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Perspectives on Grid: Virtualization as a Foundation for SOA Environments - Synergies, Alignment, and the Relationship Between SOA and Infrastructure Virtualization

SOA and infrastructure virtualization techniques are highly synergistic. As services take hold in enterprises, and their size and scale grows, it will become increasingly necessary to implement infrastructure virtualization techniques to support them. Without infrastructure virtualization, enterprises become exceedingly complex to manage and the primary benefits of agility and flexibility...

Tags: SOA, Infrastructure Virtualization Technique, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, Web Services, Storage Management, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2006-06-27

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Server Virtualization: The New Future for Midrange Implementation

Enterprises of various sizes and complexity recently have accelerated their interest in midrange server virtualization. They view it as an innovative technique for reducing hardware, software, environmental costs and people costs within their IT environments. Chief Information Officers CIOs and Information Technology IT managers interested in virtualization would be wise,...

Tags: IT Environment, Information Technology, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Strategy, Hardware, Servers, Storage, Management

White papers 2007-07-01

In Place Migration by Using Pre-Virtualization

The development of hardware virtualization makes it possible to migrate entire operating system instances across distinct physical machines. Different strategies have been discussed recently, and self migration is one of those impressive ones. By using this solution the OS migration does not need help from the underlying hypervisor. With the...

Tags: Operating System, Migration, University Of Karlsruhe, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Os migration, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Productivity, Hardware, It Operations, Storage

White papers 2006-03-20

The Top Five Virtualization Mistakes

Virtualization is taking the IT world by storm. After years of IT build-out, virtualization suddenly fixes everything from datacenter crowding to high cholesterol. But many IT managers are just getting started with virtualization and are employing it in only the most straightforward ways. This paper describes five mistakes common to...

Tags: Vyatta, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2007-09-19

VMware Infrastructure Architecture Overview

VMware Infrastructure is the industry's first full infrastructure virtualization suite that allows enterprises and small businesses alike to transform, manage and optimize their IT systems infrastructure through virtualization. VMware Infrastructure delivers comprehensive virtualization, management, resource optimization, application availability and operational automation capabilities in an integrated offering. With a whole suite...

Tags: VMware Inc., VMware Infrastructure, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2006-09-06

TechNet Webcast: How to Virtualize Infrastructure Workloads (Level 200)

This webcast explains about virtualization of infrastructure workloads such as Active Directory, file and print, and Web servers, and the benefits of mixed workload virtualization. It discusses details, tips, and tricks for creating an effective virtualization environment.

Tags: Webcast, Microsoft TechNet, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

Webcasts

Best Practices for Migrating to VMware Infrastructure 3 on Dell PowerEdge Servers

Virtualization is an example of an infrastructure technology that enables Scalable Enterprise solutions. VMware ESX Server is a feature and market leader in server virtualization. One of the key advantages of server virtualization is the portability of the Virtual Machines VMs from one physical server to another. This paper will...

Tags: Dell PowerEdge Server, Dell Computer Corp., VMware Inc., Best Practice, Dell PowerEdge, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Servers, Hardware

White papers 2007-02-01

Hypervisor, Virtualization Stack, and Device Virtualization Architectures

This presentation provides an overview of the powerful new virtualization infrastructure that is a core capability in Windows Server Longhorn and in subsequent releases. The presentation presents an architectural overview of the three pillars of Microsoft Windows virtualization: the hypervisor, the virtualization stack, and device virtualization.

Tags: Hypervisor, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

Presentations 2006-09-21

Introduction to Virtualization Technology

Virtualization is a technique for organizations with at least three servers to consolidate and get better use out of server resources. In simple terms, a well-designed virtualization solution combines the right servers often blade servers, storage devices, and virtualization software to reduce the number of server boxes, mitigate possible hardware...

Tags: CRU Solutions, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2007-11-02

Virtualization 101: Technologies, Benefits, and Challenges

Virtualization - the technique of managing systems and resources functionally, regardless of their physical layout or location - is of growing importance to IT. Some areas are approaching significant maturity, such as storage virtualization or thin-client computing; others, such as application streaming, are just beginning to energize the market and...

Tags: Enterprise Management Associates Inc., Benefit, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2006-08-01

TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2008: Server Virtualization Solution Scenario (Level 300)

The powerful new Windows Server virtualization infrastructure is a core feature in Windows Server 2008. The attendee of this webcast will learn the right scenarios for server virtualization, how to identify virtualization opportunities, and the long-term strategy and road map for the Microsoft virtualization technologies. The focus is on the...

Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft TechNet, Windows Server Virtualization Infrastructure, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Servers, Storage, Operating Systems, Software

Webcasts 2007-05-21

IT Manager Webcast: Platform Solution Blueprints: Virtualization and Infrastructure Management (Level 200)

Virtualization in the enterprise helps IT managers in two critical ways. First, virtualization reduces costs by consolidating servers, eliminating unnecessary hardware contracts, and simplifying client hardware configurations through presentation and application virtualization. Second, virtualization can dramatically increase flexibility. When a resource formerly pinned to hardware can be recreated in software,...

Tags: Infrastructure Management, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

Webcasts 2008-12-04

What IT leaders need to know about virtualization

Virtualization is having a major impact on IT infrastructure, and its influence will likely grow in the next 5-10 years. Thus, there are some basic principles about virtualization that all IT leaders should understand, as this episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives explains.

Tags: Information Technology, Leader, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Strategy, Hardware, Storage, Management, sanity savers

Videos 2008-11-05

7 Virtualization Challenges: Building a Virtualization-Ready Networking Infrastructure

To ensure the full potential of your virtual platform solution, you need to make sure your application and storage network is prepared to handle the added stresses of a virtual machine VM infrastructure. F5 technology enables your network to adapt to virtualization needs, ensure high availability HA, maximize resources, and...

Tags: F5 Networks Inc., Network, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2008-09-09

Management of a Grid Infrastructure in GLITE With Virtualization

A solution for controlling and managing a GLITE grid infrastructure can be the usage of virtualization software like XEN. Where the elements of a GLITE installation can be aligned into virtual machines, which then can be deployed throughout the grid infrastructure as needed, reducing significantly the cost of their maintenance...

Tags: CIEMAT, Grid Infrastructure, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2007-04-16

StoreVault and VMware ESX Server 3.0: Building a Virtual Infrastructure From Server to Storage

In recent years, just about every company with an Information Systems department has begun some form of consolidation and virtualization effort with the goal of increasing asset utilization while reducing management and infrastructure costs. The virtualization marketplace is filled with solutions from just about every traditional vendor and a bevy...

Tags: Server, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX Server, VMWare ESX, Virtualization Marketplace, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2007-07-20

Virtualization

Virtualization is a technique of running multiple virtual servers on a single physical server. This allows for better utilization of the hardware which lowers costs in many different ways. Virtualization also provides a better platform for creating backups and providing disaster recovery. Critical applications can easily be made redundant with...

Tags: Virtual Machine, Alex Colson, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2008-05-03

Hosting Core Infrastructure Production Workloads Using Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2

Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 allows certain core infrastructure workloads to be hosted in virtual machines for production purposes. This paper describes the methods and process to accomplish virtualization of core infrastructure production workloads. Not all infrastructure workloads are well suited to virtualization. Limitations including poor performance and hardware incompatibility...

Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2, Infrastructure Workload, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2006-07-01

Video: What IT leaders need to know about virtualization

Virtualization is having a major impact on IT infrastructure, and its influence will likely grow in the next 5-10 years. Thus, there are some basic principles about virtualization that all IT leaders should understand, as this episode of Sanity Savers for IT executives explains. by Jason Hiner

Tags: Information Technology, Leader, Video, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Strategy, Hardware, Storage, Management, Jason Hiner, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-11-05

Virtualization Delivers Real Benefits for Business

Virtualization is an approach to pooling and sharing IT resources so the supply of resources - processing power, storage, networking and so on - can flexibly and automatically meet fluctuating business demand. Virtualization can improve the quality of the IT services, enabling more consistency and predictability of operational availability. If...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Benefit, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

White papers 2007-01-01