Virtualization Strategies for the CIO
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Week of 13 May 2013 Columbia Sportswear's move from virtualization to private cloud computing (13 May 2013)
Columbia Sportswear parlayed server virtualization into a private cloud. Along the way, it found that its management tools needed serious rethinking.
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Week of 06 May 2013 What to consider before virtualizing mission-critical applications (06 May 2013)
If they're not broken, why fix mission-critical applications by virtualizing? The same reasons you virtualize other apps: Efficiency and flexibility.
Why enterprise IT should embrace the cloud business model (06 May 2013)
Many cloud providers offer catalogues of fixed-configuration VMs, and adopting this cloud business model could greatly benefit enterprise IT.
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Week of 29 Apr 2013 Drawing up an effective VMware vSphere design from scratch (02 May 2013)
Planning for a VMware infrastructure can be a daunting task, especially for a beginner. VSphere design expert Scott Lowe describes what to expect.
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Week of 15 Apr 2013 VMware pricing under fire from Hyper-V, cloud (19 Apr 2013)
VMware customers can use the emergence of Hyper-V and other competitors to get better deals. If not, adopting these platforms is now a viable option.
Three ways to boost server efficiency and avoid hypervisor contention (18 Apr 2013)
If your hypervisor isn't performing at its best, ask yourself these three questions to see if you should pay more attention to server efficiency.
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Week of 08 Apr 2013 Heterogeneous virtualization shops aim to simplify management (10 Apr 2013)
Tools that plug in to native consoles can help VMware and Hyper-V shops tackle the challenges and complexities of multi-hypervisor management.
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Week of 04 Mar 2013 Puppet, VMware bring DevOps automation tools to vCenter (08 Mar 2013)
New automation tools from Puppet aim to introduce VMware admins to the world of DevOps, but programming knowledge remains a barrier for some IT pros.
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Week of 25 Feb 2013 It's a growing trend, but are multiple hypervisors the right answer? (25 Feb 2013)
More large organizations are turning to multiple hypervisors to improve performance or reduce costs, but is now the time to jump on the bandwagon?
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Week of 11 Feb 2013 VMware creates new vCenter Operations Manager 'gateway drug' bundle (13 Feb 2013)
VMware pros welcome the move to bundle vCenter Operations Manager with vSphere and charge per CPU, echoing pricing changes for vRAM and vCloud Suite.
VMware shops greet Virsto arrival with caution (13 Feb 2013)
Though VMware acquired storage I/O acceleration software maker Virsto Software, some IT pros question the potential benefits of adding another layer.
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Top Server Virtualization Story
Columbia Sportswear's move from virtualization to private cloud computing SearchServerVirtualization.com | 13 May 2013
Columbia Sportswear parlayed server virtualization into a private cloud. Along the way, it found that its management tools needed serious rethinking.