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        <title><![CDATA[Hardware resources are often negelcted]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[We have seen significant Application performance degradation when applications are run on a virtual environment VS a Physical environment. The extra virtualization layer is obviously a cause as is the allocation and sharing of physical devices/resources. Make sure you benchmark and set reasonable performance expectations before diving into Virtualization.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:08:12 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Crafting it is just the beginning!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How about distributing it to get a wide range of proposals?  You can craft a great RFP, send it only to a select few vendors that you know, and miss out on the right vendor for your project.  I recommend posting your RFPs to sites such as the RFP Database at http://www.rfpdb.com which enable you to get a wide distribution for your RFP.The second thing you need to have is a good way of judging the proposals that you receive.  How do you make sure you're comparing apples to apples?  How will you be able to tell which is the better project/vendor for the money and which one will deliver the right solution for you?  Before you even send out the RFPs you need to have decided internally how you're going to judge the responses.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[david@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:31:59 -0800</pubDate>
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