Research Papers

WHITE PAPER - Read this whitepaper to learn seven practical steps that IT organizations can take to mitigate the unique security challenges of virtualization. While some are directed specifically at virtualized environments, many of these steps are solid best pr...
Posted: October 10, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2008


Topics:  Access Control | Change Management | Information Security | Risk Management | Server Virtualization | Virtual Machine Monitor | VMware

WEBCAST - Please join us for a webinar featuring a detailed overview of the strategies and considerations involved with moving Exchange Server onto a virtualized infrastructure.
Posted: October 9, 2008 | Premiered: October 9, 2008


Topics:  ROI | VMware

WHITE PAPER - 8GFC technology is priced at a significant premium over 4GFC and depending on the configuration, deployment of 8GFC may be up to 2X the cost of using 4GFC.
Posted: October 8, 2008 | Published: October 8, 2008


Topics:  Fibre Channel | Hardware | SAN | Server Virtualization | Switching | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Learn about the benefits of desktop virtualization: administrative and management tasks are reduced; applications can quickly be added, deleted, upgraded, and patched; security is centralized; and data is easier to safeguard and back up.
Posted: October 7, 2008 | Published: October 3, 2008


Topics:  Applications Management | Backups | Data Centers | Desktop Management | Operating Systems | Security | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Cross-domain analytics provides huge advantages to IT managers who are fed up with the fact that by fixing one thing they often cause unknown problems with another and cause key processes to fail.
Posted: October 7, 2008 | Published: October 7, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Change Management | Data Center Management | Data Centers | ERP | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Download this free whitepaper to learn about LiveWire from Double-Take Software a cost effective solution that will keep your second tier servers up-to-date on disk and ready to recover to any physical or virtual machine in just hours or less.
Posted: October 7, 2008 | Published: October 7, 2008


Topics:  Data Replication | Disaster Recovery | RTO | Tape Backups | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This White Paper details seven data center challenges before deploying a virtual data center.
Posted: October 7, 2008 | Published: October 7, 2008


Topics:  Data Centers | Enterprise | Network Infrastructure | Server Virtualization | VLAN | VMware

WHITE PAPER - The goal of virtualization in the data center is to help the enterprise achieve a business goal, whether that goal is consolidation, reduced management and head count costs, disaster recovery, or even "going green."
Posted: October 7, 2008 | Published: October 7, 2008


Topics:  Authorization | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Enterprise | Storage Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This White Paper details how the F5 BIG-IP LTM works with VMware to provide truly virtualized Application Delivery Networking.
Posted: October 7, 2008 | Published: October 7, 2008


Topics:  Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Data Center Management | Data Centers | RAM | Security | SSL | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This White Paper describes how F5 technology enables your network to adapt to virtualization needs, ensure high availability (HA), maximize resources, and improve performance so you can get the most out of your investment.
Posted: October 7, 2008 | Published: October 7, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Networking | SSL | VLAN | VMware | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This IDC white paper considers desktop virtualization, specifically as made available by VMware's VDI and ACE; it also considers the benefits and limitations of these technologies and best use cases, exemplified through user case studies.
Posted: October 7, 2008 | Published: July 1, 2007


Topics:  Access Control | Application Security | CIOs | Data Security | Desktop Computer Support | Desktop Management | HIPAA Compliance | IT Infrastructure | Server Virtualization | TCO | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes the top ten best practices to consider when embarking on a server virtualization project.
Posted: October 6, 2008 | Published: October 4, 2008


Topics:  Applications Management | Best Practices | Human Resources Services | LAN | SAN | Security | Server Virtualization | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Download this whitepaper to find out the top reasons to upgrade to a more effective backup system and how to get continuous data protection and complete system recovery.
Posted: October 2, 2008 | Published: October 2, 2008


Topics:  Active Directory | Backups | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Recovery | Security Threats | VMware

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes several approaches that can be used to back up VMware ESX Server 3.x and its underlying components using Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 for Windows Servers and the Backup Exec Agent for VMware Virtual Infrastructure (AVVI).
Posted: October 2, 2008 | Published: October 2, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Server Virtualization | VMware

VIDEO - In the past year, VMware users have changed their approach to virtualization due to increasing scales, more VMs and servers, and a growing impact on the SAN. Watch this Q&A session with Akorri CEO Tom Joyce to gain expert insight on these challenges.
Posted: October 2, 2008 | Premiered: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Blade Servers | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Processor Architectures | SAN | Server Virtualization | VM | VMware