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This article is part of the March 2010, Vol. 20 issue of Critical decisions for virtualization storage
Virtualization is arguably one of the most important data center technologies to emerge in the last decade. In fact, virtualization technology has permeated IT so quickly and thoroughly that it’s hard to imagine a business without it. Still, deploying and managing virtualization presents a variety of challenges. For data centers that aren't on board yet, it’s time to examine the principal concerns stalling the decision to virtualize and seek ways to address those issues. The cost to virtualize as a deal-breaker Perhaps the biggest sticking point to virtualize is the associated costs. In a TechTarget survey conducted from July to September 2009, more than 900 IT professionals were questioned about data center virtualization. Twenty-eight percent of respondents said they avoided virtualization because it’s just too expensive. That’s no big surprise. Virtualization often requires newer and more powerful server hardware that can adequately support the performance of numerous virtual workloads. Doing that may require a server with four, eight or even 16 CPU cores... Access >>>
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Waiting to virtualize: What's stalling data center virtualization
by Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Writer
While cost and complexity concerns influence the decision to virtualize, the arguments against data center virtualization are getting weaker.
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Virtualization storage provisioning: Improving storage performance
by Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Editor and Mike Laverick, Instructor, Author and Blogger
To avoid wasting virtualization storage capacity, you need to allocate the right amount to each application and monitor vigilantly.
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Waiting to virtualize: What's stalling data center virtualization
by Stephen J. Bigelow, Senior Technology Writer
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What is the free VMware OVFTOOL and how can it help you?
by David Davis, Contributor
VMware's OVFTOOL is a conversion program that eases distribution of virtual machines, converting them from the OVF format to .VMX, .OVA, .VMX files and others.
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What is the free VMware OVFTOOL and how can it help you?
by David Davis, Contributor
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