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Carl Drescher

Carl Drescher

Carl Drescher is an IT Administrator for the City of Tucson in Arizona. Carl is a graduate of the University of Arizona, has been an IT professional for the last 23 years.

Carl Drescher is an IT Administrator for the City of Tucson in Arizona. Carl is a graduate of the University of Arizona, has been an IT professional for the last 23 years. During that period he has worked for IBM (marketing), ENTRE Computer Center (managed local support, training, and engineering ), Cornell University (network admin), University Medical Center in Tucson (network admin), and the City of Tucson. Currently Carl oversees the Network Division of IT which includes the network engineering, communications engineering, emergency communications (911 dispatch and CAD), and telecommunications. Carl is passionate about the use of technology in government to gain efficiencies, to provide a higher level of service, and to engage citizens.

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Recent Articles

When will iGov ship?
April 16, 2010 - Gotta hand it to Apple - they know how to roll out a new product.  The marketing lead up generating the excitement that gets ...

A Gigabit to the Home.....
February 10, 2010 - Google today announced plans to work with a community to build a for 1 gigabit fiber to the home network.  Video announcement by Google's James ...

Clean Windows
December 18, 2009 - About a month ago I upgraded my laptop OS to Windows 7 from Windows XP.  I originally had Vista on my laptop, but after frustrations ...

Clean Windows
December 18, 2009 - About a month ago I upgraded my laptop OS to Windows 7 from Windows XP.  I originally had Vista on my laptop, but after frustrations ...

Sometimes We Are Our Own Worst Enemy
October 13, 2009 - Every day we read about organizations that have succumbed to the malicious intent of scrupulous coders and hackers.  As IT professionals we view the ...

Don't Be Afraid to "Open" Up
September 16, 2009 - I am sure by now that if your IT organization had not researched the use of Open Source tools and software in the past, the ...

Don't judge a netbook by its cover
August 29, 2009 - Recently I had the opportunity to use a netbook for a few days.  I never really took them seriously before, just thought that they ...

Broadband Field of Dreams
June 25, 2009 - As I have mentioned in previous entries I am responsible in my organization for following the Broadband Stimulus funding part of the ARRA. The latest ...

Technology in the Clouds
May 04, 2009 - Note:  Over the next couple of posts I will try to focus on how my organization and others are looking at or planning to ...

Beware the Worm
March 31, 2009 - So we sit on the brink of yet another malicious attack - the Conficker Worm - and wait patiently to see what evil it will ...

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The Future of the Desktop in Government

Until recently, there was no alternative to the familiar desktop computer, and its expensive upgrades and maintenance requirements. For cash-strapped local governments, the desktop computer is quickly becoming an unsustainable option for future progress. Now, a technology known as virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) offers an alternative. It can be significantly more affordable than buying individual computers for every employee, and it provides similar capability. This paper shows how VDI is the future of the desktop and is a game-changer for local governments.


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