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• Revealing the best vSphere network configurations and strategies

  Proper vSphere network configuration can test your patience. Test your skills with this VMware virtual network technologies quiz. Continue Reading

• Test your identity authentication and VMware virtual network chops

  Do you have what it takes to protect your VMware virtual network using identity authentication techniques? Quiz yourself and find out. Continue Reading

• 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. Continue Reading

• Monitor VMware ESXi with your existing Nagios application

  Many IT shops already use Nagios monitoring software. With a simple plug-in install and command definitions, Nagios can monitor VMware ESXi. Continue Reading

• VMware vSphere networking best practices

  VMware vSphere networking requires several decisions before installing ESXi hosts. Follow these best practices for the proper virtual network setup. Continue Reading

• Top five VMware network performance tips

  Tweaking a few, simple configuration settings can improve VMware network performance and ensure that VMs receive their fair share of bandwidth.Continue Reading

• Using free virtual appliances for VMware networking and monitoring

  For cost-conscious IT pros, free virtual appliances are viable VMware networking and monitoring options. These free virtual appliances have the features small environments need.Continue Reading

• VMware networking strategies and architecture: An FAQ guide

  Keeping control of VMware networking architecture can be a pain. But implementing sound VMware networking strategies can reduce data center frustrations.Continue Reading

• VMware resource pool management guide

  Poor virtualization performance affects all business operations. Therefore, strict VMware resource pool management is essential for efficient, well-run companies.Continue Reading

• VMware at a glance: VMware embraces Active Directory

  This week's VMware news roundup includes VMware embracing Active Directory, an alternative to Host Profiles for virtualization management and a network equipment bargain.Continue Reading

• VMware security best practices guide

  Without the proper VMware security, your entire IT infrastructure could be at risk. VMware security best practices can keep your environment safe.Continue Reading

• HyTrust Appliance fills in single sign-on gap for VMware

  HyTrust Appliance has filled a major gap in single sign-on for VMware. It can secure access to VMware management consoles without requiring management of multiple user accounts and checks servers with PCI-DSS standards and so on.Continue Reading

• Installing and configuring vShield Zones

  VMware addressed virtual machine security concerns in vSphere 4.0 with the release of vShield Zones. Learn how to install and configure it for your VMware infrastructure.Continue Reading

• VMware vShield Zones: What it is and how it works

  One of the new technologies VMware released with vSphere is a security tool called vShield Zones. Learn how it works in the first part of this three-part series.Continue Reading

• Preventing VMware virtual machine errors and security breaches

  Virtual machine drivers can cause crashes and the VMware backdoor can leak version information. But you can prevent these problems by choosing appropriate paravirtualized drivers and securing the VMware backdoor with VMware's advanced settings.Continue Reading