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Server consolidation and improved resource utilization

• Taking charge of VM allocation, troubleshooting methods

  Long-term virtual infrastructure health leads to business growth. To achieve this, you must master virtual machine capacity planning and troubleshooting techniques. Continue Reading

• Consolidate servers with these performance enhancements

  Higher solid-state drive capacity and CPU core counts are just a couple of the factors leading to the next wave of server consolidation. So, footprint plan accordingly. Continue Reading

• Should you run MySQL on VMs or physical machines?

  Take stock of your current environment, including instance types, orchestration systems and storage devices, before deciding whether to deploy MySQL to VMs or physical machines. Continue Reading

• IT resource management and virtual server housekeeping tips

  Without regular monitoring, sprawl and overallocation can waste expensive compute and storage resources Continue Reading

• Reducing energy costs with virtualization and automation

  Virtualization allows administrators to cut down on the number of servers needed, which helps reduce energy consumption and save money. Continue Reading

• Here's what a cloud-ready infrastructure looks like

  A Cloud-Ready Infrastructure: A smart organization will want to be sure it is properly preparing a virtualized infrastructure to capitalize on the opportunities that cloud computing presents. While there are many public/hybrid cloud providers to ...Continue Reading

• What Is all that virtualization performance data telling us?

  Admins are gaining better insight into server and VM performance data, but what do they do with it? Virtualization tools at one time were thought of only for their monitoring capabilities. Developments have since allowed these technologies to be ...Continue Reading

• Blade servers vs. rack servers in the SDDC

  As a consolidation tool, blades seem like a logical choice for virtualization, but availability concerns mean the decision isn't cut and dry.Continue Reading

• Take a stand and regain control with a chargeback policy

  Allocating resources is an important task that users can overlook. Underutilizing and overloading resources can hamper the VM but there are solutions.Continue Reading

• Keep your virtual Java platforms in tune with these guidelines

  Author Emad Benjamin introduces the different types of large-scale Java platforms in this chapter and details the four key requirements for them.Continue Reading

• Five mistakes to avoid when developing a server consolidation plan

  There's a lot to consider when developing a server consolidation plan. Don't fall victim to these five common oversights.Continue Reading

• Hypervisors have limits: What not to virtualize

  Hypervisors now make 100% virtualization possible, but just because you can doesn't mean you should. Find out what not to virtualize.Continue Reading

• Capacity planning strategies for successful failover clusters

  Larger failover clusters improve resource utilization, but could also leave you vulnerable if you don't design around your biggest VMs.Continue Reading

• Five ways to push your company toward a 100% virtual data center

  Sometimes the biggest obstacle to virtualization is internal resistance. Learn how to convince your co-workers to embrace a 100% virtual data center.Continue Reading

• Base your server consolidation plan on availability and failover needs

  Squeezing more efficiency out of computing resources is great, but an overly aggressive server consolidation plan can limit your failover options.Continue Reading