Virtualization Security White Papers

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From Secure Virtualization to Secure Private Cloud
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: The way in which enterprises provision and deliver security services must evolve in order to secure private cloud computing.  This paper explores the subject of security as enterprises move beyond virtualizing their data centers to build private cloud-computing infrastructures and outlines the foundational capabilities that are required.
Posted: 08 Feb 2012 | Published: 08 Feb 2012

VMware, Inc.

Red Hat Enterprise Virtualisation Accelerator Service
sponsored by Red Hat.
WHITE PAPER: Virtualisation can help today’s organisations respond to increasing business demands. This resource explores a service that can help you rapidly deploy virtualisation within your environment. Learn how to optimise virtualisation performance and obtain best practices to ensure maximum benefits from your investment.
Posted: 25 Jan 2012 | Published: 25 Jan 2012

Red Hat.

IDC WP - Accelerating Converged Infrastructure with the FlexPod Datacenter Solution and the Support Alliance
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This IDC white paper explores one such technology - a data center solution designed to help organizations achieve timely, repeatable and consistent virtual deployments - and explores how it stands up against some of today's most pressing virtualization challenges. Also included are today's best practices regarding virtual environments.
Posted: 17 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jul 2011

NetApp

Cloud Security Myths and Strategies Uncovered
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Security and compliance is the most often-cited barrier to cloud adoption. Read what David Hunter, CTO of Platform Security from VMware, and Art Coviello Jr., Executive Chairman of RSA, say about ensuring control and visibility in a secure cloud.
Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

VMware, Inc.

Enabling Fast and Secure Clinician Workflows with One-Touch Desktop Roaming
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Learn how to maximize electronic medical records (EMR) user adoption by providing fast, convenient, secure access to EMR data across multiple clients, where and when the clinician requests it.
Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

VMware, Inc.

Running Microsoft Apps on FlexPod for Vmware
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines the benefits associated with virtualizing Microsoft applications, and discusses how a newly-introduced infrastructure solution can simplify the management and cost associated with this process. Read on to learn more about this emerging technology and its benefits.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

NetApp

Cisco, NetApp and VMware Deliver Live Application Mobility Across Data Centers
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces a new type of virtual solution designed specifically to improve maintenance, management and mobility in today's virtual infrastructures. By minimizing latency across long distances, this technology allows for the quick and efficient delivery of data and applications from one server to another - all with minimal downtime.
Posted: 05 Jan 2012 | Published: 05 Jan 2012

NetApp

ESG White Paper: NetApp Simplifies Storage Management for Virtual Server Environments
sponsored by NetApp
WHITE PAPER: Read ESG’s report on the crucial role of storage management to simplify administration and advance virtualization adoption and benefits: efficiency, productivity and cost reduction.
Posted: 20 Dec 2011 | Published: 01 Jul 2010

NetApp

Symantec SMB Threat Awareness Poll
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Symantec conducted its SMB Threat Awareness Poll in September 2011, asking 1,900 SMBs how familiar they are with threats, and what they are doing to protect themselves. This white paper features the results of this survey, and provides best practices and recommendations to help your organization's data stay secure. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 01 Dec 2011 | Published: 22 Nov 2011

Symantec Corporation

Comparing Copper and Fiber Options in the Data Center
sponsored by Siemon Company
WHITE PAPER: This resource provides key tips and best practices to plan the most cost-effective data center infrastructure to maximize your return on investment. Learn about power and cooling efficiencies, increasing storage and bandwidth trends, 10Gb/s infrastructure options, and discover the benefits of virtualization.
Posted: 05 Oct 2011 | Published: 05 Oct 2011

Siemon Company

Maximize Your Return on Investment for Virtualization and Cloud Computing
sponsored by Trend Micro, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: View this paper to discover how platform-aware security can provide integrated security designed for virtual servers, VDI and the cloud, without sacrificing performance or management, ultimately maximizing your return on investment (ROI).
Posted: 04 Oct 2011 | Published: 04 Oct 2011

Trend Micro, Inc.

Intel IT: Implementing and Expanding a Virtualized Environment
sponsored by Intel
WHITE PAPER: While businesses strive to find ways to deliver the most efficient cloud deployment possible in their enterprise, the security issues involved can make it difficult. Access this exclusive resource to discover how to effectively balance cloud security and network performance.
Posted: 03 Oct 2011 | Published: 30 Sep 2011

Intel

Securing the Cloud for the Enterprise
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Despite the many the benefits of the cloud, one key challenge still remains a concern – Security. View this paper as it explores the security challenges of the cloud and offers key principles that can help address the security and compliance concerns in an evolving threat and compliance landscape.
Posted: 23 Sep 2011 | Published: 22 Sep 2011

Symantec Corporation

Five Best Practices to Protect Your Virtual Environment
sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper lays out five "best practice" ways to fortify your planned or existing virtualized environment, ensuring that it is architected for security, malware suppression, and regulation compliance.
Posted: 02 Sep 2011 | Published: 02 Sep 2011

Juniper Networks, Inc.

Comprehensive Security for Today's Data Center
sponsored by IBM and Juniper
WHITE PAPER: This white paper details conprehensive security for today's changing data centers including virtualized network and cloud computing.
Posted: 02 Sep 2011 | Published: 02 Sep 2011

IBM and Juniper

The Evolving Threat Landscape
sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper surveys emerging threats, profiles theirhighly organized perpetrators, and reviews some of the revolutionary technologies that make these attacks so persistent and effective.
Posted: 02 Sep 2011 | Published: 02 Sep 2011

Juniper Networks, Inc.

Seven Corners Meets Travelers’ Needs— Fast and Efficiently—with a Private Cloud Built on Cisco, NetApp, and VMware
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper explores  the success story of a travel insurance company that implemented a private cloud to solve their busines needs.
Posted: 23 Aug 2011 | Published: 23 Aug 2011

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Confidently maximize virtual investments with Integrated Service Management
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: IBM IT service management solutions help control costs, enhance performance and increase security in the virtual environment, with software for IT provisioning, IT monitoring, virtual storage, IT security, usage and accounting, software license management and more.
Posted: 15 Aug 2011 | Published: 15 Aug 2011

IBM

System z Solution Edition for Cloud computing
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Combines industry-leading IBM System z server with Tivoli software and IBM services to create a service automation and management framework used for cloud computing workloads and use cases within the enterprise.
Posted: 15 Aug 2011 | Published: 15 Aug 2011

IBM

Myth Busted: Affordable, Easy to Manage Virtualization with High-Availability is a Reality
sponsored by Stratus Technologies
WHITE PAPER: SMBs want to take advantage of the benefits of virtualization but it can be costly to manage if they do not have the required skills in-house. Dan Kusnetzky takes a deep look at all of the benefits as well as the issues these businesses are facing, including the requirement to use automated systems, reducing complexity and maintaining availability.
Posted: 11 Aug 2011 | Published: 11 Aug 2011

Stratus Technologies

Guide to Virtual Server Protection
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: HP Data Protector simplifies application protection through unified recovery and advanced automation and can help you meet any SLA for up to 70% less cost than competitive backup software solutions.
Posted: 22 Jul 2011 | Published: 22 Jul 2011

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

5 Mistakes Auditing Virtual Environments (You Don't Want to Make)
sponsored by HyTrust
WHITE PAPER: Read this expert guide to ensure your virtual environment is in compliance with PCI DSS 2.0 and avoid common errors made in the auditing process.
Posted: 21 Jul 2011 | Published: 21 Jul 2011

HyTrust

HP TippingPoint Virtual Controller and Virtual Management Center
sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Is management of a virtualized environment a major concern? The HP TippingPoint Secure Virtualization Framework is designed to provide IT personnel a single consolidated, yet flexible solution for extending the HP TippingPoint IPS Series with its excellent threat protection into the virtualized data center.
Posted: 06 Jul 2011 | Published: 06 Jul 2011

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Master the Management Challenges of Your Virtualized Environment with IBM Service Management Solutions
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: To cut costs while continuing to meet service level objectives, organizations of all sizes are initiating projects based on strategies to simplify IT, consolidate resources, and increase energy efficiency. One of the technologies many organizations are leveraging to meet these goals is virtualization.
Posted: 01 Jul 2011 | Published: 30 Jun 2011

IBM

Moving Toward a Virtual Data Center
sponsored by Datalink Corp
WHITE PAPER: This exclusive resource describes how virtualization can benefit your data center and addresses both public and private cloud strategies.Learn about the many challenges IT pros face and access the necessary steps in the evolution to a cost-effective and efficient virtual data center.
Posted: 29 Jun 2011 | Published: 29 Jun 2011

Datalink Corp