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New Performance Enhancements in VMware vSphere 4

VMware vSphere 4 includes key changes that will enhance the scalability, efficiency and performance maximums as compared to previous versions of VMware Infrastructure. The presenter explains these features in detail and includes benchmark data on enterprise applications that highlight performance gains.

Tags: Performance, VMware Inc., VMware vSphere 4, Performance Management, Virtualization, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-06-01

Simplify Network Administration With vNetwork Enhancements in VMware vSphere 4

VMware vSphere 4 introduces VMware vNetwork technology, which greatly expands the virtual networking feature set while simplifying configuration and administration. This webcast takes a close look at configuring and using VMware vNetwork Distributed Switch, including some of the enhanced features such as private VLANs. This webcast also take a look...

Tags: Network Administration, Network, VMware Inc., VMware vSphere 4, Virtualization, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-05-04

New Cost Savings and Business Continuity Solutions for SMBs With VMware VSphere 4

The attendee of this webcast will learn the compelling new IT solutions from VMware that enable Small and Midsize Businesses SMBs to significantly reduce IT costs and improve business continuity. VMware vSphere 4 delivers Always On IT to SMBs by delivering the high availability, performance and reliability of the VMware...

Tags: Information Technology, Cost Savings, VMware Inc., Business Continuity, Small And Medium Business, VMware VSphere 4, Smb/Sme, Virtualization, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-04-14

Additional Resources

UK Santas getting gadget training before the holidays

Shopping List for regular readersExcellent idea training: then you can select with confidence from ZDNET bloggers' recommended XMAS gifts:1. Ed Bott: Windows Secrets by Paul Thurrott. You might get a signature on that because Ed is on a world tour fixing Vista PC's one at a time. Oh, you wanted...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, RAID, PRODUCTIVITY, Memory, UK Santas, gadget training, Xmas Gift, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

VMware vSphere: Troubleshooting [V4]

View Available Dates and LocationsThis advanced, lab-intensive course focuses on providing system administrators with the advanced knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully troubleshoot the VMware® vSphere™ virtual infrastructure. In this course, you will spend most of the time diagnosing and rectifying configuration problems created on VMware ESX™/ESXi hosts and VMware...

Tags: VMware Inc., Virtualization, Hardware

Training 2009-11-01

VMware vSphere 4 QuickStart Series Part 2: Managing Virtual Machines

The attendee of this webcast will learn installing and configuring VMware vCenter Server and the backend database connection. The attendee will also learn controlling user access to VMware vSphere. The presenter will show how to create and manage virtual machines, including the usage of templates, snapshots and thin provisioning for...

Tags: VMware Inc., Virtual Machine, Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-09-28

Neverfail launches vAppHA for VMware vSphere 4

Neverfail is one of a number of product suppliers addressing availability and disaster recovery requirements of applications. This time, Neverfail is offering a product, Neverfail vAppHA, to enhance VMware vSphere environments. by Dan Kusnetzky

Tags: VMware Inc., Neverfail, Disaster Recovery, Virtualization, Data Management, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-09-18

What's New in VMware vSphere 4: Virtual Networking

VMware vSphere introduces a number of new features and capabilities to virtual networking under VMware® vNetwork. vNetwork is the new name to describe the collection of networking technologies for optimally integrating networking and I/O functionality into vSphere. This white paper discusses some of the new features of vNetwork.

Tags: Global Knowledge, Hardware, Network, Networking, Virtualization, VMware Inc., VMware vSphere, vNetwork

White papers 2009-09-09

VMFS-3, How Do I Despise Thee

Sounds bad... How about Red Hat's new stuff?A nasty experience... Have a glass of fine cognac to recover. No ice (the horror!), no mixing barbaric, at the perfect temperature of 18 degrees Celsius. Cheers. :-)How about Red Hat's new virtualization stuff in RHEL 5.4? Is that a better alternative?http://blogs.zdnet.com/virtualization/?p=1234Salut, Pjotr.RE:...

Tags: Virtualization, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, UNIX, Operating systems, KVM, VMFS-3, vSphere, VMware Inc., RHEL 5.4, Red Hat Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Performance on VMware vSphere 4

Increased adoption of VMware infrastructure and continued performance advances in hardware and software have driven the virtualization of Microsoft Exchange. The current version, Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, is a resource-hungry 64-bit application that has reduced storage demands as compared to previous versions. The increased use of memory and heavier CPU...

Tags: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, Performance, Microsoft Exchange Server, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., E-mail Servers, Groupware, Virtualization, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware

White papers 2009-09-01

Dell Case Study: Flying Right

Atlas Air plans to upgrade and relocate its IT infrastructure to accommodate business growth, but lacks the staff size and specialized expertise to plan and implement the necessary hardware and virtualization improvements. Dell ProConsult Services helps Atlas Air create a plan for moving to a new facility with minimal disruption,...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Utility Computing, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Blade Servers, Servers, Strategy, Hardware, Storage, Management

Case studies 2009-09-01

Iomega's NAS: Is the mainstream ready for network storage?

Is the average household ready for a network-attached storage device? Iomega, an EMC company, sees an opportunity when it comes to mainstream consumers and a storage device that allows all of the PCs in a home to connect to the same storage drive. This week, the company...

Tags: NAS, Iomega Corp., Network, Network Storage, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Storage, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-28

Affordable Business Continuity for SMBs With VMware vSphere 4

The attendee of this webcast will learn about the compelling new IT solutions from VMware that enable Small and Midsize Businesses SMBs to significantly improve the efficiency of their IT operations and deliver affordable business continuity. With VMware vSphere 4, SMBs can have the power of agility, protection and significant...

Tags: Information Technology, VMware Inc., Business Continuity, Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme, Virtualization, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-08-25

Optimizing Business Application Performance With VMware vCenter AppSpeed

Customers are increasingly using VMware vSphere 4 as a more dynamic platform for running large, business-critical applications such as Web applications, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL and Oracle Database. The presenter begin by describing the outstanding performance capabilities of VMware ESX 4 that enable more than 95 percent of applications to...

Tags: Business Application, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-08-19

Virtualizing Tier 1 Apps on VMware vSphere 4: Exchange, SQL, Oracle, SAP

Unfortunately, application teams are often reluctant to virtualize their Tier 1 applications. Infrastructure teams can accelerate the adoption of virtualization by demonstrating the value of the VMware vSphere internal cloud for these applications. The presenter of this webcast will show how VMware vSphere can run large, performance sensitive applications such...

Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG, SQL, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-08-12

The Benefits of Virtualizing Mission-Critical Applications

VMware vSphere 4 gives the greater flexibility, performance and control in managing applications such as Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, SQL, SAP and Oracle. But the network must also be ready to support Tier-1 applications and tight service level requirements. The attendee of this webcast will learn how to maximize performance and...

Tags: Benefit, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-07-29

Windows Server 2008 R2 Releases to Manufacturing

Windows Server 2008 R2, which released to manufacturing today, July 22nd, 2009, contains major functionality improvements in virtualization and networking over the previous version. This afternoon, Microsoft has announced the Release to Manufacturing RTM of Windows Server 2008 R2, which incorporates many hundreds...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Server, Manufacturing, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Feature, Live Migration, Hyper-V Live Migration, CSV, NTFS CSV, SCVMM 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Virtualization, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-22

NetBackup 6.5.4 - What's New

The presenter of this webcast gives quick overview of key features in the latest release of Symantec's leading data protection solution, Veritas NetBackup 6.5.4. The attendee will learn how this newest release continues to expand Symantec's protection capabilities for virtual platforms and Microsoft environments, as well as offering greater manageability...

Tags: Symantec Corp., Data Protection, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Security, Data Management

Webcasts 2009-07-17

VMware vSphere 4 QuickStart Series Part 4: Monitoring, Availability, Back Up and Next Steps

The presenter of this webcast will teach administrators how to install, configure and manage VMware vSphere 4. The attendee of this webcast will learn how monitor virtual machine performance for basic troubleshooting and configure VMware Data Recovery Manager to back up and restore virtual machines.

Tags: Monitoring, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Hardware

Webcasts 2009-07-06

Dell Services Helps Frederick Memorial Hospital Upgrade Its Virtualization Environment to VMware VSphere 4 and Increase Performance by 40 Percent

The hospital is dedicated to providing the highest-quality healthcare around the clock, but with the number of servers in the data center growing, maintaining 24/7 uptime was becoming time-consuming and costly. Dell ProConsult Services helped Frederick Memorial Hospital FMH virtualize the data center using VMware on Dell PowerEdge servers; Dell...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hospital, Performance, VMware Inc., Data Centers, Virtualization, Healthcare, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

Case studies 2009-07-01