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EGUIDE - This guide provides platform evaluations, planning best practices, and migration tips for creating a virtual infrastructure.
Posted: December 23, 2008 | Published: December 23, 2008


Topics:  Application Programming Interfaces | Hard Disk Drives | IT Infrastructure | Operating Systems | Programming | Server Virtualization | Virtual Communities

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn about a virtualization strategy that can help you achieve a lower total cost of ownership and a higher return on investment for compute assets. You'll also receive tips to avoid server sprawl and control energy use.
Posted: June 20, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Centers | Disk Drives | Enterprise | Error Handling | IT Infrastructure | Microprocessors | Operating Systems | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

VIDEOCAST - Chris Wolf talks about the tools that are used to increase virtual server performance. Later, virtualization platform decision points are covered with emphasis on OS and application compatibility and support, high availability, automation and management.
Posted: June 20, 2008 | Premiered: June 20, 2008


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Management | Network Performance | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

VIDEOCAST - In this final session, Wolf discusses application selection, focusing on using chargebacks to counter physical storage challenges. He gives network architecture examples, offers some CPU considerations, and tackles issues with heterogeneous VM management.
Posted: June 20, 2008 | Premiered: June 20, 2008


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Management | Network Performance | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

PRODUCT LITERATURE - Today's IT shops are challenged to reduce expenses, raise availability levels, and increase energy efficiency without any extra resources. Learn how virtualization can flatten architectural layers and enable geographic replication and disaster recovery.
Posted: June 19, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2008


Topics:  Cooling Equipment | Disaster Recovery | Hosting Services | Legacy Applications Software | Operating Systems | Power Supplies | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | TCO

WHITE PAPER - If you're considering virtualization, this white paper is for you. Learn about the key benefits and essential steps to a successful virtualization deployment in your IT shop.
Posted: June 19, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Security Policies | Server Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Storage Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Data center growth has led to sprawling server, storage, and supporting infrastructure. This white paper describes how to achieve better utilization and more eco-efficient systems energy-efficient systems with virtualization technologies.
Posted: June 19, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Backups | Business Intelligence | Cooling Equipment | Customer Service | Data Center Management | Data Centers | ERP | Power Supplies | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - Data center growth has led to sprawling server, storage, and supporting infrastructure. This white paper describes how to achieve better utilization and more eco-efficient systems by combining the energy-efficient systems with virtualization technologies.
Posted: June 19, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2007


Topics:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Application Performance Management | Business Continuity Planning | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

VIDEOCAST - In this first session, Wolf introduces principles of virtual infrastructure optimization and covers virtual machine placement optimization and bottleneck identification.
Posted: June 19, 2008 | Premiered: June 20, 2008


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Management | Network Performance | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

PODCAST - In this podcast, analyst Joe Clabby is interviewed about server platform decisions points in production-level virtualization.
Posted: June 17, 2008 | Premiered: June 17, 2008


Topics:  BASIC | Blade Servers | Chassis | Rack Enclosures | Server Appliances | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WEBCAST - In this webcast, analyst Joe Clabby covers the many server platform decisions points in production-level virtualization.
Posted: June 17, 2008 | Premiered: June 17, 2008


Topics:  Applications Management | BASIC | Blade Servers | File Server Hardware | File Server Software | Rack Servers | Server Virtualization | VM | Webcasts