WHITE PAPER - This whitepaper outlines the benefits derived and the costs associated with virtualization in the Remote Offices/Branch Offices, in the classic model versus the proposed model.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: October 27, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Centers | High Availability | IT Infrastructure | Microsoft Hyper-V | SAN | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Provisioning | Server Virtualization | SLA | SMBs | Systems Management | TCO | VM | WAN

EBOOK - Protecting the virtual data center doesn't need to be any more difficult than protecting a physical network. The key is to remain vigilant. In this chapter, you'll learn how to mitigate potential security risks to your resource pool and virtual machines without over-allocating administration.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Published: October 26, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Network Security | Risk Management | Security | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtualization Security | VM

WHITE PAPER - This white paper focuses on best practices for implementing an enterprise Active Directory infrastructure using virtualization technology. We will discuss how to perform a full migration of your physical AD infrastructure to a virtualized environment.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Published: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Active Directory | Directory Assistance Services | Directory Service Protocols | Directory Services | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VM

VIDEO - This videocast sponsored by Dell and Intel featuring experts, Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth, explains the real possibilities of desktop virtualization versus its potential capabilities.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Premiered: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Desktop Virtualization | Host Management | Terminal Server Software | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware

EZINE - In this month's issue, learn how to keep compliance a priority in a virtualized environment. Also in this issue, get advice on how to buy hardware for virtual systems, and take a closer look at your storage needs.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Published: October 6, 2009


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Security | Regulatory Compliance | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware ESX

ANALYST REPORT - The purpose of this Forrester study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact of the Dell Solution. Read this study to better understand and evaluate Dell's server consolidation and virtualization solutions.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Published: August 11, 2007


Topics:  Enterprise Resource Management | Enterprise Systems | Scalability Testing | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | VM

VIDEO - In this videocast, learn how to optimize your virtual infrastructure performance by allocating resources properly. Gain insight into essential steps you should take to begin the optimization process. Learn how to meet business requirements while increasing resource efficiency.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Premiered: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Architectures | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | IT Infrastructure | IT Management | Network Performance | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor | VM

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD - The VKernel VM Rightsizer is a simple tool for tuning your VMs with the right amount of resources (CPU, memory, and storage) to drive maximum VM densities without impacting performance.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Capacity | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware Server

SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD - Quickly finds where resource capacity (CPU, memory, and storage) are being wasted in the virtual infrastructure. By identifying zombie VMs, expired snapshots, and other wasteful consumers, users can reclaim expensive capacity to optimize virtual environments and achieve a better, faster ROI.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Network Monitoring | Network Performance | ROI | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware | VMware Infrastructure 3

TRAINING GUIDE - VMware vSphere is the next evolutionary step in IT computing. vSphere dramatically reduces capital and operating costs, and increases control over IT infrastructures while preserving the flexibility to choose any OS, application and hardware. Learn how to take advantage of this new technology with VMware training from Global Knowledge.
Posted: September 21, 2009 | Published: September 21, 2009


Topics:  Certification Programs | Configuration Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Load Balancing | Network Management | Server Management | Server Software | Server Virtualization | Training and Educational Services | VM | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

WHITE PAPER - Increased adoption of VMware infrastructure and continued performance advances in hardware and software have driven the virtualization of Microsoft Exchange. This paper will detail experiments that demonstrate the efficient performance and scalability of Exchange when running inside a virtual machine on a VMware vSphere™ 4 environment.
Posted: September 21, 2009 | Published: September 21, 2009


Topics:  Capacity Planning | Data Center Consolidation | Data Centers | Email Management | Email Server Software | Microsoft Exchange | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Capacity | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware

WHITE PAPER - VMware vSphere™ introduces a number of new features and capabilities to virtual networking under VMware® vNetwork. vNetwork is the new name to describe the collection of networking technologies for optimally integrating networking and I/O functionality into vSphere.
Posted: September 21, 2009 | Published: September 21, 2009


Topics:  Network Management | Network Management Software | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Virtual Machine | VLAN | VM | VMware

WHITE PAPER - As companies continue to consolidate and look for best possible uses of both existing and new computer hardware, nowhere is this more apparent than server management. This paper will provide you some best practices and key success stories that you can use in designing and implementing your own virtualized SQL environment.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: September 18, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Best Practices | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Design | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Network Performance | RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) | Server Consolidation | Server Management | Server Virtualization | SQL | SQL Server | VM

PODCAST - This podcast explains how to successfully adopt virtualization to cut costs and simplify resource management. Discover how to manage hypervisor environments and properly allocate storage resources. Learn how to automate time consuming manual costs to improve productivity.
Posted: September 16, 2009 | Premiered: September 16, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Automation | Citrix XenServer | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Virtual Machine | VM | VMware

WEBCAST - This webinar will discuss the benefits of virtualizing Citrix XenServer as well as show how fortifying XenApp and XenServer with Marathon Technologies' everRun software will give you the confidence to increase your SLAs for your most critical XenApp deployments and protect your Citrix License Server and Data Store from downtime.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Premiered: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Application Performance Management | Citrix XenServer | Downtime | High Availability | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Service Level Management | SLA | SLA Management Services | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VM