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Server Virtualization is the process of presenting a logical grouping or subset of computing resources so that they can be accessed in ways that give benefits over the original configuration. This new virtual view of the resources is not restricted by the implementation, geographic location or the physical configuration of underlying resources. Commonly virtualized resources include computing power and data storage.

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Secrets to Shrinking Your Storage for VMware
By : NetApp Server Virtualization Published Date: Dec 18, 2008
This brief looks at the challenge of harnessing storage growth within growing VMware environments, based on input from third parties, analysts, as well as current VMware users. It also explores reports from NetApp and NetApp customers that claim the ability to shrink and reclaim VMware customer storage footprints by anywhere from 50% to 90%.
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NetApp Server Virtualization
Virtualization and Fault-Tolerance
By : Stratus Technologies Published Date: Dec 04, 2008
Understand why, if you are planning to use virtualization to implement business continuity or disaster recovery, ensuring you have the most reliable hardware is essential.
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Stratus Technologies
What’s Old is New Again
By : Stratus Technologies Published Date: Dec 04, 2008
Today’s hottest technology has its roots in the mainframe era. Are there lessons to be learned from the past?
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Stratus Technologies
Ensure Mission-Critical Service Levels in VMware Infrastructure 3 Environments
By : Stratus Technologies Published Date: Dec 04, 2008
Continuous, high or "on -demand" availability — the choice is yours. The coupling of two industry-leading technologies — VMware Infrastructure 3 and Stratus ftServer systems — gives IT managers a flexible, robust solution that delivers mission-critical SLAs along with the full benefits of virtualization.
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Stratus Technologies
Virtualization meets Fault Tolerance - Raising the Hardware Bar
By : Stratus Technologies Published Date: Dec 03, 2008
As server virtualization goes mainstream, the workloads of virtual machines are taking on mission-critical proportions.

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Stratus Technologies
NetApp and VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3 Storage Best Practices
By : NetApp Server Virtualization Published Date: Dec 03, 2008
This technical report reviews the best practices for implementing VMware® Virtual Infrastructure on NetApp fabric-attached storage (FAS) systems. NetApp has been providing advanced storage features to VMware ESX solutions since the product began shipping in 2001. During that time, NetApp has developed operational guidelines for the FAS systems and ESX Server. These techniques have been documented and are referred to as best practices. This technical report describes them.
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NetApp Server Virtualization
Don’t get caught with egg on your face!
By : Stratus Technologies Published Date: Dec 03, 2008
“Virtualization can be like putting all your eggs in one basket.  Ensure you have a resilient basket…”
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Stratus Technologies
Inquiry Spotlight: Server Virtualization, Q3 2008
By : NetApp Server Virtualization Published Date: Nov 21, 2008
Out of all 220 inquiries Forrester’s IT infrastructure and operations team answered on data centers, servers, and virtual appliances in 2008 to date, 72 were specifically in regard to server virtualization. These IT professionals’ most common inquiries addressed vendor comparison, optimum physical to virtual consolidation ratios, expected ROI, and situation-specific concerns regarding the possible benefits that virtual servers could provide. Learn more today.

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NetApp Server Virtualization
Is virtualization a black hole in your security? 5 ways to ensure it isn't
By : Sophos Published Date: Nov 21, 2008
End users running unauthorized virtual environments on their computers make corporate systems and data much more vulnerable. This paper describes the hidden threats raised by unauthorized unsecured desktop virtualization, and gives five effective ways to secure yourself against them.
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Sophos
Total Cost of Ownership Comparison of PCs With Server-Based Computing
By : Citrix Published Date: Oct 22, 2008
Server-based computing (SBC) is a mature client architecture that delivers substantial total cost of ownership (TCO) savings when it is implemented in the right circumstances and with the right group of users. We compare the TCO of SBC to that of traditional PCs in several scenarios to explain where the savings take place.
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Citrix
Virtualizing Microsoft Exchange
By : NetApp Exchange Virtualization Published Date: Oct 21, 2008
In September 2008, Computerworld invited IT and business leaders to participate in a survey on virtualizing Microsoft Exchange. The survey was fielded via targeted broadcasts to Computerworld customers, as well as through an invitation on Computerworld.com. The goal of the survey was to understand initiatives surrounding virtualizing Microsoft Exchange. The survey was commissioned by NetApp, but the data was gathered and tabulated independently by Computerworld Research. The following report represents top-line results of that survey.
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NetApp Exchange Virtualization
Reduce IT Costs Using Citrix XenApp 5
By : Citrix Published Date: Oct 20, 2008
Citrix XenApp is the industry-standard way to virtualize business applications through a centralized and secure architecture. This means that IT can centralize and consolidate applications in the data center where they can be better controlled, managed and secured, while delivering a secure, satisfying user access experience to local, remote and mobile users, on any device or network.
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Citrix
Deploying Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 with NetApp Networked Storage
By : NetApp Exchange Upgrade Published Date: Oct 16, 2008
Regardless of industry or geographic location, business information is exploding on a massive scale—affecting primary, secondary, and archival storage systems. The sheer quantity of data being amassed is outpacing organizations' ability to keep tabs on it, maintain corporate compliance, meet strict government regulation, and even simply house it in a useful format that can provide invaluable history and knowledge. Learn more today.
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NetApp Exchange Upgrade
ROI Analysis for Intelligent File Virtualization
By : F5 Networks Inc Published Date: Oct 09, 2008
A Closer Look at the Financial Benefits of Intelligent File Virtualization with F5 ARX
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F5 Networks Inc
Bank of Choice Cuts Loan Processing Days to Hours with Document Management Solution Over
By : Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Published Date: Oct 08, 2008
Bank of Choice found that paper-based loan approval processes were standing in the way of providing the fastest and most effective customer service. Bank of Choice adopted a complete document management system based on software from Knowledge Lake, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. The result cuts loan processing time from days to hours, boosts customer service while cutting costs, and increases competitiveness.
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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
Citrix Remains A Step Ahead With XenApp 5
By : Citrix Published Date: Oct 07, 2008
On August 25th, 2008, Citrix Systems announced the immediate availability of XenApp 5, its flagship application delivery solution (formerly called Citrix Presentation Server). This release has several new features including improved interfaces, combined support for Windows Server 2003 and 2008, and additional performance measurement and optimization capabilities.
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Citrix
IBM System Storage DS3400 Express Data Sheet
By : IBM Published Date: Oct 03, 2008
A cost-effective way to take advantage of storage consolidation, the IBM System Storage DS3400 Express, features Fibre Channel direct-attach or SAN solution for easy transition. It’s also simple to deploy and manage, and it’s expandable as you grow.
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IBM
Go Green with IBM System x Servers and Intel® Xeon® Processors
By : IBM Published Date: Sep 26, 2008
Energy use and environmental impact are hot topics right now. But it’s not just the environment at stake, it’s your IT budget. By “going green” with the energy efficient IBM System x servers featuring Intel Xeon processors, you can cut your energy costs by half and save floor space to make room for future growth.

Get the details on these benefits and many others in this Solution Brief from IBM.
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IBM
Architecting the Virtual Data Center for Availability, Data Protection, and Disaster Recovery
By : VMware Dell Published Date: Sep 25, 2008
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?
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VMware Dell
Design Firm Raises Per-Employee Revenue by 25 Percent with Collaboration Solution
By : Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Published Date: Sep 22, 2008
Engineering firm Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon, Inc. needed to collaborate more efficiently across its 11 offices in the eastern United States. The firm chose ProjectWise collaboration software for engineering content management, content publishing, and design review, and integrated it with Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007, to manage business processes and documents in a distributed environment. Find out more.
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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
Hospital Improves Internal Communication and Business Processes with New Intranet
By : Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Published Date: Sep 22, 2008
Until recently, St. Vincent Heart Center used an HTML-based intranet to disseminate various types of information to its 470 employees and 200 contract workers. But information on that system wasn’t easy to find. Microsoft® Office SharePoint® Server 2007 offers the organization easy access to information—and it enhances productivity and supports increased security for confidential information. Read more about the benefits.
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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
Ensuring business continuity and availability for data centers, distributed remote locations & SMBs
By : Stratus Technologies Published Date: Sep 18, 2008
Certainly server virtualization offers an elegant way to minimize planned downtime during routine software and hardware maintenance, or scheduled upgrades. But that addresses only part of the availability story.
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Stratus Technologies
Addressing Data Liability in Remote and Branch Offices
By : NetApp Published Date: Sep 18, 2008
Learn about strategies for enterprise data protection from the data center to remote office environments.
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NetApp
Building a Virtualization-Ready Application and Storage Networking Infrastructure
By : F5 Networks Inc Published Date: Sep 09, 2008
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 improve performance so you can get the most out of your investment.
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F5 Networks Inc
Best practices for a Microsoft Hyper-V Dynamic Data Center in an HP BladeSystem environment
By : F5 Networks Inc Published Date: Sep 08, 2008
Best practices for a Microsoft Hyper-V Dynamic Data Center in an HP BladeSystem environment.
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