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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 (15) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (3) , VIDEO (2)


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	Intuit muscles into the Platform as a Service game SearchCloudComputing.com \| 28 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - The financial software powerhouse aims to transform its QuickBooks success into a desktop App Store for its huge SMB base.


	Platform as a Service speeds time to market of iPhone app startup SearchCloudComputing.com \| 27 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - With Platform as a Service, application development startup FlightCaster used Heroku's Ruby to deploy its flight delay-predicting iPhone app in four months.


	Developers turn to private cloud computing first SearchCloudComputing.com \| 21 Aug 2009 ARTICLE - As developers look to deploy applications in cloud environments, they have turned to private clouds first.


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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 3


	Fixed vs. dynamic disks for Hyper-V virtual machines 21 Oct 2009 TIP - As you provision new virtual machines in Hyper-V, you face a key choice: whether to select fixed-size or dynamically expanding disks. This tip explains each disk type's tradeoffs.


	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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