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The evolution of virtualization in data centers
The evolution of virtualization has promoted more efficient data centers. Now IT shops can reduce costs while increasing performance.
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Five situations where 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.
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Agent-based vs. host-based backups: Which is better?
Host-based virtualization backup tools were all the rage, but now agent-based backups offer great performance while eliminating complexity.
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Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization in a nutshell
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization consists of the RHEV-M console as well as RHEV-H and RHEL nodes. Understanding how they intertwine is the key to a successful RHEV deployment.
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Mitigating the risks of second hypervisor installation
Introducing a second virtualization hypervisor into a data center can create management and capability issues. With proper planning and testing, you can overcome these challenges.
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Should you deploy multiple virtualization platforms?
More and more IT shops are implementing multiple server virtualization platforms to increase interoperability and abstraction as well as lower costs.
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Server virtualization predictions for 2012
It’s that time of the year. Our advisory board members offer their server virtualization predictions for 2012. (Hint: They mention cloud computing.)
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The ins and outs of Hyper-V Replica
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.
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Spotlight on Hyper-V 3.0 high availability
IT admins will have more help improving high availability with new redundancy and predictive failure analysis features in Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0.
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Configuring Virtual Machine Manager for Xen and KVM
The Linux Virtual Machine Manager can control both Xen and KVM at the same time, and setting it up is simple.
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Customizing Hyper-V Live Migration with SCVMM cmdlets
SCVMM PowerShell cmdlets add granular flexibility to Hyper-V’s baseline Live Migration technology. These SCVMM cmdlets will improve performance and reduce administration effort.
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Home labs for virtualization: Easier than ever to build
Having a home lab helps IT pros sharpen their virtualization skills. Now, more than ever, building a home lab is within reach.
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Improving business agility in a virtual infrastructure
Business agility is essential for organizations looking to stay competitive in today’s economy. Server virtualization and capacity planning are two ways to address that need.
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What the Cisco Nexus 1000V means to Hyper-V
Hyper-V 3.0 adds support for the Cisco Nexus 1000V, which is welcome news for enterprises that need granular control over virtual networking.
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Debunking virtualization and ROI calculation myths
Contrary to popular belief, virtualization does not always guarantee a positive ROI calculation. Deconstructing common myths will help organizations separate fact from fiction.
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Simplifying virtual networking with the right equipment
Converged Network Adapters are ideal for virtual networking consolidation. They don’t discriminate, passing both FCoE and TCP/IP traffic.
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Local storage for virtualization: Will it catch on?
Local storage is making a comeback. Storage and virtualization vendors are utilizing local disks, providing a cheaper alternative to shared storage.
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Fibre Channel vs. Ethernet: Is the war over?
In virtualized data centers, Ethernet is rapidly replacing Fibre Channel as the preferred shared storage transport mechanism. Here’s why.
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Using virtualization to speed up IT service requests
Virtualization increases IT efficiency and streamlines IT service requests, which equates to improved service-delivery times and ROI.
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Improved scalability tops Hyper-V 3.0 changes
Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0 will feature drastically improved virtualization scalability, addressing Hyper-V R2’s current hardware, memory and cluster limitations.
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Shedding light on Hyper-V 3.0 resource monitoring
Hyper-V 3.0 will feature new resource-monitoring capabilities, which will be a boon for multi-tenant environments that need to calculate chargeback.
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Hyper-V 3.0 PVLANs: Network isolation sans the headache
Microsoft Hyper-V 3.0 will introduce PVLANs, a new feature that uses IP address virtualization to solve the network isolation shortcomings of VLANs.
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Buyer’s guide: Virtualization monitoring tools
There are a bevy of virtualization monitoring and management tools on the market, and your IT shop’s success hinges on finding the right one.
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Buyer's guide: Configuration management tools
Configuration and change management affects capacity planning, DR and compliance. Find out which tools and features are available in the market.