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ALSO CALLED: Virtual Private Servers DEFINITION: A virtual machine (VM) is an environment, usually a program or operating system, which does not physically exist but is created within another environment. In this context, a VM is called a "guest" while the environment it runs within is called a "host." Virtual machines are often created to execute an instruction set different than that of the host environment. One host environment … Definition continues below.
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IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents the Tivoli Storage Manager solution from IBM; continue on to see how it eliminates the challenges of data backup and protection of virtual machines. Posted: 27 Mar 2013 \| Published: 31 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Storage Infrastructure \| Storage Management \| Storage Virtualization \| Storage Virtualization Software \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups \| VM

CW Special Report on HP sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: This 12 page special report from Computer Weekly gives you the facts on HP, its strategy, products and services and financial performance. Posted: 23 Mar 2013 \| Published: 22 Mar 2013 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Infrastructure Services \| IT Management \| IT Management Services \| Laptop Computers \| Networking Hardware \| Personal Computers \| Print Management Services \| Printers \| Security Hardware \| Security Software \| Server Appliances \| Server Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Appliances \| Storage Devices \| Storage Hardware \| Vendor Selection \| Vendors \| Virtual Machine

Agent vs Agentless VM Backup and Recovery sponsored by Symantec Corporation WHITE PAPER: In this paper, access the breakdown of three major myths about agent vs. agentless virtual machine backup and recovery. Read on to find the pros and cons of each method and explanations of three "facts" you might know! Posted: 25 Feb 2013 \| Published: 31 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Backup for Virtualized Servers \| Backups \| Data Recovery \| Data Storage \| Disaster Recovery \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups \| VM

VMware vSphere Essentials sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides a review of essential information for IT administrators running VMware vSphere. Included are fundamentals concerning virtual machines, hypervisors, hosted solutions, and virtual hardware, as well as VMware solutions. Posted: 12 Feb 2013 \| Published: 12 Feb 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Host Computers \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Migration \| VMware

Recommended Use of Resource Pools in Vmware vSphere DRS Clusters sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides six scenarios based on real world experiences implementing VMware resource pools, including instances when the resource pool fails with details of the results and recommendations for correcting the problem, as well as the results of implementation successes and best practices. Posted: 12 Feb 2013 \| Published: 12 Feb 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine \| VMware

Networking for IBM PureFlex System and IBM Flex System sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Uncover a portfolio of networking fabrics available that can help your organization meet the complex and ever-changing business demands of today's evolving enterprise. Posted: 04 Feb 2013 \| Published: 30 Nov 2012 TOPICS: 10 Gigabit Ethernet \| Fibre Channel \| Fibre Channel Switches \| Gigabit Ethernet \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Switch Fabric \| Switched Ethernet \| Switches \| Switching \| Virtual Machine

CW Special Report on Oracle sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: This special report, updated for 2012, gives an independent view of the challenges facing Oracle, its financial performance, the services it offers, its place in the IT market and its future strategy. Posted: 01 Feb 2013 \| Published: 01 Feb 2012 TOPICS: Apache \| Business Intelligence \| CRM \| Database Design \| Databases \| ERP \| ERP Software \| IT Asset Management \| IT Asset Management Software \| IT Management Services \| IT Managers \| IT Service Management \| Java \| Linux \| Linux Server Hardware \| Oracle (Product) \| PeopleSoft (Product) \| Solaris \| Virtual Machine

Storage Switzerland: Selecting the Right Cloud Storage for VM Backup sponsored by TwinStrata, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Check out this short white paper from Storage Switzerland to gain a full understanding of what the VM Backup solution needs from its storage target, and if complementing your VM backup with cloud storage is the right choice for your organization. Posted: 30 Jan 2013 \| Published: 28 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Backup for Virtualized Servers \| Backups \| Cloud Backup \| Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Services \| Cloud Storage Strategy \| Data Management \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Data Security \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups \| VM

Replicated VMs: DR’s Missing Link sponsored by Veeam Software WHITE PAPER: In this paper, VMware vExpert Greg Shields discusses the advantages and disadvantages of 4 approaches to DR and introduces a solution that unifies file, VM and data center recovery with a single solution, automates recovery to a few clicks for less stress during disaster events and improves RTO and RPO through direct replication. Posted: 18 Jan 2013 \| Published: 18 Jan 2013 TOPICS: Backups \| Data Deduplication \| Data Recovery \| Data Replication \| Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| RPO \| RTO \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Strategy for Virtual Data Centers \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups

Planning Considerations for Disk-based VM Backup sponsored by Veeam Software WHITE PAPER: Download this white paper to explore IT expert Bill Kleyman's perspectives on planning for disk-based backup systems, understanding your unique data recovery demands, disk-based backup in distributed data centers and more. Posted: 18 Jan 2013 \| Published: 18 Jan 2013 TOPICS: Backup for Virtualized Servers \| Backups \| Data Center Management \| Data Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Distributed Data Management \| Tape Backups \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups \| VM

IDC - Data Center Transformation and Its Impact on Branch IT sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc. WHITE PAPER: To deliver higher-performance services worldwide, IT departments must extend the datacenter's virtual edge to branch offices where services are delivered locally from centrally managed infrastructure. Download to learn about the changing role of branch IT in the age of datacenter transformation. Posted: 18 Jan 2013 \| Published: 28 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Design \| Data Center Management \| Data Center Networking \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Remote Computing \| Remote Office Connectivity \| Remote Offices \| Remote Users \| Virtual Machine \| VM \| WAN

Preparing for Server 2012 Hyper-V: Seven Questions to Ask Now sponsored by Veeam Software WHITE PAPER: There are key questions to ask about your data center when preparing to implement Hyper-V. This paper provides the answers, on subjects like storage strategy, capturing backups, deduplication and disaster recovery. Posted: 17 Jan 2013 \| Published: 17 Jan 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Disaster Planning \| Disaster Recovery \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups

I’ve Got Hyper-V. Now What? - Volume 3: Ensure Visibility with Alerts, Reporting, and Business Relevance sponsored by Veeam Software WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how to establish a business-ready Hyper-V environment with intelligent alerting, a streamlined monitoring solution, and sophisticated automated reporting. Posted: 17 Jan 2013 \| Published: 17 Jan 2013 TOPICS: Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| Server Virtualization \| Systems Management \| Virtual Machine

5 Ways Your VMware and Hyper-V Backups May Fail You sponsored by Veeam Software WHITE PAPER: There′s more to protecting the virtual machines in your VMware or Hyper-V environment than HA technologies. In this new white paper, Greg Shields explains common pitfalls of current backup strategies and what you can do to protect your VMs the right way. Posted: 16 Jan 2013 \| Published: 16 Jan 2013 TOPICS: Backup for Virtualized Servers \| Backups \| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Microsoft Hyper-V \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups \| VM

Backup Policies Defined for VMware VMs sponsored by Veeam Software WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses critical details of backup policy in the virtualized era. Read on to learn new strategies for designing a backup plan, including details on what, how, and where to back up. Posted: 16 Jan 2013 \| Published: 16 Jan 2013 TOPICS: Backup for Virtualized Servers \| Backup Server Hardware \| Backup Software \| Backups \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups \| VM \| VMware

Six Fairy Tales of VMware and Hyper-V Backup sponsored by Unitrends WHITE PAPER: Virtualization is a powerful technology- you just have to make sure that you understand not only the rewards but also the consequences of uninformed decisions. Access this helpful white paper which explores 6 myths surrounding VMware and Hyper-V. Make sure that you're not going down the wrong path with your virtualization project. Posted: 04 Dec 2012 \| Published: 04 Dec 2012 TOPICS: Disaster Recovery \| Disaster Recovery Planning for Virtual Environments \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Backups \| Virtualization Security

Taking Control of the Virtual Image Lifecycle sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: This resource discusses the top benefits and challenges when utilizing virtual images to improve efficiency and increase cost savings in your IT environment. Access the key steps in managing the virtual image lifecycle and cloud-based tools that support deployment of this advanced virtualization strategy. Posted: 26 Nov 2012 \| Published: 31 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Platform as a service \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Monitor

Unlock the Value of Virtualization with the IBM SmartCloud Foundation sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Access this exclusive resource to learn about a new solution that leverages a comprehensive set of capabilities for virtualized hardware and software resources to achieve the full benefits of your virtualization initiatives. Posted: 21 Nov 2012 \| Published: 06 Mar 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine

Virtualization and Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Access this exclusive resource to learn about some of the management challenges that accompany virtualization and cloud computing and how to best overcome them. Posted: 21 Nov 2012 \| Published: 21 Jun 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Storage \| Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency \| Data Center Management \| Data Centers \| Desktop Virtualization \| Server Virtualization \| Virtual Machine \| VM

Network Virtualization: Transforming the Vendor Landscape sponsored by Silver Peak WHITE PAPER: Uncover details about Silver Peak Systems' new Agility technology, which offers easy control with point-and-click virtual workload acceleration. Posted: 29 Oct 2012 \| Published: 29 Aug 2012 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Performance Management \| Applications Management \| Network Appliances \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Managers \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Virtual Appliance \| Virtual Machine \| WAN \| WAN Hardware

CW+: Study: The economic benefits of cloud to business and the economy sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com WHITE PAPER: This is a summary of the report on and results of an independent study to quantify the economicbenefits of cloud computing to business and to Europe’s five largest economies (in alphabetical order,France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK). Posted: 27 Sep 2012 \| Published: 06 Jan 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Cloud Security \| Cloud Storage \| Cloud Storage Strategy \| Virtual Machine \| Virtualization Security

Virtual Machine Networking: Standards and Solutions sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Uncover details about the two main standards for virtual networking and discover why using them as complementary options can help you achieve virtual networking success. Posted: 19 Oct 2012 \| Published: 31 Aug 2011 TOPICS: Data Center Networking \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Performance \| Network Security \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Networking Hardware \| Server Virtualization \| Switches \| Switching \| Troubleshooting \| Virtual Machine

Unified Data Center Fabric: Reduce Costs and Improve Flexibility sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Discover how implementing a Unified Fabric can reduce costs and improve the alignment of data center assets to better fulfill business requirements. Posted: 18 Oct 2012 \| Published: 18 Oct 2012 TOPICS: Data Center Cooling \| Data Center Design \| Data Center Networking \| Data Center Power Management \| LAN \| Network Architectures \| Network Design \| Network Infrastructure \| Network Management \| Network Performance \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| SAN \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| TCO \| Virtual Machine \| VM

4 Steps to Private Cloud Success sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Many IT professionals are overwhelmed by the process required to implement a private cloud. This white paper offers proven tips to help you effectively deploy and manage this technology so you can fully leverage its benefits. Posted: 28 Sep 2012 \| Published: 25 May 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud Management \| Infrastructure Management \| Private Cloud \| Private cloud computing \| Public Cloud \| Public cloud computing \| Virtual Machine \| VM

Dell 2-2-1 Solutions: High-Availability Virtualization with Dell PowerEdge R410 Servers sponsored by Dell and Microsoft WHITE PAPER: This configuration guide walks you through the critical activities that take place during a virtualization deployment and describes a recommended reference architecture that can help you achieve your desired results. Learn more about the key features of this technology and how to properly enable them in this essential resource. Posted: 19 Sep 2012 \| Published: 19 Sep 2012 TOPICS: Cluster Management \| Clustering \| Configuration Management \| Hardware Virtualization \| Microsoft Exchange \| Server Consolidation \| Server Management \| Server Virtualization \| Server Virtualization Software \| Virtual Machine \| Virtual Machine Migration

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VIRTUAL MACHINE DEFINITION (continued): … can often run multiple VMs at once. Because VMs are separated from the physical resources they use, the host environment is often able to dynamically assign those resources among them.The phrase "virtual machine" is commonly used to describe Sun Microsystems' Java runtime environment, the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), in which Java-specific commands are interpreted. The JVM is a virtual machine in that it executes code compiled specifically for it – known as bytecode – and abstracts use of resources for this bytecode. The Java programming language does not rely on platform-specific …
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