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Virtualized test and development environments Test and development environments are frequent candidates for server virtualization deployments, especially for companies just starting out with virtualization. Test and dev environments provide a low-risk medium in which to test out virtualization and can improve resource allocation and storage. But there are several potential challenges for virtualized test and development labo environments, including networking, backup and recovery and high-availability concerns. In this section, get news, research and step-by-step guidance on the benefits of virtualized test and development environments and the pitfalls of these deployments.



IN THIS TOPIC:	NEWS (6) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (2) , VIDEO (2)


NEWS: 1 - 3 of 6


	As IT budgets decline, old servers called to virtualization duty SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 10 Apr 2009 ARTICLE - In the economic downturn, some IT managers have turned to their existing older servers for VMware virtualization.


	Sun Microsystems' VirtualBox lures VMware users with OVF support SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 08 Apr 2009 ARTICLE - Sun Microsystems' open source VirtualBox supports the Open Virtualization Format, making it easier to export virtual machines into production VMware environments.


	The best virtualization products of 2008 SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 26 Jan 2009 ARTICLE - SearchServerVirtualization.com has announced the winners of its 2008 Products of the Year awards, recognizing innovative and valuable virtualization offerings in five categories.


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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 2 of 2


	Cisco PIX emulator 28 Jan 2008 EXPERT ANSWER - Looking for a way to use Cisco PIX emulator with VMware? Site expert Andrew Kutz will tell you if it's possible.


	How to overcome business unit objections to virtualization 20 Aug 2007 EXPERT ANSWER - Having trouble convincing the business unit to virtualize your data center? Expert Scott Feuless offers some suggestions to help persuade them in this expert response.


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VIDEO: 1 - 2 of 2

Using virtualization in testing and development environments
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 18 Jun 2009
VIDEO - Virtualization expert Andrew Kutz discusses the best practices for using virtualization in testing and development environments.

Using virtualization for software development environments
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 10 Jun 2009
VIDEO - Expert Andrew Kutz describes how virtualization can make it easier to create and use software development environments in this Data Center Decisions seminar.


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