More people than ever before are buying notebooks with embedded wireless or adding wireless cards. This second podcast on mobility does a deeper dive into mobile broadband, both from the hardware side and the provider side. What are the strategic issues today and where is mobile broadband going in the future? For business users, there are other issues to consider, like security, and serving the needs of your mobile users in different countries. Listen to Kirk Neibert, global product manager for wireless at Dell, as he covers current and upcoming technologies that make mobility more user-friendly and reliable.

Everyone is going mobile, and business users are increasingly going entirely wireless. But wireless isn’t just a single technology. It is actually a whole collection of them -- Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, wireless WAN, ultra broadband and others are part of everyday life. What are the differences and when do you use them? Listen to Kirk Neibert and Alan Sicher, global product mangers for wireless at Dell, as they give a brief over view -- sort of a wireless 101-- of the technologies used around the world.

Security is everywhere in IT because threats are everywhere. But in a company, the threats – viruses, malware, intrusions and the like -- can bring the entire company down. What do you have that is worth protecting? What are the threats and how are they changing? And what are the pain points that the IT organization is facing? Listen to the first of two podcast on security featuring Don McCall, enterprise security strategist at Dell, as he provides an easy and concise overview.

When installing a new system like Windows Server 2008 (Longhorn), many datacenter managers want to know what technologies and best practices are available to make the process foolproof. So what are the deployment methods that Dell has learned from literally thousands of installations? Listen to Syama Poluri, senior software engineer who makes sure that Dell can deliver new systems from the factory, and they meet customers’ expectations.

On the surface, database migration seems easy – you’re just moving data from one place to another. But we all know it is a lot more difficult than that. So what are the common misconceptions people have before they start, and how can they avoid the mistakes that can cause downtime or worse yet, loss of data. Dell has completed tens of thousands of migrations, so what did we learn and how can we help simplify this task? Listen to Zafar Mahmood, Senior Solutions Consultant in the database applications team at Dell, who particularly focuses on Oracle migrations, and see how to make this a lot easier (and less risky).

Windows Server 2008 offers some really great benefits, which we have outlined in several of our podcasts. But any operating system change can be a huge undertaking -- and a scary one. So how can you reduce the risks (and anxiety) when upgrading your IT infrastructure to Server 2008 (Longhorn)? Listen to two experts: Ray Weinstein, acting director on Windows Practice and Burk Buechler, Product Manager for Windows 2008 consulting services at Dell. Even though this is a new OK, they’ve been working on this for a couple years. They’ll break down the issues and share best practices.

Windows Server 2008, or what has been called Longhorn, is the first major server operating system upgrade from Microsoft in about five years. So we’re continuing our series on its components. We’re talking today with an expert on Server Core, which is an integrated piece of the operating system that significantly reduces server maintenance and management. Listen to a discussion with David Troeger, who is Dell’s Development Manager for Windows Server 2008.

There has been a lot of buzz about Server 2008, otherwise known as Longhorn. But the question on many IT peoples’ minds is whether their infrastructure is ready for it. Wouldn’t it great if there was a tool that would let you know? Fortunately a Readiness Advisory Utility is available that scans your infrastructure and lets you know just how ready you are, and where there are areas that need work before upgrading. So listen to some expert advice from Jemilson Pierrelouis, who is a senior software engineer at Dell, and one of those who is developing the Utility.

You might think that flexible computing is about how the end user uses their computer. But the PC is really a device that accesses data. And you might be confused about all the terms that have floated around: Thin client, virtual client, and bladed desktops. In the end, it’s really about the control of data, and it is not one technology but a holistic strategy. So how can IT get the control they need while still providing the flexibility of the data access? Find out from Jeremy Ford from Dell’s Office of the CTO, who leads Dell’s flexible computing initiatives.

Microsoft Longhorn, otherwise known as Microsoft Windows Server 2008 has a lot of new features, especially deployment and security features. Today we’re talking about Bitlocker. No, it isn’t a place where you keep all your bits. It is an important component Longhorn that adds two cool new features: Whole disk encryption and secure startup. But how does it work? Listen to Chip Webb, OS Server Engineering Technologist at Dell.