Virtualization Security White Papers

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the evolution of security challenges as enterprises adopt virtualization and then cloud computing. Learn about an approach that acts as a facilitator of mobility, virtualization, and cloud computing.

Posted: 29 Jun 2011 | Published: 29 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses several common challenges that virtualization management solutions should be able to address.

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 | Published: 06 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to get the top ten data management trends that will be important in 2011 and beyond. Leveraging these trends will enable you to make more insightful business decisions, reduce your IT costs and make your environment more responsive, available and scalable.

Posted: 31 May 2011 | Published: 31 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This document is designed to give you information about Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor and its many features including large scale consolidation, high performance, storage and networking support and memory management.

Posted: 19 May 2011 | Published: 19 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: When choosing a virtualization platform, organizations should consider both initial acquisition costs as well as ongoing maintenance and support expenses. This brief white paper discusses the uses, costs, and benefits of an effective virtualization solution and compares its core components to other options in the market.

Posted: 18 May 2011 | Published: 18 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover a new virtualization platform with cloud capabilities that delivers flexibility, scalability and cost requirements to virtual data centers.

Posted: 16 May 2011 | Published: 16 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: There is shift in threat landscape with the emergence of cloud; while offering significant benefits, cloud computing expands the playing field for cybercriminals and increase security demands, IDC Spotlight explores the technology of cloud based security

Posted: 15 May 2011 | Published: 11 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: Deploying VDI infrastructures may also mean degrading desktop performance or investing in additional computing, networking, and storage infrastructures. Explore VDI solutions that allow you to achieve an optimal balance between cost, performance and scalability when deploying VDI in combination with Windows 7 and anti-virus.

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 | Published: 30 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: It’s often difficult for businesses to evaluate competing virtualization platforms. Despite superficial similarities, different providers' platforms are far from identical. This paper compares the VMware vSphere virtualization platform to two alternatives, focusing on features and issues.

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 | Published: 19 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how adopting desktop virtualization can simplify the Windows 7 migration, and additionally reduce costs, improve efficiency and enhance security around the desktop infrastructure. It’s like “killing two birds with one stone.”

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 | Published: 12 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: This reference architecture explains a secure cloud infrastructure deployment and operation. It describes a cloud built with VMware, vSphere*, Intel® Xeon® processor 5600 series-based server platforms, and a HyTrust Appliance* designed to enforce cloud security policies, including those based on platform trust attestation provided by Intel® TXT.

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 | Published: 11 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper looks at ways that organizations can increase virtual desktop adoption and security simultaneously using automated access for VMware View™ 4.5 and Oracle’s Sun Ray.

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 | Published: 07 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, we will examine the virtualization issues that challenge today’s data centers and discuss their best options for securing virtual networks.

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 | Published: 28 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses how protecting cardholder data is a critical and mandatory requirement for all organizations that process, store or transmit information on credit or debit cards and the requirements and guidelines for securing cardholder data are specified in the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS).

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 | Published: 22 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Check out this blueprint for extending your existing SiteMinder infrastructure across additional heterogeneous applications, identity sources, and constituents—in less time, with less hassle, and for less money.

Posted: 15 Mar 2011 | Published: 14 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This technical white paper from Symantec Corporation looks at the advantages associated with adopting a VMWare environment in organizations.

Posted: 08 Mar 2011 | Published: 08 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper discusses attributes of 3PAR Utility Storage that make it particularly suitable for virtual server environments. Also covered is how it addresses future user requirements uncovered in Taneja Group research.

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 | Published: 28 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: In the near future, it is anticipated that all aspects of information technology will be movable, dynamic, and interactive – the access, the data, the workload, and all computing. End users’ mobile devices will access and store hundreds of gigabytes of data.

Posted: 17 Feb 2011 | Published: 17 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: Check out this white paper to see how identity and context virtualization delivers integrated identity, a richer security profile, and contextual search across all your data.

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 | Published: 14 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper is a practical guide to choosing the best virtual directory solution to meet your needs, both now and in the future. Check out this white paper for a blueprint on how to evaluate virtual directories, from use cases and technical parameters to the five questions you should ask yourself before choosing a virtualization solution.

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 | Published: 11 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper describes how virtualization solves the issue of directory integration with an approach that is cost effective, non-intrusive, and easy to deploy. By externalizing identities into an interoperable service that can be accessed by a variety of applications, enterprises can deliver services to internal and external users at faster speeds.

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 | Published: 11 Feb 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines why Windows user profiles are so critically important for corporate IT environments and how they can be managed efficiently.

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 | Published: 15 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper examines both the potential successes of a virtualised environment as well as the challenges. Learn the tools and strategies to help you achieve comprehensive data migration and protection across your company's virtualised infrastructure.

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 | Published: 30 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: In the 1960s, computers housed in data centers were few in number and this resource was very expensive. As a result utilization of those compute resources was kept very high. In order to optimize the utilization of those...

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 | Published: 22 Nov 2010

WHITE PAPER: The x86 architecture has proven to be the dominate platform in enterprise computing, moving from its humble beginnings in desktop systems to now, powering the large enterprise applications that run businesses across the globe.

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 | Published: 22 Nov 2010