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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 and other firmware resources. The hypervisor acts like a traffic cop, allowing multiple operating systems to run … Definition continues below.
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Uncover the Benefits of Virtualization sponsored by BMC Software, Inc WHITE PAPER: BMC Software's internal IT organization launched a virtualization and automation initiative that achieved financial payback in less than six months. The effort improved productivity, increased responsiveness, and saved the company $5 million per year. Posted: 03 Nov 2009 \| Published: 03 Nov 2009 TOPICS: Business Process Automation \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software

Right-Sizing Your Power Infrastructure: How to Optimize Energy Efficiency Without Impeding Growth sponsored by Eaton Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn the ways in which new technologies are impacting power demand patterns, explores the consequences of having too much power capacity or too little and then provides concrete advice on strategies for right-sizing your power systems. Posted: 30 Oct 2009 \| Published: 30 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cooling Capacity \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Power Management \| Energy Efficiency \| Network Performance \| Power Consumption Monitoring \| Power Generation Equipment \| Server Consolidation \| Server Virtualization

Top 10 Ways to Optimize Remote Office Disaster Recovery sponsored by Zenith Infotech WHITE PAPER: Dealing with disasters at remote offices, where you likely have little or no technical staff, can be challenging—and, if you're not careful, expensive. Here are our top 10 tips for optimizing branch office DR while achieving overall improvements in cost efficiency. Posted: 29 Oct 2009 \| Published: 29 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Business Continuity Planning \| Cloud Computing \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Downtime \| Remote Office Connectivity \| ROBO \| RPO \| RTO \| Server Virtualization \| SMBs

Virtualizing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 on Dell™ Systems Running Microsoft Windows Server® 2008 Hyper-V™ sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: In this paper, various configurations of Exchange Server 2007 are tested in physical and virtual environments to evaluate the performance scalability and to understand the sizing requirements for Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized environment. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Microsoft Exchange \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Testing \| Virtual Machine \| Windows Server 2003

Microsoft® Hyper-V™ Server 2008 for Dell™ PowerEdge™ Systems sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This document details the four available networking configurations for running Hyper-V on Dell™ PowerEdge™ systems. It also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each networking configuration with an emphasis on typical Dell system configurations. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Best Practices \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Management \| Switches \| Virtual Machine \| Windows Server 2003

Dell™ Reference Architecture Overview for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 in a VMware® ESX Server Environment using EqualLogic PS Series Storage sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper describes the Dell Reference Architecture, a blue print or a starting configuration, for designing Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 storage in a virtualized server environment using Dell™ EqualLogic™ arrays. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: IT Infrastructure \| IT Managers \| Microsoft Exchange \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Architectures \| Storage Devices \| Storage Hardware \| Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Systems \| Storage Virtualization

Why Virtualize? sponsored by AT&T Corp WHITE PAPER: There are compelling reasons to virtualize computing infrastructure. Hardware resources can be more efficiently utilized to consolidate devices, boost business continuity, and serve high-priority applications and users. This paper explains the potential benefits and key decisions associated with virtualization projects and how to get started. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization

Security Goes Virtual sponsored by AT&T Corp WHITE PAPER: Virtualization offers the opportunity for a more hands off approach to security. It eliminates the need for local hardware, as well as the time required for security administration. It frees users from worrying about arcane technical details, and eliminates the need for constant attention. Read on to learn more about the benefits of virtualization. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Network Management \| Network Security \| Network Security Software \| Security \| Server Virtualization \| Virtualization Security

How to Virtualize sponsored by AT&T Corp WHITE PAPER: Many organizations are looking into virtualization as a means of decreasing capital expenses and launching energy conservation initiatives. This paper explains why one must consider how business processes, administrative rights, capacity planning, performance monitoring, and security strategies will need to change before jumping into a deployment. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Network Capacity \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization

Getting Virtualization Right: Five Virtualization Rules Every Organization Must Know sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: HP has a long and proud tradition of partnering with technology leaders to help ensure success in both good economies and bad. This paper provides practical advice and insight into the rules these leaders followed to realize the full potential of virtualization. Posted: 28 Oct 2009 \| Published: 28 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Compliance (Systems Operations) \| Configuration Management \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Disaster Recovery \| Green Data Center \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software

Extending the Benefits of Virtualization to Remote Office and Branch Locations, Small to Medium Businesses and Web Hosters sponsored by VM6 Software WHITE PAPER: VM6 provides affordable software solutions to extend the benefits of enterprise-class virtualization to remote offices and branch locations (ROBO), small to medium businesses and web hosters. Posted: 27 Oct 2009 \| Published: 27 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Downtime \| High Availability \| Network Management \| ROBO \| ROI \| SAN \| Server Provisioning \| Server Virtualization \| SMBs \| Virtual Desktop Infrastructure \| Web Hosting

Best Practices for Virtualizing Distributed Environments: Enterprise-Class Virtualization for Remote Office and Branch Office Infrastructures sponsored by VM6 Software WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper provides the 4 best practices that IT leaders of ROBO organizations need to consider when virtualizing their businesses, providing ROI tips and establishing a roadmap for reducing the Total Cost of Ownership for virtualizing the distributed ROBO environment. Posted: 27 Oct 2009 \| Published: 27 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Distributed Computing \| Downtime \| High Availability \| IT Best Practices \| IT Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Remote Offices \| ROBO \| ROI \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Management \| TCO

Distributed IT Infrastructures: Alternative Approaches sponsored by VM6 Software WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper outlines the benefits derived and the costs associated with virtualization in the Remote Offices/Branch Offices, in the classic model versus the proposed model. Posted: 27 Oct 2009 \| Published: 27 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Consolidation \| Data Centers \| High Availability \| IT Infrastructure \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| SAN \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Provisioning \| Server Virtualization \| SLA \| SMBs \| Systems Management \| TCO \| VM \| WAN

Cost-effective Strategies for Building the Next-generation Data Center sponsored by ZT Systems WHITE PAPER: This white paper will discuss the forces behind the rise of flexible, cloud-like data center architectures; describe the hardware needs created by those new architectures; and show why custom servers from ZT Systems powered by AMD Opteron™ processors are an exceptional fit for these demanding new data center environments. Posted: 23 Oct 2009 \| Published: 23 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Data Center Consolidation \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| High Availability \| Power Consumption Monitoring \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization

Solutions for Network Closets sponsored by APC WHITE PAPER: Convergence, consolidation, virtualization - today's IT trends have turned the network closet into a mission-critical environment. APC solutions give you the level of control, monitoring, and management that today’s more critical systems demand. Posted: 23 Oct 2009 \| Published: 23 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Cooling Capacity \| High Availability \| Network Design \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring Software \| Network Performance \| Server Virtualization

Solutions for High-Density Environments sponsored by APC WHITE PAPER: High-density (HD) zones enable new technologies and unlock the doors to data center efficiency. APC® by Schneider Electric lets you deploy an HD environment anytime, anywhere. Learn how you can achieve this with APC's HD solutions. Posted: 23 Oct 2009 \| Published: 23 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Downtime \| High Availability \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Management

Real-Time Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V sponsored by Double-Take Software UK WHITE PAPER: To provide disaster recovery for virtual machines running on a Hyper-V host, look to Double-Take for Hyper-V from Double-Take Software to protect your workloads with real-time replication and automated failover for virtualized workloads. Read this white paper for more details. Posted: 23 Oct 2009 \| Published: 23 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Recovery \| Disaster Recovery \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Storage Management \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Replication \| Storage Replication Software \| Storage Resource Management \| Storage Resource Management Software

Dell™ Reference Architecture Sizing and Best Practices for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 in a VMware® ESX Server Environment using EqualLogic PS Series Storage sponsored by Dell, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper describes the Dell Reference Architecture, a blueprint or a starting configuration, for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized server environment and provides guidelines for designing and sizing the storage for the same using Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage systems. Posted: 20 Oct 2009 \| Published: 20 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Backups \| Best Practices \| Data Recovery \| Exchange Virtualization \| Microsoft Exchange \| Server Consolidation \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Hardware \| VMware ESX

Intel® Core™2 Processor with vPro™ Technology and Windows® 7: Better for Business sponsored by Intel Technology Provider WHITE PAPER: Technical decision makers are faced with many challenges in today's economy: help users get more work done faster and with fewer difficulties, protect the network and individual systems from attacks or malicious code, and much more. Find out how the Intel Core 2 processor with vPro technology complements the new Windows 7 operating system. Posted: 19 Oct 2009 \| Published: 19 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Computer Hardware \| Desktop Virtualization \| Multi-core Processors \| Notebook Computers \| Productivity \| ROI \| Server Virtualization \| TCO \| Windows

Windows Server Virtualization in Windows Server 2008 Product Overview sponsored by SHI WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces Windows Server virtualization as a key component of the Microsoft datacenter-to-desktop virtualization strategy. Posted: 19 Oct 2009 \| Published: 19 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Desktop Virtualization \| Desktop Virtualization Software \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software

Server Virtualization - Windows Server Virtualization in Windows Server 2008 Product & Technical Overviews sponsored by SHI WHITE PAPER: Server Virtualization means more than server consolidation. Microsoft Windows Server can help your organization improve network reliability, scalability and security. Posted: 19 Oct 2009 \| Published: 19 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Security \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Systems \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software

Power Efficiency and Management in Windows Server 2008 R2 sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, like its predecessor Windows Server 2008, has been designed with energy efficiency in mind. Recent tests found that Windows Server 2008 R2 improved power efficiency by up to 18 percent over Windows Server 2003, out of the box. Posted: 13 Oct 2009 \| Published: 13 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Data Center Power Management \| Desktop Virtualization \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| Power Consumption Monitoring \| Server Consolidation \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Management \| Windows Server 2003

Technical White Paper: Performance of HP ProLiant BL460c G6 with Intel Xeon 5500 Series processors (2.93 GHz) in a 64-bit HP SBC environment sponsored by HP, Citrix, and Intel WHITE PAPER: This HP paper provides performance characteristics for the HP BladeSystem BL460cG6 blade server with XenServer and 64 bit workloads. Posted: 12 Oct 2009 \| Published: 12 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Blade Servers \| Citrix XenServer \| Performance Testing \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Technical White Paper: Sizing tips for XenServer with HP ProLiant servers sponsored by HP, Citrix, and Intel WHITE PAPER: This technical paper provides general sizing best practices to consider when planning your virtualization deployment with HP ProLiant and XenServer. Posted: 12 Oct 2009 \| Published: 12 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Citrix XenServer \| IT Best Practices \| Server Consolidation \| Server Hardware \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization

Technical White Paper: Best Practices for deploying Citrix XenApp on XenServer on HP ProLiant servers sponsored by HP, Citrix, and Intel WHITE PAPER: This techncial paper explores a number of options for using Citrix XenServer to consolidate 32-bit workloads on both x86 and x64 Microsoft® Windows® platforms, with emphasis on best practices, tuning, and tips for a server based computing environment. Posted: 12 Oct 2009 \| Published: 12 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Application Performance Management \| Best Practices \| Citrix XenServer \| Open Source Software \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine

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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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