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This was first published in February 2012
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Server consolidation and improved resource utilization, Green data center: Reducing power consumption with virtualization, Reducing IT costs with server virtualization, Improving server management with virtualization
Virtualization costs, licensing and support issues, Virtualization security and patch management, Downtime and data loss in virtualized environments, Preventing virtual machine sprawl
This was first published in February 2012
While there is no official VMware cloud certification yet, IT pros hoping to get ahead should abandon the siloed approach to IT and prepare to lead their organization to the cloud.
Green initiatives aren’t just for data centers. Reducing electricity use and preventing e-waste at home can be as simple as using free VMware software to virtualize desktops.
VMware’s default, self-signed SSL certificates ensure data encryption. By importing certificates from trusted, third-parties, however, you can improve ESXi security even further.
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HP and Dell are the largest hardware makers, but the two companies struggle to present strategies that portray them as serious cloud players.
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VDI isn't known for delivering high-end graphics with great performance, but NVIDIA's virtualized GPU is about to transform virtual desktop graphics.
The so-called post-PC era we've entered doesn't necessarily negate the need for Windows. Cloud-based services are all the rage, but we'll still need desktop management.
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Data center experts say most enterprises can’t imitate Facebook’s Open Compute Project, but they could reap the benefits over time.
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