Virtualization strategies

HIGHLIGHTS

	Using VDI to compound cost and power consumption savings TIP - Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) can reduce power consumption and further compound the costs savings of server virtualization and consolidation.
	SWsoft Virtuozzo: An alternative to VMware VDI? ARTICLE - Here's a novel idea: Rather than use VMware VDI to centralize your desktops, consider container-style virtualization from SWsoft's Virtuozzo.
	How to avoid virtual server sprawl: Virtualization planning tools, blade server considerations TIP - Anne Skamarock explains how to avoid virtual server sprawl with consolidation planning toolsets. She also reviews special considerations for consolidating with blades.

SUBTOPICS

	Desktop virtualization Centralizing desktops via virtualization is a hot topic in the virtualization industry. Get desktop virtualization news, tips, user stories and pro advice here.
	Large-scale deployments In this section, read about environments with large numbers of virtual machines and servers, and associated issues of availability, performance management, maintenance, and VM sprawl.
	Why choose virtualization? (ROI, costs, labor, etc.) Using server virtualization technology in your data center is now the data center trend. This section helps you discover why you should virtualize your servers.
	Data center consolidation Consolidating your servers with virtualization? Get myths, user stories, advice and more about virtual machines and consolidation here.
	Virtual Machines Looking for information on virtual machines? Whether it's VMware Server, Microsoft Virtual Server, Xen or others, we have your virtual machine information here.
	High-performance computing Examining server virtualization in high-performance computing (HPC) environments, covering virtualization in grids and clusters and more.
	Vendor selection Virtual Server vs. VMware, VMware vs. Xen or otherwise-it's a touch choice. Figure out which virtualization vendor you should go with by checking out this section.
	Emerging virtualization technologies What's new in virtualization? From virtualization product releases to virtual machine news, we've got it all in this section.

	SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Virtualization strategies:  Virtualization and hardware, Managing virtual environments, Virtualization school, Virtualization platforms, Virtualization use cases, Virtualization technologies