Tune in for timely webinars on the latest technology trends and IT concerns. Gain valuable insights from industry leaders as they present new and improved solutions designed to help your business thrive. Our archives are available 24x7 for your viewing convenience. Cost Prevention Through Virtualization March 2009 - View Archive In today’s challenging economic climate businesses are looking for ways to reduce costs, but not impact their operations. By using virtualization technology, you can reduce costs and actually improve service. This webinar illustrates the potential costs savings of virtualization using a detailed case study of the Farm Bureau. The case study looks at the IT solutions, transition process, savings and operational benefits that were gained from the Bureau’s move to virtual platforms. Sponsored by Citrix and CDW. Plan, Manage and Communicate Projects with Microsoft Project and Visio February 2009 - View Archive Join CDW's Microsoft Specialists to learn how Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio can enable you to better plan and manage specific action items and resources - and make the best decisions on what matters most to your organization. Sponsored by CDW and Microsoft. SAN Solutions From Lefthand Networks March 2009 - View Archive Reliable data protection is critical to a healthy bottom line. Even day-to-day problems like server failures, smoke or water damage, and human error can lead to devastating data loss.LeftHand SANs ensure that your crucial business data remains available. Easy to deploy and maintain, Lefthand's NSM storage systems provide unique double fault protection within each node and across the entire SAN, reducing your vulnerability without driving up costs the way traditional SANs can. Watch this 10 minute flash demo to find out more. Sponsored by Lefthand Networks. Server Virtualization for Small Business February 2009 - View Archive It’s time your small business started enjoying the benefits of server virtualization: greater hardware utilization, decreased capital expenditures, reduced power and cooling costs, accelerated productivity and enhanced disaster recovery. View this webcast to learn more about what server virtualization options are available, how it can save yoru business money, and how easy it is to get started. Sponsored by CDW and Spiceworks. Microsoft SharePoint Solutions for the Public Sector February 2009 - View Archive View this webcast to explore features and functionality of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 with a SharePoint expert. Learn more about SharePoint's search functionality, document management, business intelligence features, and more. Sponsored by CDW and Microsoft. Smart Ways to Make Business Intelligence Work For Your Small Business January 2009 - View Archive Customer data, market data, product data. Your small business is virtually swimming in raw information. But what can you do with it? How can you turn this data into meaningful, actionable intelligence? View this webcast to learn more about business intelligence, what options are available, how intelligence can help you make smarter decisions, and more! Sponsored by CDW and Spiceworks. The Value of Microsoft E-CAL January 2009 - View Archive Are you planning on upgrading your Exchange Server or implementing Microsoft Office SharePoint? Then the Microsoft E-CAL agreement may be the best way for you to maximize your software investment. View this webcast to get details about the program including pricing, technology, upgrades, services and more. Sponsored by CDW and Microsoft. Data Domain: Dedupe Simply January 2009 - View Archive Join Brian Biles, Data Domain's Co-Founder and VP Product Management, to learn the basics of data deduplication and the benefits being achieved by organizations around the world. Learn what key questions you should be asking your storage vendor when evaluating deduplication options and simplicity. Sponsored by Data Domain. Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 November 2008 - View Archive This webinar demonstrates how System Center Operations Manager's best-of-breed, end-to-end service management for Microsoft Windows, helping you increase efficiency and achieve greater control over your IT environment. Learn how to reduce the total cost of ownership for your IT infrastructure and free staff resources to concentrate on tasks critical to your business. Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. Staying Competitive in Today's Markets November 2008 Webinar - View Archive Podcast - Listen to MP3 Learn how mobile technology can help you manage your bottom line more effectively. Highlights include recent trends in the adoption of mobility solutions within the U.S. business market as well as the benefits smartphones — such as RIM's BlackBerry — can offer enterprises, including improving productivity, responsiveness, accessibility and customer satisfaction. Sponsored by BlackBerry and CDW. Tracking IT Assets with RFID: Time, Money and Accuracy Savings November 2008 - View Archive This presentation provides a comparison of the use of RFID and barcode technology for IT asset tracking applications. Highlights include the value seen by customers using an RFID asset tracking system for their IT systems assets, a description of the decision criteria used by many companies as well as project pitfalls to avoid. Sponsored by CDW. Earn Subsidy Funds from Microsoft! November 2008 - View Archive Learn more about the latest version of the Microsoft rebate program, “The Big Easy.” For every qualifying product you purchase, Microsoft pays you partner subsidy funds to purchase more products and services from the Microsoft Partner of your choice! This webcast will explain what a subsidy is, what factors can increase your subsidy, how the program works, what products are included, helpful resources and more! Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. Planning Your VoIP Strategy November 2008 Webinar - View Archive Podcast - Listen to MP3 Voice-over-IP (VoIP) has been adopted by many successful organizations over the years, and has proven itself as the future of telephony systems. As more companies are upgrading and converging their networks or outlining a complete Unified communication strategy, VoIP has become an integral part of either plan. View this webcast to learn the top reasons for the VoIP adoption, best practice migration plans and how to ensure reliability and availability of your new voice network. Sponsored by Avaya and CDW. Microsoft Virtualization 360: From Datacenter to Desktop November 2008 - View Archive Learn more about virtualization with experts from CDW and Microsoft. This informative webcast will explore four key areas of virtualization: server, desktop, application and presentation. Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. Microsoft Deployment Planning Services Overview October 2008 - View Archive One of the most intriguing Software Assurance benefits is the Deployment Planning Services benefit. This benefit ensures you have successful deployment of four major Microsoft technologies: Windows, Office, Sharepoint and Exchange. Join CDW to learn how the results of a successful deployment can help your company increase usage and productivity, lower cost, and improve return on your software investment. Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. The Office is Everywhere— New Ways to Manage the Reality October 2008 - View Archive Mobility is an important element of the successful business. Managing data and applications has taken on an entirely new tone as the end users move beyond just running Microsoft Office, to highly integrated applications for information access, inventory, sales force automation, and other line of business applications. This webcast will explore state of the art and Best Practices for managing mobility! Sponsored by BlackBerry and CDW. Microsoft Software Assurance Benefits for Education September 2008 - View Archive Attend this webcast to explore the benefits of Microsoft's Software Assurance program for Education. Learn how to gain control of your technology strategy and effectively plan for new software deployments. Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. Microsoft Unified Communications: Innovations in Collaboration September 2008 - View Archive Microsoft’s Unified Communications technologies use the power of software to deliver complete communications--messaging, voice, and video--across the applications and devices that people use every day. View this webcast to learn how to find people faster, share ideas, and work together more effectively. Sponsored by Microsoft, Nortel and CDW. Upgrade Your Desktop with Microsoft Office 2007 August 2008 - View Archive Attend this webcast to hear from one of CDW's dedicated Office Specialists and learn how to save your organization time and increase productivity with Office 2007. You'll explore how to simplify working together, find information, improve business insight, reduce security risks and more. Sponsored by CDW. Demystifying Microsoft Licensing August 2008 - View Archive Not sure you know all you need to know about Microsoft Licensing? Join experts from CDW for this informative webcast and learn the ins and outs of licensing—understand the terminology, find out what purchasing options are best, learn about Software Assurance, and more! Sponsored by CDW. Desktop Virtualization August 2008 Webinar - View Archive Podcast - Listen to MP3 Desktop virtualization refers to the practice of isolating the operating system software from the underlying hardware. Join experts from Citrix to explore the benefits of virtualization: manageabiilty, migration, instant access and security. Sponsored by Citrix and CDW. Optimizing the Windows Desktop June 2008 - View Archive Join CDW experts to explore the many features and benefits of Microsoft's Desktop Optimization Pack. Learn how it can help your organization simplify and accelerate deployment, effectively manage your desktops, and much more. Sponsored by CDW. Data and Identity Theft Protection June 2008 Webinar - View Archive Podcast - Listen to MP3 Join experts from Cisco and CDW as and explore how to protect and prevent against data and identity theft. Learn how to build a scalable security foundation that grows with your organization, how to prevent data from being copied, emailed, IM'ed, printed or saved, and how to get executive buy-in when presenting security proposals. Sponsored by Cisco and CDW. How to Build a Better Disaster Recovery Plan June 2008 Webinar - View Archive Podcast - Listen to MP3 Disaster recovery is serious business - are you prepared? Join experts from CDW and EMC to learn how to create a bulletproof strategy keep operations online and running smoothly. Sponsored by EMC and CDW. Windows Server 2008 April 2008 - View Archive Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the most advanced Windows Server operating system yet, designed to power the next-generation of networks, applications, and Web services. View this webinar to learn more about the innovative features and functions of Windows Server 2008, and the benefits it offers diverse users. Sponsored by Quest and CDW. Virtual SANs For Your Virtual World March 2008 - View Archive Server consolidation paves the way for enterprises to reduce cost But deploying server virtualization alone is only tackling half of the problem. A well-planned and well-executed strategy encompasses both server virtualization and storage virtualization. However, purchasing as SAN does not always fit within the project budget. Watch this educational web seminar to learn how LeftHand's Virtual SAN Appliance for VMware ESX Software enables you to create a highly available, virtualized server infrastructure, without the need for a physical SAN. Sponsored by Lefthand Networks and CDW. Anytime, Anywhere, Secure Remote Access March 2008 - View Archive Attend this webcast to learn more about enhancing worker productivity outside of the office. Topics covered will include data protection, endpoint and mobile security, file encryption, network access control and much more. Sponsored by Ziff Davis and CDW. Podcast: Enabling a Mobile Workforce March 2008 - Listen to MP3 Small businesses identify security as a major challenge when setting up a remote workforce. The good news is that it’s easier than you think. Listen to this podcast to learn how to enable a reliable and secure wireless network for your remote workers. Sponsored by CDW. Enabling the Mobile Worker March 2008 - View Archive As the number of satellite and remote workers continues to increase, small businesses are uniquely challenged to keep pace. Attend this webcast to hear how to stay connected and communicate with customers and coworkers regardless of employee location. Sponsored by CDW. Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop February 2007 - View Archive Recording ID: ZF32ZZ Attendee Key: CP54PX For enterprise customers specifically looking to centralize Windows execution or storage, Microsoft provides two new options as part of Windows Vista Enterprise: Windows Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD). View this webcast to learn more about features and benefits, user access, dynamic desktop architecture, licensing information and more. Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. Improving Security Management December 2007 - View Archive View this webcast to learn how an integrated approach to system security can protect your operations from a wide variety of threats. Learn how to identify and plug gaps in your endpoint protection, reduce downtime, improve response time and more! Sponsored by McAfee and CDW. Podcast: Unified Communications and IP Convergence December 2007 - Listen to MP3 Part of the CDW Signature Podcast Series! Learn how convergence and unified communications can help you connect, enhance and manage your communication platform. Sponsored by Avaya and CDW. Podcast: Client Security November 2007 - Listen to MP3 Part of the CDW Signature Podcast Series! Learn more about client security and how to protect your business against the latest security threats—anti-virus, anti-spyware, data encryption, network access control and more! Sponsored by Symantec and CDW. Server Optimization: When Should You Upgrade? November 2007 - View Archive Considering server virtualization? Learn where you are on the server curve and how you should upgrade. Whether you're just starting out or are already taking advantage of blade servers, virtualization and more, this webcast will explain what to consider before moving to the next stage. Sponsored by HP and CDW. Building Your Virtualization Foundation October 2007: View Archive Attend this session to learn more about how to centrally provision, manage and monitor IT server environments; consolidate and maximize hardware assets; and reduce IT costs while boosting productivity. Sponsored by VMware and CDW. IP Convergence-Strategies for Success October 2007 - View Archive Attend this session to get a better understanding of the benefits of IP communications and how you can implement a smooth transition. Sponsored by Cisco and CDW. Podcast: Secure Access Control September 2007 - Listen to MP3 Part of the CDW Signature Podcast Series! Learn more about network access control, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), data encryption, intrusion prevention and detection, and secure access solutions. Sponsored Cisco and CDW. Podcast: Document Management September 2007 - Listen to MP3 Part of the CDW Signature Podcast Series! Learn more about the three main components of effective document management: capturing, managing and storing data. Sponsored by HP and CDW. The Art of Document Management September 2007 - View Archive Learn how to improve document management processes to increase efficiency and improve compliance efforts. Sponsored by Nuance, HP and CDW. Business Continuity: IT Solutions to Mitigate and Recover September 2007 - View Archive Learn about different business continuity solutions and how they will help keep your company's operations running smoothly and efficiently in the most chaotic of times. Sponsored by EMC2 and CDW. Managing Your Network's Security - Secure Remote Access August 2007 - View Archive Attend this webcast to discover industry best practices for allowing remote access, while preventing any potential exploits from causing harm to your organization in the form of downtime, data theft or financial losses. Sponsored by SonicWALL and CDW. Raise Your Level of Threat Protection Against Web and E-mail Threats July 2007 - Listen to Archive If 100% uptime is critical to your business, join SurfControl and Microsoft for an overview of the SurfControl Web Filter™ Appliance for ISA Server 2006. Learn how to enhance security, network performance, productivity and business compliance while protecting yourself from threats posed by instant messaging, streaming media, file downloads and Web-based e-mail. Sponsored by SurfControl and Microsoft. Microsoft Office 2007 Webinar Series: Join CDW and Microsoft in a series of Webinars to introduce the Office 2007. System Functionality June 2007 - View archive •  Download presentation Training Users May 2007 - View archive •  Download presentation Deployment April 2007 - View archive •  Download presentation Office 2007 Suite Options March 2007 - View archive Why Office 2007? February 2007 - View archive •  Download presentation Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. Microsoft Project 2007 June 2007 - View Archive Get an overview of what's changed, learn more about licensing options, and view a live demo to see the exciting new features! Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. Intel Webinar Series: Multi-Core: How do software developers determine when to thread and what to parallelize? Attend Intel's webinar series to learn new tools and techniques, discuss coding issues during live Q&A, and download tools and code samples. Three Steps to Threading Process: Part 1: Thread Correctness May 2007 - View archive Part 2: Expressing Parallelism May 2007 - View archive Part 3: Tuning Threaded Software June 2007 - View archive Using Intel C++ and Fortran Compilers, Version 10.0 June 2007 - View archive Parallelism Programming Has Gone Mainstream: Are You Ready? April 2007 - View archive Gentle Introduction to Parallel Software April 2007 - View archive Software Performance Analysis for Multi-Core CPUs and Windows Vista April 2007 - View archive Sponsored by Intel and CDW. Podcast: Next Generation Security May 2007 - Listen to the MP3 Everyone is talking about “next generation security” and the need to step up measures and keep pace with IT advancements. Join CDW experts to learn more. Sponsored by CDW. Podcast: Are You Prepared for Disaster? May 2007 - Listen to the MP3 Planning for disasters—and being able to continue doing business in the event one occurs—requires effective preparation. Learn more about business continuity from CDW experts. Sponsored by CDW. Microsoft Windows Vista Webinars and Podcasts: Desktop Optimization Pack May 2007 - View archive •  Download presentation The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is a new set of tools designed to help organizations maximize their total cost of ownership in their desktop environment. Come and learn about the four tools that comprise the MDOP and discover how you can utilize such a robust tool. Podcast: Microsoft Vista - The Benefits of Migration April 2007 - Listen to the MP3 Learn from CDW experts about Vista Migration benefits and considerations surrounding operating systems, I.T. infrastructure, deployment and enterprise applications. Webinar: Volume Activation 2.0 April 2007 - View archive Volume Activation is a new requirement in the Windows Vista operating system and Windows Server Code Name "Longhorn," which requires activation of each Windows Vista license acquired under a Volume License Agreement. Join us to learn about how to manage Volume Activation 2.0 and how it will impact your business. Application Compatibility Tool 5.0 February 2007 - View archive The first in our series of Vista webinars. Learn how the new Application Compatibility Tool 5.0 will allow you to scan your network for application compatibility with Microsoft’s new Windows Vista Operating System. Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. A Thoughtful Approach to Business Continuity May 2007 - View archive To say that organizations are dependent on their IT systems has become trite. The real issue is not to recognize the problem, but to put in place concrete steps to improve business continuity and minimize negative impact. Join experts from CDW and Ziff-Davis to explore best practices, how to build a strong plans for continuity, and utilize new management tools and technologies. Sponsored by CDW, Ziff-Davis, HP, and Symantec. Podcast: Server Virtualization May 2007 - Listen to the MP3 Learn from CDW experts about virtualization adoption and its ability to increase systems capacity resulting in cost savings, greater data storage and recovery, and higher performance from existing infrastructure. Sponsored by CDW. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 April 2007 - View archive Learn more about SQL Server 2005, Microsoft's next-generation management solution that will deliver increased scalability, availability, and security to enterprise data and analytical applications while making them easier to create, deploy and manage. Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. Introduction to Microsoft's Real-Time Collaboration and Unified Communications March 2007 - View archive Join Microsoft and CDW to learn more about Microsoft's Real-Time Collaboration products. This webinar will help you navigate through offerings including Live Meeting and Live Communications Server. Learn the value these products will bring to your organization and take advantage of current promotions to acquire Live Meeting and Live Communication Server at greatly discounted prices. Sponsored by Microsoft and CDW. Attention AutoCAD LT Users: Moving to AutoCAD 2007? February 2007 - View archive Discover why moving to a full version of AutoCAD is a smart choice. Learn more about Express Tools, Sheet Set Management, and more! Hosted by Lynn Allen, Autodesk's Technical Evangelist and Cadalyst Columnist. Sponsored by Autodesk and CDW.