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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 and other firmware resources. The hypervisor acts like a traffic cop, allowing multiple operating systems to run  … 
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Podcast: File Virtualization FAQ with Jeff Boles
sponsored by F5 Networks UK
PODCAST: In this FAQ with Jeff Boles, Jeff discusses the ins and outs of file virtualization. He tells users the benefits and drawbacks of file virtualization, which file virtualization products are on the market and how they might work in specific IT shops, as well as how file virtualization affects replication or migration of files.
Posted: 06 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 06 Nov 2009


Podcast: Systems Management Considerations for Server Virtualization
sponsored by Dell and Symantec
PODCAST: This podcast explores the new virtualization tools available. Discover the management and monitoring risks of virtualization, and options for mitigating these risks. Learn how to leverage server virtualization to consolidate multiple servers and improve power, cooling and space efficiency.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 04 Nov 2009


Systems Management Considerations for Server Virtualization
sponsored by Dell and Symantec
VIDEO: This videocast explores the new virtualization tools available. Discover the management and monitoring risks of virtualization, and options for mitigating these risks. Learn how to leverage server virtualization to consolidate multiple servers and improve power, cooling and space efficiency.
Posted: 03 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 03 Nov 2009


Podcast: Systems Management Considerations for Hardware and Software Refresh
sponsored by Dell and Symantec
PODCAST: In this podcast, learn how to best approach a hardware and software refresh. Gain insight into key systems management considerations for a desktop and server upgrade including costs, security and compliance.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 29 Oct 2009


Systems Management Considerations for Hardware and Software Refresh
sponsored by Dell and Symantec
VIDEO: In this videocast, learn how to best approach a hardware and software refresh. Gain insight into key systems management considerations for a desktop and server upgrade including costs, security and compliance.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 29 Oct 2009


Virtualization, Cloud Computing and the IT Service Catalog
sponsored by newScale, Inc.
WEBCAST: In this webcast, learn about an IT service catalog that will help you achieve virtualization benefits like cost savings and IT agility. Discover a new operating model that enables effective virtualization and cloud computing management. Learn how IT can become more cloud-like and explore how to pave the way for an internal cloud.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 29 Oct 2009


High Availability Doesn’t Need to be Expensive
sponsored by Marathon Technologies
WEBCAST: In this webcast, learn about a wide range of high availability (HA) alternatives that meet IT requirements and reduce the risk of downtime. Determine ways to justify an HA investment and how to mix and match tools for faster ROI. Watch this webcast to learn how to align your business needs with a high availability strategy.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Premieres: 27 Oct 2009


Ops Center in Action Product Tour
sponsored by Sun Ops Center
VIDEO: View this screencast to learn about a new management approach for virtual and physical systems that helps reduce data center complexity. Discover how this tool combines provisioning, patching, managing and monitoring through a single console to enable IT pros to gain control over system sprawl and provide more flexible infrastructures.
Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 26 Oct 2009


PODCAST: Architecting Deduplication and Virtualization for Best of Breed Data Protection
sponsored by Data Domain
PODCAST: Disk offers significant management and performance benefits over tape-based storage systems. Now, with advances in virtualization and deduplication, disk-only storage is also less expensive than tape. This podcast explores a real-world example of an organization going tapeless and outlines the processes required and the resulting benefits.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 23 Oct 2009


Architecting Deduplication and Virtualization for Best of Breed Data Protection
sponsored by Data Domain
WEBCAST: Boston Medical Center details its decision process and successful implementation of Data Domain deduplication storage as well as the economic benefits received by going tapeless for backup and disaster recovery. Mr. Blake presented to an audience at Gartner's Data Center Conference.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 23 Oct 2009


The Efficient Enterprise: Standardize, Consolidate, Automate
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
VIDEO: Join Robin Johnson, Dell's Chief Information Officer, as he explains the most efficient way to run an IT enterprise. You'll learn how a basic management philosophy and a belief in industry standard technology can lead to great success.
Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 21 Oct 2009


Get More Virtual: Protecting Microsoft Applications with Dell and VMware vSphere 4
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WEBCAST: Watch this webcast to learn how to ensure application security and availability in your VMware environment. Discover how to provide quick recovery of applications and how to use automation for server application protection.
Posted: 20 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 20 Oct 2009


Why Would You...Waste 1/2 Your Server Virtualization Budget?
sponsored by HP, Citrix, and Intel
WEBCAST: In this webcast, viewers will discover a new combination of tools that can help them transform their IT systems into agile, virtual infrastructures. Discover how to leverage this approach for a quicker return on investment and reduced operations, management and networking costs.
Posted: 15 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 15 Oct 2009


Virtualization as a disaster recovery strategy
sponsored by Compellent
PODCAST: In this podcast, industry expert Mike Karp addresses how virtualization is increasingly being used within midmarket organizations and discusses the major pros and cons of relying on a virtual environment for backup.
Posted: 13 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 13 Oct 2009


Clusters vs. Grids for Windows High Availability
sponsored by Marathon Technologies
PODCAST: IT pros have several options to choose from when ensuring high availability, making it difficult to know which approach is best for their organization. This expert podcast explores these choices with a focus on cluster and grid computing. Discover the differences between the two with details on when to use them.
Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 09 Oct 2009


15 Reasons why Desktop Virtualization Projects Fail
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
VIDEO: This videocast sponsored by Dell and Intel featuring virtualization experts, Brian Madden and Gabe Knuth, discusses the top 15 reasons why virtual desktop projects fail. Discover the considerations to make when virtualizing desktops, like hidden costs, implementation planning and user needs.
Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 09 Oct 2009


Lights Out: Disaster Recovery Solutions with VMware and Compellent
sponsored by Compellent
WEBCAST: VMware provides a highly available virtualized server platform with hardware-independent disaster recovery capabilities. Compellent’s Replays allows fast local recovery from disk while Thin Replication enables DR functionality using native iSCSI ports for cost-effective WAN connectivity.
Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 09 Oct 2009


Dell Virtualization: Simplifying the Path to Profit
sponsored by Dell, Inc. and Intel
WEBCAST: This webinar will explain Dell's virtualization approach and discuss Dell's virtualization optimized technologies; explaining the methodologies and approaches taken to help you work with customers to bundle more solutions and services when selling virtualization solutions.
Posted: 07 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 07 Oct 2009


Application Transformation: Getting to the Bottom Line
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
VIRTUAL TRADESHOW: Nov. 4th on 14:00PM CET (13:00 PM GMT) Learn application transformation strategies, such as legacy application modernization and exploiting mainframe alternatives, at this virtual conference. Get innovated with Geoffrey Moore, best-selling author and managing director of TCG Advisors and Dale Vecchio, featured speaker from Gartner Research.
Posted: 04 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 04 Oct 2009


Application Transformation: Getting to the Bottom Line: Asia Pacific and Japan
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
VIRTUAL TRADESHOW: Nov. 3rd at 12 Noon SGT (4AM GMT) Attend this virtual conference to learn application transformation strategies such as legacy application modernization and exploiting mainframe alternatives. Get innovated with Geoffrey Moore, best-selling author and managing director of TCG Advisors and Dale Vecchio, featured speaker from Gartner Research.
Posted: 04 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 04 Oct 2009


Podcast: How to Virtualize your Servers
sponsored by IBM
PODCAST: Virtualization has become one of the latest trends in helping to drive efficiencies in the data center -- from management to energy costs, server virtualization may be able to help you optimize your IT environment. Listen to Tom Ready, IBM vice president as he describes the latest trends and benefits of server virtualization.
Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 02 Oct 2009


Will New Mainframe Technologies Attract New Blood to the Platform?
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc
PODCAST: Wayne Kernochan discusses new and unique technologies on the mainframe that may be attractive to college graduates and job seekers.
Posted: 28 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 28 Sep 2009


Recommendations for Optimizing a Virtual Environment
sponsored by IBM
VIDEO: In this videocast, learn how to optimize your virtual infrastructure performance by allocating resources properly. Gain insight into essential steps you should take to begin the optimization process. Learn how to meet business requirements while increasing resource efficiency.
Posted: 28 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 28 Sep 2009


Switching from Solaris/SPARC to Solaris/ProLiant – 9 Things You Should Know
sponsored by Arrow ECS HP Group
PODCAST: Businesses trying to migrate from SPARC to a more reliable platform often run into a host of obstacles. This podcast discusses the pitfalls of this transition and offers effective migration strategies.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 25 Sep 2009


Data Center Virtualization and Efficiency: Server, Network and Storage Perspective
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WEBCAST: Watch this webcast to gain insight into how data center virtualization technologies are contributing to dramatic increases in efficiency and reduced capital and operational expenses. Discover current trends driving the virtualized data center.
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 24 Sep 2009

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SERVER VIRTUALIZATION DEFINITION (continued): …  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. Hardware virtualization is an evolving technology that may become dominant, especially for server platforms, because it has the potential to facilitate the consolidation of multiple workloads on a single physical server without requiring third-party software. Getting started with hardware … 
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