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Virtualization Defined - Eight Different Ways by F5 Networks
Virtualization is not a new concept. Today it appears that virtualization is everywhere, which because of its ambiguity can be applied to any and all parts of an IT infrastructure. This whitepaper focuses on virtualization in the data center. What does "going virtual" really mean in today's IT world? Virtualization as a concept is...
HP Storage Works Virtualization: Business Motivation & Benefits by Hewlett-Packard Company
the business motivations for using storage virtualization and the benefits it can deliver. Basic storage virtualization approaches are described and their benefits and limitations are compared. Storage virtualization has been around for several decades. While technologies have advanced and capabilities have become more sophisticated over time, the motivations...
Security Implications of the Virtualized DataCenter by F5 Networks
concepts behind application & operation system virtualization are not new concepts, they have been around long before server appliances & desktop PCs were readily available in our daily vocabulary. The recent rate of virtualization adoption however, especially that of software operating system virtualization, has grown exponentially in the past few years. According to...
Inquiry Insights: Client Virtualization, Q3 2008 by Citrix
As client virtualization moves from myth to reality, end users have shown an interest in taming the hype around desktop virtualization, with local and hosted desktop virtualization accounting for 59% of all client virtualization inquiries. Day-to-day desktop operations headaches continue to grow at an alarming pace as employees...
Virtualization Trends, Options, and Adoption by Global Knowledge
to do more with less. The keys to approaching virtualization are understanding how to unravel the complexity, and planning a virtualization adoption program. This white paper demystifies virtualization as a concept and computing platform for consolidation. We are now in a cycle where there is increasing pressure to do more with less. The keys to approaching...
The Storage Virtualization Roadmap by EMC Partner Organization
Implementing and evaluating storage virtualization continues to be high-on-mind for many storage managers. But how did we get to this point in the storage continuum? In this expert Videocast, Steve Duplessie explains by building a virtualization roadmap. In this expert Videocast, Steve Duplessie, Analyst and Founder of the Enterprise Strategy Group, digs deep into...
The Impact of Virtualization on Network Security by Sourcefire
There are various types of virtualization from a technical standpoint, but the one discussed in this paper is known as server or full virtualization, which is the most prevalent type used for production. There are various types of virtualization from a technical standpoint, but the one discussed in this paper is known as server or full virtualization...
Benchmarking Your Virtualization Stage: Compare Your Progress to Other IT Departments by Agilysys-Sun Technology Solutions
Are the virtualization challenges you face typical? This white paper draws upon a survey of your IT peers to show the typical obstacles and progress of IT shops around virtualization (e.g. technical complexities, skill set deficiencies, and cost control). You’ve implemented virtualization in the data center, but are you maximizing its...
Storage Virtualization Presentation Download: Breaking the Connections by Dell, Inc.
Storage virtualization is here, breaking the connection between physical storage infrastructure and the way we use it. This presentation download provides an overview on storage virtualization and the different kinds of virtualization technologies… Storage virtualization has gained a lot of attention over the past few years and...
Taking the Mystery Out of File Virtualization by EMC Corporation
Virtualization is a hot topic these days. File virtualization is not a new technology, but it's not well understood either. This videocast provides an introduction to file virtualization, helping to sort it out from other technologies. Virtualization is a hot topic these days. File virtualization is not a new technology, but it's...
Videocast - Creating Highly Available Server and Desktop Environments with Virtualization - Beyond consolidation by Marathon Technologies
consolidation and into the realm of desktop virtualization and application virtualization. While server virtualization is typically implemented initially for consolidation, it also brings strong benefits in increasing availability for server applications. Furthermore, virtualization is moving beyond servers, and offering desktop delivery alternatives...
Microsoft Virtualization Fundamentals: Overview of the Microsoft Virtualization Vision by Microsoft
This overview will explain the various type of virtualization, the benefits of management using System Center and how virtualization results in more efficient resource utilization and supports greater flexibility. This session will explain the basis of Microsoft's virtualization vision. This session will serve as introduction to each virtualization product: Server...
Increase Utilization, Decrease Energy Costs With Data Center Virtualization by Hewlett-Packard Company
assess and address your needs. Find out what key virtualization partners -- such as VMware, Microsoft and Citrix - bring to the table and how HP can help you leverage their technology and expertise. Increase utilization, decrease energy costs with data center virtualization In the past, IT departments have responded to demands for new services and better performance by adding...
Desktop Delivery: Making Desktop Virtualization Work by Citrix
This whitepaper discusses Desktop Virtualization and the impact on desktop management. It explores the challenges for desktop management in a pre-Desktop Virtualization world and issues that are not well addressed by Desktop Virtualization. While Desktop Virtualization puts the desktop into the data center, it is not a panacea for desktop delivery. Desktop...
Videocast - Creating Highly Available Server and Desktop Environments with Virtualization - Benefits of extending virtualization to the desktop by Marathon Technologies
Goldworm gives a detailed crash course into virtualization types, market players and what's new in VMware ESX and Microsoft's Virtual Server for high availability options. While server virtualization is typically implemented initially for consolidation, it also brings strong benefits in increasing availability for server applications. Furthermore...
Creating Highly Available Server and Desktop Environments with Virtualization - Virtualization business drivers by Marathon Technologies
has historically been the driver for virtualization because it helps facilitate better ROI and reduce TCO. While server virtualization is typically implemented initially for consolidation, it also brings strong benefits in increasing availability for server applications. Furthermore, virtualization is moving beyond servers, and offering desktop...
Initiating Your Virtualization Project by IBM
In this presentation, virtualization expert Barb Goldworm provides an in-depth introduction to virtualization, showing how and where virtual technology can add value to IT infrastructure. In this presentation, virtualization expert Barb Goldworm provides an in-depth introduction to virtualization, showing how and where virtual technology...
How to Prepare for the Reality of Virtualization by CA
This whitepaper discusses the benefits of virtualization. It describes some of the technical challenges in virtualized environments and the steps you can take to avoid some of the pitfalls. How can organizations incorporate server virtualization to their benefit and avoid the pitfalls? This paper discusses the broader picture of virtualization benefits and...
Preparing for the Reality of Virtualization by CA
This paper discusses the broader picture of virtualization benefits and organizational decisions that can influence the amount of benefit achieved. How can organizations incorporate server virtualization to their benefit and avoid the pitfalls? This paper discusses the broader picture of virtualization benefits and organizational decisions that can...
Combining Storage and Server Virtualization by LSI Corporation
powerful combination of StoreAge SVM storage virtualization product with VMware’s server virtualization product. This white paper describes the powerful combination of StoreAge SVM storage virtualization product with VMware’s server virtualization product. The rapid proliferation of server virtualization technologies and especially VMware, is due to the value...
Virtualization Management Considerations and Implications for Virtual Infrastructures by LSI Corporation
Virtualization--particularly server virtualization--is a very hot topic right now in industries of all types and organizations of all sizes. This paper outlines the main challenges that server virtualization brings and examines how its full value can only be obtained. Virtualization--particularly server virtualization--is a...
Virtul Data Center eZine - Volume 4 by Virtual Data Center eZine - Volume 4
considerations for production level server virtualization. IT organizations of all sizes switch to SAP virtualization to realize multiple benefits: shorter application deployment time, freedom to move a VM to a new physical server without disruptions, and improved disaster recovery. Since SAP virtualization is a huge undertaking, an understanding of the available...
Podcast: Virtualization Demystified: Breaking Out Virtualization Technologies by F5 Networks
This podcast explores the different types of virtualization available for deployment and how each independent category should be addressed before your company migrates to a fully virtual environment. Over the past few years Virtualization has become the new IT buzzword, cropping up in technologies from the end-user client environment all the way back through the Data...
Connecting the Dots Between Storage and Virtualization by EMC Partner Organization
the usage of storage transports for server virtualization, iSCSI's readiness for virtualization deployments, and how to choose between using iSCSI over fibre channel, and vice-versa, in virtualization deployments. In this videocast, Burton Group senior analyst and IT book author Chris Wolf connects the dots between storage and virtualization. He describes the usage of...
Clearly Better Virtualization with Citrix XenServer™ by Citrix
This paper shows that server and application virtualization are complementary and how they can-and often should -be combined, not only to amplify the capabilities of the respective technologies but to achieve greater positive impact to IT and the business. IT organizations successfully deploy virtualization every day to maximize utilization of existing computing...
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