Virtualization Strategies for the CIO
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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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Red Hat Storage is an intriguing new feature, but who will use it?
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization data centers can now use Red Hat Storage technology, but whether they will have a practical use for it is unclear.Tip
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The iSCSI versus NFS debate: Configuring storage protocols in vSphere
For performance rivaling Fibre Channel, you can bet on iSCSI or NFS. But one protocol has the edge when it comes to ease of configuration in vSphere.Tip
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Working with the limitations of SAN-based backups and backup tools
Neither SAN-based VM backups nor VCB can do it all. When you understand the scope of each method, you'll make a better disaster recovery decision.Answer
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Hypervisors offer built-in disaster recovery management features
Third parties offer extensive disaster recover protection options, but you may not need to look further than your hypervisor’s built-in capabilities.Tip
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Red Hat Storage (RHS)
Red Hat Storage is a new distributed file system based on the Gluster file system.Definition
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The Microsoft Hyper-V snapshot explained
Snapshots are an important management tool, but they aren't an alternative to backups. Find out how a Hyper-V snapshot works and how to use it.FAQ
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Virtualization storage innovations challenge market leaders
Startups are challenging established vendors with storage innovations, but will they be able to sustain their momentum as market leaders catch up?Tip
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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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Adding storage capacity can actually hurt IOPS
More storage capacity doesn't always mean better performance. In fact, increases in storage can create an inverse relationship many IT pros didn't consider.Tip
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Rethinking virtual infrastructure network architecture
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