Server Virtualization Research
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The Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Sprawl
Sponsored by: TechTarget IT OperationsIn this 3-part guide, learn about the ongoing battle against virtual machine sprawl and measures that can be taken when you've found an abandoned VM in your system. Access now to also learn about available automation tools that can be used to streamline virtualization duties and address VM provisioning and deprovisioning.
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Optimizing Virtualization Performance, Chap 3
Sponsored by: TechTarget IT OperationsOptimizing virtualization performance requires a strategy for sizing machines, easing bottlenecks, and benchmarking effectiveness.Chapter meta summary: Planning ahead with server benchmarking and utilizing documentation tools will go a long way to figuring out what went wrong when a server or data center crashes.
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Identify and Overcome Issues in Your Storage Subsystem
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard - Intel XeonThis expert guide highlights common issues in storage subsystems and outlines how to overcome them with benchmark analysis. Discover how your enterprise can safeguard against configuration and storage issues within your virtual environments.
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Hardware and Software Approaches to Improve Virtual Server Reliability
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard - Intel XeonThis expert guide discusses effective software tools, such as sever clusters and hypervisors, for mission-critical server reliability. Discover how you can boost the reliability and availability of your virtual servers with the right tools and policies that will address server faults before or as they occur.
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How to Solve the Data Storage Challenge of Virtual Server Bottlenecks
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard - Intel XeonIn this expert guide, explore how to track down and identify data storage bottlenecks and performance-robbing configuration issues in virtual environments. Also discover what tools to use to solve these bottlenecks and how to match apps to specific storage environments.
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Expert Strategies for Virtualization Capacity Planning
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard - Intel XeonExplore this e-guide to learn about common mistakes and issues overlooked when it comes to capacity planning. In addition, find out the best ways to approach capacity planning in your virtual environment.
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Step-by-step Guide to Virtual Infrastructure Management
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard - Intel XeonThough monitoring and managing your virtual infrastructures can be challenging, the right tools and strategies can help you maintain control over your environment. Access this e-guide to gain key tips and best practices for monitoring applications, physical host servers, hypervisors and more.
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Managing Data Center Growth
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard - Intel XeonAccess this expert e-guide for an in-depth look at each of these strategies and determine which one is best for your business. Download now and learn how ITIL lifecycle management can benefit your consolidation strategy.
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Getting Familiar With Virtual Volumes
Sponsored by: TechTarget IT OperationsIn a virtualized environment, legacy storage can slow down your business. With flexible and efficient storage, as well as increased granularity, VMware Virtual Volumes may prove helpful.
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Virtual Server Bottlenecks among Today's Pertinent Data Storage Problems
Sponsored by: Dell EMCWhether physical servers or VMs, there are a number of places where data is held up. Accordingly, there are different ways to address each type of bottleneck—but each fix has side effects. Learn how to mitigate the virtual server bottlenecks your enterprise faces, and tune up your data storage with an all-flash system.
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Where Containers Fit in an IT Infrastructure
Sponsored by: TechTarget IT OperationsIn the battle between container virtualization and hypervisors, the battle doesn't matter. Hypervisors and virtualization containers can complement each other. The real battle is balancing the strengths of one against the weaknesses of the other. Access this e-guide to learn how.
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What To Buy: Private Cloud Management Tools Compared
Sponsored by: EmboticsAs more organizations adopt private clouds, the need for management software is becoming readily apparent. But not all private cloud management tools are created equally. This exclusive e-guide explores four essential purchasing criteria for server virtualization/private cloud management products.
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What's Driving Desktop Virtualization Adoption?
Sponsored by: CitrixIT admins usually list several reasons why they use desktop and application virtualization, but one thing they can almost all agree on is that these technologies simplify management. This e-guide reveals the top four drivers behind desktop virtualization adoption and discusses the differences between desktop and server virtualization.
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Should You Let Software Define Your Data Center?
Sponsored by: TechTarget IT OperationsIn this exclusive handbook, IT expert Dan Kusnetzky cuts into the hype surrounding the software-defined data center, and suggests ways IT decision makers can evaluate whether the SDDC is the right path forward.
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Proper Provisioning Gives VMs Peak Power
Sponsored by: TechTarget IT OperationsIT admins often forget to account for virtual machine provisioning of resources, and the risk of overprovisioning. Understanding VM provisioning can make your business more efficient and potentially result in savings. This handbook takes a deeper look at why overprovisioning happens and how to diagnose it properly. Read on to learn more.
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Getting Your Cloud Ambitions Off the Ground
Sponsored by: TechTarget IT OperationsTo create an effective hybrid IT environment, an organization will need to smartly blend virtualization and cloud computing technologies. This handbook explores strategies for incorporating virtualization in cloud computing initiatives.
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5 Mistakes to Avoid When Developing a Server Consolidation Plan
Sponsored by: NEC/INTELThis expert e-guide covers the 5 most common oversights businesses tend to make when consolidating servers. View now and see for yourself what these mistakes are, and most importantly, how to overcome them.
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Why are Data Backups and Disaster Recovery Converging?
Sponsored by: VeritasBackup and disaster recovery have primarily been treated separately. In this exclusive e-guide, consultant Brien Posey explains how server virtualization has allowed these two technologies to converge.
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The Key Specs You'll Need in a Server for Virtualization
Sponsored by: NEC/INTELThis exclusive e-guide from our virtualization experts will guide you on the right path to choosing the best server upgrade for your virtualization initiative. Learn about the specs to consider, as well as why backup needs to play a large part in your strategy.
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Improve Storage System Performance in Virtual Environments
Sponsored by: GalileoStorage architects constantly probe storage arrays, the network, hosts, and hypervisors in an attempt to put their finger on what's bogging down a storage system. In this e-guide, three storage architects share what storage performance bottlenecks they faced in their environments and how they overcame them.
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Hyper-Converged Infrastructure Grows as New Systems Emerge
Sponsored by: SimpliVityIn this e-guide, experts discuss the rising popularity of hyper-converged infrastructures and some of the key features that draw users to these architectures, including flash storage capabilities, hyper-scale optimized servers, simplicity, and more. Read on to find out how new emerging hyper-converged solutions will affect the market in the future.
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Planning and Estimating RTOs in a Virtualized Environment
Sponsored by: TechTargetVirtualization offers a number of benefits—but how longcan you afford to have machines offline? Learn why recovery time objectivesmatter, and how to estimate and improve your RTOs.
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Getting the Most out of Your Cross‐Platform Virtualization Environment
Sponsored by: TechTargetMulti‐hypervisor virtualized environments are a fact of life for IT. Here'show to successfully manage those installations.
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Cloud Storage: Three Use Cases for CIOs
Sponsored by: TechTargetStoring data in the cloud can save money and time. But what are the issues related to performance, security and control? The answers depend on what use cases you are considering: backup and archiving, primary data storage or file sharing and collaboration. Gain insights into the benefits and challenges for all three.
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Optimizing Virtualization Performance
Sponsored by: TechTarget IT OperationsOptimizing virtualization performance requires a strategy for sizing machines, easing bottlenecks, and benchmarking effectiveness.
