VM White Papers

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper explores the reasons for consolidating Windows environments and the benefits of doing so with a joint NetApp-VMware solution.

Posted: 20 Dec 2011 | Published: 20 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper addresses some of the new features in vSphere, as well as how to connect a vSphere 5 environment to a Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SAN.

Posted: 02 Dec 2011 | Published: 02 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: An in-depth survey of 463 senior IT professionals in both large midmarket and enterprise-class organizations in North America revealed some interesting trends around server virtualization.

Posted: 14 Oct 2011 | Published: 14 Oct 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper points out the challenges of virtualizing a large quantity of servers and describes seven clearly defined steps that comprise the virtualization process. Get detailed information on each one of these phases and obtain lessons learned from one company that employed this approach.

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 | Published: 01 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: To enable device-independent mobility (DIM) at Intel, Intel IT is considering implementing dynamic virtual client (DVC) technology, which uses containerized software appliances to abstract the OS; applications; corporate data and workspaces. In this model, users can access their applications and information from any device, anywhere, anytime.

Posted: 13 Sep 2011 | Published: 13 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Server virtualization can quickly result in excessively complex network ports if you don't have a plan. This white paper explores the factors that can lead to GbE port bloat, including physical server connection paradigms and security procedures. 

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 | Published: 05 Jul 2011

WHITE PAPER: Intel® Virtualization Technology FlexMigration allows virtualization software vendors to deliver live migration solutions across different generations of Intel® Xeon® processor-based servers. This white paper explains how Intel VT FlexMigration works, including how and why some instructions are masked by the hypervisor while others are not.

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 | Published: 18 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Enterprises need strategies and tools that help maximise the use of every compute asset and improve operational flexibility. This white paper highlights the advantages of using server virtualisation to capture business value through an efficient, nimble IT architecture built on Oracle VM Server for SPARC (previously called Sun Logical Domains).

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 | Published: 17 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: Enterprises need strategies and tools that help maximize the use of every compute asset and improve operational flexibility. This white paper highlights the advantages of using server virtualization to capture business value through an efficient, nimble IT architecture built on Oracle VM Server for SPARC (previously called Sun Logical Domains).

Posted: 18 May 2010 | Published: 17 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper by Global Knowledge instructor, John Hales, to learn how to build a home lab for VMware vSphere for study. This paper is broken down into three major sections; the first and most detailed is about the hardware required, the second is about the Workstation configuration, and the third is about installing vSphere and Virtual Center.

Posted: 12 Feb 2010 | Published: 12 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: Virtual machines and virtual appliances have successfully transformed data center operations. AppZero Virtual Application Appliances extend that transformation to server applications- Linux, Unix, and Windows. This paper explains Instant POCs, simplified implementations, and a cloud friendly slide to the SaaS model.

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 | Published: 04 Mar 2009

WHITE PAPER: This document describes the virtual machine conversion functions built into Oracle VM in Release 2.1.2, and how you can plan and execute the virtual machine conversions using Oracle VM.

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how to run sophisticated or highly-available applications in virtualized environments by creating a software-based virtualization infrastructure that offers high availability and grid readiness.

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008

WHITE PAPER: This guide primarily focused on storage arrays based on their support for key virtualization features, such as high availability and virtual machine migration.

Posted: 11 Dec 2008 | Published: 11 Dec 2008

WHITE PAPER: In this paper Intel IT explores a proof of concept study that examined the viability of abstracting the client operating system from the hardware platform using virtualization.

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008

WHITE PAPER: Learn all the ways that server virtualization and consolidation can benefit IT: everything from greater agility to lower energy bills.

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008

WHITE PAPER: Intel conducted a series of studies to analyze the potential benefits of each technology and to begin to develop a targeted strategy for delivering client virtualization to our users. Read this document to review the findings.

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 | Published: 21 Nov 2008