WHITE PAPER - In this guide, get step-by-step instructions for how to properly configure vSphere 5.0 for your servers and storage systems. Discover best practices for installing, deploying and configuring vSphere 5.0.
Posted: February 10, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Configuration Management | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Management | Virtual Machine | VMware

EGUIDE - When it comes to SQL Server virtualization, there are a few pitfalls lurking among the undeniable benefits, including hardware considerations specific to a virtualized SQL environment. Read this e-guide to learn expert tips for ensuring a successful SQL Server virtualization initiative. 
Posted: February 9, 2012 | Published: January 30, 2012


Topics:  Database Performance Management | Memory | Memory Management | SQL Server | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Migration

EBRIEF - This expert briefing from SearchServerVirtualization.com explains how physical and virtual backups differ and offers advice for integrating these two essential processes. Discover key criteria to consider when evaluating your various market options and find out how your backup technology fits into your larger disaster recovery plan.
Posted: February 9, 2012 | Published: February 9, 2012


Topics:  Backup for Virtualized Servers | Backup Server Hardware | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments | High Availability | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine

EGUIDE - Read this expert e-guide to discover the hottest in high-performance SQL Server hardware, including a new breed of technologies that can provide multiprocessor power to SQL Server on multiple hosts. Find tips and best practices for choosing server hardware for both virtual and non-virtual SQL environments.
Posted: February 9, 2012 | Published: January 30, 2012


Topics:  Blade Servers | Chassis | Database Performance Management | High Availability | iSCSI SAN | Multi-core Processor Architecture | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | SQL | SQL Server | Virtual Machine | VM

WHITE PAPER - Compare of VMware vSphere 5 to competing virtualization products such as Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenServer, or Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (KVM) in this guide. Discover the key competitive advantages VMware has over the competition in an in-depth review of features.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Management | Security | Server Management | Server Virtualization | SMBs | Vendor Selection | Virtual Machine | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Explore advanced networking features in VMware vSphere 5.0 in this in-depth, step-by-step guide to configuring and testing these essential features for your virtual environment. Discover how NetFlow, port mirroring, and user-defined resource pools help network admins gain visibility in virtual machine traffic and troubleshoot network issues.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Network Management | Network Performance | Network Traffic Management | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Switches | Virtual Machine | VMware

WHITE PAPER - In this comprehensive guide, review the new advanced storage features included in VMware vSphere 5.0 and discover how you can leverage them for your virtual environment to enable greater storage automation andconsolidation while maintaining service levels.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Management | Server Virtualization | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Management | Virtual Machine | VMware

CASE STUDY - This case study explores how converged infrastructure solutions helped one organization expand the ability to host virtual workspaces including line-of-business applications and drive down customer IT costs.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Asset Management | IT Management | Systems Management | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine

WHITE PAPER - VMware vSphere 5.0 delivers enhanced performance and scalability to ensure that even the most resource-intensive applications can run on your cloud. Find out about the newest improvements that contribute to faster HA configuration times and failover rates, lower management operational latencies, and higher management operations throughput.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Data Center Management | High Availability | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Explore the new storage features in VMware vSphere 5.0 that can help your organization reduce complexity while achieving greater scalability. Discover how Storage DRS simplifies provisioning of VMs and monitoring of the storage environment with smart virtual machine placement and load balancing mechanisms based on I/O and space capacity.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Server Virtualization | Storage Architectures | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Management | Virtual Machine | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Explore the newest features in vSphere 5.0, and find out how this latest release from VMware builds upon previous versions to extend existing features and capabilities to improve your ability to upgrade, patch and maintain your hosts, virtual machine hardware and tools.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Change Management | Data Center Management | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Discover how VMware vSphere, the leading virtualization platform, can help your organization transition existing data centers to the cloud, streamline IT management and support business-critical applications.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Private Cloud | Public Cloud | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | VMware

WHITE PAPER - In this comprehensive user manual, explore how to best configure and install the components of VMware vSphere 5 to ensure that your virtual environment runs smoothly and at peak performance levels. Get step-by-step instructions complete with screenshots and helpful tips.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Published: February 8, 2012


Topics:  High Availability | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage for Virtualized Servers | Storage Management | Virtual Machine | VMware

VIRTUAL TRADESHOW - Protect Hundreds of VMs in minutes with integrated HW snapshots.  See how CommVault SnapProtect for virtual servers can deliver scalable, application optimized data protection for growing virtual deployments and virtualized applications.
Posted: February 8, 2012 | Premiered: February 7, 2012


Topics:  Data Security | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Storage Security | Virtual Machine | Virtualization Security

WHITE PAPER - Discover the advantages of using a virtual backup appliance (VBA) to back up virtual infrastructures in your data center, including drastically reduced storage and bandwidth requirements. Find out how VBAs can help you simplify management, increase scalability and ensure data protection in this white paper.
Posted: February 7, 2012 | Published: February 7, 2012


Topics:  Backup for Virtualized Servers | Backups | Data Center Management | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Recovery | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Backups