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Access Control in Virtual Environments by FoxT
The growth in use of virtual servers is heralded by many as a positive development because it is seen to save companies money and resources. Recognizing the challenges of virtualization, FoxT is committed to extending the access control management and auditing benefits provided by BoKS Access Control for Servers to work on virtual platforms...
Virtual Server Backup Explained by Data Domain
This Tech Report gives an overview of virtual server backup and what you need to know to prepare an effective virtual server backup strategy including the available tools, tactics used for deployment, best practices and potential drawbacks. With the ongoing headaches that storage professionals have today regarding backup, it's no wonder...
Data Protection for Virtual Server Environments: Exploring Options and Technologies for Backup and Recovery of Virtual Machines by Datalink/NetApp
surrounding backup and recovery of virtual server infrastructures. A dizzying range of technology choices awaits IT organizations trying to master the art of data protection for virtual server environments. Those choices range from whether to use familiar technologies, something new, or a combination thereof in order to effectively meet the...
Server Virtualization Security: 90% Process, 10% Technology by Tripwire, Inc.
that can critically compromise x86-based virtual servers, but the vendor community is working to improve control and visibility of the underlying virtual server layer. While that is in progress, research has been done showing that simply updating security practices will adequately protect most systems.

Read this whitepaper to dispel myths that surround server...
Hot Spots: Managing Storage in a Virtual Server World by Storage Magazine
With virtual servers taking over the data center, planned storage systems must reap the benefits of virtualization. Server virtualization is quickly becoming the norm in data centers. The ability to host several operating systems and applications on a single server cuts capital costs for new equipment, and the reduction in...
Microsoft Virtualization Fundamentals: Introduction to Server Virtualization (Usage Scenarios) by Microsoft
Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Virtual Server 2005, Virtual PC), how they work and the usage scenarios for each. What is server virtualization and why Hyper-V? This session covers the different products for server virtualization (Microsoft Hyper-V Server, Virtual Server 2005, Virtual PC), how they work and the usage scenarios for each...
Podcast: Reducing Storage Costs in a Virtual Server Environment: Seven Questions and Answers by Forsythe Technology Inc.
represents less than 12% of all installed servers. Customers have experienced significant savings by adopting a server virtualization strategy.

This podcast highlights server virtualization and shows solutions for dramatically improving the efficiency of backup applications. Download the companion videocast for more information regarding server...
Reducing Storage Costs in a Virtual Server Environment: Seven Questions and Answers by Forsythe Technology Inc.
represents less than 12% of all installed servers. Customers have experienced significant savings by adopting a server virtualization strategy.

This videocast highlights server virtualization and shows solutions for dramatically improving the efficiency of backup applications.

View this Videocast or download the companion Podcast for more...
Is Virtualization Under Control? Current Opinions on Security and Controls for Virtual Servers in Production Environments by Tripwire, Inc.
and that the strength of IT process controls on virtual servers is on par with those implemented in the physical realm.

The study found that many of those charged with managing virtualization infrastructure is understaffed and inadequately equipped, making the likelihood of server misconfiguration high.

Read this white paper to learn more about the state of...
Reducing Backup Volume: Key Ways your Organization can Save by Quantum Corporation
site, as companies can run mirrored systems on virtual servers rather than having to buy a complete set of identical hardware. But while Virtual Iron's own IT department had server consolidation under control, storage growth remained a problem for the savvy start-up company.

After looking at alternatives, Virtual Iron decided that a Quantum DXi3500 disk backup...
Inquiry Spotlight: Server Virtualization, Q3 2008 by NetApp
concerns regarding the possible benefits that virtual servers could provide. These inquiries came from organizations in the early stages of implementing server virtualization - if you are considering or are in the process of implementing, you too should be asking these questions...
Virtual Data Center eZine - Volume 5 by Virtual Data Center eZine - Volume 5
this issue focuses on server choices for virtual infrastructures and the growing pervasiveness of virtualizing DR, guiding IT pros who plan to increase server virtualization investments in the next year.

Read on for expert insight on the following pertinent topics:

  • An analysis of key server resource areas, including CPU, memory, storage and network
  • Which 2U
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Six Key Problems in the Virtualized Data Center and Tips to Solve Them by Juniper Networks, Inc.
Virtualization of servers is the strongest trend in today's data center. Boiling down racks of servers into smaller, cheaper, and more efficient virtual machine farms is a key direction. Virtualization of servers is the strongest trend in today's data center. Boiling down racks of servers into smaller, cheaper, and more...
Hot Spots: Tap Virtual Servers, Storage for All They're Worth by Storage Magazine
I/O obstacles could throw a monkey wrench into virtual server environments, but there are alternatives to traditional methods. It's no secret that virtualization services are proliferating in the data center. Server virtualization has become one of the most significant agents of change in today's IT shop. In addition to enabling far greater server utilization...
Taking Virtualization from the Data Center to the Desktop: A Closer Look by Hewlett-Packard Company
implementations of technologies, such as virtual servers and image streaming, that have been available for several years. Best of all, these virtual client solutions provide the simple and easily understandable benefits of cost and security risk reductions from a centralized computing model while maintaining the dynamic, flexible, and compatible nature of...
Corral Virtual Server Backup by Storage Magazine
method. There are several ways to back up VMware servers depending on whether the servers are running VMware Server or VMware ESX Server. In this excerpt from his new book Backup & Recovery: Inexpensive Backup Solutions for Open Systems, W. Curtis Preston writes about the advantages and disadvantages of the various methods. Preston also tells how to use bare-metal...
Reducing Storage Costs in a Virtual Server Environment by Forsythe Technology Inc.
This paper highlights server virtualization and shows solutions for dramatically improving the efficiency of backup applications. This paper highlights server virtualization and shows solutions for dramatically improving the efficiency of backup applications...
TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Virtualization Roadmap (Level 300) by Microsoft
roadmap and strategy, starting with Microsoft Virtual Server 2005. Today's information technology organizations are under pressure to reduce costs and prioritize spending on new equipment. Virtualization technology is emerging as an effective way to increase both productivity and deployment flexibility. Virtualization technology can play a key role in...
Dell Services for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V by Dell, Inc.
Many organizations are turning to a virtual server infrastructure to help address common challenges of improving manageability and resource utilization. New ways are being sought to reduce the total cost of ownership of server infrastructure. Many organizations are turning to a virtual server infrastructure to help address common challenges of...
Tideway Foundation ™ Community Edition 7.1.7 by Tideway Systems
Tideway automatically maps physical and virtual servers, applications and dependencies to provide an actionable baseline of your infrastructure. This 360-degree view of the IT estate helps take cost and risk out of critical data center projects. Product Type: Discovery and Dependency Mapping

Target User: IT Managers, System Administrators and Configuration...
Virtualized Environments: Access Control Reality by FoxT
and user provisioning across physical and virtual servers. Rapid growth in the use of virtualized environments has allowed system administrators to reduce costs and consolidate servers. Unfortunately, this technology has increased the challenges of securing the network with access control and user provisioning.

Watch this webcast and learn about:

  • How to reduce
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Storage Virtualization Tips by Diligent Technologies Corporation, an IBM Company
in a storage virtualization project. VMware, MS Virtual Server and VirtualIron make a lot of things easier:
- They don't make backup easier and can make it harder
- I/O issues
- Complexity issues with virtualized backups

In this PowerPoint presentation, Curtis Preston highlights tips to follow when getting involved in a storage virtualization project. Featured in the...
Dell Networking Solutions Guide for Microsoft Hyper-V by Dell, Inc.
V in Windows 2008, Microsoft has changed the way virtual machines interact with the host operating system and other network resources. Unlike the Microsoft virtualization capabilities offered by Virtual Server and Virtual PC, Hyper-V's virtualization technology is integrated into the Windows Server 2008 x64 operating system. This change greatly improves...
Re-architecting Your Virtual Environment: Analysis tools and platform decisions by Insight and Sun Microsystems, Inc
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. This three-part videocast series led by Burton Group analyst Chris Wolf explains why virtual infrastructure...
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Do dual-power supply servers increase redundancy? by Julius Neudorfer, Contributor
unit (PDU) (or sub-panel from UPS), rack level PDU, and servers' internal power supply In most cases, server administrators are not involved in the design or operation of the first four items. But they do directly control the rack-level PDU and server power supply. A very common cause of power failures occurs at this level.

The case for dual power supplies
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Disaster recovery, business continuity hinge on the right philosophy by Terry Rodgers and Jeffrey Kirchner, Contributors
the facility and operate it quickly and efficiently.

Virtual redundancy: An enterprise no longer needs to put all of its eggs into one critical facility basket. Virtual redundancy via "mirrored" processes in physically separate facilities is now more feasible due to significant improvement in data transmission rates.

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BMC, CA showdown over CMDB title by Richard L. Ptak, Contributor
to federation - The CMDB is typically implemented as a virtual datastore that discovers and stores customer identified core information about a configuration item. It provides pointers to all the remaining information of interest needed as part of the datastore.

Federation is the process that allows integration of all the other or "related... More...

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After Transitive acquisition, will IBM shed translation software beneficial to competition? by Bridget Botelho, News Writer
touted Transitive's software as an easy way for users to migrate to HP's x86 ProLiant servers. Now that IBM has acquired Transitive, the question is whether IBM will continue to sell Transitive to migrate workloads to HP and non-IBM x86 servers.

"Linux on Power is the technology of choice IBM uses when migrating HP and Sun customers to their platforms," said... More...

Running Linux and z/OS on a single mainframe poses no problem by Mark Fontecchio, Nes Writer
shy about supporting a Linux-only mainframe in which hundreds or even thousands of virtual Linux servers run on z/VM, along with a bunch of Integrated Facility for Linux, or IFL processors.

But, according to IBM employees and analysts, the reasons for a purely Linux mainframe have more to do with politics than with technology.

"Most large data centers have... More...

AMD releases 45-nm Shanghai Opteron processor on schedule by Bridget Botelho, News Writer
uses, CPU technologies like Shanghai help hone performance and efficiency in virtual environments. And a major advantage of moving from 65 nm to 45 nm is the power draw; the 45-nm processor draws the same 75 W of power as the larger Barcelona chip while offering better performance and speed (2.3 GHz to 2.7 GHz), Banda said. Shanghai also includes 6 MB of Level 3... More...