Virtualization Strategies for the CIO
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Hyper-V simplifies storage migration
Live Storage Migration eliminates the downtime associated with moving VM files from one storage location to another and helps improve performance.
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Five common server virtualization oversights
Common problems with virtualization, like VM sprawl and network congestion, can be corrected through business policies rather than more technology.
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The Xen hypervisor may be poised for a revival
After falling out of favor among many Linux distributions, the Xen hypervisor may be on the verge of a comeback, courtesy of the Linux Foundation.
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Best of VMworld 2013 Awards: Now accepting nominations
Nominate your products for the Best of VMworld Awards. The deadline is July 26, and we'll announce the winners at the show.
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Provisioning: Linking physical and virtual
This essential tip details the top challenges of provisioning in a virtual infrastructure, both for physical servers and VMs, and provides expert advice for overcoming them.
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Three considerations for a multi-hypervisor environment
If you're considering a multi-hypervisor environment for flexibility, explore these three questions to see if it makes sense in your data center.
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Vocab lesson
What is Microsoft Hyper-V Integration Services?
There's no doubt you want to provide end users with the best possible experience from a VM's guest operating system, but how can you achieve that level of performance?
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Modern Infrastructure: June 2013
This month's cover story probes how businesses evaluate and adopt Platform as a Service. Other features examine data center issues such as hosted email and using SSDs to boost performance.
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VMware to cut jobs, realign products in 2013
VMware will cut 900 jobs as it rationalizes its product portfolio in the course of the coming year, executives said on the company’s earnings call Monday night. VMware has added 6700 employees in the last three years, and the overall headcount by the end of fiscal 2013 is still expected to be up by 1000 [...]
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Microsoft Hyper-V snapshots: Explained
Though snapshots should be an indispensable part of a virtual environment admin's management tasks, using them incorrectly can do more harm than good. Inside this essential feature, our expert answers the top 4 Hyper-V snapshot FAQs to help you get the most from this invaluable tool.
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