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Adopting VMware's cloud middleware for enterprises with diverse workloads
Savvis originally developed its own cloud middleware for VMware-based clouds, but adopted vCloud Director to support evolving enterprise cloud usage. Q&A
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VMware View best practices for every stage of VDI implementation
Whether your VDI implementation is in pilot or deployed enterprise-wide, these VMware View best practices will improve user and admin experiences. Feature
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Test yourself on vSphere 5.1 features before making the upgrade
VMware vSphere 5.1 is a minor release with some major new features. Take the quiz to see how well you know vSphere 5.1. Quiz
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Compare VMware and Hyper-V, and other smart New Year's resolutions
Whether it is to compare VMware and Hyper-V features/costs or to better listen to customers, IT professionals are making good New Year's resolutions. Feature
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Top 12 VMware tips of 2012: VMware ESXi, vSphere networking and more
Year's end brings a break between major virtualization projects and a chance to catch up on the most popular VMware ESXi tips your peers are reading. Feature
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VMware virtualization techniques on a shoestring
VMware virtualization techniques almost never make the budget-friendly list, but there are still ways to build an affordable VMware infrastructure. guide
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VMware pros glean vSphere roadmap from CTO in VMUG videos
VMware customers hope that vSphere virtualization products will soon have more automation and integration. News | 10 May 2012
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HotLink SuperVISOR offers multi-hypervisor management through vCenter
For newly mixed hypervisor shops, HotLink SuperVISOR lets operations teams use the VMware vCenter management stack they already know and love. News | 10 Apr 2012
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Will VMware SRM lose the ‘R’ and become Site Manager?
VMware SRM will add new features, which may alter how customers use the disaster recovery tool. Mike Laverick previews future VMware SRM features and what they mean for users. News | 26 Jan 2011
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HP's entry-level server finds home in labs: News in review
Hewlett-Packard's ProLiant MicroServer targets very small businesses but is drawing interest for home labs. Plus: VMware-Novell acquisition rumors heat up, and more. Article | 16 Sep 2010
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Virtual appliances will run Novell's OS; better storage integration
This week's VMware news roundup includes news that VMware virtual appliances adopt Novell SUSE Linux as the standard OS, and two vendors promise greater support for VMware. Article | 11 Jun 2010
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New chips may force VMware upgrades; HyTrust, Reflex and VMware tackle password management
This week: VMware's Standard license won't be enough for users who want the latest chips; HyTrust, Reflex and VMware attempt to tackle password management; and more. Article | 06 Apr 2010
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VMware at a glance: ESXi boots from USB flash drives and Microsoft-HP deal responses
This week's VMware news roundup includes IT pros booting VMware ESXi from USB flash drives, community responses to the Microsoft-HP and open source-friendly tools for vCloud. Article | 22 Jan 2010
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Can VMware maintain its market leadership position?
VMware may be the market leader in virtualization today, but its weakness in physical systems management, its potential for redundancy, and the emergence of Hyper-V could signal change on the horizon. Article | 15 Sep 2008
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How VMware ESX performance trumps Hyper-V's price
As the pricing war between VMware's ESX and Microsoft's Hyper-V intensifies, many IT pros wonder which technology is best for their data center. In this article, an expert offers an opinion. Article | 19 May 2008
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VMware sees future in IT service delivery software
With the hypervisor at risk of being commoditized, VMware continues to introduce value-added management tools, including the latest workflow and automation tool: Lifecycle Manager. News | 27 Feb 2008
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Ready for a vSphere 5.1 upgrade? Depends on your current version
Not all virtual infrastructures are created equal, and not everyone should invest the time and effort into a VMware vSphere 5.1 upgrade. Tip
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VMware vCenter Protect serves up more than malware protection
VMware vCenter Protect was born of Shavlik NetChk, and offers much more than antivirus protection. Use the tool with virtual and physical machines. Tip
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From VMware fling to supported tool: vCenter Multi-Hypervisor Manager
Take a look inside former VMware fling, vCenter Multi-Hypervisor Manager. Despite its name, the application may just be a way to prompt conversion. Tip
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VMware for small business owners: The wrong kit could cost you
VMware virtualization is typically associated with enterprise IT. But, with the right kit, it's good for small business virtualization projects, too. Tip
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VSphere 5.1 licensing changes offer SMBs enterprise-class computing
VMware's new tiers for vSphere 5.1 licensing give SMBs access to enterprise-class virtualization capabilities such as data protection and vMotion. Tip
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In v5.1, vSphere replication balances simplicity with limitations
VSphere 5.1's replication capabilities don't match those of SRM, but many IT shops will find it satisfies their VM replication needs. Tip
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Public cloud or vSphere? When VMware virtualization wins
Should an SMB migrate to a public cloud, or would an internally managed vSphere infrastructure be a better choice? Tip
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Public cloud provider or vSphere? How SMBs can make the right choice
Many small- and medium-sized businesses are turning to public cloud providers instead of deploying vSphere in-house, and that can be a good thing. Tip
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Top five tips to improve VMware server capacity planning
Server capacity planning is an important part of every environment, and VMware shops have some specialized tools to help them make the most of their hardware resources. Tip
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VMware SSD updates: Making a solid case for local ESXi storage
Solid-state storage is beginning to make a splash in data centers, and there are a handful of VMware SSD use cases for that can improve ESXi host performance. Tip
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How many VMs can vSphere vMotion move at once? And other questions
VMware vMotion live migrates VMs between hosts. Evolving with vSphere, vMotion has gained a lot of capabilities, but it still has limitations. Answer
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Is VMware Capacity Planner free?
Many consultants offer VMware Capacity Planner free to interested virtualization admins, but if you dread their sales pitch, consider vBenchmark. Answer
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Dos and don'ts of vSphere inventory tagging
Tagging can make vSphere inventory management easier or harder, depending on how you implement tag categories and what descriptors you choose. Answer
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To virtualize or not to virtualize vCenter Server
VMware admins have a choice when deploying vCenter: virtual or physical. There are pros and cons to each approach, and many admins choose to do both. Answer
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vNUMA (virtual NUMA)
vNUMA (virtual NUMA) is a memory-access optimization method for VMware virtual machines (VMs) that helps prevent memory-bandwidth bottlenecks. Definition
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transparent page sharing
Transparent page sharing (TPS) is a memory management technology in virtualization. Definition
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VMware fling
A VMware fling is an unsupported software tool created by a VMware engineer. Flings often address a specific problem or offer a utility not found in a VMware product. Definition
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VMware Capacity Planner (VCP)
VMware Capacity Planner is a tool that collects information on an IT infrastructure's resource usage and compares it to industry-average data. Definition
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VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi is an operating system-independent hypervisor based on the VMkernel operating system interfacing with agents that run atop it. Definition
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VMware vApp
A VMware vApp is a collection of virtual machines (VMs) and sometimes other vApps that host a multi-tier application, its policies and service levels. Definition
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volatile memory
Volatile memory is computer storage that only maintains its data while the device is powered. Most RAM (random access memory) used for primary storage in personal computers is volatile memory. Definition
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VMware Virtual SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processing)
VMware Virtual SMP is a utility that allows a single virtual machine to use two or more processors simultaneously. The utility is part of a virtualization suite called VMware Infrastructure 3... (Continued) Definition
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Top free vSphere tools of 2012: Veeam, vKernel, Xangati make the list
It's nearly the end of 2012. Do you know what the best free VMware vSphere tools of the year are? Let's find out! Photo Story
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Top five free tools from VMware Labs
Not everything from VMware costs an arm and a leg. Here's a list of the top five free tools from VMware Labs that can help you better manage your vSphere environment. Photo Story
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VMware vLockstep update with David Davis
Learn about VMware's new high availability tool vLockstep from virtualization expert David Davis in this video. Video
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vNUMA (virtual NUMA)
vNUMA (virtual NUMA) is a memory-access optimization method for VMware virtual machines (VMs) that helps prevent memory-bandwidth bottlenecks. Definition
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How many VMs can vSphere vMotion move at once? And other questions
VMware vMotion live migrates VMs between hosts. Evolving with vSphere, vMotion has gained a lot of capabilities, but it still has limitations. Answer
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Adopting VMware's cloud middleware for enterprises with diverse workloads
Savvis originally developed its own cloud middleware for VMware-based clouds, but adopted vCloud Director to support evolving enterprise cloud usage. Q&A
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transparent page sharing
Transparent page sharing (TPS) is a memory management technology in virtualization. Definition
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Is VMware Capacity Planner free?
Many consultants offer VMware Capacity Planner free to interested virtualization admins, but if you dread their sales pitch, consider vBenchmark. Answer
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VMware fling
A VMware fling is an unsupported software tool created by a VMware engineer. Flings often address a specific problem or offer a utility not found in a VMware product. Definition
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VMware View best practices for every stage of VDI implementation
Whether your VDI implementation is in pilot or deployed enterprise-wide, these VMware View best practices will improve user and admin experiences. Feature
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Dos and don'ts of vSphere inventory tagging
Tagging can make vSphere inventory management easier or harder, depending on how you implement tag categories and what descriptors you choose. Answer
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VMware Capacity Planner (VCP)
VMware Capacity Planner is a tool that collects information on an IT infrastructure's resource usage and compares it to industry-average data. Definition
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VMware ESXi
VMware ESXi is an operating system-independent hypervisor based on the VMkernel operating system interfacing with agents that run atop it. Definition
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About VMware performance enhancements
VMware performance is a topic that will never lose interest, as nobody wants to consolidate physical servers into virtual servers it comes at a performance cost. There are, however, ways a VMware administrator can increase virtual machine performance if you know how.
Here we offer both specific tips that walk you through how to align disk partitions and how to delete extraneous vCenter Server data with Microsoft SQL Server, for example, as well as more general tips such as why enhancing a host's networking, storage, processor and memory can help you get the most performance out of your virtual servers.