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Virtualization security and patch management • For virtualization administrators, securing virtual machines (VMs) presents a host of challenges, including how to use patch management tools with virtual machines, how to centralize and minimize patch management tasks, tracking highly mobile and dynamic VMs to secure virtual servers against malware, viruses and other security threats; using automated security tools for virtual machines understanding the differences between securing physical and virtual machines; identifying security threats and other risks that affect virtual machines via a network; and learn about best practices such as keeping a host OS patched and hardened, establishing policies, standards and procedures, and watching out for useful third-party products to ease patch management burdens.



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	Hyper-V security comes under scrutiny SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 31 Jul 2009 ARTICLE - Unlike VMware, Microsoft's Hyper-V doesn't monitor network traffic. And the omission has raised questions about whether the hypervisor is secure enough to be enterprise-ready.


	VMsafe APIs reassure wary IT security professionals SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 07 Jul 2009 ARTICLE - For security professionals, offerings like the Altor Virtual Firewall, which integrates with VMware's VMsafe application programming interfaces, make virtualization less scary.


	Share your VMware code: News in brief SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 25 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - VMware has invited developers to share vSphere code samples on the company's new Code Central community site.


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EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 17


	Hyper-V ubiquitous hypervisor can create a single point of failure Submitted By: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 30 Sep 2009 TIP - The ubiquitous hypervisor of virtual environments poses a hidden vulnerability. Learn how to secure Hyper-V servers.


	Hidden dangers of Hyper-V: Dormant virtual machines Submitted By: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 16 Sep 2009 TIP - Virtualization can bring power to the data center, but beware proliferating virtual machines and the security risks they pose.


	Understanding the role of management partitions in virtual platforms Submitted By: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 12 Aug 2009 TIP - Virtualization hypervisors use full-OS instances or minimal-OS partitions, offering benefits but posing risks.


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Cloud computing: All the rage, but what about the mechanics?
SearchServerVirtualization.com | 17 Sep 2008
VIDEO - Lost in the flurry of discussion about cloud computing at VMworld 2008 and elsewhere is how exactly it will work. Scott Lowe, senior engineer for ePlus Technology, Inc., breaks down some of the mechanics of the cloud.


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	A virtual network design, configuration and management guide SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 21 May 2009 GUIDE - This guide on virtual network architecture and management explores how to design physical and virtual networks to reduce latency and manage virtual networks efficiently.


	Virtual environments are different from physical environments Realtimepublishers.com \| 19 May 2008 BEST PRACTICES GUIDE - The greater density, complexity and automation provided by virtualization also create challenges for managers.


	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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	Citrix XenServer 5.5 beta available for download Published by: SearchServerVirtualization.com \| 01 May 2009 PODCAST - This Week in Virtualization: Citrix Systems releases the XenServer 5.5 beta in advance of next week's Synergy conference, and VMware users clamor for vSphere 4.


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