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Capacity planning for virtualization As you expand a server virtualization deployment, your server capacity planning and resource allocation challenges are bound to become increasingly complex. How do you decide which workloads to allocate virtual machines (VMs), how do you measure these workloads in an increasingly mobile, dynamic and virtualized environment, and which server capacity planning tools can help you set policies to reallocate these workloads, load-balance VMs, and automate what are frequently manual processes? In this section on capacity planning for virtualization, we offer news, research and tutorials on using capacity planning tools in your virtualized environment and break down how to use virtual server capacity planning tools to relieve your organization from fire-fighting mode and move it into proactive, long-term planning mode for your virtualized deployments.



IN THIS TOPIC:	NEWS (11) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (17) , VIDEO (1) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (3)


NEWS: 1 - 3 of 11


	Oracle to acquire virtualization provider Virtual Iron SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 13 May 2009 ARTICLE - Oracle will purchase Virtual Iron's technology to bolster Oracle VM's capacity utilization and virtual machine configuration capabilities.


	New Citrix virtualization certifications on tap: News in brief SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 08 May 2009 ARTICLE - In today's news in brief, Citrix Systems will offer two new virtualization certification exams, and more.


	VMware discloses App on Demand partner: News in brief SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 28 Apr 2009 ARTICLE - In today's news in brief, IT Structures is the force behind the new App on Demand feature in VMware's Virtual Appliance Marketplace.


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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 17


	Balancing virtual machine workloads to improve security and performance 26 Feb 2009 TIP - By balancing virtual machine workloads across virtualization hosts, you can create better host utilization, better performance and a more secure environment.


	Using virtual systems management to define server ownership 09 Feb 2009 TIP - Business-unit squabbles over server ownership pose certain difficulties in virtual environments. But using chargeback and capacity planning can ease the task.


	Capacity planning for virtual environments 17 Dec 2008 TIP - Virtual environment capacity planning requires taking inventory of applications and organizing disaster recovery resources. An expert outlines capacity planning in this tip.


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VIDEO: 1 - 1 of 1

Cirba virtual capacity management
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 15 Sep 2008
VIDEO - Cirba founder and CTO Andrew Hillier talks about the evolution of capacity management in virtual server environments.


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REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 3


	Virtualization capacity planning strategy guide SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 02 Jul 2009 GUIDE - Has a lack of strategic capacity planning taken a toll on your virtual servers' performance? This guide covers tools, tasks and best practices for virtual server capacity planning.


	Managing Microsoft Virtual Server performance SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 20 Jun 2007 SCREENCAST - This screencast provides a live demonstration of how you can manage Virtual Server's weight-based and constraint-based resource allocation tools for optimal VM performance.


	Alessandro Perilli's step-by-step virtualization guide 25 Sep 2006 ALL-IN-ONE GUIDES - In this step-by-step guide, Perilli gives tips on evaluation, capacity planning, security issues and tactics, server selection, hiring the right IT pros and more.


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