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August 01, 2011
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Aug'11
Netflix streaming, VMware licensing and the end of the world as we know it
At its core, virtualization is the abstraction of data from the physical world. We tend to look at virtualization as the abstraction of operating systems and applications from servers and PCs, but ...
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July 13, 2010
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Jul'10
vSphere vs. Azure: The real battle
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hyper-V vs. vSphere is SO last year. Cloud computing is the main theme at this week's Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, and Hyper-V has taken a backseat to Windows Azure. ...
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September 30, 2008
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Sep'08
VDI planning primer on DHCP scope options
Fellow virtualization expert Andrew Kutz has argued that future virtual desktop infrastructure technologies (VDI) need to lose the desktop to truly advance VDI technology, and I agree. But until ...
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July 29, 2008
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Jul'08
Recovering servers, virtual machines after power failure
An event like a complete data center power failure is something you never want to experience. Having recently gone through one I thought I would share some lessons learned from it. This particular ...
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platform
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virtual hard drive
A virtual hard drive file is a container file that acts similar to a physical hard drive. Continue Reading
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virtual private server (VPS) or virtual dedicated server (VDS)
A virtual private server (VPS), also called a virtual dedicated server (VDS), is a virtual server that appears to the user as a dedicated server, but that is actually installed on a computer serving multiple websites. Continue Reading
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IT systems management
Systems management is the administration of the information technology systems in an enterprise data center. An effective systems management plan facilitates the delivery of IT as a service (ITaaS) and allows the organization's employees to respond ... Continue Reading
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Quiz: Private cloud characteristics and strategies
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VDI on VMware infrastructures: The role of the connection broker
In this tip, Scott Lowe explores the connection broker and some of the functionality that brokers provide in a VDI deployment. Continue Reading
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How to use VMware Workstation
This introduction to Workstation demonstrates how to get started and use some of its capabilities, as well as comparing its features to VMware Player. Continue Reading