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Virtual disaster recovery strategies in action
This expert handbook explores how server virtualization can increase flexibility, while ensuring that recovery time objectives are met and hardware requirements stay minimal. Compare how physical and virtual DR differ and learn about the benefits and... E-Handbook
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Integrating high-availability methods into a virtual infrastructure
This chapter outlines high-availability methods you can use to protect production workloads running in a virtual environment. Get advice to help you decide on the right HA strategy and obtain detailed information on working with single-site and multi... E-Chapter
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Implementing a corporate disaster recovery plan with virtualization
Implementing a corporate disaster recovery plan is both time consuming and costly. And as an IT pro, you are constantly on the look out for new strategies that can help make the process more cost-efficient. Learn how turning to virtualization can hel... E-Book
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Introduction to virtualization for administrators
If you're new to administering a virtualized environment, then this e-book is for you. This book provides a valuable introduction to virtualization, focusing on the basics of high availability and virtual test environments. You’ll come away with the ... E-Book
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Data Backup and Recovery Strategies For the Modern Enterprise
Before you begin researching all of the available backup and disaster recovery (DR) technologies on the market, get a handle on your business needs. Read this e-book to learn about developing a backup and disaster recovery strategy, implementation gu... E-Handbook
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Essentials of high-availability planning for advanced virtualization
Design, management and testing can make or break high availability in your virtual environment. Chapter three of this advanced virtualization e-book discusses the essentials of high availability planning. E-Chapter
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Managing advanced virtualization techniques
From the ins and outs of high-availability planning to the nuances of hypervisor optimization, this e-book has the information you need to manage advanced virtualization techniques. E-Book
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Advanced virtualization: Disaster recovery strategies for the virtual data center
A solid disaster recovery (DR) plan can overcome bandwidth and latency issues without any data loss. Techniques to restore data and prevent loss vary in the virtual data center. In Chapter 1 of this e-book, you'll learn about disaster recovery strate... E-Chapter
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Virtual disaster recovery strategies in action
Virtualization is changing the disaster recovery landscape. This e-book is a beginner's guide to virtualization with chapters on disaster recovery (DR), test and development, server consolidation, high availability, storage, security and key technolo... E-Chapter
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Important considerations for security and protection of VM data
The flexible nature of virtualization means you have plenty of options for protecting VM data. Ask yourself these three questions to avoid DR errors. Feature
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Virtual DR planning on a budget
Disaster recovery is hard, especially when budgets are tight. In this guide, we discuss strategies for building a cost-efficient virtual DR plan. guide
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Balancing disaster recovery costs in a virtualized world
Virtualization has changed the way IT pros look at availability, helping reduce disaster recovery costs while maintaining high levels of protection. Advisory Board
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High-availability guide: Using high-availability servers and systems
Deploying high-availability server and systems requires proper planning and the right software choices. This guide covers all that and more. Guide
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Quiz: Test your virtual disaster recovery knowledge
Take our quiz to see how much you've learned about automating disaster recovery with virtualization. Quiz
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Virtual disaster recovery FAQ
Virtualization can improve a disaster recovery strategy through server consolidation and increased recovery speed. But there are drawbacks to virtual disaster recovery. FAQ
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Best of VMworld 2010 Awards: Business continuity and data protection
The Best of VMworld 2010 Awards recognized the best business continuity and data protection products at VMworld 2010. Slideshow
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Virtual disaster recovery and server backup case study
Kroll Factual Data went with a full virtual disaster recovery solution when its virtual server backup software and tape libraries weren't cutting it anymore. Case Study
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Hyper-V cluster guide: How to fix common problems
This Hyper-V cluster guide provides solutions to common virtual machine cluster problems that plague complex virtual infrastructures. Guide
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Virtualization implementations and optimization guide
This guide to virtualization implementations covers security strategies, storage infrastructures, hypervisor choice, virtualization optimization and more. Learning Guide
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VMware shops expect vCenter high availability improvements, federation
Many VMware vSphere features rely on vCenter Server, prompting some experts to speculate on ways its availability could be improved. Some say federation is also on the way. News | 18 Jan 2012
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Storage and DR take virtualization center stage in 2012
Storage and disaster recovery will be on the front lines of the battle to virtualize the data center in 2012. News | 04 Jan 2012
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VSphere stretched clusters bring DR debate at VMworld 2011
When it comes to HA between sites, IT pros often think of disaster recovery, but building stretched clusters for DR today brings numerous challenges. News | 01 Sep 2011
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Hyper-V users make storage and DR wish list
For Microsoft TechEd 2011 attendees deploying Hyper-V, integrating storage management and data replication represent the next frontier. News | 20 May 2011
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Microsoft changes tune on Exchange 2010 VMware HA support
Microsoft will finally support Exchange 2010 DAG failover with VMware High Availability. The company announced the new Exchange 2010 VMware support policy at TechEd. News | 17 May 2011
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VMware pitches alternative to Microsoft Exchange 2010 DAGs
VMware says its HA capability for virtual machines combined with Symantec’s AppHA allows users to make an end-run around Microsoft support policies. News | 17 Mar 2011
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VMware vShield Manager design raises availability concerns
One of the major technical kinks that has yet to be worked out in VMware’s vShield virtualization security product line is what happens when the vShield Manager appliance fails. News | 10 Feb 2011
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Virtualization should start with disaster recovery, says Ohio agency
How do you go from zero to 90% virtualized with 200 VMs in about six months? Plan ahead, according to one state agency, and start with disaster recovery. Article | 06 Dec 2010
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WAN optimization moves virtualized DR over the goal line
Replication was infeasible with a 10 Mbps WAN connection, and WAN optimization hardware looked like it would break the bank; that's when a NetEx virtual appliance entered the picture. Article | 03 Dec 2010
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Users call Microsoft's bluff on VMware support for Exchange 2010
Microsoft corporate bloggers say that VMware High Availability doesn't support database avilability groups in Exchange 2010. But virtualized Exchange users say the complaint is a marketing ploy. Article | 17 Nov 2010
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Power management a must for oVirt high availability
Dodge dreaded downtime by enabling power management in your oVirt 3.1 environment. Tip
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Gaining control of KVM VMs in a manual HA environment
High availability has clear benefits, but what about HA without a cluster file system? You may want to opt for a manual HA environment instead. Tip
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Improving business continuity via a virtual disaster recovery strategy
Update your business's disaster recovery strategy to take full advantage of virtualization's time- and cost-saving benefits. Tip
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SMB cookbook: Whipping up a virtualization disaster recovery plan
If your virtualization disaster recovery plan consists of just a backup tool, find out how you can kick it up a notch without breaking the bank. Tip
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Improving Exchange 2010 uptime with virtualization and HA features
There are numerous features you can use -- some native to Exchange 2010 and some included in virtualization platforms -- to improve uptime and optimize performance. Consider these six areas. Tip
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Virtualization disaster recovery tools: No silver bullet solution
There’s a flood of virtualization disaster recovery tools available, but an effective DR plan may require a combination of technologies and products. Tip
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Five situations where virtualization high availability is overkill
High availability technologies often seem to be an integral part of your virtual infrastructure, but here are five instances where virtualization high availability is unnecessary. Tip
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Agent-based vs. host-based backups: Has the market shifted?
Host-based virtualization backup tools were all the rage, but now agent-based backups offer great performance while eliminating complexity. Tip
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Hyper-V Replica: New VM replication tool for cost-conscious IT shops
Hyper-V Replica, the new VM replication feature in Microsoft’s next hypervisor, is a free and viable disaster recovery tool for SMBs and enterprises. Tip
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Spotlight on Hyper-V 3.0 high availability and redundancy
IT admins will have more help improving high availability with new redundancy and predictive failure analysis features in Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0. Tip
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Is there a rule of thumb for how often to create a snapshot?
Virtual machine snapshots can help organizations avoid lengthy downtime, but do you know when and how often you should create a snapshot? ATE
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How often should I conduct a disaster recovery test?
While plans will vary from business to business, there are some important guidelines for determining how often to perform a disaster recovery test. Answer
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How server availability indirectly affects the hypervisor
Server availability is not the primary determinant of hypervisor performance, but when coupled with software updates, can keep it up and running. ATE
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Hyper-V Replica improves fault tolerance without a failover cluster
Are you looking for a cheaper alternative to a failover cluster? Windows Server 2012 includes a new feature, Hyper-V Replica, that can be an effective substitute. Answer
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Implementing VDI solutions in complex infrastructures
Server infrastructures can sometimes be complicated. In this expert response, James Geis answers a user question about introducing VDI solutions in a complex server environment. Ask the Expert
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Backing up virtual machines in VMware ESX
Expert James Geis handles a user question about backing up VMs in VMware ESX Ask the Expert
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Storage virtualization and SLAs
Site expert James Geis answers a user question about examining SLAs for storage virtualization content. Ask the Expert
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VMware HA and VirtualCenter on an ESX host that fails
If you have concerns about your ESX host failing on a virtual machine you're running VirtualCenter on, expert Andrew Kutz has some advice for you in this expert response. Ask the Expert
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Misconfigured HA agent troubleshooting
Recieving messages that your HA agent is misconfigured in your virtual environment? Expert Andrew Kutz offers some solutions in this expert response. Ask the Expert
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Troubleshooting slow virtual Web servers
Virtualization expert Andrew Kutz explains how to fix a slow response on a virtualized Web server running on VMware ESX. Ask the Expert
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Cluster Labs Pacemaker
Pacemaker is an open source high-availability cluster software developed from a collaboration between Red Hat and Novell. Definition
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Top five Hyper-V 3.0 features that will excite IT pros
New Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0 features will streamline virtualization tasks and make things easier on IT pros. Here are the ones you should get excited for. Slideshow
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VMware cuts free ESXi hypervisor support, fuels battle vs. Hyper-V
Between its controversial ESXi support policy and the impending release of Microsoft Hyper-V R2, is VMware in trouble? Podcast
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Marathon Technologies cites flaws in VMware fault-tolerance software
A Marathon Technologies executive cautions that VMware's new fault-tolerance software isn't all the virtualization flagship company makes it out to be. Video
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Data center purchasing intentions survey: Server virtualization deployment
Editor Mark Fontecchio provides a rundown of some of the results of the Data Center Decisions 2008 Purchasing Intentions Survey results on server virtualization. Video
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Power management a must for oVirt high availability
Dodge dreaded downtime by enabling power management in your oVirt 3.1 environment. Tip
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Is there a rule of thumb for how often to create a snapshot?
Virtual machine snapshots can help organizations avoid lengthy downtime, but do you know when and how often you should create a snapshot? ATE
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Important considerations for security and protection of VM data
The flexible nature of virtualization means you have plenty of options for protecting VM data. Ask yourself these three questions to avoid DR errors. Feature
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Gaining control of KVM VMs in a manual HA environment
High availability has clear benefits, but what about HA without a cluster file system? You may want to opt for a manual HA environment instead. Tip
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Cluster Labs Pacemaker
Pacemaker is an open source high-availability cluster software developed from a collaboration between Red Hat and Novell. Definition
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How often should I conduct a disaster recovery test?
While plans will vary from business to business, there are some important guidelines for determining how often to perform a disaster recovery test. Answer
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Improving business continuity via a virtual disaster recovery strategy
Update your business's disaster recovery strategy to take full advantage of virtualization's time- and cost-saving benefits. Tip
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How server availability indirectly affects the hypervisor
Server availability is not the primary determinant of hypervisor performance, but when coupled with software updates, can keep it up and running. ATE
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Virtual DR planning on a budget
Disaster recovery is hard, especially when budgets are tight. In this guide, we discuss strategies for building a cost-efficient virtual DR plan. guide
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Balancing disaster recovery costs in a virtualized world
Virtualization has changed the way IT pros look at availability, helping reduce disaster recovery costs while maintaining high levels of protection. Advisory Board
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About Disaster recovery, failover and high availability for virtual servers
Server virtualization has become central to data center disaster recovery planning. In addition to reducing the costs for idle physical servers and reducing data center footprint, server virtualization for disaster recovery can help improve uptime as well as speed recovery point objectives and recovery time objectives. It can also help ensure better integrity for the data you retrieve. High-availability, management and failover for virtual servers are part of achieving these objectives. In this section, we provide news, cases studies and tutorials on using server virtualization for business continuity planning and best practices for creating remote disaster recovery sites. We also compare the pros and cons of backup and recovery technologies to help you decide which products will work best for your virtualized environment's backup and recovery requirements.