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Server virtualization compliance and governance

• Migrate virtual machines from development to production

  Administrators must prepare carefully before moving test or development VMs to production. Check connectivity, security, compliance and licensing before beginning a migration.  Continue Reading

• Determine the right level of data center access for administrators

  If you hand out administrative access too freely, you risk leaving your data center vulnerable to rogue IT administrators and cyberattacks.  Continue Reading

• VM lifecycle management: Beware the immortal VM

  When it comes to VM lifecycle management, immortality isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sometimes it's best to put ancient VMs out of their misery.  Continue Reading

• Meeting PCI DSS requirements in a virtual environment

  PCI DSS requirements don't address virtualized environments, but if there's a data breach, you're responsible. To avoid hefty fines, secure your hosts, VMs, storage and networking.  Continue Reading

• VM snapshot backup process explained

  Although virtual machines are dynamic, they still need to be protected from hardware failures. A VM snapshot backup is one way to protect virtualized data at a point in time.  Continue Reading

• Server virtualization technology trends for 2010

  Server virtualization technology trends to watch out for in 2010 include network technologies, virtual server backup and management  Continue Reading

• Resource pool security procedures in a virtual infrastructure

  Do you know how to secure your resource pool and tightly manage who has access to it? Learn how to identify people as they enter your virtual infrastructure.  Continue Reading

• Don't sacrifice secure virtualization for more functionality

  Utilizing secure virtualization doesn't have to get in the way of your business. Learn how easy it is to secure everything and get your work done.  Continue Reading

• Server virtualization security issues require attention to detail

  Server virtualization security is the key to a successful virtual machine and understanding virtual machine security issues requires attention to detail.  Continue Reading

• Understanding Hyper-V's failover settings in Failover Cluster Management

  Virtual machines that are colocated onto hosts can pose compliance risks. There are workarounds, including the use of Failover Cluster Management, to secure Hyper-V environments.  Continue Reading

• Performing Windows P2V conversion with PlateSpin Migrate

  This step-by-step lesson explains how to use PlateSpin Migrate to perform physical-to-virtual conversion for Windows servers and simplify a sometimes-complex process.  Continue Reading

• Touring Openfiler storage for virtual environments

  If you're looking for low-cost virtual storage management, here's how to install Openfiler's open source NAS/SAN and how to use it in VMware virtualization environments.  Continue Reading

• Citrix adds Active Directory integration to XenServer 5.5

  Citrix has added features to XenServer 5.5, including Active Directory integration, additional operating system support and a shared storage repository for Fibre Channel and iSCSI.  Continue Reading

• Evaluating virtualization management diagnostic tools

  Boosting a virtual deployment's performance requires you to find the bottlenecks that hinder it. An expert examines new storage and application performance management tools that find the root causes of problems and improve consolidation rates.  Continue Reading

• Virtual performance management tools' must-have features

  The best virtualization management tools feature must-have capabilities, including cross-domain performance data and runtime metrics. Here's how to evaluate tool features to optimize a virtual infrastructure.  Continue Reading