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VMware security for Cloud Foundation ties to Carbon Black
The new VMware Advanced Security for Cloud Foundation binds the company's security offerings with other key VMware offerings such as Carbon Black and NSX.
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GPU virtualization eases system workloads, boosts efficiency
Virtual GPUs help boost data center efficiency and provide a better user experience, but admins must determine whether their workloads justify implementing the technology.
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Top 10 VM backup tools for VMware and Hyper-V
Admins who rely on VMware and Hyper-V workloads might have trouble choosing the right backup tool for their VMs. Admins can use this article to better inform their purchasing decisions.
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Cloud, Linux vendors cash in on KVM-based virtualization
Vendors such as Red Hat and Google provide products that rely on KVM technology, but picking the right vendor depends on admins' choice of OSes and cloud providers.
Your Collection of How-tos and Learning Materials for Hypervisors
Available in one simple download, our senior technology editor Stephen Bigelow drills into the differences between Type 1 and Type 2 hypervisors, a comprehensive definition of paravirtualization, an exploration of which Oses include paravirtualization support, and much more!
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Master VMware templates for VM creation and management
Admins who use vSphere and VM templates can improve VM operations and increase data center efficiency through configuration and management best practices.
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Best practices for Hyper-V template creation
Admins can streamline template creation through Hyper-V SCVMM with a few best practices, such as evaluating whether a VM is the right fit for template creation.
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Cloud, Linux vendors cash in on KVM-based virtualization
Vendors such as Red Hat and Google provide products that rely on KVM technology, but picking the right vendor depends on admins' choice of OSes and cloud providers.
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How to troubleshoot VM performance issues
VM troubles got you down? Never fear: Some solutions to VM performance problems are as easy as looking in the right places and asking the right questions
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Virtual server backup and storage Problem Solve
Troubleshoot the inability to create a VM on a VSAN
Monitor the performance of your VSAN and VMs to ensure one isn't affecting the other. Performance metrics and alerts can make it easy to spot VSAN issues before they affect VMs.
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What does a VM actually cost?
Proper VM cost assessment is a critical element of meaningful showback and chargeback practices in a virtual data center.
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Benefits of server virtualization (4) +
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- Application virtualization
- Cloud computing architecture
- Cloud computing infrastructure
- Introduction to virtualization and how-tos
- Network virtualization
- Networking for Server Virtualization
- Server hardware and virtualization
- Using virtual machine appliances
- Virtualized clusters and high-performance computing
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Server virtualization management tools and practices (5) +
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Server virtualization security management and compliance policies (2) +
Server virtualization staffing, careers and budget
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GPU virtualization eases system workloads, boosts efficiency
Virtual GPUs help boost data center efficiency and provide a better user experience, but admins must determine whether their workloads justify implementing the technology.
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Top 10 VM backup tools for VMware and Hyper-V
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Cloud, Linux vendors cash in on KVM-based virtualization
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Emerging tools to help create virtualized test environments
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Virtualization challenges that negatively affect your systems
Virtualization provides lower costs and improved productivity, but these benefits can be offset by certain challenges, such as unresponsive VMs and VM network latency.
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Optimize Docker images on Windows for better system performance
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Prepare for Windows Server 2008 end of life
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Resolve common virtualization issues
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Nvidia helps conceptualize VMware GPU virtualization
Nvidia and VMware announced a plan to bring vGPUs to VMware Cloud on AWS, which will provide customers with more options for implementing GPU-accelerated workloads.
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Right-sizing VMs improves performance, combats resource contention
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Increase data center efficiency with the NSX-T load balancer
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RHV 4.3 updates to Cockpit are minor, but beneficial
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E-Handbook | September 2019
How to implement GPUs for high-performance computing
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Server hardware to run ROBO virtual workloads
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E-Handbook | April 2018
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E-Handbook | May 2017
If SDDC is your next-generation data center architecture, plan now
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E-Handbook | March 2017
Is cloud bursting the best solution for compute capacity overload?
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Server Virtualization Basics
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Virtualization skills admins must have in 2020
Industry experts Sander van Vugt, Brian Kirsch and Stuart Burns weigh in on what skills virtualization admins must have in 2020 to better meet growing industry demands.
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Test your knowledge of vRealize Suite components updates
VMware's vRealize Suite continues to evolve with new updates to popular components. Find out how well you've kept up with the latest developments in vRealize Suite 2019.
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Master VMware templates for VM creation and management
Admins who use vSphere and VM templates can improve VM operations and increase data center efficiency through configuration and management best practices.
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VMware security for Cloud Foundation ties to Carbon Black
The new VMware Advanced Security for Cloud Foundation binds the company's security offerings with other key VMware offerings such as Carbon Black and NSX.
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Server hardware and virtualization
VMware pricing change limits CPUs to 32 cores per license
VMware moved its per-CPU licensing plan closer to competitors' per-core licensing plans by requiring one license for CPUs with 32 cores.
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Server virtualization staffing, careers and budget
'Limited' number of VMware layoffs confirmed in 'rebalancing'
VMware says the layoffs will allow the company to better focus on helping corporate users figure out their multi-cloud strategies and affected workers may be reassigned.