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Webcasts
Customer Spotlight: City of San Diego Uses Virtualization for Consolidation and Application Deployment
May 2009
The attendee of this webcast will learn how the City of San Diego, California is using VMware virtualization solutions to consolidate servers and make application deployment easier while...
Provided by VMware
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Webcasts
Technical Track: Reference Architecture Guide for a Successful VMware View Deployment
Apr 2009
Built and validated by VMware and supporting partners, VMware View reference architectures are designed to address common use cases, such as enterprise desktop replacement, remote access, business...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Finding the "Right Fit" for Protecting Virtual Machine Workloads
Dec 2008
Server virtualization brings many benefits, including improved resource utilization, server consolidation, and lower data center operating costs. However, with these benefits comes complexity....
Provided by Enterprise Strategy Group
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White Papers
Dynamic IT: Leveraging Virtualization and Why iSCSI Boot Plays a Dramatic Role
May 2008
Dynamic IT serves one purpose, enabling the business. Whether it's through cost control, business continuance, seizing tactical opportunities, or enabling flexibility to try a new proposal with...
Provided by NetApp
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White Papers
The Role of x86 Processors in the Virtualized, Energy-Constrained Datacenter
Nov 2008
The x86 market has gained momentum in Europe in recent years, and thanks to the rapid adoption of 64-bit processing and the always-improving multicore systems, x86 has come to represent the...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
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White Papers
The Silver Lining: To Build an Effective Cloud Computing Infrastructure, Start With the Right Core Technology
Apr 2009
Over the last few years, cloud computing - the delivery of data, applications, and services via the Internet - has evolved from a promising technology into a powerful tool for boosting the...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
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Whitepapers
A Consolidation, Virtualization and Power Study on the IBM System z10
Jun 2008
As the cost of power grows significantly and data centers start to need more power than they have available, consolidation and virtualization become important energy management strategies for...
Provided by IBM
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White Papers
Oracle VM High Availability: Hands-On Guide to Implementing Guest VM HA
Apr 2009
This white paper focuses on best practices of the Oracle VM Guest VM High Availability (HA) design and implementation. It serves as a practical guide to help customers design the HA environment...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Oracle VM Template Developer's Guide: Creating Pre-Built VMs for Rapid Software Deployment
Feb 2009
An Oracle VM Template is a Virtual Machine (VM), or group of VMs, containing a full software stack that is pre-installed, pre-configured, and ready to use. Simply download and import a Template...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Converting Linux and Windows Physical and Virtual Machines to Oracle VM Virtual Machines
Dec 2008
Oracle VM provides functionality to allow customers to easily convert and move Linux and Windows servers to run as guest Virtual Machines (VM) in Oracle VM Server Pools. This paper describes the...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Oracle Real Application Clusters in Oracle VM Environments
Apr 2009
Running today's non-critical business applications in virtualized environments has shown to be efficient and cost saving. More sophisticated or highly available applications on the other hand were...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Oracle VM and NetApp Storage - Best Practices Guide
Sep 2008
NetApp's innovative technologies enable organizations to extract benefits out of their virtual infrastructures by seamlessly integrating advanced virtualized storage alongside the virtual servers....
Provided by NetApp
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White Papers
Using Oracle Clusterware to Protect Oracle VM Manager
Sep 2008
This paper describes the steps that can be used to set up a clustered environment to provide fail-over capabilities for Oracle VM Manager. Oracle VM Manager is the management component of Oracle...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Oracle VM - Creating & Maintaining a Highly Available Environment for Guest VMs
Sep 2008
By disassociating workloads from the physical constraints of the underlying hardware, Oracle VM presents the opportunity to significantly reduce service outages associated with server hardware...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Deploying Oracle VM Release 2.1 on Dell PowerEdge Servers and DELL/EMC Storage
Apr 2008
This white paper provides an architectural overview and configuration guidelines for deploying Oracle VM Release 2.1 on Dell PowerEdge servers with DELL/EMC FC storage. Using the knowledge gained...
Provided by Dell
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White Papers
Re-Evaluating Disaster Recovery for Virtual Server Environments
Sep 2008
Today, as more mission-critical applications and data are deployed in a virtual environment, organizations must evaluate the most efficient ways to manage them in both physical and virtual...
Provided by Symantec
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White Papers
Application Availability in a Virtual Environment
Sep 2008
As enterprises implement server virtualization in their data centers and move from a one application/one server architecture to a consolidated virtual server environment, application availability...
Provided by Symantec
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White Papers
Protecting Physical and Virtual Data With Ease
Sep 2008
Simple and efficient data protection is critical for any growing business. No small or mid-sized business can afford a faulty backup and recovery strategy - otherwise, one run the risk of losing...
Provided by Symantec
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White Papers
DMZ Virtualization With VMware Infrastructure
May 2008
As virtualization of network DMZs becomes more common, demand is increasing for information to help network security professionals understand and mitigate the risks associated with this practice....
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Solving the Desktop Dilemma: With User-Centric Desktop Virtualization for the Enterprise
Dec 2008
Today's desktop is really an end-user environment defined by a profile consisting of applications, documents and configuration data. As end users rely more and more on mobile devices such as...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Maximizing Business Agility With the Dynamic Data Center
Apr 2009
As one of those executives, perhaps one have completed the first phase of virtualization - server consolidation - and enjoy the benefits of lower costs, less crowded floor space, and a smaller...
Provided by Egenera
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White Papers
Data Centers and Server Farms Enter a Virtual Reality: Verizon Consolidates, Virtualizes Servers to Help Improve Efficiency and Conserve Energy
Mar 2009
Virtualization uncouples operating systems and applications from the physical hardware to allow a server, networking or storage device to run multiple, isolated and diverse virtual environments....
Provided by Verizon
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Deploys Application Virtualization (Level 300)
May 2009
At Microsoft, application provisioning and management is largely a decentralized process. Users rely on time-consuming self-service tasks to obtain and install software. The attendee will learn...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
DNA Services Lab Orchid Cellmark Reduces Data Center by 70% and Improves Application Performance by 20% With Virtualization Solution From Dell
Apr 2009
Expanding data volumes led to space, power and cooling issues, which were pushing the company to consider building out data centers; while maintenance contracts for many of the servers in...
Provided by Dell
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Case Studies
Counting the Virtues in Virtualization
Jan 2009
Sun Healthcare needed to simplify, upgrade, centralize and virtualize a largely end-of-life IT infrastructure, as well as migrate and centralize an acquired infrastructure without disruption. The...
Provided by Dell
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Case Studies
Australian School Implements New Projects Quicker and Easier by Virtualizing Servers
Apr 2009
St Leonard's College, a leading private school in Australia, wanted to expand the services it offered to students and staff. To avoid the time and expense required to install more hardware, St...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Systems Specialist Builds Industry Showcase and Saves $90,000 a Year
Feb 2009
Getronics Australia is a leading provider of managed workspace, infrastructure optimisation and unified communications solutions. Following its acquisition by UXC Limited, the company needed to...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Continental Airlines Streamlines Operations, Cuts Costs with Virtualization Solution
Apr 2009
Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline. To expand its virtualized server and desktop infrastructure, Continental Airlines deployed a beta release of Windows Server 2008 R2...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Golf Manufacturer Contains Costs in Tough Times With New Virtualization Solution
May 2009
PING manufactures custom-fit golf clubs and sells them through global retailers. It wanted to expand the benefits of an existing Microsoft virtualization solution to include mission-critical,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Virtual World Ups Sales 200 Percent, Cuts Costs With Virtualization, New Database
May 2009
ReactionGrid is a virtual world that offers a safe, online environment where students, business people, and others can come together to learn, share ideas, and interact. The company founders...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Best Practices for Deploying Virtual Machines by Using Hyper-V Virtualization Technology
Feb 2009
In response to limited space and power in the Microsoft IT data centers, Microsoft IT is deploying most new server builds as virtual servers. As a result, Microsoft IT developed standards for...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Globalization Firm Creates Flexible, Low-Cost Storage Environment With Virtualization
Oct 2008
Lionbridge Technologies provides world-class globalization, development, and testing services. With U.S. $452 million in annual revenue and offices in 26 countries, its success depends on ensuring...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Virtualization Solution Helps Brazil's Central Bank Cut Power Costs by 20 Percent
Feb 2009
In recent years, the number of physical servers in the Central Bank of Brazil's data centers has decreased while demand for services has increased. In 2006, the bank recognized the value of using...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
How Microsoft Designs the Virtualization Host and Network Infrastructure
Jan 2009
At Microsoft, server virtualization has become a primary way to address data-center power consumption, to address space issues, and to rationalize server utilization. To optimize deployment and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Cancer Physicians Network Optimizes Backup of Virtualized Servers With Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Dec 2008
Based in Florida, The Integrated Community Oncology Network (ICON) is an association of physicians dedicated to delivering an integrated approach to cancer treatment, research, education, and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Egyptian Credit Bureau Supports Growth With New Virtualization Technology
Nov 2008
With Egypt's financial institutions relying on it for service, I-Score wanted to ensure its own growth and availability while controlling costs. The bureau decided to build a disaster recovery...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Credit Card Company Cuts 250 Servers With Virtual Datacenter and Improves Performance
Oct 2008
Leumi Card is one of Israel's leading consumer and corporate credit card providers. It also offers issuing and clearing services, loans, flexible payment, and credit solutions. Leumi Card has more...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Workforce Scheduling Provider Increases Capacity and Competitiveness With Virtualization
Aug 2008
HotSchedules has been providing online labor-scheduling services for the restaurant and hospitality industry since 1999. With dozens of accounts including national chains like P.F. Chang's China...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Medical Center Reduces Costs, Increases Application Availability With Virtualization
Aug 2008
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) began using server virtualization three years ago to curb server proliferation and rising electrical costs. The hospital and teaching facility initially...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Virtual Platform Boosts Hosting Firm's Growth and Client Services
Aug 2008
According to HostReview magazine, Netherlands-based LeaseWeb is the world's fastest growing Web-hosting company, having doubled its employees and its hosting network capacity during 2007. The...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Protecting Virtual Machines: The "Best of VMworld" Approach
Nov 2007
IT managers and executives have enthusiastically embraced server virtualization because it greatly increases server utilization, reduces capital costs and cuts operating expenses. And a growing...
Provided by Citrix Systems
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White Papers
Virtualization From the Datacenter to the Desktop: Building a Comprehensive, End-to-End Virtualization Strategy
Jul 2007
Enterprises worldwide are embracing a digital work style to stay competitive in a dynamic and increasingly global business environment. This work style requires that teams collaborate seamlessly...
Provided by Microsoft
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White Papers
Xen and Server Consolidation
Dec 2007
Enterprises are witnessing a server sprawl as low cost x86 boxes make their way into datacenters. Application provisioning on dedicated servers and provisioning hardware capacity for peak loads...
Provided by Infosys Technologies
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White Papers
Introduction to Virtualization Technology
Nov 2007
Virtualization is a technique for organizations with at least three servers to consolidate and get better use out of server resources. In simple terms, a well-designed virtualization solution...
Provided by CRU Solutions
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White Papers
VMware Infrastructure 3 and Stratus Servers: A Manufacturing Industry Guide to Maximizing Application Uptime and Minimizing Lifecycle Management Costs
Feb 2008
With the increasing deployment of plant-level IT solutions including Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), the productivity of the entire facility suffers any time those systems are down....
Provided by Stratus Technologies
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White Papers
Virtual PC-Type Thin Client System
Sep 2007
NEC has developed VirtualPCCenter, a thin client system with a completely new concept that virtualizes integrates entire personal computer environments on servers, and also developed the US100, a...
Provided by NEC
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White Papers
Network Virtualization: The New Building Blocks of Network Design
Oct 2007
Business and IT leaders have been demanding an IT infrastructure which is more dynamic and responsive to the quick pace of business while being less costly. By dynamic they mean the ability to...
Provided by Lippis Enterprises
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White Papers
Virtualization of Tape Storage
Jan 2008
Disk-based virtual tape backup devices, when combined with removable tape for archiving, are a particularly effective data protection strategy, delivering the very tangible benefits of both disk...
Provided by CYBERNETICS
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White Papers
Pillar SANs Optimize VMware Environments
Sep 2007
IT shops are consolidating and virtualizing resources to reduce costs and to improve agility. VMware's Virtual Infrastructure enables IT to more fully utilize the capacity and computing power of...
Provided by Access Flow
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White Papers
Infrastructure Virtualisation: Transforming the Way IT Is Delivered
Sep 2007
As organisations in both the Public and Private sector struggle to make their IT infrastructures less of an inhibitor of change and more of a vehicle capable of adapting to constantly-changing...
Provided by Datamonitor
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Whitepapers
Protecting Business-Critical Applications in a VMware Infrastructure 3 Environment Using Veritas Cluster Server for VMware ESX
Jan 2008
This paper begins with a brief overview of the problems of High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) in the virtual environment. Due to server clustering, outages have the potential to...
Provided by Symantec
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White Papers
Matching Server Virtualization With Advanced Storage Virtualization: LeftHand Networks Accelerates VMware Server Virtualization With SAN/iQ Software-Based Storage Systems
Oct 2007
In order to meet the challenges of running today's datacenters, an increasing number of IT organizations are turning to VMware Infrastructure 3 software. The ability to virtualize the datacenter...
Provided by LeftHand Networks
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White Papers
VDCF - Virtual Datacenter Control Framework for the Solaris Operating System
Jan 2008
Virtualization is an approach to IT that pools and shares resources so that utilization is optimized and supply automatically meets demand. The case for Virtualization is compelling: industry...
Provided by JomaSoft
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White Papers
Transparent, Power-Aware Migration in Virtualized Systems
Nov 2007
This paper explores the use of hypervisor-based virtualization technology as a means to enable power management in server systems. The approach focuses on the dynamic mapping of physical...
Provided by University of Karlsruhe
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White Papers
NAS Virtualization Solution Evaluation Criteria
Oct 2007
NAS virtualization provides the capability to effectively manage the heterogeneous NAS and file server environment by providing a layer of abstraction between the NAS devices, file servers, and...
Provided by Project Performance
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White Papers
Simplifying Virtualization Through Adaptive Networking Technology
Jan 2008
As IT organizations increasingly deploy virtual servers and storage to consolidate resources and improve utilization, they must be able to dynamically provision applications on virtual servers and...
Provided by Brocade Communications Systems
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White Papers
Cisco MDS and Emulex Virtual HBA Solutions for VMware Infrastructure 3: A Technology Overview for SAN Connectivity Using NPIV in a VMware ESX Server 3.5 Environment
Oct 2007
Virtualization. This one word speaks volumes and is first on the minds and the agendas of most IT professionals today - and it has to be. For the ever increasing service and resource demands...
Provided by Cisco Systems
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White Papers
Automation Technology for Virtualized Systems
Jan 2008
There has been a recent trend toward consolidating burgeoning systems onto blade servers in order to optimize IT infrastructures, maximize system investment efficiency, and reduce server power...
Provided by Fujitsu
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White Papers
An Analysis of Storage Virtualization Architectures
Nov 2007
Virtualization and Volume management are two terms that represent technologies that are very similar, yet with important differences, and both have a great deal of potential to solve problems for...
Provided by LSI
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Whitepapers
Virtual Lab Automation: A Quantum Leap in IT Cost Reduction and Application Development Process Improvement
Oct 2007
Responding to an explosion in the number of underutilized servers that have accumulated across software development teams and to the unsustainably increasing percentage of time spent on repetitive...
Provided by EMC
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White Papers
Server Virtualization Technology and Its Latest Trends
Jan 2008
IT systems have become increasingly larger and more complex, thus making it more difficult to build an optimal IT infrastructure in today's rapidly changing business environment. Server...
Provided by Fujitsu
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Whitepapers
Successful Virtualization Garners Cost Savings, But Also Harbors IT Risk
Jan 2008
Global Enterprise Manufacturing (GEM), a fast-growing international conglomerate, recently deployed a vast virtual infrastructure to support more than 12,000 users across 22 business divisions....
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: High Availability With Hyper-V (Level 300)1
Jan 2008
Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, a key feature of Windows Server 2008, is a hypervisor-based technology that provides a scalable, reliable, and highly available virtualization platform. It is part of...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Microsoft Webcast: Why Virtualization Is More Than Server Virtualization (Level 300)
Sep 2007
The world is buzzing about virtualization. Most people equate virtualization with machine virtualization. They hail virtualization's impact on server consolidation and its respective cost savings....
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
New TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008 Performance and Scalability
Feb 2008
This webcast presents a discussion of Windows Server 2008 performance features, results, and references. In this webcast, the presenter explores the themes behind the performance investments on...
Provided by Microsoft
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Whitepapers
Virtual Solution for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: Using VMware Infrastructure 3 and EMC CLARiiON CX3-20 iSCSI Storage
Nov 2007
Planning a new implementation to Exchange Server 007 or an upgrade from a previous version of Exchange presents the opportunity to move onto a highly reliable and disaster-tolerant virtual...
Provided by EMC
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Whitepapers
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Performance on VMware ESX Server 3
Jul 2007
Virtualization has become a mainstream technology, allowing enterprises to consolidate underutilized servers while helping to increase reliability and fault tolerance and simplify load balancing....
Provided by EMC
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White Papers
8 Phases of a Successful Consolidation Initiative
Aug 2007
As organizations look to reduce the physical and environmental footprint of their IT operations, consolidation is a logical first step. However, a poorly planned or executed consolidation effort...
Provided by PlateSpin
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White Papers
The Java Virtual Appliance--No OS Required
Mar 2008
This free white paper reveals how a new Java virtualization approach can result in a streamlined "Java Virtual Appliance" that lets you leverage your current hardware for years--without the usual...
Provided by BEA Systems
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White Papers
Live Migration With AMD-V Extended Migration Technology
Dec 2007
Virtual Machine migration is a capability being increasingly utilized in today's enterprise environments. With live migration, a Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM) moves a running Virtual Machine (VM)...
Provided by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Virtualization and Windows Server 2008 (Level 300)
Sep 2007
The new Windows Server virtualization infrastructure is a core feature in the Windows Server 2008 operating system. This webcast provides an overview of the virtualization role, the scenarios, and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Examining Virtualization With Windows Server 2008 (Level 300)
Sep 2007
Virtualization is a high-priority topic for many enterprise IT organizations. Virtualization technology helps to improve hardware utilization, lower power consumption, and decrease physical space...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Momentum Webcast: Introductory Session to Microsoft Core Infrastructure Optimization Model and Virtualization (Level 100)
Nov 2007
Infrastructure Optimization (IO) is the systematic process of reducing the complexity and costs associated with managing an IT infrastructure and improving its security and stability, with the...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Optimize Your Data Center Using PlateSpin Solutions, Dell Servers, and Microsoft Virtual Server (Level 200)
Nov 2007
The attendee of this webcast will learn how PlateSpin enables the adoption, growth, and extension of virtualization in the data center with Dell servers and Microsoft virtual technologies. It also...
Provided by Microsoft
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Presentations
Go green, save green through energy efficiency
Jan 2008
Learn how to cut your ever-growing energy costs. This IBM ForwardView webshow describes areas where IBM can help you maximize savings without minimizing your competitive edge. Like selecting...
Provided by IBM
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Creating Business Continuity Solutions Using Windows Virtualization (Level 200)
Nov 2007
This webcast looks at how two fictional companies, Contoso and Fabrikam, used Windows Server virtualization and clustering to create business continuity solutions for their Microsoft SQL Server...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Storage Best Practices for Virtual Server (Level 200)
Nov 2007
Deploying a virtualized data center with Microsoft Virtual Server demands a different and unique approach to storage. In many cases, storage subsystems that are not designed with a virtual...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Introducing SoftGrid to the World (Level 200)
Nov 2007
Which to use, Microsoft SoftGrid or Terminal Services? This webcast provide solutions and details on how they differ, and explain when to use them. It also covers how to install, configure, and...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: The Virtues of Virtualization (Level 200)
Nov 2007
Virtualization requires a new way of looking at technology and how it can work. This webcast look at server virtualization and migration issues, and also disaster recovery. The attendee of this...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: Virtual Server 2005 and HP: Better Together (Level 200)
Nov 2007
HP has been actively developing hardware and highly competitive support software for Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 since the release of Virtual Server 2005. This webcast illustrate the core...
Provided by Microsoft
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Webcasts
Simplify Network Administration With vNetwork Enhancements in VMware vSphere 4
May 2009
VMware vSphere 4 introduces VMware vNetwork technology, which greatly expands the virtual networking feature set while simplifying configuration and administration. This webcast takes a close look...
Provided by VMware
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Webcasts
Technical Track: Reference Architecture Guide for a Successful VMware View Deployment
Apr 2009
Built and validated by VMware and supporting partners, VMware View reference architectures are designed to address common use cases, such as enterprise desktop replacement, remote access, business...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Finding the "Right Fit" for Protecting Virtual Machine Workloads
Dec 2008
Server virtualization brings many benefits, including improved resource utilization, server consolidation, and lower data center operating costs. However, with these benefits comes complexity....
Provided by Enterprise Strategy Group
-
White Papers
Dynamic IT: Leveraging Virtualization and Why iSCSI Boot Plays a Dramatic Role
May 2008
Dynamic IT serves one purpose, enabling the business. Whether it's through cost control, business continuance, seizing tactical opportunities, or enabling flexibility to try a new proposal with...
Provided by NetApp
-
White Papers
The Role of x86 Processors in the Virtualized, Energy-Constrained Datacenter
Nov 2008
The x86 market has gained momentum in Europe in recent years, and thanks to the rapid adoption of 64-bit processing and the always-improving multicore systems, x86 has come to represent the...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
-
White Papers
The Silver Lining: To Build an Effective Cloud Computing Infrastructure, Start With the Right Core Technology
Apr 2009
Over the last few years, cloud computing - the delivery of data, applications, and services via the Internet - has evolved from a promising technology into a powerful tool for boosting the...
Provided by IDG (International Data Group)
-
Whitepapers
A Consolidation, Virtualization and Power Study on the IBM System z10
Jun 2008
As the cost of power grows significantly and data centers start to need more power than they have available, consolidation and virtualization become important energy management strategies for...
Provided by IBM
-
White Papers
Oracle VM High Availability: Hands-On Guide to Implementing Guest VM HA
Apr 2009
This white paper focuses on best practices of the Oracle VM Guest VM High Availability (HA) design and implementation. It serves as a practical guide to help customers design the HA environment...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Oracle VM Template Developer's Guide: Creating Pre-Built VMs for Rapid Software Deployment
Feb 2009
An Oracle VM Template is a Virtual Machine (VM), or group of VMs, containing a full software stack that is pre-installed, pre-configured, and ready to use. Simply download and import a Template...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Converting Linux and Windows Physical and Virtual Machines to Oracle VM Virtual Machines
Dec 2008
Oracle VM provides functionality to allow customers to easily convert and move Linux and Windows servers to run as guest Virtual Machines (VM) in Oracle VM Server Pools. This paper describes the...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Oracle Real Application Clusters in Oracle VM Environments
Apr 2009
Running today's non-critical business applications in virtualized environments has shown to be efficient and cost saving. More sophisticated or highly available applications on the other hand were...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Oracle VM and NetApp Storage - Best Practices Guide
Sep 2008
NetApp's innovative technologies enable organizations to extract benefits out of their virtual infrastructures by seamlessly integrating advanced virtualized storage alongside the virtual servers....
Provided by NetApp
-
White Papers
Using Oracle Clusterware to Protect Oracle VM Manager
Sep 2008
This paper describes the steps that can be used to set up a clustered environment to provide fail-over capabilities for Oracle VM Manager. Oracle VM Manager is the management component of Oracle...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Oracle VM - Creating & Maintaining a Highly Available Environment for Guest VMs
Sep 2008
By disassociating workloads from the physical constraints of the underlying hardware, Oracle VM presents the opportunity to significantly reduce service outages associated with server hardware...
Provided by Oracle
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White Papers
Deploying Oracle VM Release 2.1 on Dell PowerEdge Servers and DELL/EMC Storage
Apr 2008
This white paper provides an architectural overview and configuration guidelines for deploying Oracle VM Release 2.1 on Dell PowerEdge servers with DELL/EMC FC storage. Using the knowledge gained...
Provided by Dell
-
White Papers
Re-Evaluating Disaster Recovery for Virtual Server Environments
Sep 2008
Today, as more mission-critical applications and data are deployed in a virtual environment, organizations must evaluate the most efficient ways to manage them in both physical and virtual...
Provided by Symantec
-
White Papers
Application Availability in a Virtual Environment
Sep 2008
As enterprises implement server virtualization in their data centers and move from a one application/one server architecture to a consolidated virtual server environment, application availability...
Provided by Symantec
-
White Papers
Protecting Physical and Virtual Data With Ease
Sep 2008
Simple and efficient data protection is critical for any growing business. No small or mid-sized business can afford a faulty backup and recovery strategy - otherwise, one run the risk of losing...
Provided by Symantec
-
White Papers
DMZ Virtualization With VMware Infrastructure
May 2008
As virtualization of network DMZs becomes more common, demand is increasing for information to help network security professionals understand and mitigate the risks associated with this practice....
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Solving the Desktop Dilemma: With User-Centric Desktop Virtualization for the Enterprise
Dec 2008
Today's desktop is really an end-user environment defined by a profile consisting of applications, documents and configuration data. As end users rely more and more on mobile devices such as...
Provided by VMware
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White Papers
Maximizing Business Agility With the Dynamic Data Center
Apr 2009
As one of those executives, perhaps one have completed the first phase of virtualization - server consolidation - and enjoy the benefits of lower costs, less crowded floor space, and a smaller...
Provided by Egenera
-
White Papers
Data Centers and Server Farms Enter a Virtual Reality: Verizon Consolidates, Virtualizes Servers to Help Improve Efficiency and Conserve Energy
Mar 2009
Virtualization uncouples operating systems and applications from the physical hardware to allow a server, networking or storage device to run multiple, isolated and diverse virtual environments....
Provided by Verizon
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Webcasts
TechNet Webcast: How Microsoft IT Deploys Application Virtualization (Level 300)
May 2009
At Microsoft, application provisioning and management is largely a decentralized process. Users rely on time-consuming self-service tasks to obtain and install software. The attendee will learn...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
DNA Services Lab Orchid Cellmark Reduces Data Center by 70% and Improves Application Performance by 20% With Virtualization Solution From Dell
Apr 2009
Expanding data volumes led to space, power and cooling issues, which were pushing the company to consider building out data centers; while maintenance contracts for many of the servers in...
Provided by Dell
-
Case Studies
Counting the Virtues in Virtualization
Jan 2009
Sun Healthcare needed to simplify, upgrade, centralize and virtualize a largely end-of-life IT infrastructure, as well as migrate and centralize an acquired infrastructure without disruption. The...
Provided by Dell
-
Case Studies
Australian School Implements New Projects Quicker and Easier by Virtualizing Servers
Apr 2009
St Leonard's College, a leading private school in Australia, wanted to expand the services it offered to students and staff. To avoid the time and expense required to install more hardware, St...
Provided by Microsoft
-
Case Studies
Systems Specialist Builds Industry Showcase and Saves $90,000 a Year
Feb 2009
Getronics Australia is a leading provider of managed workspace, infrastructure optimisation and unified communications solutions. Following its acquisition by UXC Limited, the company needed to...
Provided by Microsoft
-
Case Studies
Continental Airlines Streamlines Operations, Cuts Costs with Virtualization Solution
Apr 2009
Continental Airlines is the world's fifth largest airline. To expand its virtualized server and desktop infrastructure, Continental Airlines deployed a beta release of Windows Server 2008 R2...
Provided by Microsoft
-
Case Studies
Golf Manufacturer Contains Costs in Tough Times With New Virtualization Solution
May 2009
PING manufactures custom-fit golf clubs and sells them through global retailers. It wanted to expand the benefits of an existing Microsoft virtualization solution to include mission-critical,...
Provided by Microsoft
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Case Studies
Virtual World Ups Sales 200 Percent, Cuts Costs With Virtualization, New Database
May 2009
ReactionGrid is a virtual world that offers a safe, online environment where students, business people, and others can come together to learn, share ideas, and interact. The company founders...
Provided by Microsoft
-
Case Studies
Best Practices for Deploying Virtual Machines by Using Hyper-V Virtualization Technology
Feb 2009
In response to limited space and power in the Microsoft IT data centers, Microsoft IT is deploying most new server builds as virtual servers. As a result, Microsoft IT developed standards for...
Provided by Microsoft
-
Case Studies
Globalization Firm Creates Flexible, Low-Cost Storage Environment With Virtualization
Oct 2008
Lionbridge Technologies provides world-class globalization, development, and testing services. With U.S. $452 million in annual revenue and offices in 26 countries, its success depends on ensuring...
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Virtualization Solution Helps Brazil's Central Bank Cut Power Costs by 20 Percent
Feb 2009
In recent years, the number of physical servers in the Central Bank of Brazil's data centers has decreased while demand for services has increased. In 2006, the bank recognized the value of using...
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How Microsoft Designs the Virtualization Host and Network Infrastructure
Jan 2009
At Microsoft, server virtualization has become a primary way to address data-center power consumption, to address space issues, and to rationalize server utilization. To optimize deployment and...
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Cancer Physicians Network Optimizes Backup of Virtualized Servers With Microsoft Data Protection Manager
Dec 2008
Based in Florida, The Integrated Community Oncology Network (ICON) is an association of physicians dedicated to delivering an integrated approach to cancer treatment, research, education, and...
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Egyptian Credit Bureau Supports Growth With New Virtualization Technology
Nov 2008
With Egypt's financial institutions relying on it for service, I-Score wanted to ensure its own growth and availability while controlling costs. The bureau decided to build a disaster recovery...
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Credit Card Company Cuts 250 Servers With Virtual Datacenter and Improves Performance
Oct 2008
Leumi Card is one of Israel's leading consumer and corporate credit card providers. It also offers issuing and clearing services, loans, flexible payment, and credit solutions. Leumi Card has more...
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Workforce Scheduling Provider Increases Capacity and Competitiveness With Virtualization
Aug 2008
HotSchedules has been providing online labor-scheduling services for the restaurant and hospitality industry since 1999. With dozens of accounts including national chains like P.F. Chang's China...
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Medical Center Reduces Costs, Increases Application Availability With Virtualization
Aug 2008
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) began using server virtualization three years ago to curb server proliferation and rising electrical costs. The hospital and teaching facility initially...
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Virtual Platform Boosts Hosting Firm's Growth and Client Services
Aug 2008
According to HostReview magazine, Netherlands-based LeaseWeb is the world's fastest growing Web-hosting company, having doubled its employees and its hosting network capacity during 2007. The...
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