Storage Management Strategies for the CIO
Editors' Picks
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What's new in VMware View 5.1: Integration, storage, endpoint support
VMware View 5.1 offers View Storage Accelerator and support for more types of endpoints. Even point upgrades can deliver surprising enhancements.27 Nov 2012
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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.19 Nov 2012
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One-on-one with Randy Bias: Cloud standards and the battle for control
When discussing open source cloud and standards, Randy Bias argues it's only a matter of time before dominant cloud standards prevail in IT.19 Nov 2012
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Get the most out of VMware Fusion 5 with a custom setup
What can you expect when upgrading to VMware Fusion 5? Hint: Up-to-date OS support and speed. And you might want to deploy Fusion on multiple Macs.19 Nov 2012
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IT pros cast wary eyes on new VMware cloud, desktop certifications
VMware certification options are set to double, with new cloud and end-user computing titles. IT pros question how valuable the new certs really are.16 Nov 2012
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How to monitor network traffic in VMware environments
Network virtualization complicates how IT pros monitor network traffic. With proper configuration, free tools can help monitor the network's traffic.15 Nov 2012
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VMware PaaS gets ahead of IT with cloud application portability focus
Cloud Foundry Core, a new VMware PaaS tool, aims to make applications more portable across clouds. Most enterprises aren't there yet, however.15 Nov 2012
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Big Switch Networks' new-world order ... without Cisco and VMware
Big Switch Networks has partnered with every major networking and hypervisor vendor for software defined networking -- except Cisco and VMware.13 Nov 2012
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Big Switch Networks: SDN, network virtualization, an army of partners
Big Switch Networks has launched an OpenFlow controller, network virtualization platform and monitoring tool, and lined up hardware vendors.13 Nov 2012
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What server-savvy VMware admins need to know about virtualized storage
With vSphere 5.1, VMware made the tool truly storage-protocol agnostic, but that's not enough for virtualization 2.0. Storage is still a bottleneck.12 Nov 2012
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Martin Casado on the future of VMware-Nicira technology
Martin Casado discusses the future of VMware-Nicira technology, and says a hypervisor-agnostic network virtualization platform could be on the way.12 Nov 2012
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Martin Casado on OpenStack Quantum and what's next in cloud networking
In this Q&A with Nicira co-founder Martin Casado, we explore the implications of OpenStack Quantum and the future of cloud networking orchestration.12 Nov 2012
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Are you a VMware FT and HA master? Take the quiz to find out
Many VMware shops need high availability or fault-tolerant virtualization. Do you know enough about VMware HA and FT to protect your infrastructure?08 Nov 2012
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VMware VMDK shrink and storage thin provisioning 101
How do you free up storage space in a virtualized IT environment? Get answers on VMware VMDK shrinks and thin provisioning of virtual machines.08 Nov 2012
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VDI performance still falls short of PCs
Despite vendors' best efforts, virtual desktops still can't hold a candle to PCs -- and it might take until 2014 for VDI performance to catch up.08 Nov 2012
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VMware thin provisioning: Pros and cons
Storage expert Howard Marks explains the benefits of thin provisioning disks in a virtual environment and key concerns for implementation.08 Nov 2012
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VMware shared storage: Better migration, HA, backup, server performance
Storage expert Howard Marks explains why shared storage is important for vSphere, with its migration, availability, backup and server performance pluses.06 Nov 2012
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VMware envisions IT and personal device coexistence with Horizon Suite
Horizon Suite is VMware's vision for anytime/anywhere end-user computing access, under the auspices of enterprise IT admins.05 Nov 2012
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Tackling a real-world VDI and vSphere 5.1 storage upgrade
Dave Hughes, senior storage engineer, shares the storage impact of 95% virtualization, an upgrade to vSphere 5.1 and adopting VDI via View 5.1.05 Nov 2012
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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.05 Nov 2012