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Virtualization is a great way to consolidate resources and save precious capital, but messaging administrators still need to keep a close eye on performance and scalability. Check out these best practices for virtualizing Exchange Server 2010 with VMware. Reasons for Using VMware: Not only is VMware the dominant virtualization platform, but it works very well with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. Let’s see why you should consider it over Hyper-V. Best Practices for Virtualizing Exchange: Admins should know about the best ways for deploying Exchange on a VMware infrastructure, sizing storage and troubleshooting performance.

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