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- Virtualization of SAP Applications with VMware ESX Server on IBM System x3850/x3950 M2
- This whitepaper looks at how Virtualization is the concept of decoupling the hardware from the operating systems and applications. This can be implemented a number of ways as we will discuss, but fundamentally it is achieved by inserting a layer between the server hardware and software components, to provide either...
- Tags: SAP AG, Server, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX Server, IBM Corp., VMWare ESX, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Ip storage, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2009-06-23
- VMware Fusion 2.0.5 (Mac)
- VMware Fusion is the most seamless way to run Windows applications on your Mac. VMware Fusion combines a clean and intuitive Cocoa-native interface that Mac users expect with a virtual platform trusted by millions of users today. VMware Fusion allows you to launch your Windows applications from the Dock and...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, VMware Fusion, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-06-23
- Virtualization of SAP Applications with VMware ESX Server on IBM System x3850/x3950 M2
- This whitepaper looks at how Virtualization is the concept of decoupling the hardware from the operating systems and applications. This can be implemented a number of ways as we will discuss, but fundamentally it is achieved by inserting a layer between the server hardware and software components, to provide either...
- Tags: SAP AG, Server, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX Server, IBM Corp., VMWare ESX, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Ip storage, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2009-06-22
- Stratus bundles VMware vSphere Essentials
- Stratus bundles VMware vSphere EssentialsStratusI know of Stratus as one of the few mini-computer makers which made fault-tolerant, non-stop, massively parallel machines. Tandem Computers, now owned by HP, is also a huge player in the non-stop computing market. If we could get that type of functionality on the...
- Tags: Virtualization, Stratus Technologies, VMware vSphere, VMware Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-11
- Stratus bundles VMware vSphere Essentials
- It is clear that the folks at Stratus Technologies understand that virtualized environments are likely to become the norm at organizations of all sizes. Helping smaller organizations realize that vision is going to take some help, however. Stratus appears to be willing to put its "money where its mouth is"...
- Tags: Software, Stratus Technologies, Fault-tolerance, VMware Inc., vSphere Essentials, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Hardware, Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- Virtual Instruments launches VirtualWisdom
- Mark Urdahl, CEO, and Len Rosenthal, VP Marketing, of Virtual Instruments stopped by to let me know about VirtualWisdom, a product the company launched while at EMCword. Their product is designed to help organizations moving to a virtualized environment gain insight into and manage their virtual storage infrastructure. ...
- Tags: Performance, VMware Inc., VirtualWisdom VirtualWisdom, VMware Performance Bottleneck, Virtualization, Performance Management, Storage, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-06-05
- BixData 2.8 (Windows)
- BixData is an IT management solution for monitoring, system administration and mixed virtualization. It monitors services (HTTP, ping, POP3, SMTP), performance, and processes. It has a management console for VMWare and Xen that supports multiple virtual machine hosts and guests. It can create critical notifications and send email alerts for...
- Tags: HTTP, VMware Inc., BixData, Virtualization, E-mail, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-05-28
- VMWare executive shows off fluid network switching
- At the Interop Conference in Las Vegas, VMWare CTO Stephen Herrod explains what the additional features in the company's network switching distribution will bring to virtualization. One of the benefits will be allowing other companies, like Cisco, to create a virtual switch within VMWare's cloud so that businesses can choose...
- Tags: Network, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- VMWare executive shows off fluid network switching
- At the Interop Conference in Las Vegas, VMWare CTO Stephen Herrod explains what the additional features in the company's network switching distribution will bring to virtualization. One of the benefits will be allowing other companies, like Cisco, to create a virtual switch within VMWare's cloud so that businesses can choose...
- Tags: Network, VMware Inc., Hardware, Interop, VMWare, Cisco, virtualization, cloud computing, networking
- Videos 2009-05-22
- vSphere 4 (Windows)
- Discover market leading virtualization solution that allows you to turn your infrastructure into an efficient and flexible internal cloud. * Reduce you capital and operating costs by over 50%. * Control your application services levels with advanced availability and security features. * Streamline IT operations and improve flexibility.
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- Software downloads 2009-05-21
- Certeon aCelera 3.0
- Certeon's Co-founder, Shawn Cooney, and Director of Marketing Communications, Jane Shurtleff, made the effort to reach out to me in order to introduce me to aCelera 3.0. Those of you having long memories will recall the name "Certeon" from a previous post on the company (see Certeon's aCelera Application Acceleration...
- Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Certeon, Virtualization, Benefits, Hardware, Human Resources, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- Customer Spotlight: City of San Diego Uses Virtualization for Consolidation and Application Deployment
- The attendee of this webcast will learn how the City of San Diego, California is using VMware virtualization solutions to consolidate servers and make application deployment easier while increasing productivity and easing the IT budget. The attendee will find out how virtualization optimizes existing IT infrastructure and reduces IT power,...
- Tags: Information Technology, Consolidation, San Diego, Application Deployment, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- Webcasts 2009-05-13
- Virtualized SQL Server Performance With VMware
- VMware conducted a six-month intensive research project on the virtualization of Microsoft SQL Server. While a very large number of VMware customers were virtualizing demanding SQL instances, there remained many skeptics of the ability of VMware ESX to maintain performance of this critical application. The presenters detail the findings of...
- Tags: Performance, Microsoft SQL Server, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Performance Management, Hardware, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Webcasts 2009-05-12
- Data center survey: Cisco's server push sparks interest; VMware, EMC, NetApp shine
- Data center survey: Cisco's server push sparks interest; VMware, EMC, NetApp shineBest Storage For the money I like our Compellent SAN.http://www.compellent.com/Feature for dollar better than EMC I think.Dell SanI prefer the dell san and its a lot cheaper.http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pvaul_md3000i?c=za&cs=RC1078563&l=en&s=pad
- Tags: Data centers, Storage, EMC Corp., Data center survey, NetApp Inc., VMware Inc., data center, Cisco Systems Inc., server
- Discussion threads 2009-05-11
- Data center survey: Cisco's server push sparks interest; VMware, EMC, NetApp shine
- Cisco's Unified Computing System is garnering interest, but storage appears to be the focus of CIOs as they ponder the next generation data center and that's good news for EMC and NetApp, according to a Goldman Sachs survey. Goldman Sachs surveyed 100 IT executives at Fortune 1000...
- Tags: NetApp Inc., Data Center, Juniper Networks Inc., Server, VMware Inc., Survey, Cisco Systems Inc., EMC Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-11
- Pano Logic brings us closer to "The Screen"
- Pano thin client by PanoLogic from Tech Broiler on Vimeo. In a previous podcast on Frugal Friday, I spoke to Pano Logic CTO Aly Orady about the Pano, a revolutionary thin client for virtual desktops for medium and large enterprises that brings us...
- Tags: Thin Client, Virtual Desktop, VMware Inc., VMWare ESX, Pano Logic, Pano Device, Microsoft Windows, Virtualization, Keyboards, Thin Clients, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Desktop Virtualization, Ip storage, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-05-10
- IT CONSOLIDATION WITH VMWARE AND DELL EQUALLOGIC ISCSI SANS A FULLY VIRTUALIZED IT ENVIRONMENT - SIMPLE TO DEPLOY, MANAGE AND GROW
- Organizations trying to achieve higher levels of efficiency in their data center operations are broadly adopting server virtualization. To support 7x24 operations, enable advanced functionality, and extend the value of server virtualization, storage consolidation is also required. Classically, storage consolidation is a complex and expensive undertaking requiring proprietary infrastructure, expensive...
- Tags: IT Environment, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Dell EqualLogic, IT Consolidation, VMware Inc., Server Virtualization, Data Centers, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Virtualization, Data Management
- White papers 2009-05-08
- Improving Healthcare Systems and Services With VMware, MEDITECH and Perot Systems
- MEDITECH healthcare organizations recognize the value of their technology investment and its long-term impact on every aspect of their organization throughout the continuum of care. The technology solutions available from the MEDITECH Solutions Group within Perot Systems are designed to optimize and extend the value of MEDITECH systems throughout their...
- Tags: Health Care, Perot Systems Corp., VMware Inc., Virtualization, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Hardware, Human Resources
- Webcasts 2009-05-06
- IT Dojo: Run Windows Vista on your Mac with VMWare Fusion [video]
- If you’re a Mac user who also needs to run Windows, there’s an easy way to get the best of both worlds. In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler shows you how to run Windows Vista on Mac OS Ten using VMware Fusion. For those of you who...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, VMware Fusion, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, VMware Inc., Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-05
- Accelerating Backups in Your VMware Environment
- VMware changes your server, application, and information management infrastructure by delivering unprecedented economies and efficiencies. Backup must evolve to deliver even greater efficiencies in your new, highly consolidated environment. EMC and its partners have the technologies, solutions, and expertise to help customers accelerate the backup if VMware servers,...
- Tags: Environment, Backup, VMware Inc., EMC Corp., Virtualization, Hardware
- White papers 2009-05-05

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