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VMware Brings New Features and Enhancements to vSphere 5.5 Platform
sponsored by Dell and VMware
WHITE PAPER: Explore this technical whitepaper to learn about what's new in VMware vSphere 5.5 Platform.
Posted: 04 Jun 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

Dell and VMware

Top Ten Best Practices for vSphere Application Backups
sponsored by Veeam Software
WHITE PAPER: Explore this informative resource to learn about the top ten best practices for VMware vSphere Application backups as well as some smaller tips you might consider implementing in order to protect your virtual environment.
Posted: 28 May 2014 | Published: 28 May 2014

Veeam Software

Tech Tips: VMware Horizon View
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This guide explores some essential tips for VMware Horizon View, a tool that tackles these challenges through virtualization of end-user desktops.
Posted: 13 Mar 2014 | Published: 31 Dec 2013

VMware, Inc.

Desktops in the Cloud: Your Silver Bullet for Windows XP End of Life
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This guide explores desktop solutions for the end of Windows XP and how to make smooth transition from one operating system to another.
Posted: 13 Mar 2014 | Published: 13 Mar 2014

VMware, Inc.

EMC Integration of PKI and Authentication Services for Securing VMWare Vcloud Suite 5.1 Environments
sponsored by EMC & Arrow
WHITE PAPER: This Proven Solutions Guide provides procedures for integrating hardened components including VMware vSphere, and unifying the environment's authentication mechanisms with a centralized directory. This guide details a secure multitenant Compute-as-a-Service cloud solution.
Posted: 21 Feb 2014 | Published: 31 Jul 2013

EMC & Arrow

What's New in vSphere 5.5
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper reviews the many improvements in vSphere 5.5 and how they can be of benefit to companies and organizations currently using vSphere.
Posted: 01 Nov 2013 | Published: 01 Nov 2013

Global Knowledge

Total Cost Comparison: VMware vSphere vs. Microsoft Hyper-V
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper looks at how saving manpower hours with streamlining and automated processes can make a significant difference in the total cost of ownership between two different virtualization platforms.
Posted: 23 Oct 2013 | Published: 01 Apr 2012

VMware, Inc.

Get the facts on Virtualization
sponsored by VMware
WHITE PAPER: This fact sheet details the benefits of virtualization in a variety of ways.
Posted: 11 Oct 2013 | Published: 11 Oct 2013

VMware

EMC VSPEX For Virtualized Microsoft SQL Server 2012 with VMware vSphere
sponsored by EMC & Arrow
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the capabilities of an infrastructure that is optimized for virtualizing business-critical applications. This enables the ability to design and implement the virtual resources necessary to deploy SQL Server. Read on to learn how to do this effortlessly, with the right !
Posted: 08 Oct 2013 | Published: 30 Sep 2013

EMC & Arrow

AppAssure 5 The next generation of backup, replication and recovery software
sponsored by Dell Software
WHITE PAPER: IT environments are increasingly complex and need to have fast, reliable backup and recovery in one unified solution. Access this paper today to learn how to go beyond backup by establishing a new, highly automated standard for data protection.
Posted: 08 Oct 2013 | Published: 31 Dec 2012

Dell Software

Vendor Landscape: Virtual Backup Software
sponsored by Dell Software
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, learn how to evaluate virtual backup software to end the arguing between virtual and backup admins. Read on to consider a solution to back up your virtual infrastructure, understand what's new in the virtual backup market, and determine which products are most appropriate for particular use-cases and scenarios.
Posted: 08 Oct 2013 | Published: 08 Oct 2013

Dell Software

Value Proposition for IBM Power Systems: Comparing Costs of IBM PowerVM and x86 VMware for Enterprise Server Virtualization
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the advantages of an integrated, UNIX-based server virtualization platform. Compare the TCO and workload capabilities of this architecture with its popular x86 counterparts to determine a best-suited virtualization approach for your organization.
Posted: 11 Apr 2013 | Published: 11 Apr 2013

IBM

Fulfilling the Lean Software Promise: Building and Running Spring Applications on VMware vFabric tc Server
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Lean software development and deployment should figure prominently in every organization’s IT strategy. The growing pervasiveness of virtual and cloud environments makes the need even more urgent.  Read this paper to learn why your peers are replacing JEE containers with lean, lightweight application servers - and what you can gain from the move.
Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 10 Feb 2012

VMware, Inc.

Manchester Essex Regional School District: Virtualization helps a Massachusetts school district deliver better education while reducing costs, IT staff burdens and environmental impact
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The Manchester Essex Regional School District was looking to build a new school for its 8500 student body, tasking the IT department with finding the most effective way to help build and manage an energy-efficient IT infrastructure. This white paper highlights how VMware data center virtualization and other software helped them achieve their goals.
Posted: 12 Jul 2011 | Published: 12 Jul 2011

VMware, Inc.

VMware View Optimization Guide for Windows 7
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This document provides guidelines for configuring a standard Windows 7 image to be used within a VMware View™ environment, providing administrators with the information necessary to create a standard image of Windows 7 leveraging the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit or a script-based approach to optimize a traditionally installed Windows 7 VM.
Posted: 21 Jun 2011 | Published: 21 Jun 2011

VMware, Inc.

50,000-Seat VMware View Deployment
sponsored by VMware and NetApp
WHITE PAPER: Desktop virtualization is becoming more of a hot topic as it allows organizations to control costs and use limited resources to manage their desktop infrastructures. This white paper highlights an architectural design for a 50,000-seat VMware View architecture created by NetApp, Vmware, Cisco, Fujitsu, and Wyse. Learn more here.
Posted: 13 May 2011 | Published: 13 May 2011

VMware and NetApp

RIM BlackBerry® Enterprise Server on VMware® Virtual Infrastructure
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: VMware and RIM have worked together over the past two-plus years to provide official support of Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) solutions on VMware virtual infrastructure. In this white paper, learn about the best practices for running BlackBerry® Enterprise Server on VMware® Infrastructure 3 or VMware vSphere™ 4.
Posted: 26 Oct 2010 | Published: 01 Feb 2010

VMware, Inc.

VMware vSphere 4: The Most Efficient SQL Server Consolidation Platform
sponsored by VMware and Intel
WHITE PAPER: Learn how to support your SQL Server instances and control your costs and administration requirements.
Posted: 15 Oct 2010 | Published: 14 Oct 2010

VMware and Intel

 Oracle Databases on Vmware: Use Cases
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This guide provides best practice guidelines for deploying Oracle databases on VMware vSphere, including best practice tips for storage, networking and performance.
Posted: 14 Oct 2010 | Published: 14 Oct 2010

VMware, Inc.

 Microsoft Exchange 2010 on VMware: Use Cases
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides use cases and primary technical benefits that can be achieved by deploying Exchange 2010 on VMware vSphere.
Posted: 14 Oct 2010 | Published: 14 Oct 2010

VMware, Inc.

Virtualize Microsoft SQL Server For Improved Performance With PowerEdge 11th Generation
sponsored by Dell and Microsoft SQL
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the benefits and performance of the latest Dell PowerEdge R810 running Microsoft SQL Server in VMware vSphere 4.0 Update 1 (U1) and EqualLogic PS6000XV iSCSI storage arrays.
Posted: 12 Jul 2010 | Published: 12 Jul 2010

Dell and Microsoft SQL

Running VMware vSphere 4 on HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Company and Intel
WHITE PAPER: This document presents important configuration guidelines, best practices, and answers to frequently asked questions that will help you accelerate a successful deployment of VMware vSphere 4 on HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions.
Posted: 04 Jun 2010 | Published: 04 Jun 2010

Hewlett Packard Company and Intel

EMC Backup and Recovery Solutions for VMware: Customer Success Profiles
sponsored by EMC Corporation
WHITE PAPER: The customers in this compilation all share one common story: They turned to EMC solutions to address the backup and recovery challenges they faced while implementing a virtualised server environment.
Posted: 22 Apr 2010 | Published: 22 Apr 2010

EMC Corporation

Data Protection in a Hyper-V Environment
sponsored by DellEMC and Intel®
WHITE PAPER: This document provides information about planning your backup and restore strategies using Microsoft Hyper-V technology and the Dell PowerVault MD3000 storage array or the MD3000i storage array. Hyper-V provides the software infrastructure and management tools in Windows Server 2008 to create and manage a virtualized server computing environment.
Posted: 08 Feb 2010 | Published: 08 Feb 2010

DellEMC and Intel®

HP LeftHand SAN technology: enabling effective VMware deployments
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes how HP LeftHand SANs can help you deploy VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3) software more effectively through volume snapshots, SmartClone volumes, volume migration, and high-availability features.
Posted: 21 Jan 2010 | Published: 21 Jan 2010

Hewlett Packard Enterprise