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- Management by Contract in the Virtual Data Center
- Increased competition and globalization are forcing traditional data centers to provide more services while reducing resource costs. This article explores approaches that can enable contract management for disparate services in massive resource pools. The Virtual Data Center VDC is an evolutionary computing model that presents the data center as a...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., QoS, Data Center, Virtual Data Center, Data Centers, Storage, Globalization, Hardware, Data Management, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2006-05-01
Additional Resources
- Seven Data Center Challenges to Consider Before Going Virtual
- One of the pillars of the Virtual Data Center is virtual platform infrastructure, or the virtual machine; however virtual platforms are dependent on many other, oft forgotten components of both the physical and virtual data center.
- Tags: Data Center, F5 Networks Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2008-11-11
- TechNet Webcast: Managing Virtualization With System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 (Level 200)
- This webcast describes how the Microsoft System Center products can help to manage a virtualized data center. The presenter explores the features and benefits of using Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007 and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 with the Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Service Pack 1...
- Tags: Virtualization, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, Microsoft TechNet, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts
- TechNet Webcast: Optimize Your Data Center Using PlateSpin Solutions, Dell Servers, and Microsoft Virtual Server (Level 200)
- The attendee of this webcast will learn how PlateSpin enables the adoption, growth, and extension of virtualization in the data center with Dell servers and Microsoft virtual technologies. It also show how PlateSpin solutions reduce operational costs and help solve most critical data center challenges including server consolidation, hardware migration,...
- Tags: PlateSpin Inc., Microsoft Virtual Server, Dell Computer Corp., Data Center, Webcast, Virtual Server, Microsoft Corp., Dell Server, Microsoft TechNet, Data Centers, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management
- Webcasts 2007-11-01
- Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
- Server virtualization promises to revolutionize the way IT administrators provision and manage their server infrastructure. The Microsoft System Center family of products is a comprehensive solution optimized for the management of Microsoft Windows Server operating systems running in the virtual data center. System Center Virtual Machine Manager provides centralized administration...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2007-04-01
- Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Service Pack 1, and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
- Many mid-sized and larger businesses may want to create virtual machines to consolidate or isolate workloads within their IT infrastructure, but they may be concerned about deploying and managing these virtual machines and about backing up their business data and applications. The scenario presented in this cookbook will take one...
- Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Data Protection, Microsoft Virtual Server 2005, Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine
- White papers 2007-10-02
- I/O Virtualization in the Virtual Data Center
- This presentation provides an overview of the benefits of data center virtualization. The presentation explains the features that enable data center virtualization, including virtual machine migration and provides an overview of I/O virtualization techniques. The presentation discusses hardware and software assists for I/O virtualization that preserves the features and benefits...
- Tags: Data Center, I/O, Presentation, Data Center Virtualization, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Presentations 2006-09-21
- Managing Virtual Server Host Clustering Using System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007
- Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager VMM 2007 manages a virtualized data center running Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 and provides unified management of physical and virtual machines, consolidation of underutilized physical servers, and rapid provisioning of new virtual machines. This paper provides an introduction to the methods and concepts that...
- Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Clustering, Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007, Servers, Hardware
- White papers 2007-10-01
- TechNet Webcast: Protect Your Windows Virtual Environment With System Center Data Protection Manager (Level 200)
- Windows virtualization is a powerful set of technologies that can significantly increase server utilization and ease management. There are, however, some interesting challenges in protecting virtual environments. To meet customer needs in protecting virtual servers, Microsoft is releasing Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 in the second half of...
- Tags: Data Protection, Webcast, Environment, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Windows Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Microsoft Windows, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software
- Webcasts
- Healthcare Company Uses Virtual Machines to Pare Data Center Costs and Speed Deployment
- AtlantiCare, a prominent New Jersey healthcare organization, wanted to expand its technology capabilities without expanding its data center, which was running out of electrical capacity and space. AtlantiCare's IT company, InfoShare, also needed more test servers and a cost-efficient way to replace aging hardware running Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0-based...
- Tags: Data Center, Virtual Server, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, AtlantiCare, Data Centers, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies
- Leading Provider of Customized Business Information Streamlines Managerial Load
- Today, Kroll Factual Data has one of the largest known deployments of Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 - running on more than 1,400 virtual machines. Although the company has realized tremendous benefits from Virtual Server, it needed to find a way to reduce the 100 or more hours required each...
- Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Microsoft Corp., Benefits, Human Resources
- Case studies 2007-09-28
- Architecting the Virtual Data Center for Availability, Data Protection, and Disaster Recovery
- Virtualization offers the promise of simplifying your IT infrastructure from the desktop to the data center. But can your virtual environment maintain the level of availability you need to keep your business running or to recover from a disaster? Listen to this webcast were representatives...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Data Protection, Data Center, EqualLogic, Virtual Environment, Data Centers, Storage, Disaster Recovery, Hardware, Data Management
- Webcasts 2008-08-01
- Virtual Contact Center: No Walls...no Boundaries
- This eSeminar discussed how you can create a virtual contact center that will help your business be successful. It also discusses the approaches, value and new choices offered to enterprises by virtual contact centers.
- Tags: Nortel Networks Corp., Contact Center, Wall, Call Centers, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts
- TechNet Webcast: Managing a Virtual Solution With System Center (Level 200)
- Earlier the presenters have concentrated on the deployment of Fabrikam and Contoso solutions. Now the time has come to implement a management strategy for their new environments. They need to be able to back up and restore services as quickly as possible, and to manage and update not only the...
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Digital Media, Servers, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts 2007-10-31
- Medical Center Reduces Costs, Improves Application Performance With Virtualization
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center DHMC embraced virtualization three years ago to preserve limited data center space, lower costs, and better utilize servers. The center adopted Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 in 2005 and created 150 virtual machines. Still, DHMC could not run multithreaded applications or implement clusters using virtual machines. In...
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Data Management
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- Educators Aim to Trim Servers by 60 Percent, Halve Data Center Space With Virtualization
- The Kentucky Department of Education KDE was running out of data center space and wanted to reduce power and management costs. KDE had early experience with virtual machines and wanted to convert more of its 200 servers to a virtual environment to lower costs, provide new services, and advise school...
- Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Server, KDE, Virtual Machine, Data Centers, Desktop Virtualization, Open Source, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies 2008-06-01
- Protecting Virtualized Environments With System Center Data Protection Manager 2007
- Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 offers powerful virtualization technologies that include support for clustering and data backup using the Virtual Server Copy Service. Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager DPM 2007 provides a comprehensive feature set to provide continuous data protection for virtual machines with byte-level replication and integrity checking,...
- Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Data Protection, Environment, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Virtualization, Data Management, Hardware
- White papers 2007-07-01
- Cisco Data Center Tour
- Welcome to the Cisco Data Center And Operational Control Center. What follows is a guided tour of the Cisco Systems main production data center, located in San Jose, California. This entire document is 64 pages long, with 45 photographs that help bring an experience of the Data Center tour to...
- Tags: Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Resource centers
- Virtualized iSCSI Data Center
- Virtualization is a powerful tool for improving data center flexibility, reliability, and utilization, while reducing cost of management. By separating logical processing and storage resources from the physical hardware on which they run, virtualization can greatly improve the utility of these assets. Typically, server and storage virtualization are distinct products...
- Tags: Storage Virtualization, iSCSI, Sanbolic Inc., Virtualization, Data Centers, Storage, Storage Management, Hardware, Data Management
- White papers 2007-03-15
- Information Provider Cuts Costs and Improves Disaster Recovery With Virtual Machines
- Kroll Factual Data delivers Web-based business information to companies such as mortgage lenders and property management firms. In 2003, Kroll Factual Data acquired a company with only 98 hours left on its lease. To avoid paying for the leases on two data centers, Kroll Factual Data chose to migrate the...
- Tags: Microsoft Virtual Server, Lease, Microsoft Corp., Disaster Recovery, Virtual Machine, Kroll Factual Data, Data Centers, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management
- Case studies 2007-09-01
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