Virtual Machine White Papers

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

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

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

WHITE PAPER: Access this exclusive resource to learn how your business can develop a vPOD architecture to increase agility while dramatically reducing costs.

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 | Published: 10 Sep 2012

WHITE PAPER: Access this exclusive source to learn how your business can increase efficiency in you data center using converged infrastructures.

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 | Published: 06 Sep 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents a virtual replication solution that protects virtual machines at the disk format file level, which prevents management and TCO challenges associated with array-based replication. Discover how your organization can take advantage of features like non-disruptive process, virtual protection groups and more.

Posted: 11 Jul 2012 | Published: 11 Jul 2012

WHITE PAPER: Access this white paper to discover a solution for easier virtual desktop deployment. Discover a system that helps IT organizations to automated desktop and application management by enabling rapid deployment, reducing costs and improving security through centralization of the desktop environment.

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn about an advanced solution that can mitigate the IT management challenges that virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) can introduce.

Posted: 29 Jun 2012 | Published: 21 May 2013

WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces the latest desktop management platform that can help expand the benefits of Group Policy and overcome its various deficiencies. Explore the advantages it can provide and review the advanced features it offers.

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 | Published: 20 Jun 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper showcases a virtual desktop infrastructure solution that can provide caregivers with quick and secure access to regulated patient information. Within, learn how your IT team can reduce the complexity of maintaining multiple applications across numerous workstations.

Posted: 25 Jun 2012 | Published: 25 Jun 2012

WHITE PAPER: Virtual networks create a number of new security issues that physical defense strategies do not properly address. This white paper discusses the limitations of physical firewalls and highlights a security architecture designed with virtualization in mind.

Posted: 08 Jun 2012 | Published: 01 Mar 2012

WHITE PAPER: Compare the performance of real enterprise workloads and applications such as SAP, Oracle database and IBM DB2 on Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) in this brief summary. Discover how you can leverage an open source virtualization platform to gain 96 percent or more bare metal performance.

Posted: 21 May 2012 | Published: 31 Dec 2011

WHITE PAPER: Learn how your organization can take full advantage of all the benefits of cloud computing. Inside, discover a cloud hosting solution that provides speed and agility to your business while allowing you to add workloads as it expands.

Posted: 18 May 2012 | Published: 17 May 2012

WHITE PAPER: When planning for cloud adoption, there are many factors you must consider. This white paper discusses the strategy one of your peers is utilizing for a successful cloud migration. Discover key components to consider during the move and gain insights on how to ensure a smooth transition.

Posted: 25 Apr 2012 | Published: 02 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes a new application management solution that makes running Java applications in a virtualized environment much easier and more practical, accelerating application grid and private cloud deployments without sacrificing performance

Posted: 12 Mar 2012 | Published: 01 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines tests of virtual machine consolidation ratios for IBM's Power Systems servers and blades.

Posted: 09 Mar 2012 | Published: 01 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Gain workload mobility and recovery management across physical and virtual machines in heterogeneous environments with Dell AIM. Explore how Dell AIM simplifies the disaster recovery process and helps organization reach RTO and RPO targets by automating and validating storage management tasks.

Posted: 27 Feb 2012 | Published: 01 Jan 2011

WHITE PAPER: Implementing secure virtual and cloud environments is a major concern for businesses. Discover how KVM hypervisors provide the security businesses need with features such mandatory access control and hardware-based isolation, and compare its performance against other general-purpose x86 hypervisors.

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 | Published: 17 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Organizations stand to gain cost-savings of 40-75% from server consolidation and reduced data center space and power needs. Discover how a Red Hat and IBM partnership can help deliver enterprise-ready virtualization solutions that offer increased performance, scalability, security and manageability.

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 | Published: 17 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Explore the full capabilities and features of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV), a complete, open-source virtualization management solution for server and desktop virtualization in this resource. Discover how RHEV builds on the powerful Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) hypervisor and the oVirt open virtualization management platform.

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 | Published: 17 Feb 2012

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

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes a recommended approach to help you optimize your virtual infrastructure and position your business to take advantage of public and private cloud services.

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

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

WHITE PAPER: Turning to virtualization can increase an organization’s IT performance. But finding the ideal consolidation solution can be tricky. Read the white paper, “A Comparison of PowerVM and VMware Virtualization Performance”. See how IBM Power7 and PowerVM outdo other x86-based platforms to achieve broader scalability and increased flexibility.

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 14 Apr 2010

WHITE PAPER: Running your Linux workloads on inefficient x86-based server farms is complex and costly. But switching to a consolidated server solution can be difficult. Read the white paper to learn the best practices for migrating to Power System servers. You’ll also see how simple it is to leverage IBM’s offerings to maximize performance and cost savings.

Posted: 04 Jan 2012 | Published: 07 Oct 2011