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Server Virtualization

ALSO CALLED: Virtualization
DEFINITION: Hardware virtualization is when the virtual machine manager is embedded in the circuits of a hardware component instead of being called up from a third-party software application. The virtual machine manager is called a hypervisor.

The job of the hypervisor is to control processor, memory  … 
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Exchange Guru Musings
sponsored by Azaleos Corporation
WEBCAST: Please join us for a special webinar featuring one of the premier Exchange architects in the US. Exchange Ranger, Lee Dumas will explore some of the most topical areas of interest relating to Exchange today.
Posted: 09 Oct 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Server Virtualization
Turn down the Power and Turn up the Profits: Leaner, Greener, Smarter Business Processes with Smart SOA
sponsored by IBM
WEBCAST: From carbon management dashboards to application infrastructure virtualization to green supply chain management, with a Smart SOA approach and the advanced features of IBM WebSphere software, IBM can help you make your green strategy a reality.
Posted: 02 Oct 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Application Infrastructure | Data Center Management | Server Virtualization | SOA | WebSphere
VMworld 2008 - Akorri - Managing the virtualized data center
sponsored by Akorri
VIDEO: In the past year, VMware users have changed their approach to virtualization due to increasing scales, more VMs and servers, and a growing impact on the SAN. Watch this Q&A session with Akorri CEO Tom Joyce to gain expert insight on these challenges.
Posted: 02 Oct 2008 | Premiered: 01 Oct 2008
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TOPICS:  Blade Servers | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Processor Architectures | SAN | Server Virtualization | VM | VMware
The Intel Xeon Processors Technology behind the IBM System X and Bladecenter
sponsored by IBM and Intel
WEBCAST: Intel Xeon processor-based server systems can deliver breakthrough performance, energy efficiency and reliability giving your business improved responsiveness for virtualization and business-critical applications.
Posted: 01 Oct 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Application Performance Management | Business Environment | Business Intelligence | Processor Architectures | Server Management | Server Virtualization | System x
TechNet Webcast: Examining Virtualization with Windows Server 2008 (Level 300)
sponsored by Microsoft
WEBCAST: This session examines the Microsoft virtualization ecosystem and how to implement it with Windows Server 2008.
Posted: 01 Oct 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Application Performance Management | Server Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor | VMware | Windows
TechNet Webcast: Virtualization of Production Workloads including Active Directory, SQL Server, and Others (Level 200)
sponsored by Microsoft
WEBCAST: This session presents the Contoso path to SQL Server consolidation and describes the possible solutions that can be deployed.
Posted: 01 Oct 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Active Directory | Infrastructure Management | Network Best Practices | Network Performance | Server Virtualization | SQL Server | Web Server Software
TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Virtualization Roadmap (Level 300)
sponsored by Microsoft
WEBCAST: Virtualization technology can play a key role in uncoupling workloads from server resources and enabling an automated datacenter. This session presents Microsoft's virtualization roadmap and strategy, starting with Microsoft Virtual Server 2005.
Posted: 01 Oct 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Data Center Management | Network Management | Network Management Services | Network Security | Productivity | Server Virtualization | VMware
Is virtualizing Microsoft Exchange Server a good idea?
sponsored by SearchExchange
WEBCAST: Learn more about Exchange Server virtualization, including available virtualization platforms, recommendations and best practices for virtualizing Exchange Server 2003 and 2007, and more.
Posted: 30 Sep 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Data Center Management | Microsoft Exchange | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Consolidation | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | Utility Computing
What every Exchange administrator should know about virtualization
sponsored by SearchExchange
PODCAST: Learn more about the benefits and pitfalls of deploying Microsoft Exchange 2007 to a properly architected and configured virtualized environment.
Posted: 30 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 08 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Data Center Management | Microsoft Exchange | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Consolidation | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | Utility Computing
Making the Best Virtualization Decision by Having a Holistic View of Your Data Center
sponsored by Agilysys-Sun Technology Solutions
WEBCAST: Each type of virtualization - server, storage, desktop, application, and network - offers its own ROI. Learn about features and benefits of the five main types of virtualization to cater your virtualization strategy to your organization.
Posted: 29 Sep 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Application Performance Management | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Network Performance | ROI | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software
Advanced virtualization: The evolution of hardware to support virtualization
sponsored by Intel Corporation
PODCAST: Unfortunately, most hardware wasn't designed for virtualized environments. In this podcast, computing infrastructure issues expert Gordon Haff explains how to retrofit hardware to make it work more effectively with virtualization software.
Posted: 29 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 29 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  BIOS | Memory | Server Virtualization | Storage Hardware | Storage Resource Management | User Input Devices | VMware
Citrix & Microsoft: The Future Of Virtualization
sponsored by Citrix
WEBCAST: This webinar will help you understand how Citrix and Microsoft are working together to deliver a comprehensive set of technologies that will enable organizations to harness the promise of virtualization to meet dynamic business demands.
Posted: 26 Sep 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Business Development | Business Service Management | ERP | Microsoft Operations Manager | ROI | Server Virtualization
Simplifying VDI Management: Addressing critical issues to improve user productivity
sponsored by triCerat Inc.
VIDEO: Desktop virtualization has its benefits, but it also requires administrators to manage more Windows profiles and respond to more helpdesk calls. This videocast provides further insight.
Posted: 25 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 25 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Desktop Management | Help Desk Management | Server Virtualization | Software Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | VMware
Time to Rethink Backup and Recovery - Virtualization Changes the Paradigm
sponsored by Vizioncore Inc.
PODCAST: Virtualization is becoming more widely used and accepted. As the level of use rises, experienced users are adopting virtualization to run more of their production applications. This raises the bar for backup and recovery applications like vRanger Pro.
Posted: 25 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 25 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Backup Software | Backups | Disaster Recovery | Server Virtualization | Software Virtualization | Storage Virtualization
Podcast: Making Virtual Backups Real
sponsored by Data Domain
PODCAST: Becoming savvy with this technology doesn't have to be intimidating or overwhelming. This expert Podcast with Curtis Preston highlights tips to follow when getting involved in a storage virtualization project.
Posted: 22 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 22 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Backup Software | Best Practices | Disk Backups | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Strategic Planning
Making Virtual Backups Real
sponsored by Data Domain
VIDEO: This expert Videocast with Curtis Preston highlights tips to follow when getting involved in a storage virtualization project.
Posted: 22 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 22 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Backup Software | Best Practices | Disk Backups | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Strategic Planning
Podcast: Taking the Mystery Out of File Virtualization
sponsored by EMC Corporation
PODCAST: Download this podcast to learn about a proven storage solution that is essential for managing today's storage requirements.
Posted: 22 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 22 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Best Practices | Continuous Data Protection | Data Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Strategic Planning
Taking the Mystery Out of File Virtualization
sponsored by EMC Corporation
VIDEO: Virtualization is a hot topic these days. File virtualization is not a new technology, but it's not well understood either. This videocast provides an introduction to file virtualization, helping to sort it out from other technologies.
Posted: 19 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 19 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Best Practices | Continuous Data Protection | Data Management | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization | Strategic Planning
Navigating the Virtualization Maze: Increasing Flexibility, Reducing Costs and Boosting Resource Utilization with the Right Support Services
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WEBCAST: Navigating the Virtualization Maze: Increasing flexibility, reducing costs and boosting resource utilization with the right services. You have many virtualization options to choose from, but which one is right for you?
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Business Intelligence | Server Virtualization | Storage Standards | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor | Virtual User Interface Software
Forrester on Virtualization: Unraveling Advanced Virtualization Architectures & Techniques
sponsored by IBM
WEBCAST: Virtualization continues to be the dominant buzz-word for businesses wanting to reduce IT costs, and ultimately create a more flexible, efficient and automated applications workload environment for next generation computing infrastructures.
Posted: 17 Sep 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Software Virtualization
Capacity Planning for your Data Center Construction Project
sponsored by SearchDataCenter
VIDEOCAST: What are the cost drivers in building a data center? How do the cost drivers affect capacity planning? What are the costs of shooting too low or too high on capacity or reliability?
Posted: 11 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 23 Sep 2008, 12:30 EDT (16:30 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Capacity Planning | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization
Deploying Energy Efficient Hardware in Your Data Center
sponsored by SearchDataCenter
VIDEOCAST: Joe Clabby, from Clabby Analytics examines how much more you can afford to spend for energy efficiency based on local utility costs, data center tier level, remaining data center capacity and other important factors.
Posted: 11 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 23 Sep 2008, 14:15 EDT (18:15 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Capacity Planning | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Energy Industries | IT Infrastructure | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | Tiered Storage
Future-proofing Your Server and Systems Infrastructure
sponsored by SearchDataCenter
VIDEOCAST: In this session, Joe Clabby provides best practices on reducing server costs by consolidating, virtualizing and provisioning your new data center.
Posted: 11 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 23 Sep 2008, 10:00 EDT (14:00 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Best Practices | Capacity Planning | Cooling Equipment | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Mainframe Operating Systems | Real Estate Industry | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | UPS
Strategies for Reducing Data Center Costs
sponsored by SearchDataCenter
VIDEOCAST: Kenneth will discuss the impact of IT reliability decisions on energy consumption to simplify your cost concerns and help you set achievable energy reduction goals
Posted: 11 Sep 2008 | Premiered: 23 Sep 2008, 11:30 EDT (15:30 GMT)
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TOPICS:  Best Practices | Capacity Planning | Cooling Equipment | Data Center Management | Data Centers | IT Infrastructure | Server Hardware | Server Virtualization | UPS
All about Open Source and Virtualization with xVM
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WEBCAST: In this webcast the speaker Vijay Sarathy Sr. Manager of xVM talks about virtualization of xVM servers and the benefits of server virtualization.
Posted: 09 Sep 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Application Life-Cycle Management | Architectures | Desktop Management | Infrastructure Management | Open Source | Open Source Software | Operating Systems | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor
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SERVER VIRTUALIZATION DEFINITION (continued): …  and other firmware resources. The hypervisor acts like a traffic cop, allowing multiple operating systems to run on the same device without requiring source code or binary changes. Each operating system appears to have the processor, memory, and other firmware resources all to itself -- but in reality, the hypervisor is controlling the processor and its resources, allocating what is needed to each operating system in turn.

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