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Improving server management with virtualization To ease server administration burdens and streamline data center management, virtualization management tools for server workload balancing, capacity planning, live migration of virtual machines, automated server provisioning, configuration management databases (CMDBs) to track change, and more have become key to using virtualization to improve data center operational efficiency, free virtualization staff for more strategic tasks and more. But as with all tools, you can't reap the benefits of simplified management without understanding how they interact with virtualized environment, the cost benefits of these tools and the complexity involved in choosing one virtual management tool over another. This section offers news and advice on managing data center infrastructure and managing physical and virtual servers with virtualization management tools. It compares tool providers' products on the basis of performance, ease of use, reliability, cost and suitability for various virtualized environments. If you're looking to evaluate virtualization management providers, learn about the latest management tools or find out how to eke the maximum benefit from your virtualized data center, check out the resources in this section.



IN THIS TOPIC:	NEWS (32) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (37) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (3) , WEBCASTS (1) , DEFINITIONS (1)


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	Cisco-VMware-EMC coalition leaves IT users cold SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 03 Nov 2009 ARTICLE - The Virtual Computing Environment backed by the three vendors promises easier virtualization and private clouds, but IT pros aren't sold.


	Top 5 challenges of virtualization SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 12 Oct 2009 ARTICLE - Learn to demonstrate ROI, whether to move to virtual desktop infrastructure and how to deal with other virtualization adoption issues.


	Virtualize Exchange Server 2007 -- without losing your job SearchExchange.com \| 08 Sep 2009 ARTICLE - IT shops look to virtualize Microsoft Exchange Server to ease server management and cut downtime. To succeed you need proper storage and a few infrastructure upgrades.


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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 37


	Capacity planning for virtualization FAQ 18 Nov 2009 TIP - Capacity planning lets organizations chart a course for their virtual data centers. Server workload balancing and failover are issues that must be considered with virtualization.


	Four ways to select and manage storage virtualization 11 Nov 2009 TIP - Storage virtualization consists of software, appliances, switch-level and array-level. See how to select and manage the storage virtualization that is right for you.


	Storage area networks (SAN) vs. network-area storage (NAS) for virtual storage 10 Nov 2009 TIP - Is a storage area network better than network-area storage for virtual storage? See why many organizations virtualize only SAN storage, leaving NAS for secondary tasks.


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	Virtual systems management resource guide SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 13 Oct 2009 LEARNING GUIDE - These virtual systems management resources will help you learn about management tools that can maximize system performance and minimize downtime.


	Third-party server virtualization management vs. platform vendors' tools SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 24 Sep 2009 ADVISORY BOARD - For server virtualization management tools, should you go with software from VMware and Microsoft or third-party management?


	Blades and virtualization learning guide SearchServerVirtualization.com Editors \| 26 Mar 2007 LEARNING GUIDE - Get the most important news, tips, advice and white papers about blade servers and virtualization in this fast guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com.


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Blades and virtualization - Building blocks for next generation data centers in the enterprise - Expert Webcast

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PREMIERED:	25 OCT 2006, 09:00 EDT (13:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:	In this webcast, Industry Analyst Barb Goldworm discusses blade server and virtualization technologies relate, and how they can be implemented together as key building blocks for the future, delivering flexible, dynamic and more manageable Next Generation Datacenters.


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DEFINITIONS: 1 - 1 of 1


	live migration 30 Sep 2006 WORD - Live migration is the movement of a virtual machine from one physical host to another while continuously powered-up. When properly carried out, this process takes place without any noticeable effect from the point of view of ...


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