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VMware Pulls vSAN 6.7 Deeper into vSphere
Sponsored by: VMware and IntelRead this e-guide to learn how vSAN's tighter vSphere integration works, how the release differs from past releases of vSAN, and more granular information on the latest update from our SearchStorage.com Editorial Director Dave Raffo.
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Virtual Data Center E-Zine Volume 20: Critical Decisions for Virtualization Storage
Sponsored by: Dell CompellentIn this expert e-zine, find out how to use ROI and VARs to make the case for virtualization so you can start taking advantage of today's newest technologies. Also, get tips on using the Open Virtualization Format tool and learn how to plan storage for virtual environments.
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Expert Insight into Powershell's Scripting
Sponsored by: Dell CompellentTo fully leverage Microsoft PowerShell, you must be aware of all the benefits this new technology offers. This expert e-guide, brought to you by SearchWindowsServer.com provides a deeper understanding of PowerShell and describes various approaches to scripting and Hyper-V management.
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Hyper-V: Microsoft's Approach to Server Virtualization
Sponsored by: DellEMC and Intel®Both Hyper-V and VMware support virtualization initiatives, but IT pros must select the best suited hypervisor to meet today’s high availability requirements. This expert e-guide discusses the growing trend toward virtualization and compares Hyper-V to VMware and other market options.
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Tips for evaluating Microsoft Hyper-V
Sponsored by: DellEMC and Intel®This expert e-guide is designed to help IT pros assess the benefits of Hyper-V. Read about the advantages of Server Core and obtain tips and best practices for deployment success.
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What's New in VMware vSphere 4.1 for Small and Midsize Businesses
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.For small and midsize businesses, the new VMware vSphere 4.1 delivers higher efficiency, greater agility and more freedom of choice than ever before, making it easier than ever to optimize existing assets and get always-on IT with comprehensive, cost-effective backup and recovery. View this webcast to learn more.
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Solving the SAN Storage / VMware Performance Puzzle
Sponsored by: Virtual InstrumentsJoin Scott Lowe, VMware-Cisco Solutions Principal for EMC and Archie Hendryx, Senior Solutions Consultant for Virtual Instruments, as they provide insights as to how a comprehensive view, from the VM to the LUN, is imperative for further consolidation and safe Physical to Virtual migrations of your Tier 1 applications.
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Highly-Scalable Virtualization: Optimizing your Infrastructure with IBM eX5 and VMware vSphere
Sponsored by: IBMFor small and midsize companies, System x, BladeCenter, and VMware virtualization solutions offer cost-effective options for transforming IT into a simple more powerful computing infrastructure. Look to IBM and VMware to show you how you can be distinctly competitive and profitable.
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Presentation Transcript: Upgrading to vSphere: What you need to know
Sponsored by: Dell and VMwareUpgrading from VMware ESX and/or ESXi 3.x to vSphere 4 successfully involves careful planning. There are hardware, software and database requirements, as well as third-party software compatibility considerations. This transcript provides guidelines for planning a successful upgrade, and walks you through a proposed upgrade path step-by-step.
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EMC information infrastructure helps university deploy its largest IT initiative while reducing the IT management burden
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.University or Arizona (UA) required better enterprise planning and new business intelligence (BI) tools to make better information available to the administration for data-driven decisions and offer new agility in meeting student needs. Read this case study to learn how EMC information infrastructure helped deploy its largest IT initiative.
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EMC Virtual Infrastructure for Microsoft and Oracle Applications - Enabled by EMC CLARiiON and VMware Vsphere 4
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.In a virtual environment, determining the best way to balance the load across access paths traditionally adds another layer of complexity to the environment. Learn about how EMC has the experience for designing successful solutions within VMware environments to help maximize the value of your data center environment.
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Address performance and capacity issues by deploying a virtual infrastructure for SAP
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.This white paper describes technical and business considerations for deploying a virtual infrastructure for SAP landscapes with EMC and VMware technologies. The white paper addresses a variety of key considerations for deploying such an infrastructure.
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RIM BlackBerry® Enterprise Server on VMware® Virtual Infrastructure
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.VMware and RIM have worked together over the past two-plus years to provide official support of Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) solutions on VMware virtual infrastructure. In this white paper, learn about the best practices for running BlackBerry® Enterprise Server on VMware® Infrastructure 3 or VMware vSphere™ 4.
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Microsoft SQL Server and VMware Virtual Infrastructure
Sponsored by: VMware and IntelYou can virtualize SQL Server successfully using VMware Infrastructure. The vast majority of SQL Server deployments are good candidates for virtualization and can benefit from improvements offered by a virtualized infrastructure—such as improved management, availability, and scalability—thus reducing overall TCO.
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Oracle Databases on Vmware: Use Cases
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.This guide provides best practice guidelines for deploying Oracle databases on VMware vSphere, including best practice tips for storage, networking and performance.
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Essential Deployment Tips: Oracle Databases on VMware vSphere 4
Sponsored by: VMware and IntelThis paper provides the essential tips necessary to successfully deploy Oracle on VMware virtual infrastructure to enable database administrators (DBAs) to meet their performance and availability goals.
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Microsoft Exchange 2010 on VMware: Use Cases
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.This paper provides use cases and primary technical benefits that can be achieved by deploying Exchange 2010 on VMware vSphere.
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Best Practices Guide: Microsoft Exchange 2010 on VMware
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.This paper provides use cases and primary technical benefits that can be achieved by deploying Exchange 2010 on VMware vSphere.
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Virtualization Performance of SAP® ERP on the Intel® Xeon® Processor 7500 Series with VMware
Sponsored by: VMware and IntelIntel® Xeon® processor 7500 series-based servers offer extraordinary new value for virtualizing SAP solutions. They deliver near-native performance for applications running in virtual machines, while providing levels of reliability and scalability never before seen in industry-standard servers. Read this white paper to learn more!
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VMware® and Intel® Technology Provide Rock-Solid Platform for SAP Deployment
Sponsored by: VMware and IntelSouthwestern/Great American chose to swap its dual environment (SAP ERP ran off of a legacy IBM AS/400) for a leaner infrastructure based on VMware ESX and IBM blade servers with Intel Xeon processors that could run both SAP ERP and its Windows applications. Read this case study to learn about the combined VMware and Intel solution.
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The Benefits of Virtualization for Small and Medium Businesses: VMware SMB Survey Results
Sponsored by: VMware, Inc.The VMware SMB Survey is designed to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) understand the benefits their peers are achieving with virtualization. It is also intended to provide SMBs with benchmarks on how their peers are getting the most from their investments in IT infrastructure. Continue reading to find out the results.
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Presentation Transcript: Upgrading to vSphere: What you need to know
Sponsored by: Dell and VMwareUpgrading from VMware ESX and/or ESXi 3.x to vSphere 4 successfully involves careful planning. There are hardware, software and database requirements, as well as third-party software compatibility considerations. This transcript provides guidelines for planning a successful upgrade, and walks you through a proposed upgrade path step-by-step.
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Virtualization: Consolidation to Cloud Foundation
Sponsored by: DellEMC and Intel®Read this white paper to learn how Dell ProConsult Services helped develop and implement a flexible, scalable, automated virtualized infrastructure for several companies, allowing them to take advantage of cloud computing and focus on their core business.
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Advanced Virtualization E-Book: Hypervisor Management and Optimization
Sponsored by: DellEMC and Intel®All hypervisors essentially do the same job, but not in the same way. The three top hypervisors all have differences that require specific management tactics. Read this e-book to learn best practices and recommendations you can follow to optimize and maintain VMware ESX, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Citrix XenServer.
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Concept Becomes Reality with Quest
Sponsored by: Dell SoftwareIn this Quest Software white paper by the Enterprise Strategy Group, learn more about the benefits of moving to a virtual desktop environment – and how choosing the right tool for the job makes it easy. Find out about a solution that not only makes implementing virtualization easy, but keeps cost low and uptime and efficiency high while doing so.
