An array of tools for collaboration has emerged in the past decade—email, instant messaging, wikis, blogs, video conferencing and social media—that we often take for granted. And hardware like laptops, smart phones, MIDs and tablets have given employees options to enable them to be more effective in the workplace. In this video, Diane Bryant, Intel CIO, and Malcolm Harkins, Intel CISO, talk about today’s IT and making the workforce more productive by supporting multiple devices.

Intel IT completed a technology evaluation of Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT), available on laptop PCs with 2010 Intel® Core™ vPro™ processors. Intel® AT is a hardware-based technology that can help detect theft and disable a laptop if it is lost or stolen. This protects valuable enterprise data and intellectual property as well as the hardware itself. Additionally, Intel AT adds value to full-disk encryption by protecting data even if the encryption keys are compromised.
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John Gonzalez, IT Client OS Product Manager from Intel IT, introduces IT@Intel and briefly explains how Intel IT successfully managed application compatibility and data migration when migrating from Microsoft Windows XP* to Microsoft Windows 7*.

In this IT@Intel Executive Insights, we explain how Intel IT uses regular refresh, smart technology, the benefits of consumerization, and proactive support to help us maintain our PC fleet and empower our 80,000 users across the globe.
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Intel IT is considering implementing Dynamic Virtual Client (DVC) technology that will provide a more robust and flexible platform that users want and enterprises need. DVC technology uses containerized software appliances to abstract the OS, applications, user data and workspaces (both corporate and personal), and user-specific settings. It enables faster turnaround time on upgrades and new capability introduction, and provides greater flexibility and faster solution development at lower cost.

Intel IT conducted an internal technology evaluation to determine how using the most up-to-date hardware and software affects server and network utilization as well as the performance of streamed and virtual hosted desktop (VHD) compute models. Learn how Intel IT concluded that more capable PCs provide better user experiences for these streaming and VHD compute models.
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In this IT@Intel Executive Insights, we share how Intel IT has selected a computing platform that supports high levels of productivity and mobility, plus a variety of compute models and device capability. We’ve found that this combination of hardware and software allows us to boost productivity, lower cost, and improve security.
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In this IT@Intel Technology Tip, Intel IT explains what you can do to get the best performance from your computer's battery.

As part of our commitment to IT sustainability, Intel IT is reducing office power consumption by evaluating and implementing enabling technologies, changing business practices, and educating employees to change usage behaviors. Reducing PC energy use is a major component of our efforts to reduce office energy consumption. We have learned that raising employee awareness can be highly effective in reducing office energy use.
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Intel IT is aggressively deploying Intel® Solid-State Drives (Intel® SSDs) in order to enhance employee productivity and mobility while reducing IT total cost of ownership. We’ve found that an Intel SSD, especially when combined with the Intel® Core™ vPro™ processor and Microsoft Windows 7*, provides a platform that offers significant benefits to employees and Intel IT.